He saw the sad nightingales nodding on the branches and they reminded him of his mother. A gray shroud fell over the city.

他见过悲伤的夜莺在枝头打盹,这些让他想起他的母亲，灰色的寿衣落在这城市。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

He says that he is a fool; I'm sorry, he tells this fable of the hawk and the nightingale, which illustrates really the doctrine of might over right.

他说自己是个愚人,抱歉,他讲了一个关于鹰和夜莺的寓言,它很好地阐释了,强权战胜正义这个信条

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选