All these things you can read about in these novels, but reading these novels is not just about reading about those things.

所有这些你都能在这些小说里读到，但读这些书不仅仅是为了读这些。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

It even does wonders for Tolstoy when Tolstoy gets on So you get on Oprah's Book Club. Oprah asks for the proofs for your novel She takes them. She says, "This is great, but you know what?

当托尔斯泰的书进了书友会,所以你进入了书友会，奥普拉要预读你的小说,她拿到书，说，“很不错，但知道吗？

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

It's funny a little bit. It's a picturesque comparison, hair and gravy, 0 but it emphasizes that ugliness. Now, if you look on page 80 , this is a woman climbing out of the swimming pool.

这的确挺好玩儿的，这是一个生动的对比，头发和肉汁，小说着重强调了丑陋，现在，如果你把书翻到第80页0,我的书是84页，这是一个刚才游泳池中爬出的女人的形象。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选