The short answer is that I think these writers best represent all the different threads, all the different forces in the American Novel Since 1945.

简单的回答是我觉得这些作家极洽当地,代表了1945年以来美国小说中的，各种主题和力量。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

The districts back in 1913 represented the population distribution of the U.S. at that time.

913年划分的区域代表着,当时美国人口的分布。

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

So what Tony Blair, the guy who won the '97 election, did with "New Labor policy" was he managed to commit to a centrist policy by literally committing to it.

而托尼·布莱尔代表的工党,在97年大选中获胜,他在选举中提出了新工党政策,他成功让选民相信,工党是真正意义上的中间派

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

In the case of France again, since we're talking so much about Louis XIV, they call the Estates General, which is to represent all the provinces after the assassination of Henry IV in 1610 or 1612.

以法国为例,我们已经谈论很多关于路易十四的事,在1610年或者是1612年,亨利四世被刺杀之后,召开了三级会议,以代表各省利益

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选