Remember, this whole story takes place under the aegis of his alienation from himself. He's thinking about what he'd like to do in the funhouse.

记住，所有的故事发生在他自己疏离的,状况下，他在考虑在开心馆里他,要做什么。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

If you knew your way around in the funhouse like your own bedroom, you could wait until a girl came along and then slip away without ever getting caught, even if her boyfriend was right with her.

如果你在开心馆中跟自己在寝室里一样熟悉门道，你可以等一个姑娘前来，事后溜之大吉,绝不会被人抓住，即使她男朋友就在旁边。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选