Through this process he becomes addicted to alcohol at a very young age, but at the same time he learns something about language.

因此，他在培养出酒瘾的同时，练就了驾驭语言的一些能力。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

The addiction to alcohol is in a sense replaced by an addiction to knowledge.

从另一层面来讲,对知识的渴求这时征服了酒瘾。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选