There was the vague sense of the infinite as I looked down upon the yellow, dreaming waters of the Mississippi from the verdant bluffs of Natchez.

我有种模糊至极的感觉,当我在纳齐兹部落长满绿草的悬崖上，俯瞰密西西比河泛黄的河水,如梦如幻，“

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

until there were flies crawling on it and bugs and mold.

直到那上面爬满了苍蝇和虫子，长满了霉菌。

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The proprietor was a Greek with hairy arms.

这个老板娘是个希腊人，手臂上长满了汗毛。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选