As I say, it's a wonderful irony that this particular difficulty in reading is precisely what Gadamer calls being pulled up short.

如我所说，这是个有趣的讽刺，这个阅读中特别的困难,正是葛达玛说的因某事“突然停住“

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

The difficulty with reading Machiavelli today is that we all think we already know what he knows and that is false.

今日阅读马奇亚维利的困难点,在于我们都认为我们早已知道,他所知道的东西，但那并不正确。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

I tell my freshman students here all the time when my freshman seem on the tragedy when come again the political plays of Franz Kafka, Chehev.

我总是告诉新生,当他们在阅读像卡夫卡，契科夫,的政治剧作遇到困难时。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

You have to know where the vowels are supposed to go, and that makes it harder to learn how to read, but when you have the vowel sounds it's easier and the Greeks made that contribution.

你必须知道这些元音都应该加在哪,这使的学习阅读变得更加困难,但是如果填入元音,那么就会简单点,而希腊人在这方面做出了贡献

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选