He always kept his poise to the top branches, climbing carefully with the same pains you use to fill a cup up to the brim, and even above the brim.

他始终稳住身子，不摇不晃地，直到那高高的顶枝上----小心翼翼地,往上爬，那全神贯注的样儿，就像，把一杯水倒满，满到了杯口，甚至满过了边缘。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

She was meant to remember. She faced that possibility as she might the toy street from a high balcony, roller-coaster ride, feeding time among the beasts in a zoo, any death wish that can be consummated by some minimum gesture.

她生来就是为了回忆的，她面临着一种可能性,当她在一个高高的阳台看着玩具街时，当她坐过山车时，当她在动物园里喂野兽时，通过一个小小的手势。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选