Amazed by The Woman Warrior in my 20s, and disappointed by the new book, I was wary of our meeting, fearing silence and embarrassment. But Kingston's sincerity is apparent and disarming.

20多岁阅读《女勇士》这本书时，令我惊叹，而现在对新书有些失望，对于我们的会面，我很谨慎，担心冷场和尴尬，但是汤亭亭的真诚很显而易见，使人放弃戒备，当她把自己和莎士比亚和简.奥斯丁比较时，我着实吓了一跳。

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But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to use authority over the man: but to be in silence.

我不准许女人施教，也不准许她管辖男人，但要她安于沉静。

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Another woman who was interviewed by Helen Watson, a sociologist, reported that, "Facing up to the crime and having to deal with it in public is probably worse than suffering in silence."

接受社会学家海伦·沃特森访谈的另一位女性报告说：“直面罪恶并不得不在公开场合处理此事可能比在沉默中忍受更加痛苦。”

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The hare trailed along the floor, suffering this calamity in silence, until the old woman came to the end of her dark strength.

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In that moment, Makoni said she realized the potentially deadly consequence of a woman's silence.

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