When he read about the evils of drinking, he gave up reading.

当他读到酗酒之罪恶时，他放弃了阅读。

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The book was so boring that he gave up reading it half way through.

这本书非常乏味，他读了一半就不读了。

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And so, when the show started he was in the bathroom, on the pot with the door open, and then he got up, and he hiked up his pants, and he waltzed out and he gave his reading of Howl.

就是说，当演出开始时他在卫生间里，在马桶上，开着门，然后他起来，接着他提起裤子，轻快地走出来，朗读了《嚎叫》。

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And so, when the show started he was in the bathroom, on the pot with the door open, and then he got up, and he hiked up his pants, and he waltzed out and he gave his reading of Howl.

就是说，当演出开始时他在卫生间里，在马桶上，开着门，然后他起来，接着他提起裤子，轻快地走出来,朗读了《嚎叫》

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

After three years, however, disappointed by his judicial career, he gave up public life and spent some time, perhaps even years, reading and travelling.

NEWYORKER: The Insufferable Gaucho