来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：现代社会理论基础第14集第14集》

not only foreshadows twentieth century social theory,

不止是预示了二十世纪社会理论
but in some ways

而且某种程度上
they are the first of post-modern theorists-- right?--

他们还是第一批后现代理论家
the theorists which are beginning to come to terms with

也就是那些开始思考
the oppressive nature of modernity,

现代的压抑特质
and try to figure out how to transcend that.

以及试图超越这一特质的人
Now I think what I asked you to read for today

我觉得我布置的本课阅读材料
is probably the most difficult text for the semester,

大概是本学期最难懂的书
The Genealogy of Morals,

《论道德的谱系》
and you may have been greatly frustrated by it,

你们可能被它搞得很郁闷
and probably also irritated by it,

甚至觉得很火大
because he's a very provocative mind.

因为他的想法太具煽动性