来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1945年后的美国小说 第1集 第1集》

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  different threads, all the different forces in the
  这段时期以来美国小说的不同流派
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  American Novel since 1945.
  以及不同的写作主题
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  There are lots of other writers we could include, including
  我们原本也可以列入许多其他作者
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  those two that I named, that would equally illustrate some
  包括刚才提到的两位 也能同样展现
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  of the threads that I've got on the syllabus now,
  我在提纲中所列的主题
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  but these are the ones for various practical and more substantive
  但介于实际情况和其它深层次考虑
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  reasons that I have chosen.
  我还是选了书单上的作家
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  Now you do have an opportunity-- this class does--that my class has
  现在你们有个前所未有的机会
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  never had before, and that is to nominate your own
  我以前教过的班都没有过
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  novel for the last one that we read, one of your choice.
  你们可以自由选择一本小说做为最后一本
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  Now I have done this in a sophomore seminar, and I did it in
  我以前在一个大二讨论课上这样做过
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  a graduate seminar.
  也在研究生研讨论课上做过