来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1945年后的美国小说第1集第1集》

So you don't have to be a critic;

你不必成为批评家
you have to be strong;

你只要变强
but you know what?

但你们知道吗
You can be the average man,

你们可以就是这个凡人
because this is a story about the

因为这就是
average man. "With a plot furnished by Homer,

关于凡人的故事荷马润饰的情节
against a setting by Dante,

但丁的设定
and with characters motivated by Shakespeare,

借助莎士比亚塑造的人物
Ulysses is really not as difficult to comprehend as

《尤》完全不像
critics like to pretend."

批评家说的那么难以理解
This is like saying "dress by Prada, shoes by Ferragamo."

这就像说穿普拉达的衣服和菲拉格慕的鞋子
It's as if there are brands-- Dante, Shakespeare, Homer--

就好像牌子是但丁莎士比亚荷马