来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1945年后的美国小说第1集第1集》

And I think that-- in addition to being able simply to

我觉得在能够简单地理解
understand the literature of your moment,

当代文化之外
to understand the literary world in which writers,

理解那些小说家们
probably among you sitting right here,

所创造的文学世界
that world in which you will bring forth your next novel,

或者是你们下一部小说中创造的文学世界
what that world looks like-- you can understand that world,

这个世界是怎样的你们能理解它
but also you can understand how art confronts the world in a

同时你们会理解艺术在更广泛的意义上
much more general sense.

是怎样与这个世界发生互动的
That's what's exciting, and that's what I invite you to

那将是令人兴奋的也是我将会和你们
think about with me in the course.

共同在课堂上所思考的
So I'll stop there, and hopefully I'll see some of you

今天就到这儿
on Wednesday.

下周三再见