Since I'm taking a break from both,

但我没这些烦恼
I figured I'd try to help the world. What about you?

所以来贡献绵薄之力你呢
The Grapes of Wrath.

《愤怒的葡萄》
Yeah, I teach a course in American lit,

我教美国文学中的一门课
and Steinbeck basically guilted me into this.

斯坦贝克[作者]让我心生内疚所以过来了
Damn him and his compelling depictions of poverty and hunger.

让他和他那些关于饥贫的描写见鬼去吧
I know.

是啊
Caring about people, how lame, right?

关心别人那也太逊了吧
Besides, I didn't have anything else to do.

再说我没别的事可干
And I was told this was where

听说每到感恩节
the cool single people hang out on Thanksgiving.

时尚单身人士就会聚集于此
Really?

是吗