来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1945年后的美国小说 第21集》

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  that in my effort to distract him from his rampaging pique
  我意识到通过论证他的快乐有多重要
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  by arguing for the primacy of his pleasure,
  而使他不再如此暴怒
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  I had given a boost to his feeling for me,
  我促使他对我有了感觉
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  and I exposed mine for him.
  我也把我的感觉告诉了他
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  I was gushing and I knew it.
  我的感情迸发了 我很清楚这一点
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  I surprised myself with my eagerness to please, felt myself
  我讶异于我会如此想要取悦他
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  saying too much, explaining too much,
  我感到自己说了太多 解释了太多
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  over-involved and overexcited in the way you are
  过多参与 过于兴奋
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  when you're a kid and you think you've found
  就像是一个小孩 认为自己在街头
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  a soul mate in the new boy down the street and
  新来的男孩身上找到了灵魂伴侣
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  you feel yourself drawn by the force of the courtship
  你感到自己被追求他的力量所淹没
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  and so act as you don't normally do
  于是做出了平常不会有的举动