and then I persevered.

然后我一直坚持
But it can get, actually kind of boring, sometimes,

但是它确实是有点让人厌烦
I think, because of the plotlessness.

有时是因为无情节
So, unless you're really interested in

除非你真的
how the story is being told in that language,

对这个故事运用的叙述语言感兴趣
it can be repetitive and can numb you as a reader, I think.

不断重复使你们麻木了
These are all aspects of the novel that I will try to account for

关于这本小说的各个方面
over the course of my two lectures today and on Wednesday.

我将会在今天和下周三的课上讲述
There are two other things I'm going to do in these two lectures.

在这两堂课上还有些别的事要做
One is, today, to think hard about what it means to

一件是今天认真思考这本小说里
track allusions in a novel.

追踪典故意味着什么
So, that's going to be one thing that I do today.

这就是今天要做的事