来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1945年后的美国小说第23集第23集》

And, if you read Jones' stories,

如果你读过琼斯的故事
this is rampant in his stories.

这样的情节在他的书中到处蔓延
He has carvers everywhere

他的雕刻随处可见
and various kinds of workers in plastic arts.

并在造型艺术中拥有各种各样的手工艺者
Alice is another example working in textiles,

在纺织厂工作的艾丽斯是其他一个例子
clay, paint, some amalgamation of sculpture and painting.

她用织锦和粘土将雕刻和绘画融为一体
On 279 the two arts,

279页叙述了这两种艺术
the verbal art and woodworking,

文字的艺术和木工
are put in competition with one another

相互竞争
or in juxtaposition with one another,

或者并驾齐驱
and I think you see who has the upper hand here.

我想你们知道是谁占了上风
This is an account of Skiffington's bookcase,

这里描写了斯奇冯顿的书架