来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1945年后的美国小说 第2集 第2集》
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As I mentioned last time,正如我上节课说道的 -
in the first scene of this book本书第一部分讲述 -
the child Richard burns down his family's house理查德这个孩子在窗帘底下 -
playing with matches underneath the curtains.玩火柴烧毁了自家的房子 -
He goes and hides under the house,他藏在房子底下 -
afraid of the beating his mother will give him,生怕他妈妈会揍他 -
and indeed when his mother finally finds him当他妈妈最后找到他时 -
he is beaten unconscious,打得他不省人事 -
and he is feverish至此之后 -
and sick for a long time afterward.他病了很长时间 -
And what I want to read to you我想读的是 -
is this passage on page 7:7页这段