来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1945年后的美国小说第2集第2集》

and he ordered that I be kept abed,

他要求我躺着静养
that I be kept quiet,

少说话
that my very life depended upon it.

我想活着就靠这个了
My body seemed on fire

我的身体仿佛火烤一半
and I could not sleep.

我无法入睡
Packs of ice were put on my forehead

冰袋放在我的额头上
to keep down the fever.

用来降温
Whenever I tried to sleep I would see huge,

每当我想入睡时我就会看见巨大
wobbly, white bags,

摇晃的白色袋子
like the full udders of cows,

就像奶牛丰满的乳房
suspended from the ceiling above me.

悬在天花板上
Later, as I grew worse,

后来我身体变得更糟