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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to protect him,或者说为了保护他 -
even as he subverts them--即使不是按照他的本意 -
he escapes the punishment他逃过了惩罚 -
that would otherwise这平时一定会 -
so naturally and habitually follow.受到严惩的的情况 -
So Richard's first exertion of agency in this book is理查德在本书中第一次发挥周旋的技能 -
through the agency of words,就是在文字方面 -
in this case in asserting an在这里是讲文字解释成 -
interpretation of the words at odds with不同于它字面 -
their intended meaning.本身想表达的意思 -
It's as if Richard takes those words,好比理查德听了这些话 -
and he makes them his own,又把他们变成了他自己的