I think I already cracked this joke in the introductory lecture.

这个笑话在第一节课上已经讲过了
A wonderful French writer,

一个很著名的法国作家
Stendhal, in his superb novel,

司汤达他的著作
Le Rouge et la Noir,

《红与黑》
was inspired by this interesting affair--

就是受这件趣事的启发
a sixteen -year -old boy and a twenty-eight -year -old woman.

讲述了十六岁男孩与二十八岁夫人的故事
And, in fact, the story of Julien Sorel--

实际上故事中于连·索黑尔
it means Jean Jacques Rousseau--

原型就是让-雅克·卢梭
and Madame de Renal--de Warens--is really the core of the story.

瑞那夫人代指华伦是故事的核心
So if you have not read Le Rouge et la Noir,

如果你没有读过《红与黑》
this is a must for an Ivy League graduate.

这可是常春藤毕业生的必读书目
You don't want to get a degree from Yale

但如果你不希望从耶鲁得到什么文凭