来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1945年后的美国小说 第25集 第25集》

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  And finally, and this is the most evanescent category,
  最后呢 这是那个最转瞬即逝的类别
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  is it somehow excellent or important in some other way?
  它在其他方面是不是很优秀或重要
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  Generally, for me this is an aesthetic category.
  大体上 对于我那是审美性
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  So, is it an excellent example of writing?
  它是一种优秀的写作标杆吗
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  is it an excellent example of narrative art?
  它是叙述艺术的优秀范例吗
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  is it important in what it thinks about somehow philosophically,
  它是在主题探讨的哲学范畴上
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  topically, in a way that nothing else quite can match?
  总体上 没有什么可以超越它的吗
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  I talked to you on Monday a little bit about
  我在周一跟你们讲了一些
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  Jonathan Safran Foer's
  乔纳森·萨弗朗·弗尔的
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  ambitions for this novel and his ambitions,
  对这部书的雄心抱负 他的野心
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  in general, as he expresses them in interviews.
  总体来说 就像在采访中表述的那样
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  I think, when I consider this novel,
  当我思量这部小说