来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1945年后的美国小说 第24集 第24集》

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  that a writer needs to judge very carefully
  一个作家需要非常审慎
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  whether to reflect in those direct ways
  即使是以直白的方式来
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  about big themes like laughter and crying
  反映宏大的主题 如欢乐 哭泣
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  or how you hate.
  或仇恨
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  So, these are the topics that will be
  因此 这些话题对每一个坐在那
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  a pitfall for any new writer sitting down to say,
  张口就说"我打算写爱情"的
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  "I am going to write about love."
  新作家来说都可能会是个陷阱
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  I used to teach creative writing, and one of the exercises that I did
  我曾教过创作课 我做过的一个练习是
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  was, I would sit my students down and I would say,
  我让学生们做下 我说
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  "Okay.We're going to have a little in-class writing today.
  "我们今天将做一次课堂小习作
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  Here are some topics that I want you to write about just for ten minutes,"
  这些话题我要你们在十分钟内完成"
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  and I would give them "love", "your childhood"
  我给了他们"爱" "你的童年"