来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国内战与重建1845-1877 第4集 第4集》
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They don't need anything from the past.他们不需要来自过去的一分半毫 -
And it's Hawthorne's satire,这就是霍桑的讽刺作品 -
it’s his critique of it.是他对狂热主义的批判 -
It's apocalyptic,这是一篇启示录般的故事 -
angry critique of all these Americans是对这群自认为每天都发明新玩意儿的 -
who think they're inventing everything anew every day.美国人的愤怒谴责 -
Hawthorne had a bummer, I mean he--.霍桑有过一段不愉快的经历 -
Well enough, I guess, of that;我猜这足以驱使他写出这样的作品 -
although if you want to understand the optimism of that time但如果你想了解那个时代的乐观主义 -
just dip into Leaves of Grass,只需去翻阅《草叶集》 -
read Whitman's Old Pioneers.读读惠特曼的《啊 拓荒者》吧 -
He can't stop.他简直激情四溢