来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1945年后的美国小说 第16集》

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  and there's a really, really unique resonance to everything he writes.
  他的作品有一种独特的引发共鸣的力量
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  Anyway, so Baldwin, in my opinion,
  我认为
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  isn't read as often as he should in academic settings,
  我们对鲍德温在学术背景下的阅读还不够
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  so I chose this book because
  所以我选了这本书
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  I wanted to use this opportunity to read Baldwin at Yale.
  因为我想借此机会在耶鲁阅读鲍德温
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  And a nifty little fact about Giovanni's Room:
  先讲一点关于《乔瓦尼的房间》的事实
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  It's about 150 pages. and yeah. And, it's eminently readable,
  这本书大约只有150页 非常易读
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  so that's a big plus at the end of the semester.
  在学期快结束的时候 对我们非常有利
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  But also, I didn't just choose Giovanni's Room because it's short.
  我选择这本书并不只是因为它篇幅短
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  I chose it because it fits seamlessly with our syllabus.
  也是因为它完美地契合我们的课程大纲
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  So, what's Giovanni's Room about?
  《乔瓦尼的房间》到底讲的什么呢
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  Well,Giovanni's Room is the story of David,
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