"certain facts, certain things that happened."

"某些事实某些发生过的事"
They will misread the facts, invent connections,

他们会误解这些事实编造出联系
will extrapolate reasons where none exist,

推测出根本不存在的理由
but, I told you, that is their business here.

但我说过这就是他们的工作
And I think it would be wonderful to end the semester with a strong

我想用一个响亮的女声结束这学期的学习
female voice that is darkly amusing, courageous and,

一个阴暗而滑稽勇敢而且
especially, cold. And I don't mean cold in the negative sense;

特别冷漠的声音这个冷漠不带贬义
just that she approaches things in a sort of detached way that allows you

只是说她以一种超然的态度描写现实
to observe these characters, but not attach yourselves to them

使你冷静地观察这些人物不把他们
in a way that promotes a sort of self-identification

和自己相联系以免与人物发生认同
that makes it difficult for you to judge their actions. It's also fairly short,

难以评判她们的行为这本书也很短
just over 200 pages: a fast, captivating read.

只有200页多一点一口气就能读完