And Roth has always emphasized that about himself:

罗斯一再强调这就是他自己的真实写照
He's an American writer.

因为他就是位"美国"作家
Like Saul Bellow before him--

就像在他之前的索尔·贝洛
Saul Bellow had been his mentor and

在芝加哥大学有一段时间
teacher for a brief time at the University of Chicago--

索尔·贝洛曾是是他的精神导师
Bellow insisted on bringing into American literature the voice and

贝洛强烈要求把移民而来的
sensibility of an immigrant Jewish family.

犹太人的声音和情感引入美国的文化中
Bellow was from a Russian Jewish family that immigrated to Canada in

贝洛来自于一个在20世纪早期就
the early twentieth century.

移民到加拿大的俄国犹太人家庭
Bellow was told he would neve-- because of his heritage, when he was

贝洛被告知他不能--因为他的传统
at the University of Chicago--

当他在芝加哥大学的时候
he was told he would never have the

他被告知永远不可能用