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
ear for language that would allow him to write beautifully,

灵活自如的运用言语写出生动的文章
because of his linguistic background and because he was Jewish.

因为他的语言背景也因为他是犹太人
Well, Bellow pioneered the way of bringing in a particularly Jewish

贝洛率先将特有的犹太欧洲的思想
and European notion of literature

带入到了文学写作中
and a sensibility about the body

以及对躯体的认知程度可以让他
that could enter American literature

融入到美国文学中
and change it from its either

并且改变了粗暴的或者说是
waspish or southern genteel quality.

南方上流社会的整体质量