and Roth is the continuation of that current in American letters.

罗斯是这股力量在美国的延续
Roth comes out in 1969 with Portnoy's Complaint.

他在1969年出版了《波特诺的抱怨》
Portnoy is quite a novel.

这是本不错的小说
It's really all about masturbation.

实际上全是关于手淫的
It's about Alex Portnoy jacking off in the bathroom

亚历克斯·波特诺在浴室里
to every possible provocative thought he can have,

一边想着能激起他性欲的事
and it's told as if to Alex's

一边打着飞机对亚历克斯来说
psychiatrist in a sort of ranting,

精神病医生的大吼大叫
over-the-top style, very explicit.

似乎有点过火很是直白
This got Roth into big trouble,

这给罗斯带来很大的麻烦
partly because Alex lives in a very

在一定程度上市因为亚历克斯处在
tight-knit Jewish family, and this enters into the whole story

一个很和睦的犹太人家庭在此背景下