He's a black man, and he passes for his whole life as Jewish, and in doing so rejects his family.

他是黑人，并以犹太人的身份度过一生，这样做受到了家人的反对。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

He was simply a youth tremendously excited with life and though he was a con man he was only conning because he wanted so much to live and get involved with people who would otherwise pay no attention to him.

狄恩属于那种对生活充满激情的年轻人,虽然他还是个很自信的骗子,这是因为生活中他希望得到的东西太多了,他希望能引起人们的注意。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

I'm a semi-bluesman in the life of mind of jazz man, and a world of ideas, that puts stresses on the spirit.

我是半个布鲁斯乐者，又拥有爵士乐者的灵魂，以及一大把的想法，这使得我的精神很有紧迫感。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

There was a pretender to the throne, and this man was--his life got off to an interesting start.

有一个觊觎王位的人,这个人的一生,有一个有趣的开始

耶鲁公开课 - 1871年后的法国课程节选

He was in his time extremely well known, a celebrity recognized on the street, and throughout his life, he was a man of extraordinary energy and productivity, in part because he was a very serious cocaine addict.

弗洛伊德在世时，远近闻名，是个家喻户晓的名人，纵观他的一生，他还是一个精力充沛的高产学者，部分原因是，他是个十足的瘾君子。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

Nationally and internationally,this is, gentlemen,a man who has created an avenue for discussion, for opportunities for encounter the life of the mind, the life of the spirit,the life of the heart.

各位，这是一位在国内外都赫赫有名的人，他为人们创造了能与自己的内心，自己的精神，自己的灵魂相遇，并对话的机会和方法。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选