LisaLeung对《记忆小屋》的笔记(1)

第291页 托尼

 
 
All the same, the contrast between unctuous performance of ritual and selective departure from established traditions struck me then and strikes me now as a clue to the compensatory quality of American Jewish identity
无论怎么说，表面光鲜的宗教仪式表演和对既定传统的背弃，这之间的反差，无论在当时还是现在，都让我深深觉得，美国社会的犹太性是在用表面补充内在的不足。  
 这段的中文翻译水平太高了，折服。