The title of this collection of his humorous writings is the first of many jokes. Mr Trillin makesfun of the arrival in the Port of Galveston, Texas, in 1908, from somewhere near Kiev, of hisfather and his Uncle Benny. Apparently, Jacob Schiff, an eminent German Jewish banker wasembarrassed by the poor, huddled masses from eastern Europe cluttering up New York at thetime and financed the detour to the south-west. The thought is rather appalling, but Mr Trillinmakes it work for him: You can say what you want to about my Uncle Benny, but he nevermade his living as a money lender.
幽默集锦是特里林第一部笑话作品。他取笑他的父亲和叔叔本尼从基辅附近的某个地方在1908年到达德克萨斯州加尔维斯顿。大批来自东欧的贫穷民众使纽约异常杂乱拥挤,杰出的德国犹太银行家雅各布.希夫很明显对此感到不安,并资助他们绕道去往美国西南部。这种想法非常令人震惊。但是特里林成功的为他开脱:你可以随便我评论我叔叔本尼,但是他从未以放贷人为生。
Although Mr Trillin graduated from Yale University, he wasbrought up in Kansas City, Missouri. This led him tofound the Missouri School of Poetry, with amembership of twohimself and T.S. Eliot, who wasborn in St Louis. In truth, he is more at home in theSchool of Ogden Nash of Rye, New York.
虽然特里林毕业于耶鲁大学,但是他生长在密苏里堪萨斯城。这样,他与另一名成员创立了密苏里诗歌学派,另一名成员是生于圣路易斯的艾略特诗人。其实,他更多的还是待在纽约黑麦奥格登.纳什学校。
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