He is the first African American to direct a film nominated for best picture.

VOA: special.2010.03.01

We can say today that this university is a direct ancestor of the platonic republic of Plato's Academy.

我们可以说现今这间大学的直系原型,即是，“柏拉图学院“的,柏拉图式理想国。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

It's a very easy, very direct, not at all impolite way to express your desires in any situation.

这是个非常简单而直接的句型，用这样的句型在各种情形下表达你的愿望也不会显得不礼貌。

I want to 课堂 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

Crews then turned to placing a cap over the pipe -- not to stop it, but to direct at least some of the oil to ships on the surface.

VOA: special.2010.06.04

Well, you can go to Treasury Direct as an individual and buy a Treasury bill, but it may not be the best place to buy.

可以用个人身份,在"国库指南"上购买短期国库券,但是那里并不是最好的选择

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

He described a number of incidents in which Israeli forces launched direct attacks against civilians with lethal consequences.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

But it's a good story, Joule decided that there must be a direct relationship between work and heat.

所以说，这只是一个不错的故事而已，焦耳认为功和热之间,一定具有某种直接的联系。

麻省理工公开课 - 热力学与动力学课程节选

The B-1 is a strategic bomber that was not originally designed to provide direct air support to ground forces, which was the mission in this instance.

VOA: standard.2009.06.08

Every force, with one exception, can be seen as a force due to direct contact with the body.

除了一个例外,其它所有力必须要和物体有直接接触

耶鲁公开课 - 基础物理课程节选

He says the current interest in straw bale houses is a direct response to the problem of climate change.

VOA: special.2009.10.05

So are Deuteronomy's legal traditions a direct response to or modification of the laws in Exodus and Numbers, or are they best understood as just different, independent formulations of a common legal tradition?

那么申命记中的律法是对出埃及和民数记中,律法的直接回应，或者它们最好被理解为,一种不同的，独立的对一般律法的,表现形式？

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

The environmentalist Paul Hawken had a very direct message for graduates at the University of Portland in Oregon.

VOA: special.2009.06.05

Just to say it again, so the cost and direct benefits of government are a wash for her.

再说一遍,成本和政府奖励相抵

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

Genes direct the making of proteins which do much of the work in building an organism, whether a person or a potato.

VOA: special.2009.11.03

I would argue that there is a direct line from the Enlightenment philosophy to nihilism, that is to say a philosophy that says there are no limits to what human beings may do.

我得说启蒙哲学和虚无主义哲学,还是泾渭分明的,虚无主义者认为,人类的行为是没有限制的

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

Rainfall has a direct link to the growth and width of rings on some kinds of trees.

VOA: special.2010.05.25

However, it's more polite than a direct request.

但是，比起直接的询问，这是一种更为礼貌的请求。

Would you please 课堂 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

I go the most direct way. Anyone who eats crow has to admit a mistake or defeat.

VOA: special.2010.06.13

The "Do you" pattern is a very simple and direct way to ask anybody anything.

Do you”句型是个非常简单的句型，也是一种直接询问他人情况的方式。

Do you 课堂 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

For example, genes direct formation of the fetus's brain at set times in a woman's pregnancy.

VOA: special.2010.03.23

But they represent for us a direction That the research lab I direct is trying to hid in.

但他们给我们指出了一个方向,我所在的研究实验室就朝着这个方向努力。

麻省理工公开课 - 媒体、教育、市场课程节选

But are these a direct result? Two recent studies suggest that the answer is yes.

VOA: special.2010.03.04

Its defense of philosophic kingship is itself a direct repudiation of Athenian democracy.

它所捍卫的哲学式王权本身,即是直接与雅典民主,断绝关系。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

The judge said many consider this a "lawyer's trick" to avoid the ban on the direct patenting of DNA, but the result is the same.

VOA: special.2010.04.09

It's very similar to "May I", but perhaps a little more direct.

这与“May I”很类似，但可能比“May I”来得更直接一点。

Can 课堂 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

Use a syringe device to gently direct water against the wall of the ear canal.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

I used to have up here a page--I used to take- instead of Treasury Direct, which is a website, I used to get a clipping from The Wall Street Journal that showed much the same information that you see on this chart.

我以前有个幻灯片,不同于现在的"国库指南"网站,我过去用的是《华尔街日报》的剪报,上面是和这表上几乎相同的内容

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

Experts said there was still no experimental evidence to prove that the drop in crime was a direct result of efforts to clean up city neighborhoods.

VOA: special.2009.03.03

He selects Noah due to his righteousness and he issues a direct command to build an ark.

诺亚因为品行高尚，所以被上帝选中,上帝命令诺亚建造方舟。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

So normally, you don't deal with Treasury Direct, you deal with a dealer.

所以通常,你不直接和"国库指南"交易,而是和中间商交易

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选