"We have no choice," he said, "as to whether or not we will play a great part in the world.

VOA: special.2010.08.12

Well, one possibility would be to say, the question is not whether you are P-functioning.

有一个说法是，关键不在于你有没有人格功能性。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

We can't help understanding. We always already understand, which has nothing to do again with whether or not we're right or wrong.

我们控制不住地去理解，我们总是已经理解了，这与对错无关。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

The other would measure the rate at which all students repay their loans, whether they complete the program or not.

VOA: special.2010.07.29

But calculating it alone doesn't necessarily tell us whether or not it will just happened of its own accord.

但是计算这些物理量并不一定能够告诉我们,这些变化是否会自发的进行,而这正是我们想要做到的。

麻省理工公开课 - 热力学与动力学课程节选

Experts are not sure whether this tribe placed bodies in caves as part of burial ceremonies or for other reasons.

VOA: special.2010.11.10

And then, of course, not just whether the reaction will occur but, how fast it occurs is really important.

当然，我们不光要研究一个反应会不会发生,反应速率多块也是很重要的研究问题。

麻省理工公开课 - 化学原理课程节选

There should be some sense by the end of the year,he says, whether or not serious progress is being made.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

When you are searching a list to see whether it has an element, you don't randomly probe the list, hoping to find whether or not it's there.

当我们在一个数组中,寻找目标元素的时候,我们不会随机的调查数组来看。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

There is a debate about whether or not swimming burns as many calories as other forms of exercise.

VOA: special.2010.06.08

The Manhattan Project,when they created the atomic bomb and whether or not you agree with the Manhattan Project normatively.

曼哈顿计划中，他们创造了原子弹,无论你是否同意,这计划。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

So you know throw those two together and I'll come running to check this out regardless of whether she cares or not."

VOA: special.2010.07.30

I'm not sure whether we'll use the Classes server to have you sign up for discussion sections online, or whether we will do it the old-fashioned way and have you sign up on forms that we'll give you here in class.

我还没想要是用校网站,让大家在线讨论，还是用传统的,课堂讨论。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

"I want a grandchild.I'll be seventy in July, and I just -- whether they get married or not, I want a grandchild."

VOA: special.2011.05.23

When I talk about the Evening Star, I'm referring to Venus, whether or not I realize that Venus is the Evening Star.

当我说到昏星的时候,我指的也是金星,不管怎么样,我认为,金星就是昏星

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

But this question is not about whether people can read, but whether or not they do read.

VOA: special.2009.03.27

And we can argue about whether or not that's work, but that has been the intention certainly in the 20th century and now 21st.

我们可以对这种现象有所争论，但这个观点,肯定是20世纪和现在21世纪的焦点。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

Not surprisingly, how a parent acts may also influence whether or not a child becomes a bully.

VOA: special.2010.05.06

People began, like in any business, to be attentive to whether or not they were early enough.

哪行都是这样,人们都开始留意自己是否来得够早

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

Professor Tindle says the study did not confirm whether optimism leads to healthier choices, or if it actually affects a person's physical health.

VOA: special.2009.04.15

I might not know whether I'm playing someone who's an evil git or an indignant angel.

我不太清楚到底我是在和,自私鬼还是愤怒天使博弈

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

Paul Katz says they wanted to create a great musical experience for people whether or not they are fans of the "Twilight" movies.

VOA: special.2010.06.25

So if you're going to discuss whether or not military conscription is equivalent to suppressing people's right to life, you shouldn't approach it that way.

所以如果你要讨论,征兵制度是否等价于压制人们的生命权，你不该这么说。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

They were hoping to find a camera that might contain a picture, which would prove whether or not the men reached the summit.

VOA: special.2010.06.30

It is that most of us are really making money for ourselves-- that's what we do with our lives--and whether or not that is moral.

我们绝大多数人,都在为自己赚钱,这就是我们生活的方式,赚钱方式也无论道德与否

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

But she says the research does show the need to study whether or not there are long-lasting effects of repeated exposure over several years.

VOA: special.2011.03.02

As long as my soul continues to exist it's still me whether or not my body's still alive.

只要我的灵魂继续存在,无论我的肉体是不是活着,我仍然存在。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

But she says the real measure of success is whether or not their music gets replayed.

VOA: special.2010.07.12

Important lesson, so that there would be some predictability in the results and I would have some, if you will, smoke test for knowing whether or not I was getting, my code seemed to be working.

这很重要，因为这样我就可以预测,结果会是多少了，如果你愿意，我们可以做烟气试验,来看我的代码是否工作正常。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

Whether or not you find the no branching rule hard to believe, if both views are stuck with it,well,then we're stuck with it.

无论你是否觉得无分支规则很难接受，这两种观点都卡在这里了，我们也就卡在这了。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选