This week in our series, Steve Ember and Shirley Griffith describe the first days of the American Civil War.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

Most of what we do these days, our methods, our theories, our ideas, are shaped, to some extent, by Piaget's influence.

我们这些天所讲的,各种方法,理论,思想,它们的形成都在一定程度上,受到了皮亚杰的影响

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

So first just a couple of teasers if you are in fact the geeky type, so our friends at Microsoft are having this little nerd party in a few days.

首先是几个广告,如果你是那种不太受欢迎的类型,我们在微软的朋友几天后会举办一个小派对。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

I loved the compassion. I think our society is so focused on being quick these days that we don't really take the time to show that compassion that she showed to him in the movie, and really take the time to really build and lift someone else up when you see potential."

VOA: special.2010.03.01

that, except for the principles, maybe their families maybe not, all our money can disappear in thirty days, so we have to be cognizant of that.

这意味着除了那些最重要的人，或者是他们的家人，或者不是，我们所有的钱可以在30天之内消失，所以我们必须认识到这一点。

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

"We know this is a shared responsibility and in the days ahead we will work with the international community and our Chinese colleagues to fashion an effective and appropriate response."

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

That's why all these arguments that we all get into these days about third-party political candidates what do we really need in our political culture, what would break apart the stagnation of our two-party system, if that's what people want or put more directly, will Michael Bloomberg run or not?

这就是我们今天为何面对这些争论,关于第三方党派的候选人,也就是我们的政治文化中究竟需要什么,什么能打破我们两党制停滞不前的现状呢,如果这是人民所愿,或者更直接的说,迈克尔.布隆伯格的做法行得通吗

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

"Our anticipation is that it will be another seven to ten days to complete all of the preparations that we need to exercise this option and then at that point, we'll pump the kill mud and hopefully have this well killed, and well shut off, and the flow shut off."

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

Addressing reporters in the White House briefing room, President Obama said the agreement moves the world closer to the goal of a more secure future without such weapons, which he said represent both the darkest days of the Cold War, and the most troubling threats of our time.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26