These are really financial bets on whether some asset will gain or lose value.

VOA: special.2010.04.30

And so, from the study of brain damage and the study of— we can gain some understanding of what different parts of the brain do.

通过对脑损伤的研究,我们可以了解到大脑不同区域的功能

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

Each of you probably know, some of you may be in this category yourself, people who can eat like crazy and still not gain weight.

你们每个人可能都知道,你们中有些人是那种,怎么吃都不会发胖的人

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选

"Therefore,any secessionist movement, no matter where it is in the world, will look towards this and gain some encouragement that they too can pursue this path."

VOA: special.2010.07.24

In Italy, some of these cities were able to gain control of the surrounding country and to become city states, resembling those of the ancient Greeks.

在意大利,一些城市还潜移默化地,影响了周边的区域,形成了城邦,这与古希腊的城市情况非常相似

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

He said he wanted to help people and maybe even gain some business contacts.

VOA: special.2009.04.03

How we could take cells that are differentiated to some extent and make them de-differentiate, to go back in the process of differentiation so that they gain more potential.

我们如何把一些已经分化到,一定程度的细胞去分化,使其回到分化之前,重新获得更多的潜能

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

And some musicians attend to gain new fans and have fun performing.

VOA: special.2009.04.03

To gain an understanding of some of the issues involved, and the emergence of a tribal structure in the land, it's helpful to know something about the geography of Israel, which is why I have handed out for you a couple of different maps but one that gives you physical features .

为了了解其中一些事件，以及在这片土地上逐渐出现的部落形式，了解以色列的地理是很有好处的，这也就是我给你发了几份不同地图的原因,其中有一幅呈现了物理特点，在最上面。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

The population keeps moving around, so after each head count some states gain and others lose members in the U.S.

VOA: standard.2010.02.03

And because he knew that the past rigors had generated some hatred for Ramiro, to purge the spirits of that people and to gain them entirely to himself, he wishes to show that if any cruelty had been committed, Cesare this had not come from him, from Cesare, but from the harsh nature of his minister.

因为他清楚过去的严苛行为,已为，Ramiro，招来一些怨怼，因为他想要肃清那些人的意志,以期完全掌控他们，他希望,有任何的残忍的行为，那也不是他的主意而是，而是来自其官员的残暴本性。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

they will gain an understanding of some of the people who live and survive, often unnoticed, in the Olympics host city.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

Some political analysts argue that the issue is unlikely to gain any traction before then, especially if concerns over the near 10 percent unemployment rate and health care continue to dominate the political agenda.

VOA: standard.2010.03.21