And response back is "Well, yes, we had people at the table, but they were Oxford educated and they didn't represent the rank-and-file people in my culture."

而他们得到的回应是,“是的，的确如此，可是那些人读的可是牛津大学,他们并不能代表,我们的普通民众“

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

They formed the rank and file of the republican armies in England against the rule of the king.

在反抗国王统治的战争中,正是他们,组成了这支共和军。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

She's rank, ill-tempered, pungent in all senses.

不管怎么说都粗鄙，坏脾气，刻薄。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选