And what I was trying to persuade her in this meeting was to take me on as one of her students, to let--to be my adviser.

谈话中，我试图说服她,接受我这个学生，做我的指导老师。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

But when we build our military, when we promote democracy, when we operate in internationa institutions, when we try to persuade other nations to do what we want.

但当我们壮大军事力量时，当我们宣扬民主，当我们在国际机构处理事务时，当我们试图说服其他国家,听从我们时。

普林斯顿公开课 - 国际座谈会课程节选

Among the things Socrates says he cares deeply about is his calling, as he puts it, to do nothing but persuade you both younger and older not to care for your bodies and money but how your soul will be in the best possible condition.

苏格拉底的言论中,最让他关心的是他的呼唤，他一心只想说服你们,无论老幼都不要在乎,肉身及金钱,而要关注你的灵魂,是否处于最佳状态。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选