It's as though he's explaining, giving an answer to a question that somebody asked, "why didn't the Spartans do better in that battle?"

修昔底德的解释,回答了许多人的疑问,"斯巴达人为什么不将剩勇追穷寇呢"

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

So you'd have a patron who would be higher class, richer, more powerful, have some political power, and you would be loyal to your patron, and your patron would then represent you in court, try to get you jobs, try to get you more business, do all the kinds of things that patrons do for their clients.

要找个比你社会地位高，比你有钱有权，有一定政治影响力的庇护人，你也要忠诚于他，庇护人会在法庭上代表你，帮你找工作，帮你介绍生意，各种庇护人为被庇护人做的事。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

But according to the no branching rule, we can't yet conclude that I'm the same person as the person that was lecturing to you on Tuesday.

但根据无分支规则，我们还不能总结说，我跟星期二,给你们上课的人为同一人。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选