And the first thing you do is ask is it an instance of some problem that other people have already solved?

而且你以前从没碰过这个问题,你首先要做的一件事就是问问自己,这是不是一个别人已经解决了的问题？

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

What was important when reading, starting out with a new book, asking yourself, ? what question is the author trying to answer?

当你阅读时，什么是重要的，当你开始读一本新书，问问你自己，作者试图要解答的问题是什么？

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

What you wanted--at least what I want, I invite you to ask yourself whether you want the same thing-- what I want is not just survival, but survival with the same personality.

你想要的，至少我想要的，你们也问问自己你们是不是想要这个-,我想要的不仅仅是存活，而是带有同样的人格存活。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

c We know it's very specific for light because in this equation is c, the speed of light. So any time you go to use this equation, if you're trying to use it for an electron, just ask yourself first, does an electron travel at the speed of light?

我们知道它只对光适用是因为在这个方程里有,光速，所以下次你们用这个方程前，如果你们要把它用到一个电子上，先问问你自己，电子的运动速度是光速吗？

麻省理工公开课 - 化学原理课程节选