And indeed, the question, strictly speaking, isn't even would life on the experience machine ? be better than it is now?

严格地说，我的问题，甚至不是说体验机器上的人生,难道不会比现在的更好吗？

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

Is it not palpably nearer the truth to say that no man was ever born free and that no two men were ever born equal?

是否应该说,没有人生来就是自由的,也不可能人人生下来都是平等的

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

They will talk about all men are created equal.

会说所有人生来平等。

普林斯顿公开课 - 国际座谈会课程节选

And I say something about Citizen Kane but go beyond it, so I thought this would be a good time in your life for you to see it or see it again.

我不仅要说《公民凯恩》,还要说别的，我认为这会是你们人生中的美好时光,你们去看这个电影或者再一次看。

麻省理工公开课 - 电影哲学课程节选

He tells his fellows citizens, right, that their lives are not worth living, only the examined life is worth living and you are not living examined lives therefore your life cannot possibly have any value to it.

他告诉邦民们，说他们的生命不值得活，仅有经过反省的人生才值得,因为你未过着经反省的人生,所以你的生命,不可能会有任何价值。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

It would be far nearer the truth to say that some are born with saddles on their backs and others booted and spurred to ride them."

这样说也许更贴切,有些人生来就烙有奴隶的印记,而有些人生来就是统治他们的"

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选