The problems that Frost's poetry poses for us as readers are not problems of reference. They can't be solved by footnotes.

他的诗歌给我们的困难,不是参考的问题，它们不能就用脚注解决。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

And the prospect of having a lot of time to pursue math problems of a richer and deeper sort seems fairly attractive.

要是能有时间,解决更困难更深奥的数学问题,对我相当有引吸力。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

There was a conditional agreement: yes, Norway should manage this oil risk but it's politically difficult and that's the problem-- is that we're not able to do our optimal management.

他们在一定程度上同意我的观点：,是的，挪威应该设法解决石油的风险,但这在政治上很困难,其问题在于-,挪威无法做到最优的管理。

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选