So they and I would both talk to people who think: "No, we should be realistic.

所以我和他们都会试图说服这样一些人，这些人认为：,不，我们要现实。

普林斯顿公开课 - 国际座谈会课程节选

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

It's a huge amount of money that they're managing, but I was trying to convince them that they should do something to manage their oil risks because they're way over-invested in oil.

他们管理着一大笔钱，不过我试图说服他们,采取一些措施来应对他们手里石油的风险,因为他们过于侧重在石油上的投资。

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

I went to the Bank of Mexico; I tried to convince the-- I met the president of the Bank of Mexico and tried to tell them that Mexico is too reliant on oil, too much oil--they have to get rid of their risk.

我去了墨西哥银行，我试图说服-,我与墨西哥银行的行长见了面,试图告诉他们墨西哥过于依赖石油了，过多的石油。。。他们得设法摆脱石油风险。

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选