Whatever the details might be, we could describe lives and say, whether or not their life was good as a whole, what the future holds out for them is negative.

不管详细情况是什么，我们可以把他们的生活形容为，不管他们一生的生活是否美好，他们的未来都是不容乐观的。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

I used to talk about the crash in October 1987 without explaining what it was and I do still teach a seminar in the economics department in the Fall.

之前我提过1987年10月的股灾,但没有详细解释具体情况,秋季学期我仍然会在经济系,开一个关于那次股灾的研讨班

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选