But it's not because of some magical property in the fruit itself, but because of the action of disobedience itself.

但并不是因为苹果本身拥有的魔力，而是因为叛逆这一行为本身。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

The humans will become like gods, knowing good and evil, ; Not because of some magical property in this fruit; And it's not an apple, by the way, Do we know what the fruit is?

人类能像上帝一样，分辨善恶，不是因为这果实有魔力;,顺便提说一下，它并不是苹果，我们知道那个果实是什么吗？

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

And so Richard is learning a grammar of race even while he tries to work out how to use language as a source of power in his family.

所以理查在学习语言的艺术,虽局限于种族,就是他在家里受尽磨难时也在学习语言的魔力。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

She would bring all of Comus' magic structures down around his head.

她将能解除科玛斯的所有魔力。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

Why would that be? It might be that there's just some intuitive sense that I can-- I don't know--I have some magical forces in me and I can change things.

为什么会那样呢,这可能是因为,人们有种直觉,觉得我能...,也许是...我有种魔力,我能改变事物

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

What would you do if you had this power, the power of this magic ring, where you could commit any crime, indulge any vice, commit any outrage and be sure you could always get away with it?

你们如果也拥有这般神力，透过来自神奇戒指的魔力，将可以违犯任何罪行，放纵自己，干下任何不道德的行为或暴行,也不用担心,因为永远可以藉由神力遁逃？

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

It has mysterious powers.

语言具有魔力。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选