It took a great deal of time and effort to gather fibers from plants or animals to make into yarn which could then be made into cloth.

VOA: special.2009.11.04

It is inconceivable the Greeks could have developed a civilization that they did without contact with these eastern civilizations and learned a great deal from them.

难以想象,希腊人可以在脱离与东方的联系,并未向东方学习的情况下,建立一个与其同样伟大的文明

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

And I take a great deal of gratification from my own writing.

而且，从我自己的写作过程中,我也体会到满足感。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

"It is a great opportunity for him to get away from physical therapy and all the stress he has to deal with,".

VOA: standard.2009.08.01

They joined the boy scouts,YMCA, other youth movements,benefited a great deal, supposedly from these experiences.

他们加入了童子军，基督教青年会，或其他的青年运动，获益良多，从这些经验可看出来。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

While China is going to continue to buy things, it doesn't mean they're going to buy them from us necessarily even though the dollar has gone down a great deal Student: Thank you. This is my last question.

虽然中国还将会继续购买原产品,但那并不意味着他们必须得从我们这买,即使美元已经,大幅度地贬值了,学生：谢谢，这是我最后一个问题。

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选