A husband and wife may be divorced and go away from or out of the reach of each other.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

We've got wind, we've got a primeval chaotic, Watery mass or deep, and then surprise, There's just a word,"Let there be light."

我们有了气流，有了原始的混乱，狂放的水流，混沌，但奇怪的是，只有一句话，“要有光“

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

And there's also I think a museum there, MAD or Museum of Art and Design and it's fairly new as well

我想那里也有博物馆，叫ＭＡＤ或者艺术设计博物馆，也是相当新的。

关于哥伦布环岛 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

For many Americans, summer is a time to put on swim wear and spend time at the sea or a lake.

VOA: special.2010.06.08

I suppose to a lesser literacy skill of being a good listener or viewer and have information push condensed.

假设一名优秀的聆听者,或观众需要较少的文化素养,我会将信息压缩。

麻省理工公开课 - 媒体、教育、市场课程节选

Clots can block the flow of blood to the heart or brain and cause a heart attack or stroke.

VOA: special.2009.10.20

You can either have a big number and a small decimal point or small number and a big decimal point.

可以小数点前面长，后面短,或者，前面短，后面长。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

Those bacteria can increase the chances of a heart attack or stroke and worsen the effects of other diseases.

VOA: special.2009.03.11

You have an elegy here, a beautiful and plangent lament for something or someone lost. And we have to ask ourselves, "Could this be a paradise lost?"

它变成了挽歌，一首优美的如泣如诉的挽歌,因为某些东西或某些人消失了，我们不得不问自己，这就是失乐园吗“

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

For example, a person who speaks and reads fifteen languages, or a medical doctor who operates on the brain.

VOA: special.2010.06.27

The life of a dog or a cat or a chicken consists of appetites, cravings, desires, and their gratifications.

狗，猫，小鸡的生命,都充斥着各类嗜好，渴望，欲望，以及满足感。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

This evidence is a signed statement from whoever is paying for it, and confirmation from a bank or lawyer.

VOA: special.2009.01.22

And a large part of being a good programmer, or learning to be a good programmer, is learning how to debug. And it's one of these things where it's harder.

没人能凭本能做好它，如果你相当一名优秀的程序员，或者想通过学习成为一名优秀的程序员,很重要的一部分就是学习怎么去调试。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

And for people who use their voices a lot, like singers or professional speakers, get voice training and use an amplifier.

VOA: special.2009.09.02

They're pretty impressive looking. But they would be big, but still that would be a lot easier to transport and handle than a whole box or closet full of scrolls.

看起来觉得不可思议，它们虽然很厚，但它们仍然比较容易携带使用,相对于装满卷轴的箱子或书橱来说。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

Tell us your favorite Special English program and suggest a new program or subject you would like to learn about.

VOA: special.2009.10.16

So, I could write a policy as a senator or as a mayor and I could see the effect maybe in eight years.

我可以作为一个参议院或是市长拟定一个政策,我可能在8年后才会看到效果。

斯坦福公开课 - Twitter之父Jack.Dorsey演讲：好奇和灵感的力量课程节选

At many schools, RAs earn money as well as get their room and meals for free or at a reduced price.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

The plan was to stay for a year or two, and then go back to Canada, and I lost track of time.

本来的计划是待一两年，然后就回多伦多，但是计划打乱了。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

It also found that every additional friend can decrease loneliness by about five percent, or two and a half fewer lonely days.

VOA: special.2009.12.22

And I actually think it's probably important for anybody who wants to do a startup, anybody who wants to join a place like Microsoft and work on an established or a new product.

实际上我想这对任何想创业的人,来说应该都很重要，任何想加入微软这样的公司,为新老产品工作的人都是这样。

斯坦福公开课 - 微软CEO-Steve.Ballmer谈科技的未来课程节选

After all,it is not every day you can look out of your bedroom window and see a monkey or elephant standing outside.

VOA: special.2009.08.19

National Public Radio asked exactly this question in a survey a year or so ago and they got the following principal responses back.

国家公共广播电台问过,完全相同的问题,在一次一年前的民意调查中,他们得到了如下的回复

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

It may last a few seconds, but it can get worse and worse with age, leading to a heart attack or stroke.

VOA: special.2010.02.17

It's no use talking about the negative relationship between a red light and a green light and a yellow, white, or blue one because they all have the same value.

讲什么它是红灯，不是绿灯,不是黄灯白灯一点关系都没有,它们所代表的意义都一样。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

Manny is a wooly mammoth, Sid is a ground sloth and Diego is a smilodon or saber-toothed cat.

VOA: special.2009.06.12

And a baby being raised in France or a baby being raised in Russia knows enough to tell what's his language and what isn't.

在法国长大的孩子,或者在俄罗斯长大的孩子,完全能够区分出什么是他的语言,什么不是

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

Other families wanted to raise cows or horses or begin a farm and start a new life.

VOA: special.2010.03.10

We've spent the last week and a half or so, maybe a bit more, two weeks, talking about arguments for the existence of the soul.

我们已经花了一周半,也许还多点,两周吧,来讨论证明灵魂存在的论证

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

You can hold up in a cave or somewhere and do this.

这样找个洞穴也能进行。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选