Information that is used to draw attention away from the real facts of a situation is called a red herring.

VOA: special.2011.04.10

In a situation where, let's say, female genital cutting is going on and some people perpetuate on theological grounds.

比如说，女性割礼,这种仪式仍在进行,有些人一味地强调神学的地位。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

For example, you could be speaking with one friend about a situation where another friend was in,

例如，你可能跟你朋友分享你另一个朋友的情形。

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Some people often worry about what they will do in a situation that might happen in the future.

VOA: special.2009.08.30

The contract has to specify what are the causes of, let's say, death or a situation in which one is covered.

合约中必须指明,合约建立目的，比如说，死亡或者承保的是什么情况。

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

With orders from President Obama to act in such a situation, they opened fire, killing three Somalis.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

But once you get into a situation, it complicates, you see things. How do that happen for you?

但一旦你到了一个环境中，有了具体情况，你就能明白，你是什么情况呢？

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

It means to treat a person kindly or gently, especially in a situation where you might be expected to be angry with him.

VOA: special.2010.08.29

And the third explicate purpose, I think we probably all agree with, is that school environment creates a situation where students can learn together, where they can learn from each other, so it creates a community of learners.

我想第三个表面目标，大家可能都会赞同，就是学校,为学生营造了一个，共同相互学习的场所，即创造了学习者共同体。

麻省理工公开课 - 媒体、教育、市场课程节选

Ethan Holtzman says his band attempts to shine a light on this fact to help make sure such a situation never happens again.

VOA: special.2011.05.06

What better way to drive home the point that inhumanity and violence undermine the very foundations of society than to describe a situation in which a cosmic catastrophe results from human corruption and violence.

我们应该铭记在心的一点是,任何非人道的行为都会侵蚀人类社会存在的根基,而不是简单的描述一个人类因其堕落和血腥,招致的一场大灾难的场景。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

Instead,he tried to describe a situation so well that the reader would understand the emotion in it.

VOA: special.2010.04.09

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you're doing something or you're arguing for something or making a decision for reasons that you can't fully articulate?

你是否曾发现自己,在没有充分的理由的情况下做出某事,为某事争论，或是做出了某个决定？

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

That is,he makes a situation worse for himself by doing something foolish because he is angry.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

How can we create a situation that improves us with the role.

如何创造一个利用角色自我改进的情境。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

We could get into a situation here of a moral hazard by rewarding bad behavior.

VOA: special.2009.08.08

Imagine yourself in a situation like that, what would you do?

想象一下如果你是当事人，你会怎么做？

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

For example,a greenhorn is someone who has no expereince, who is new to a situation.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

As we come back in to this, I think we've got a situation where the piano keeps playing the four-note motive, the part like he was building it up for tension.

回到这里,我想情况是这样的,钢琴一直弹奏着四音节的动机,这个部分像是钢琴在制造紧张气氛

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

Finally, when a situation changes completely, we say that is a whole new ballgame.

VOA: special.2009.04.12

The first example is of a situation where you're not getting along with your best friend.

第一个例子是你跟你最好的朋友最近闹矛盾。

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Budgets have shrunk, a situation that only worsened with the recent recession.

VOA: special.2010.07.19

When you're full of joy about a person, a situation, a place or a thing,

当你对一个人，一种情况，一个地点或者一个事情特别有好感的时候。

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This means that a situation does not affect or concern me.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

Use it to express your statement or understanding of a situation or of a person.

你可以用它来表达你对一种情况或者是一个人的评价与理解。

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In some cases, colors describe a situation.

VOA: special.2009.11.15

But it may be the case that it's something like a situation in which over the course of the previous stanza, Milton has actually usurped the role of the muse and has begun providing something like his own inspiration.

情况也可能是这样的,在之前的那一段里，弥尔顿确实用了缪斯这一角色,并且开始用他自己的一些灵感。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

"What we don't want is a situation where parents are taking all the right steps at home, and then their kids undo all that work when they go to school with salty,fatty foods in the school cafeteria."

VOA: special.2010.06.07

Can you give us a couple of examples what he'd do in a day or when a situation arises to safeguard the national security.

你可以举些例子,说说总统每天做什么,当情况发生时如何处理,来确保国家安全吗。

普林斯顿公开课 - 国际座谈会课程节选

To watch people who might be a little bit uncomfortable in a situation,

看那些在某种情况下可能会有点儿不自在的人，

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