The viruses appear to harm the bees' ability to use their genes to produce proteins needed to fight infections.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

Yeah! Well, I mean, I think for sure, the best way to improve your ability to speak any language

行！我认为，我觉得也一定是这样，最好的提高语言能力的方法，

想征服英语的话 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

What is literacy? Literacy is more than the ability to read and write and some of your competition skills.

何为文化素养？,文化素养远远不止一个人的读写能力,以及一个人的某些竞争技能。

麻省理工公开课 - 媒体、教育、市场课程节选

But unlike Superman and Wonder Woman, Unemployed Man's friends have no superpowers other than the ability to face reality.

VOA: special.2010.11.22

Now I have the ability to say, I've got a new class, I can create instances of a line segment, and it's elements are themselves instances of points. OK?

这就是我们要讲模块化的地方了，现在我可以说，我创建了一个新类，我可以创建线段的实例了,这些实例的元素？

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

He was honored for his art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new kinds of characters.

VOA: special.2009.03.13

And what he said was that when you get down to atomic length scales there are limits, there are constraints on our ability to observe.

讲的就是,当你去进入到原子长度的尺度中,我们的观察能力,有一定的限制条件。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

Earlier findings showed that happiness, obesity and the ability to stop smoking can also spread like infections within social groups.

VOA: special.2010.01.06

So now that we begin to have this ability to express strings in memory, to understand what they are, we can start to apply actually real-world algorithms to them.

现在我们开始用这个技能来在内存中表达字符串,来理解它们是什么，我们可以开始,我们可以对其使用实际的，现实生活中的算法。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

"Dopamine is considered a neurotransmitter that is crucial for our ability to perceive rewards and to be motivated in our behavior."

VOA: special.2009.09.16

So, some sort of ability to record information and make generalizations is absolutely essential to making it through life.

所以记录信息的能力,和归纳的能力是非常重要的,是我们生存的关键。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

People who have lost their ability to do many things are sometimes able to regain some of these abilities with treatment.

VOA: special.2010.11.02

Socrates is not harmless because of his own professed ability to attract followers, a few today, a few more tomorrow.

苏格拉底并非无害,因为他擅长吸引信徒的能耐,今天几个，明天再几个。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

The disease especially affects the ability to see, the sense of touch and the use of the arms and legs.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

And it's because it's his view of world his ability to express himself and I find that very importance.

因为那是他对世界的看法,是他表达自我的能力,我认为那很重要。

麻省理工公开课 - 电影哲学课程节选

Experts say the ability to take up lead is reduced when the pH level is above six and a half.

VOA: special.2009.06.09

But I think the reasons we did it then were, yes, liquidity, really, more capital for the company, but also the ability to attract people.

戴尔上市的原因,首先是流动性，筹得更多资金，同时也为了吸引注意。

斯坦福公开课 - 戴尔CEO-Michael.Dell谈创业和发展课程节选

But the population of the animals known for their ability to travel far without much water has fallen sharply.

VOA: special.2009.01.13

So, these are all involved with our ability to maintain homeostasis by exchanging materials with the external environment.

这个过程关乎人体维持内稳态的能力,内稳态通过与外环境进行物质交换来实现

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

During that time, Branch Rickey tested Robinson's ability to deal with racial pressure he would face in the major league.

VOA: special.2009.04.05

Having that ability to close off a chapter and move on is really, really important.

结束一个章节,并且继续向前的能力非常重要。

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

Another study found that almost half of American workers expressed concern about their ability to provide for immediate family needs.

VOA: special.2009.03.24

And more importantly, we like people who have the desire and ability to learn quickly.

更重要的是，有求知欲，并且有快速学习的能力。

斯坦福公开课 - 百度CEO李彦宏演讲：全球最大搜索引擎的发展课程节选

Scientists have long believed that Earth's satellite lacks the ability to hold water near its surface because it has no atmosphere.

VOA: special.2009.09.30

Many of us would find that was, as I say, a burden-- something hanging constantly over us interfering with our ability to enjoy life.

我们许多人都会发现那是，像我说的那样，一种负担-,它一直笼罩着我们,影响着我们享受生活的能力。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

The attack took place far from the coast showing the pirates' ability to carry out long distance raids.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

When the housing market is in decline, the ability to sell houses drops dramatically.

当住房市场衰退时,房屋销售量就会急剧下降

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

It found that their lack of complex products like futures and derivatives limits the ability to spread risk.

VOA: special.2009.12.11

Well there are politics that go into that company's ability to make that claim.

公司做此宣示,必定涉及政治因素

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选

One of the most significant barriers to people doing things in the world, to actually introducing change is that they underestimate their ability to bring about change.

人若想在世间有所为,真正实现改变，面对的最显著障碍之一,是他们低估自己实现改变的能力。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选