He said: "If my men starve in the streets of Washington, the smell of their bodies will force Congress to act."

VOA: special.2010.06.24

The semiotician's answer to this is it never could have happened simply as an act of agency, as an act of will.

符号学者这样解释,这不是一己之力的结果。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

The Cain and Abel story which is in Genesis 4:1 through 16 this is the story of the first murder, and it's a murder that happens despite God's warning to Cain that it's possible to master the urge to violence by an act of will.

创世纪》第四章，1到16节，讲述的是该隐和亚伯的故事6,这是人类历史上第一宗谋杀案,尽管上帝警告该隐,邪念会让人暴力相向。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

"The Affordable Health Care for America Act is a piece of legislation that will provide stability and security for Americans who have insurance, quality affordable options for those who don't and bring down the cost of health care for families, business and our government while strengthening the financial health of Medicare."

VOA: special.2009.11.13

None. When you walk through that door it's an act of free will, and I will not have anything other than complete silence.

走过那道门,是你的自由，我不会做其他事,除非保持安静。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

North Korea says attempts to shoot down its rocket will be an act of war, and that any additional U.N.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

Consequentialist moral reasoning locates morality in the consequences of an act, in the state of the world that will result from the thing you do.

后果主义道德推理,认为是否道德取决于行为的后果，取决于你的行为对外界所造成的影响。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

They are markers of our history." The Roman Catholic Church believes that its new green option will become increasingly popular, as its parishioners weigh up the benefits of the ultimate act of recycling.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

Suppose instead, I want a machine that can take a recipe, the description of a sequence of steps, take that as its input, and then that machine will now act like what is described in that recipe.

假设换成这个，我想要一台可以安装描述，一系列步骤的结果的方法的机器，把那个当做输入设备，然后那台机器可以像方法中,描述的那样运行了。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

which is featured on his new album Nobody Left to Crown,Meanwhile, in a role he seems to relish, Havens will continue to act as a benign, bearded ambassador for the Woodstock state of mind.

VOA: standard.2009.08.15

In times of stress and trauma, they'll become younger, they will act younger.

在他们感到压力和受伤的时候，他们回到更加年幼的阶段，表现出年幼时的行为。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

"So that the perpetrators of this act will be taken to court and that the process of the law must take its place and those who have committed this terrible act must face the law and face the punishment that they deserve."

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

When you walk through that door, it's an act of free will.

当你走进这个门的时候，这是自由意志的选择。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

In Kenya,Human Rights Watch says, people are losing faith that the power-sharing government of President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga will act against powerful politicians and business leaders accused of supporting and inciting ethnic violence in the aftermath of the disputed presidential elections in 2007.

VOA: standard.2009.07.31

It's an act of free will. Somebody's leaving.

这是自由意志的选择，有人会离开。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

He says finding that out will be crucial. "Whether this was an act of terrorism conducted by al-Qaida central or that of a lone wolf acting independently, we will have to wait and see for the investigation and what comes out of that, but we do know that al-Qaida and their affiliates have a crazed obsession in targeting the aviation industry,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.27

All right, turn them off. If they have to make noise as you turn them off, turn them off, but that's it. So, when you walk through that door, it's an act of free will.

好了，把它们关掉，如果一定要发出声音,当关机的时候，也要关机，就这样，当你走进那扇门，这是自由意志的选择。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选