The act said the purpose was to "conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations."

VOA: special.2009.09.28

And this means for Hobbes, first of all, adopting his book as the authoritative teaching on moral and political doctrine in the universities.

鉴于此，霍布斯的首要任务，是把他的著作作为权威的教学方式,在大学里讲授道德和政治学说。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

When you mortgage a property that means that you offer the property as collateral for a loan.

当你通过抵押贷款购买一项财产意味着,你需要抵押这项财产的所有权以获得贷款

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

The Syrians straddle the fence between the order of conservative nations on the one hand and this alliance with Iran on the other and it would make perfect sense for Bashar al-Assad to pose as the mediator with the Iranians, which means: hey,if you folks think I'm bad, think of the Iranians,they're much worse, but I have credit in their bank and I can deal with the Iranians."

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

Let me say, I am by no means convinced that the idea for the philosopher-king is an impossibility or is intended as a kind of absurdity.

我要声明，我决不采信,哲学家国王概念,不可能的说法,或说那是种荒谬的说法。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选