"Collecting diverse responsibilities in one institution is like asking the plumber to check the wiring in your basement.

VOA: standard.2010.03.17

As I said the other day if that Confederate flag would just go away, just vanish, just stick it in the basement of museums and no one would ever care about it anymore, maybe, maybe the South's burden would go away.

正如我前段时间说过的,除非南北战争的邦联旗能够消失,被放进博物馆的地下室,再也没有任何人去关注它,那南方历史的阴影可能就真的不复存在了

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

One hotel employee says he rushed from the basement of the Marriot hotel to the second floor.

VOA: standard.2009.07.17