They feared that the duties and problems of the presidency would be too great for him to deal with.

VOA: special.2009.04.16

That, in neon, is what Peter the Great did above all and for which he shall most be remembered.

彼得大帝曾探求着调和两者之间的解决之道,他所做的这些努力应该被永远铭记

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

How it ends up in the long run for the Dutch is that the Dutch cease to be a great power.

荷兰长远之后的下场,便是荷兰国力日衰,风光不再

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

At the end of the day, even President Obama admitted that differences between the two sides may be too great for compromise.

VOA: special.2010.02.27

And if you could just meet up with the teaching fellows for our little -- our legal department, that would be great.

如果你们可以和研究生助教碰面,在我们的小法律部，那将是非常好的。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

And if they do, it can be very expensive. So we see unused space as a great place to grow food that will make it more accessible for people."

VOA: special.2010.07.06

And you will be reading some of those In the readings that are assigned for section discussion next week And I think having a great deal of fun with them.

你们将会读到其中的一些,在下周课堂讨论的指定阅读材料中,我觉得它们相当有趣。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

It is rather for us,the living, we here be dedicated to the great task remaining before us - that,from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here, gave the last full measure of devotion - that we here highly resolve these dead shall not have died in vain;

VOA: special.2011.02.07

So, you'll be learning in this class 512 a great preparation for 512, which is organic chemistry.

做有机化学需要知道的东西,你们学这门课程将为课程，也就是有机化学打下基础。

麻省理工公开课 - 化学原理课程节选

It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain that this nation,under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people,for the people, shall not perish from the earth."

VOA: special.2009.11.12

I could say "this must be a great day for you" or "you must be a lot of--under a lot of stress or you must want something."

我会想“你今天一定碰到什么好事了”,或者想”你今天一定压力很大了“,或者”你一定是有事相求了“

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

"There are many,many people who have struggled mightily and to be chosen for this prize is a great honor.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

So while again, what we read for today is not in itself literary theory, it is nevertheless crucially formative for a great many of the developments in literary theory that we'll be studying.

再重申一遍，我们今天读到的并不是文学理论，但是对于文学理论,的发展却又有重大贡献。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

He explains that despite their differences the plane crash in Russia is "a great loss for the nation, which will be difficult to overcome."

VOA: standard.2010.04.10

It should be taught from the universities and from this conversation will be sprinkled upon the people. Hobbes' hope, like that of all the great political philosophers, was to be a kind of legislator for mankind.

通过对话交流的方式,对他人起到潜移默化的作用,像古往今来那些伟大的政治哲学家们一样,霍布斯也希望自己在某一天，成为人类行为规范的立法者。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

"It will be a great tragedy for humanity if research with chimpanzees were stopped."

VOA: standard.2010.02.16

But, I think there will be great opportunities ahead for you and the ability for Wall Street to again securitize and buy a lot of these companies If you have capital, you'll be able to buy these bonds.

但是，我认为在你们未来的道路上将会有很多的机会,华尔街也将会有能力再次保障,或购买很多这样的公司的,如果你有资金的话，你就可以买这些债券。

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

"So the idea was to recognize these great inventors, hold them up as role models for young people, and help young people see that aspiring to be an inventor is a great thing."

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

The Netherlands also resisted absolutism, and the Dutch Republic remained the Dutch Republic; although, for reasons that we'll see later, the Dutch Republic ceases to be a great power in the 18th century.

荷兰抵制绝对统治的政体,保留了共合制,然而,后面我们将说到,荷兰共和国在十八世纪没落了

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

But Ritz, who has both undergone and conducted SERE training, says there is a great degree of difference between training and actual interrogations, where harsh techniques may be combined and carried out for longer periods.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17

And on the other hand," he says, "if I say that this even happens to be a very great good for a human being that is to make speeches every day about virtue and that the unexamined life is not worth living for a human being, " you will still less be persuaded by me."

但另一方面“他继续说，“如果我说这碰巧,也对人类贡献极大,透过每天演说美德,及没有反省的生命,不值得活，你们仍然不太可能会被我说服“

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

And I am lucky to be here. It is great." For Catholics, Easter has been overshadowed by sex-abuse scandals in the Church, and accusations Pope Benedict did not do enough to discipline priests who abused children.

VOA: standard.2010.04.04

"Heart failure really begins to increase over the age of 60 when the chances of heart transplantation diminish, so this is going to be a major therapeutic option for a great many patients in the future,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.27

"We give them a huge market here, and on top of that if cars can be exported, there are great economies of scale, achieved in Thailand for example something that could not be where the domestic market is really small."

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

Although he is focusing on specific cases of possible police misconduct, Nick Hardwick said there is a great need for a much larger debate to be held in the country regarding the correct balance between security and liberty.

VOA: standard.2009.04.21

"That should not be known as a great country." In issuing its ruling, the Supreme Court sent the case back to Chicago for a lower court to issue the final decision, so the gun ban remains temporarily in effect.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

North Korea's official Rodung Sinmun newspaper described the country as a "proud nuclear power" Monday, and warned it would be a "great mistake for the United States to think it will not be hurt" in the event of military conflict on the peninsula.

VOA: standard.2009.06.22