But it means to cut short, to cut short and therefore get in a little bit earlier.

意思是突然停止,突然停止,然后提前一点进入

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

In August, or actually it was a little bit earlier--July.

月,准确的说更早一些,7月的时候

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

I think 1929 is a bit earlier, but never mind.

我觉得1929年还是有点早了,但也无所谓了

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

At least I don't have those. But what I've done is to excerpt some of the texts earlier in the term-- and actually there's so that it's a little bit lighter after break, when we're doing those long novels.

至少我没有列出那些,但我已经做完的是,在放假前当然会有稍多的阅读量，假期过后我们再读那些长篇小说时就会轻松一点。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

So, for example, in around 1900 in America or a little bit earlier, let's say 1880 in America, it really isn't clear that it was illegal to write agreements to say we'll restrict quantities.

比如1900年甚至更早的美国,假如是1880年的美国吧,在当时这种限制产量的合同是否违法,在司法上没有明确的界定

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选