But in a recent study they declared that forty percent of the tweets captured over a two-week period were "pointless babble."

VOA: special.2009.09.14

That sounds funny, but in a sense, that is--we have to define the sense in which it's irrelevant.

听起来很有意思,但从某种意义上讲,我们必须说清楚不相关性的含义

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

But in a sentence, it may not always mean that.

但是在句子中，并不永远是这样的情况。

I can't 课堂 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

The exact cause is unknown. But in a recent study, an experimental drug showed signs of halting the disorder in laboratory mice.

VOA: special.2010.05.19

But in any case, it is a profit, but it's no good if it's going to spoil.

不管怎么说,你都能从中获利,总比放着变质的好

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

Gemini Six followed Gemini Seven, but in a lower orbit that moved the two spacecraft closer together.

VOA: special.2009.07.01

It is not enough merely to speak the same words, but in a sense, citizens must have certain common experiences, certain common memory and experience that shape a city and the people.

仅是说相同的话还不够，另一方面，公民还必需,要有特定的共同经历，特定的共同记忆,与形塑城市与人民的经历。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

Others who want to graduate in three years must pay for the same education as four-year students, but in a shorter period of time.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

But in a sense, I don't really own the whole company yet because the company owes money.

但某种意义上,整个公司还不全属于我,因为公司有负债

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

But in a country that was suffering a major recession, this kind of work was a good way for unemployed people to make money.

VOA: special.2009.03.25

You open what we call the "text editor," the specific one we used on Wednesday was called Nano, -- which is similar to Notepad or TextEdit -- totally simple, kind of dumbed down but in a useful way so that you can just focus on writing code and not learning some new interface.

你先打开那个“文本编辑器“,就是我们周三用过的叫做Nano的编辑器，这个跟写字板和记事本差不多-,非常简单的，只是通过一种有用的方法而进行精简了的,所以你们可以把注意力集中在编写代码上,而不需要学习一些新的界面操作。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

"We have Valentine's Day but in a different day.

VOA: special.2010.02.08

suppose I asked you to time a 100 meter spring in the Olympics, but I give you a stopwatch that is measured in units of 15 seconds?

如果我要求你,在奥林匹克数给100米短跑计时，但我会给你一个秒表,它可以测出15秒的大小？

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

Now Pittsburgh is hot,but in a good way.

VOA: special.2009.07.13

Cuz I think those moments don't happen everyday, but I think in a career such as yours, I think we can lift those up and be thankful for them.

我认为这种时刻并不是每天都能发生，但在您这样的经历中,我们可以从中学习，感谢这些时刻。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

But in a sign the United States is not focusing solely on the Palestinian issue, Mitchell began his mission in Damascus.

VOA: standard.2009.07.26

But once in a while, you know, you will come up with a reason that I just cannot argue with.

但有时候呢,你们确实会想出一些我无法辩驳的理由

耶鲁公开课 - 基础物理课程节选

But in a small,short person, Skinner says,just 3 kilograms can make the difference between a healthy weight and obesity.

VOA: standard.2010.03.09

But Yum Brands responded in a very interesting way when the call to remove trans fat first came out.

但百胜餐饮集团对撤除反式脂肪酸的号召,刚一出台时的回应十分有趣

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选

But in a few months, the rains will come and camp residents worry about their tents many made of bed sheets.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

We'll come back to that in a second, but let me make a different remark before we get there.

我们待会回来讲它,我先讲另一个要点

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

But in a recent BBC poll, two-fifths of those questioned said they did not even know why British forces are in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

It's put in a different way by Iser, but it is in a large degree the same idea.

伊瑟尔用了不同的方法来讲述，但很大程度上说的也是同一概念。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

But in a new study, researchers used a vaccine aimed at a different part of the virus.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

It's a machine that also looks inside your body, but looks inside in a different kind of way.

通过这种设备也能了解人体,但是以一种截然不同的方式

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

But in a statement responding to the lawsuit, Cabot said it saw no merit in the claims.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

I'm not really sure who said it but it's in a Lynda Barry novel called "Cruddy".

我并不确定是谁说的,不过确信这是在林达·巴里的小说《压花》里的话。

斯坦福公开课 - Twitter之父Jack.Dorsey演讲：好奇和灵感的力量课程节选

But in a possible sign of progress, Mitchell will visit several Arab countries and then make an unscheduled stop in Israel on Friday for more talks.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

But a framework in which to understand it is that pro-slavery ideology was, at its heart, a kind of deeply conservative, organic worldview.

支撑奴隶制度思想体系的框架,若要去理解这副框架的话,其核心,是某种极度传统,接近自然的世界观

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

He didn't sign into a hotel as Peter the Great or whatever, but he would go in with a name that wasn't his.

他在酒店登记时不会签彼得大帝之类的名字,而是用一个假名来代替

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选