Martin Luther King became its famous spokesman, but he did not live to see many of the results of his work.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

Well, one reason is that there are developmental disorders that seem to involve damage to one system but not to another.

一个原因是,发展障碍看上去,只会对某一个系统产生损害,而不会损害其他系统

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

And you friend suggests you go to the movies but you really would not like to see a movie.

你的朋友提议去看电影，可你并不想去。

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"Vice President Lyndon Johnson has left the hospital in Dallas, but we do not know to where he has proceeded.

VOA: special.2009.08.16

But it is a very handy way of thinking about, not just how to program, but how to break problems down into nice sized chunks.

但是它确实是一种很方便的思考方式，不仅仅限于编程序,在将程序分解为小部分时也很有用。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

Industry was growing quickly -- but not quickly enough to give jobs to all the farmers out of work.

VOA: special.2010.05.13

Everybody's going to put the cup down and assumes it's going to stay there but not fall to the floor.

每个人放下杯子时,都会假设杯子会稳稳地搁在那里,而不是掉在地上。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

But not everyone was happy to see her in the driver's seat of the BMW race car she drives.

VOA: special.2010.07.30

So the writer seems very determined to tell the story in a way that depicts God as acting not capriciously but according to certain clear standards of justice.

作者似乎决定,描述不是一个变幻莫测,而是有着很清楚公正原则的上帝。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

But census officials are not permitted to ask about a person's legal status or share information with immigration enforcement officials.

VOA: special.2010.05.07

Well, probably you want to know some of it but you might not want to know all of it right?

可能你只希望知道其中一些,而不想全部都知道

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

But this is not a way to immediately transfer to four-year colleges and universities in other countries, including the United States.

VOA: special.2009.06.18

We can think about these things; our mind can grasp them, but they're not to be found in this world.

我们可以思考这些东西,我们的心灵可以感受它们,但是在现实世界中我们找不到

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

But he did not want her to say. He took the thingsOlive carried and asked her to sit down.

VOA: special.2010.01.09

I have a way to account for that, but it's going to take to the end of my argument to do that, so I'm going to argue that that's significant, but I'm not going to talk about why it's significant yet.

我对那有自己的理解，但是我在最后才会告诉你们，我要跟你们说，那点的意义是非常重大的，但我现在还不能谈论它的重大意义。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

They got Mexico to agree to recognize the independence of Texas, but only if Texas agreed not to join the United States.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

They can--in mutual funds, it's daily liquidity, but their investors tend not to be as wide-awake.

他们可以-在共同基金中，保证日常的现金流，但是它们的投资者似乎不愿意一直保持清醒。

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

She says she did not know reggae music well, but was not afraid to try new musical styles.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

The subject matter itself becomes the dominant device, and it implies in your imagination a way to construct it, but the way to construct it is not the dominant.

但是在奥布莱恩的文章里，主题被首先给出，主题占支配地位，在想象中引导你构建情节。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

Cassava has many food uses but the plant is not safe to eat unless it is specially prepared.

VOA: special.2010.06.08

They could say, "Oh, disease," but these reasons tend not to be sincere.

他们可以说”会传染疾病“,但这些理由只是托辞。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

Emily once said: "He buys me many books, but begs me not to read them, because he fears they upset the mind."

VOA: special.2010.07.18

So we'll come back and revisit the idea that repeating an interaction may allow you to obtain cooperation, but we're not going to come back to that until after the mid-term.

我们以后再继续探讨为什么,重复能够促成合作,我们在后半学期再探讨这个问题

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

She may have dreams. But she does not allow them to block her understanding of what is real.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

I think this is not only impractical but not ethical and I would not be able to look into the eyes of my dogs when I go home at night.

我认为这不仅不切实际,而且还不道德,晚上回家,我都不敢面对自家的狗了。

斯坦福公开课 - 7个颠覆你思想的演讲课程节选

But traditional guidelines say not to use tPA if more than three hours have passed after the first signs of a stroke.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

Now, I've been saying kind things about Western civilization, but I would not want to deny that there is a dark side to the western experience and its way of life.

我刚刚一直说的都是西方文明光辉的一面,但我是不得不承认,西方文明,也有它黑暗的一面

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

But the seventeen-year-old decided not to go to college but instead play for the National Basketball Association.

VOA: special.2009.11.20

But not accessible to most people.

但是对大众来说晦涩难懂。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

I do think that he's trying to make good changes, but it's not going to be easy.

我认为他的确在努力要做一些改变，但这并不容易。

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