But people of all opinions feared that the president was trying to destroy the careful system of checks and balances in the federal government.

VOA: special.2011.04.21

God has promised at this point, however, not to destroy all humankind again, So he experiments with a single individual of faith.

但是上帝却在这时保证，再也不摧毁全人类，因此他检验了个人信仰。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

Between extremities Man runs his course; A brand, or flaming breath, Comes to destroy All those antinomies Of day and night; The body calls it death, The heart remorse.

在极端和极端之中,人走完了他的历程；,火炮，或火热的呼吸，都会来摧毁、来消灭,白天和黑夜,的自相矛盾；,身躯称它为死亡，心儿称它为悔恨。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

These breaks destroy skin and soft tissue, sometimes all the way down to the bone.

VOA: special.2009.04.06

Twice he decides to destroy all living things.

两次，上帝决定毁灭世界。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

Baker says if public defender programs begin to fail for some clients, it would destroy the ability of the courts to ensure justice for all.

VOA: standard.2009.05.22

But for all that, you can destroy my house without destroying me.

即便如此,你可以摧毁我的房屋但无法摧毁我本人

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

"They are all hurtling around in space at 36,000 kilometers per hour and so even a 1mm piece of space junk can destroy or damage a satellite because it all comes from either dead satellites, satellites which have broken up, satellites which had fuel left in them and exploded."

VOA: standard.2010.07.24

But for all that you can destroy harmony.

虽然如此你可以毁掉和声。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选