I believe that is true. If you make the effort to do the best of what you are capable, trying to improve the situation that exists for you, I think that is success and I do not think others can judge that."

VOA: special.2010.06.10

This game also has the feature that the more effort the other person, the more the other person does, the more you want to do.

这个博弈也有这个特征,别人越努力你就会越努力

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

If you are like me, too difficult about getting places on time, you have to make an extra effort the way I do, and arrive on time.

如果你们像我一样，容易迟到，你们就要像我一样努把力，要准时上课。

麻省理工公开课 - 电影哲学课程节选

President Obama urged the American people to do all they can to support the aid effort.

VOA: standard.2010.01.13

So if we lower the synergy here, not only do I contribute less effort, but you know I contribute less effort, and therefore you contribute less effort and so on.

如果我们减少协同参数,不但我会少付出努力,而且你也知道我会少付出努力,因此你也会少付出努力,以此类推

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

He told them it is critical to continue the effort to transfer skills and tools to Afghans so foreigners do not need to have a permanent presence there.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

We've made some effort to do that.

我们已尽力达成这个目标。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

I really did. I mean,sure, maybe we could do it again, but it's tough I mean the amount of money time and effort that goes into these things puts a huge strain on the city and the resources, so I hope we go for it again but I think it's hard,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.02

And then there would be the butchering of the animal, there would be the securing the crops from the fields, and then bringing it to wherever you were going to eat it, which burns more calories and requires more physical effort, compared to the person on the right that really doesn't have to do much at all.

然后,他们要屠宰动物,要看护好地里的庄稼,还要把食物带到进食的地方,与右边的人相比,他们消耗更多卡路里,需要更强的体力,后者根本不必需付出那么多

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选