South Carolina's nickname is the easier of the two: It is the Palmetto State because of a fan-leafed palm tree that grows there.

VOA: special.2011.01.16

There are many kinds of work. There's electrical work, take the motor, you plug it into the wall, electricity makes the fan go around, that's electrical work. There's magnetic work.

我们复习一下大一,学过的功的概念：,物体在力的作用下，运动了一段距离。

麻省理工公开课 - 热力学与动力学课程节选

I've seen an episode. I thought it was okay. I'm not as big a fan of it as seemingly everyone else is.

我看过一集。我觉得还可以。不过我不像其他人那么着迷。

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Actually, I also saw 'Robin Hood.' It was definitely an epic film but it was really dark and gloomy, so I wasn't as big of a fan of that."

VOA: special.2010.06.14

So, many of you are new to the Boston area, now I still realize, and I want to let you know it's not required that you be a Red Sox fan to be at MIT.

你们中很多人新来到波士顿地区，现在我仍认识到，我想让你们知道在麻省理工学院,不一定必须做一个红袜队的球迷。

麻省理工公开课 - 化学原理课程节选

Fox says she wants the comic book 'fanboys' to like the film, but adds that,to be successful, it has to reach beyond that small but loyal fan base.

VOA: standard.2010.06.20

But please try and look at--somebody's not looking at it, because they're using it as a fan here-- So look at Game 1 and fill out that form for me, okay?

请大家看下游戏1 我知道有人没看,他们用那张纸扇风呢,快浏览下游戏1 然后填完 好吗

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

Those who have managed to get hold of tickets have no doubts it will be an unforgettable match, like this Spanish fan who has high hopes his team will win.

VOA: standard.2009.05.26

I'm not a particular fan of any team, but yeah, people live it really like vividly,

我没有特别喜欢任何一只队伍，但喜欢足球的人们真的乐在其中，

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Even with a lineup that included fan favorites like Sam Bush, Steve Martin,Taj Mahal and The Avett Brothers, it's the chance to see the legendary Doc Watson in action that has always been Merlefest's biggest attraction.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

Well,easy to imagine the fan of this view coming back yet again and saying, Although it's true that our hero takes the place of the other man on the guillotine, what ends up happening,of course,is that our hero dies his own death.

很容易想象这种观点的支持者会反驳说，虽然的确我们的主角是代替了别人上断头台，但结果还是他独自经历死亡。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

I'm not a really basketball fan. Free tickets, it was fun.

我并不是一个真正的篮球迷。因为有免费票才去的。比赛很有趣。

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