They told the story of a poor farm boy who educated himself and, through hard work and honesty, had become a candidate for president.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

And in the meantime the rain had become a voluptuous shower.

这时外面下起了大雨。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

As the head of the true church, Peter's voicing here his disgust that the virtuous Edward King, soon to become a minister, had been lost at sea.

作为真我教会的首领，彼得声明了他对一度贞洁的爱德华金，即将成为一名牧师，失去自我的唾弃。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

Now, in his old age, Laurence Meysy had become a kind of "marriage doctor."

VOA: special.2009.01.31

My life would've gone better had I chosen to become a farmer instead of chosen to become a doctor.

我的生活本来会变得更好,如果我选择成为农民而不是医生的话。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

Now,in his old age, Laurence Meysy had become a kind of "marriage doctor."

VOA: special.2010.05.29

It was then in a matter of moments, that I decided that I had to find out why and become happier.

也就是在那时，我决定要找出原因，变得快乐。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

By nineteen forty-four, Enrico Fermi had become a citizen of the United States.

VOA: special.2009.06.14

We've seen Milton's account there of how he had attempted to reconcile, on the one hand, his obligation to become a minister and his desire, on the other hand, to become a poet.

我们读到过弥尔顿关于他如此试图妥协和解的描写，一方面，他想要成为牧师，另一方面，他又渴望着成为一名诗人。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

After years of hard work, Hank Williams had become a star.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

If only I had chosen to become a doctor, instead of having chosen to become a lawyer.

要是我选择成为一名医生，而不是选择成为一名律师。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

The congressman charged that the White House had become a palace.

VOA: special.2009.01.22

Most of us don't know enough to know with a high degree of accuracy how things would have gone had I decided to become a farmer instead of a philosopher.

多数人了解得都不够,无法更确切地知道,如果我成为农夫而非哲学家,到底会有怎样的人生。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

Kay Yow had become a very successful basketball coach.

VOA: special.2009.03.29

Two weeks later, she had become a gentle child.

VOA: special.2009.11.08

It had become a struggle for human freedom.

VOA: special.2009.10.15

Manufacturing these chemicals had become a huge industry.

VOA: special.2010.03.14

The war had become a bloodbath.

VOA: special.2010.10.07

The area had become a park.

VOA: special.2010.08.01

He had just become the first person to fly a plane alone across the Atlantic Ocean, from New York to Paris.

VOA: special.2009.06.28

My mother was a teacher. My father had planned to become a big business man, but he became a social worker instead.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

In seventeen sixty, when he was in his middle twenties, Patrick Henry had decided to become a lawyer.

VOA: special.2009.04.24

But she realized that to become a fully trained artist, she had to go to Europe to study.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

Wiley Post was a hero. He had become the most famous pilot in America.

VOA: special.2009.03.18

He was a newspaperman who had become her friend and adviser.

VOA: special.2010.03.28

"The thing that struck me when we had our discussions in Malaysia 18 months ago, was how they were positioning themselves to become a financial services hub, particularly for Islamic finance.

VOA: standard.2010.02.15