But first,we report about some special young people who have taken on some big causes.

VOA: special.2009.07.31

and have taken some actually pretty strong action

他们的行动还是十分有力的，

全球变暖与国力 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

I've talked to some of our students who have taken jobs at investment banks and sometimes I think they're probably too demanding.

我曾经和一些,工作在投行的学生谈过话,有时我觉得他们太苛刻了。

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

In a controlled study, some patients would have taken aspirin.

VOA: special.2009.09.01

But packaged foods have labels, and this is made possible because of government action taken some years ago.

但包装食品的食品标签可以告诉我们这些,这得益于几年前的政府措施

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选

Many are from Sri Lanka. While some have been taken to Indonesia,most are transferred to Christmas Island, a remote Australian territory 2,600 kilometers northwest of Perth, to have their applications for refugee status processed.

VOA: standard.2009.11.24

It's good review exercise for some of you who have taken 115 or are about to take 150 or are there now.

对于学过115或者想要学习150的同学,这是一个不错的复习案例

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

"We believe, based on the investigations, in decisions that we have already taken but there is some coalition based on the criteria that we layout on our order and that is why we are asking the Election Commission or ordered the Election Commission to take this action in term of the order in a recount."

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

I can change everything overnight; it does happen. I put that in for a reason because sometimes some of you have not taken a physics course and you don't know how to do well in physics and slowly you catch on and by the time it's Final exam you crack the code; you know how to do well.

我能一夜之间扭转乾坤,确实有过这样的例子,我这样做是因为,有时你们中有人可能以前没上过物理课,不知道怎样学好物理,但慢慢地你赶了上来,到期末考试的时候,你忽然灵光一闪,考起试来得心应手

耶鲁公开课 - 基础物理课程节选

Does it need refinement in some way?" "And if it does need some adjustment in light of the events that have taken place over the last number of months, including the election and so on, and then what are the implications of that in terms of General McChrystal's resource request?" The secretary said the United States will not abandon its core mission in Afghanistan, which President Obama described as the destruction of the al-Qaida terrorist network, because it is "critical" to U.S.national security.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

and took some classes I might not have otherwise taken.

并且选了一些我可能不会选的课程。

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There's still plenty of it the food supply, believe me, but some companies have taken them out.

相信我,其实还有很多厂商仍在使用,但有些公司已经将反式脂肪剔除了

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选