The Times reported that the closing series that day "must be one of the great shows of rock and roll history."

VOA: special.2009.08.10

Anyway, that shows that I think probability theory does have a long history, but-- it not being an intellectual discipline-- it didn't really inform a generation of finance theory.

不管怎样,这个故事表明概率论,确实有很悠久的历史,但,那时它并非以学科形式存在,也没有对金融理论的产生有过指导意义

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

So, if you're looking back, say, from the end of the nineteenth century, it's not easy to see, but you can see these-- don't ever think that history runs on railroad tracks, and all you need is the timetable to show when modernization shows up.

所以,当你回顾历史,从十九世纪的末尾开始,虽然不太容易,但还是可以看出...,别以为历史是在固定轨道上行进的,别以为你只用拿时刻表,就知道新时代什么时候来临

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

"History shows us that when nations fail to cooperate or when turn away from one another, when they turn inward, the price for our people only grows,"

VOA: standard.2009.04.01