I hope that the people will understand that I act not in anger, but in expectation of a greater good."

VOA: special.2009.10.08

I don't expect you'll all immediately grab it, but you will need to understand it before the quiz comes along.

我不期望你们马上就能掌握，但是你们需要在,考试前弄懂它。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

To use an ancient expression from the 1970's, which only John and I will appreciate, it's really hard to grok what that code is doing, to understand what it's trying to make happen.

我和约翰都会同意，70年代的一句话来概括，那就是很难理解编码的内容，以及它想要完成的工作。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

I would like to understand if these men will be allowed to keep their horses."

VOA: special.2009.12.24

And interestingly, strangely, make of it what you will, the man who detonated that bomb, as I understand it, had studied Yeats at school in Leeds.

有趣而奇特的是，你们可以对此有自己的想法，制造爆炸的那个人，我觉得他肯定，在利兹大学学院里学过叶芝。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

I know the human mind will not believe what it cannot understand.

VOA: special.2010.07.10

"I want you guys to understand I will never hesitate to use force to protect the American people or our vital interests.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

"But I hope people will equally understand that it will be better to get the decision right rather than rushing into something that will not stand the test of time."

VOA: standard.2010.05.10