Well, I would certainly never have make a career out of philosophy, if I have focused on issues that didn't have any impact on our lives.

我永远都不会,将哲学作为我的职业，如果我一直关注的是,与我们的生活无关紧要的话题。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

If we didn't have financial arrangements, then the people near the impact would be in a terrible economic situation and the people on the other side would be much better off.

如果我们没有进行财务安排，那么受到冲击的人,就会陷于可怕的经济状况中,而地球另一边的人们,就会好得多。

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

Well, Willett and others were doing studies for a number of years finding that Trans fats were having a very negative impact on health, but nobody paid much attention and they couldn't get much attention out there in the world for this kind of work.

威莱特等人多年的研究发现,反式脂肪对健康有着非常负面的影响,但没有人对此多加注意,研究者们也无法让大众注意到他们的研究

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选

so it's gonna have some impact on the third quarter, maybe leaking in the fourth quarter Um, I haven't looked at the details I might not get a check If I did, I just take in the check and go and say that we wouldn't spend it.

该计划产生的影响,或许要到第三季度才有所体现，当然也许会蔓延至第四季度,嗯，我个人也还没有深入研究,我也许并会去领支票,即使领了，我也只是拿到后离开,然后说，我们才不会花掉呢。

斯坦福公开课 - 经济学课程节选