Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called a strong public option "essential" for any bill to pass in the House.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

OK. Having done this now, I can simply go ahead and run this, and in fact if I go up here to run, you'll see I've got both an option to check the module, though in this case I'm just going to run it.

好，讲完了这些，我可以去执行程序了，实际上如果我在这里运行，你们会看到我同样得到了,一个可以同时检查模块的选项，虽然在这个例子中我就是直接去运行程序了。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

I think maybe the best option is to take both if you're really interested in the subject matter.

如果你真的对金融很感兴趣的话,我觉得最明智的选择就是都选

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

Reid said that the legislation he is proposing would allow states not to participate in the public option.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

So, again, I want to stress you have the option of staying anonymous in this class, but you also have the option of seeking out and making some sort of contact with us.

那么,我再强调一遍,你们可以选择在这门课上默默无闻,但是你们也可以选择站出来,跟我们多多接触

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

James has the option of remaining in his home state with the Cavaliers, or switching to another team.

VOA: standard.2010.07.08

By the way, when we turn in concept sheets each week you'll have the option of turning them in either on Monday or on the Wednesday of that week, whenever you choose to do it is fine.

顺便说下,当我们每周收观点报告时,你们可以在当周周一,或者那周三上交,无论你选哪一天都是可以的

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选

Conservative Democrats and most Republicans are skeptical of a public option, saying it would lead to nationalized health care in the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

But other people, in fact probably a larger percentage, default to the top option here: that these are personal health issues rather then public health issues; that people are making choices about what they eat, if they make bad choices it's their fault.

不过另一些人,确切说是很大一部分人,把问题归咎于以上几个选项,这是个人健康问题而不是公共健康问题,人们自由选择想吃的东西,即使做了不正确的选择也是他们自己的错

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选

Using new public exchanges or marketplaces,a feature found in both bills, House lawmakers included such a government option in their bill, with rates to be negotiated by the government.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

Of course,the biggest difference between the two bills, and one likely to cause the most friction in House-Senate negotiations, involves the so-called "public option" or competing insurance the government would offer.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

"There is an element of truth in that,". "But the option to simply starve a large population of civilians because you have a parasitic insurgency group attached to them is not a choice.

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

Two liberal House Democrats, Lynne Woolsey and Barbara Lee, said on Wednesday they intend to fightto keep this public option in, along with other steps to protect lower and middle-income Americans and hold insurance companies accountable.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

"Heart failure really begins to increase over the age of 60 when the chances of heart transplantation diminish, so this is going to be a major therapeutic option for a great many patients in the future,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.27

Members of the House Progressive Caucus have vowed to fight to keep this public option in any final legislation that emerges, along with other provisions they say are needed to protect lower and middle-income Americans and hold insurance companies accountable.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

"We have 10 percent that we have to work on, and we can do that." In his speech, Mr.Obama is expected to campaign for what is called the public option a government-run health insurance plan which would compete with private insurers.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08