The heel of the shoe is bigger and heavier than other parts of the shoe, so it would seem more likely to come down first.

VOA: special.2010.02.03

But, Hobbes believes it is simpler and easier and therefore more likely to catch the ear of a sympathetic prince.

霍布斯还相信,只有比较简单易懂的书,才更容易引起君王的怜悯之心。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

So my feeling is if we are in downturn it's quite likely to be mild like the last two.

所以我感觉，若要说我们正处于经济衰退,那也很可能和那两次一样轻微。

斯坦福公开课 - 经济学课程节选

And they say that it is likely that two species are probably gone forever.

VOA: special.2009.12.16

Because if it's irreversible, it's very likely that I don't know what the pressure inside the system is doing while this is happening.

因为对不可逆过程，系统内部的压强,没有明确的定义,气体不处于平衡态。

麻省理工公开课 - 热力学与动力学课程节选

Mahecic says it is likely that another organized voluntary operation of refugees in Mali to Mauritania could begin next year.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24

Where all property is held in common it is more likely to suffer from common neglect than it is from common ownership.

当所有的财产都共有,较可能的状况是，城市会遭遇共同疏漏的,不良后果，而非享受共有权的好处。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

It is a strong feeling, but the harsh realities of costs and benefits are likely to be around for future generations.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

For example, I might believe that it's equally likely that they choose Left and Right, is that right?

举个例子吧,我可能认为他选择,左和右的可能性是相同的,对吗

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

But no matter who wins, it is likely they will have to reach out to other groups to form a government.

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

And that is not likely to be the case if it's the person who is nearby. Right?

这和我们说的,近距离产生爱情不是一回事儿？

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

If it is all that they can offer, I think the results are not likely to be that great,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

So again, what we're saying here is that it is most likely in the 3 s orbital that we would find the electron 11 and 1/2 times further away from the nucleus than we would in a around state hydrogen atom.

同样我们,这里说的是,氢原子３ｓ轨道中,最可能找到电子的地方,是基态的１１．５倍。

麻省理工公开课 - 化学原理课程节选

Spain has the highest unemployment rate in Europe at 20 percent, and it is likely to get worse.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

Whereas If our engine is large, we are much more likely to get up that hill, and to do it gracefully with relative ease.

但如果我们的引擎够大，要上那山就容易得多，不费吹灰之力就能做到。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

Geologists say that means it is likely the city will only ever feel the effects of earthquakes with epicenters more than 100 miles away.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

PROFESSOR: Great question. So the question is, how do you choose an algorithm, why would I choose to use a pseudo-polynomial algorithm when I don't know how big the solution is likely to be, I think that's one way to think about it.

教授：问得好，所以问题是，你怎样选择算法，为什么当我,不知道解决方案会有多大的时候,我要选伪多项式算法呢，我想这是一种思考问题的方式。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

"What we are saying is that it's likely an interaction of the environment and genetic susceptibility."

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

You might say the probability that you toss a coin and it comes up heads is a half, because it's equally likely to be heads and tails.

如果你抛一枚硬币,正面向上的概率一定是50%,因为正反哪一面向上的可能性是相同的

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

But the economic situation is likely to get worse in Europe before it gets better.

VOA: standard.2009.05.04

If inequality is morally objectionable, then it's very likely we're going to think it's morally horrendous that there's this crucial inequality: some of us die a the age of 5 while others get to live to 90.

如果不平等会引起道德异议，那么很可能我们会认为这是道德沦丧,因为这里有种非常严重的不平等：,有些人在5岁就死了而有些人却活到90岁。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

One former federal prosecutor involved in past terrorism cases predicts that it is likely that the 9/11 terror trial will not even begin for another two years.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

But the fact that this type of report the goverment published itself suggest that they are thinking about it and once it becomes part of the public discourse this typle of issue... some action is likely to follow.

政府自身愿意写出这种报告,从另一角度说明,他们在思考这个问题,一旦这个问题受到公共瞩目,这类问题。,就可能有人开始动手解决。

普林斯顿公开课 - 国际座谈会课程节选

"I think it is very likely that that is worth even more now,". "So,we could be talking about figures way, way above $50 billion or $60 billion.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

And here you see in the Odyssey is what it would likely be, and the place where you see it is back in Ithaca when Odysseus is there or when we're taken to see what's going on.

现在我们再看看《奥德赛》,你会看到,奥德修斯最终回到了,伊萨卡岛,他的故乡

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

Pinheiro says it is almost certain the court will find Aung San Suu Kyi guilty, but would likely put her back under house arrest rather than prison.

VOA: standard.2009.06.19

So you form DNA lipid complexes and because the DNA is complexed with lipids it's more soluble in membranes and more likely to enter cells.

形成DNA脂类复合体之后,因DNA同脂类复合,其脂溶性大大增加,更容易进入细胞

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

Chan says it is likely this death toll is greatly underestimated.

VOA: standard.2009.12.29

And I don't quite remember from reading or from class how big these things are, well, it turns out -- and this is sometimes useful, later on more likely than now -- but C has a size of operator that takes an argument in parenthesis and it will tell you how much space is used to store that particular data type.

我不太记得类中的这些类型,是多大的，嗯，结果是--这个在以后比现在，可能是更有用的--不过C语言中有个sizeof的操作符,其中括号里有一个参数,它会告诉我们，要存储一个类型的数据,需要占用多大空间。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

The interesting thing is that the next President of the United States will likely have a mandate for big changes Maybe it's just as well that Fabozzi, et al.

有趣的是下届美国总统,很有可能给出,大变革的指令,也许法博齐等人推迟自己的书再版就是这个原因。

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选