"If you've ever worked on these cartel cases as I have as a prosecutor, you know a wall is not the best way to spend our dollars to prevent these drugs from coming into the United States and being able to apprehend and prosecute the smugglers themselves,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

Now, maybe the one-room metaphor is not the best metaphor, because it immediately prompts the question, "Well, what's on the other side of the wall?"

也许一间房的比喻并不是最好的,因为它立刻会引出这个问题,墙的另一边是什么呢

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

is not the best way to spend your time.

实在有些浪费时间。

选美大会，很不错 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

The president says the goal is for patients to get the best care, not just the most expensive care.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

Now, the reason why I skipped it is I'm not sure this is the best way to look at the question.

我之所以没讲是因为,我不能肯定这是考虑这个问题的最佳方式。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

Experts say the best way to prevent the diseases carried by mosquitoes is not to be bitten by one.

VOA: special.2009.05.26

If life on the experience machine is not everything, then there's more to the best possible life than getting the insides right.

如果体验机器上的人生并非一切，那么获得最好人生需要的,就不止是内在的正确。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

Perhaps the best way to prevent getting ripped off in business is to not try to get rich quickly.

VOA: special.2010.05.16

The best regime " he says " "is not one based on written law."

他说：“最佳政体,并非立基于成文法律“

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

Professor Williamson says the best way to deal with this is not by limiting the size of companies, but through industry regulation.

VOA: special.2009.10.16

There's a more general lesson here, and the more general lesson is, of course: do not choose a strategy that is never a best response to anything you could believe.

从中可以总结出一个更普遍的规律,这个普遍规律就是,不要选择一个在任何情况下,都不是最佳对策的策略

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

However,the husband may decide that it is best to leave things alone and not create more problems.

VOA: special.2010.05.30

So it's probably not as final line as you might think, at least in my experience and in what I think is the best in government is make your policy choices first and then work out the politics.

所以可能并没有,你说的底线至少在我的经历中没有,我认为对政府最有益的是,先选择好政策,然后再谈政治。

普林斯顿公开课 - 国际座谈会课程节选

For potatoes, the best soil is fertile and well drained,not wet.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

So it really, you know, becoming familiar with the different methods is best done through experience, not through books.

所以，真的，你知道，熟练掌握不同的方法最好是通过经验，而不是通过书。

迷上网页设计 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

I've seen 'Crazy Heart,' but that's not one of the best picture nominees. But I think 'Avatar' is going to win, although I think it's Jeff Bridges' year for the best actor.

VOA: special.2010.03.01

The first example is of a situation where you're not getting along with your best friend.

第一个例子是你跟你最好的朋友最近闹矛盾。

I'm ready to 课堂 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

"The best antidote to intolerance is not the 'Defamation of Religions' approach of banning and punishing offensive speech, but rather a combination of robust legal protections against discrimination and hate crimes, proactive government outreach to minority religious groups, and a vigorous defense of both freedom of religion and expression."

VOA: special.2009.10.31

Well, the Providence school system is not one of the best ones in the nation.

普罗维登斯的学校体系算不上是美国最好的体系。

丰富多彩的社团活动 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

Dr.Damiano says the system is not a cure, but it is the next best thing.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

We can not do that with quantum mechanics, the more true picture is the best we can get to is talk about what the probability is of finding the electron at any given nucleus.

在量子力学里我们不这样做，我们能得到的更加真实的图像,是关于在某处,找到电子的概率。

麻省理工公开课 - 化学原理课程节选

Armah says he's figured out how to get through the hard day. "The best thing for you to do is to go and sleep, and you'll not feel very hungry,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.26

Every one of them has a positive equity premium; although the U.S. is on the high side of them all, it's not the best.

这些国家都存在正股权溢价,美国的股权溢价相对很多国家较高,但不是最高的

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

Speaking to reporters Friday, Secretary Gates would not be drawn publicly into the debate over whether the troop-intensive counterinsurgency strategy is best or whether a more limited commitment involving air strikes and Special Forces operations would be better.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

You've got to think about what they mean, and that's one of the best things about physics because here's a person who is not looking for anti-particles.

你得去思考它们的意义,这是物理学最美妙的地方,因为有位仁兄本不是去找反粒子的

耶鲁公开课 - 基础物理课程节选

But she added that "a period of careful consideration" is necessary in order to determine the best way forward in dealing with North Korea, perhaps a sign that China is not yet ready to support U.N.Security Council action.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

If you've done a lot prior programming, this is probably not the best course for you, and if you're in that category, I would please encourage you to talk to John or I after class about what your goals are, what kind of experience you have, and how we might find you a course that better meets your goals.

如果你做过很多编程工作，这门课也许不适合你，如果你属于这一部分人的话，我会鼓励你下课以后找我,或者John谈谈你的目标何在，你有过什么经验，还有我们怎么才能给你,找到更适合你目标的课程。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

"The best antidote to intolerance is not the 'Defamation of Religions' approach of banning and punishing offensive speech, but rather a combination of robust legal protections against discrimination and hate crimes, proactive government outreach to minority religious groups, and a vigorous defense of both freedom of religion and expression,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

These cubs are not going to survive once they are born so the female's best strategy is to get rid of them and start anew.

一旦幼仔出生后不能生存,雌狮的最好方式,是摆脱掉它们，开始新生活。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

Whether strictly that's the best thing to say or not is a question we'll have to come to in a couple of weeks.

这到底正确与否,就是我们未来两周将要讨论的问题

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选