They actually make sure that certain streets get ploughed and other streets do not get ploughed when there is a snowstorm.

VOA: special.2011.04.25

And so, I need to cheat a little bit on the drawing and make sure that this minimum occurs right here.

所以，我需要在画时作点弊,以确保最小值出现在这儿。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

to make sure that it's going to be a comfortable pair of shoes that last me a long time.

来保证这双鞋很舒服而且可以穿很久。

不需要名牌 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

Experts say any device used to heat a home should be inspected to make sure it is working correctly.

VOA: special.2010.02.02

There's a certain pragmatic element behind this, basically we want to make sure that every human being has a dignified life.

这后面是有实用的因素，因为我们想确保,每个人都过上有尊严的生活。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

When crime scene investigators arrive at the place of a crime, they first try to make sure the area is secure.

VOA: special.2010.05.05

If the student hasn't mastered the basic concept, we will make sure that the grade scheme gives a failing grade.

如果学生没有掌握基本的概念，我们会确保,成绩将会不及格。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

Kahn was very careful to make sure they all received natural light and a view of the ocean.

VOA: special.2009.12.13

Let me make sure that the user annotations are disabled this time and let's take a little look at this one here.

我先把用户信息注释去掉,然后开始播放。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

She wanted to make sure she would be judged as a singer who happened to be black - not as a black singer.

VOA: special.2009.01.18

Things I want to make sure we all understand what they mean. Validation is a process.

我想确定我们都能明白它们的意思,验证是一个过程。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

Ethan Holtzman says his band attempts to shine a light on this fact to help make sure such a situation never happens again.

VOA: special.2011.05.06

So it`s sort of a key issue for children and for adults actually to make sure that When we use a software that has more than one language it has to be completely in each language.

所以无论对成人还是儿童来说,这都是关键问题,当我们使用一款宣称拥有多语种的软件时,必须确保它的每一种语言都是完整的。

麻省理工公开课 - 媒体、教育、市场课程节选

Marc Tucker says the aim is to make sure students finish high school with enough skills to succeed in at least a two-year college.

VOA: special.2010.02.25

So here, what I'd like you to do is identify the correct radial probability distribution plot for a 5 s orbital, and also make sure that it matches up with the right number of radial nodes that you would expect.

这里，你们要辨认,哪个是５ｓ轨道的正确概率分布，并且确保它和你们,预期的节点数相符合。

麻省理工公开课 - 化学原理课程节选

We made sure their cash flows were sufficient to cover the loan repayments and to make a profit and we issued the first twenty loans."

VOA: special.2010.06.16

And to make this more concrete, if a firm is competing against a competitor it can be pretty sure, that competitor is a pretty sophisticated game player and knows that the firm is itself.

再具体点说,如果一家公司在和它的竞争对手竞争,可以肯定其竞争对手一定很老练,这家公司当然也很老练啦

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

A doctor sets a broken bone to make sure it is in the correct position.

VOA: special.2009.02.04

And believe me, make sure that your government does not cut your public sector in a downturn.

相信我，千万不要让政府在萧条期削减你们的公共交通。

纽约的公共交通 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

They are trying to make sure that cacao can be grown in a way that is fair to the farmers and safe for the environment.

VOA: special.2010.02.17

So, it's perfectly okay to be part of a collaboration, but you've got to make sure that you're pulling your weight.

所以,参与小组讨论是完全允许的,但你要保证你在其中有所作为

耶鲁公开课 - 基础物理课程节选

Elke Steinwender says there are many levels of safety built into the Kids Club to make sure that children have a safe and fun experience online.

VOA: special.2010.12.28

I mean I'm not going to try to trick you or throw in things just to make sure you come to class, but it's usually a pretty good policy.

我不是和你们耍手段,也不是为让你们来上课而随便说说,但这通常是个好方法

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选

Doctors can collect it with a needle. But people who donate marrow must first have tests to make sure they are a good match for the patient.

VOA: special.2009.12.16

The danger is that it's being purified from patients that have a disease and so you want to make sure that there's not other diseases that are present in that sample at the same time.

危险在于,这是从带有疾病的病人,身上纯化出来,因此你想确保,在那个样本中不会同时,携带其它疾病

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

But I think it really is a call to make sure you remember to do that during the day,during the week, during the months before and after Valentine's Day."

VOA: special.2010.02.08

So you can imagine that adds real excitement and energy to the class and puts a little bit pressure on the professors to make sure that we have something worth coming half way around the world for.

可以想象,为课堂带去的兴奋和活力,也给教授施加了压力，我们要确保,能传授值得绕半个地球赶来学习的知识。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

"How do you make sure you are designing a system where you are going to constrain risk taking, you can prevent crises from spreading,and -- if a major institution managed itself to the edge of the abyss -- that we are able to put them out of their misery."

VOA: special.2010.04.16

And I think as a organization, we try to make sure that those ideas get heard they get expressed.

我认为，作为一个组织，我们努力确保每个人的声音都能被别人倾听,能够抒发己见。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

But just to make sure, to stimulate interest, every Tuesday in recitation there'll be a ten minute quiz based upon the content of the homework.

但是只是确认一下，为了激发你们的兴趣，每周二的背诵课,将会有10分钟的测试,内容则是基于你们的作业。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选