The idea was simple. But making it happen was not a simple job.

VOA: special.2009.06.17

I mean, I'm not making it up. It just does. They all are.

这可不是我瞎说的,事实就这样

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

It's not a Nicholas Sparks book where it's about making out on the beach and

这可不是尼古拉斯•斯帕克思的书，内容是在海滩上亲热，

肉品市场区的作家 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

They do not have Thai citizenship or language skills - making it difficult for them to enroll in Thai schools.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

It may not generate high income, but it can make them feel like they're making contributions in one way or another.

这样的工作可能不会带来高收入，但可以使他们觉得自己,在某些方面作出了贡献。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

Firefighters say they are making progress, but they warn that it might not be contained for another two week.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

It is not about making the material relevant and easy to apply in given opportunities to do that. It is not about creating interaction in community.

不是整理相关材料,以便于时机适宜时容易,利用，不是,在社群内进行互动。

麻省理工公开课 - 媒体、教育、市场课程节选

"It is not a good thing for senior officers to be making derogatory remarks about their commanders, their political superiors, in any kind of setting, certainly not in a formal setting and certainly not when the news media are present."

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

What I realized I was doing is I was constantly making excuses for not working on it.

我意识到这么做,其实是一直在为自己不努力去做找借口。

斯坦福公开课 - Twitter之父Jack.Dorsey演讲：好奇和灵感的力量课程节选

He says that's not fair. "Whether it's gay marriage, whether it's making changes in the community or making changes on a broad scale - if I'm a citizen of the United States, it affects me as well."

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

Now, part of the appeal of not making any qualitative distinctions about the worth of people's preferences, part of the appeal is that it is nonjudgmental and egalitarian.

不对人们选择的价值，进行定性区分,其魅力就在于，它是无偏见的，平等主义的。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

It's just we've lost our focus. And so there is a need to be refocusing on the area of science, making it accessible to a wider rage and a more diverse group of students, not just young men, but also young women."

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

You can see, this is how the unseen rule of finance-- The Wall Street Journal is a venerable newspaper and source of information about finance, but it's not making money.

可以看到,这就是金融界的潜规则,《华尔街日报》是一份令人尊敬的报纸,和金融信息的来源,但它并不盈利

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

When I say that the Israeli government is making an unprecedented offer even though it is not what many would hope for and even though our position remains the same that settlement activity is not legitimate - nevertheless it holds out the promise of moving a step closer to a two-state solution,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

And,even though it's decentralized, it does not mean that the State is not strong, and that the State will not be making decisions that will affect the lives of ordinary people.

而尽管进行了去中央集权化,但并不代表国家不强,或者国家做不了,影响普通人生活的决定

耶鲁公开课 - 1871年后的法国课程节选

These are two examples I just gave you of introducing genes that affect the life of a cell, either by making it express a protein that it's not making properly that's important to its life, or by intentionally killing a cell by having it express a fatal gene.

刚才我所举两个例子,都只是影响单一细胞生命过程的,无论是使无法正常表达的重要蛋白,正常表达也好,或是有意地,导入致命的基因杀死细胞也好

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

But if my students can catch me making a mistake, it means they are following it and they are not hesitating to tell me.

如果我的学生能发现我犯的错误,这证明你们确实在听课,并且愿意直言不讳

耶鲁公开课 - 基础物理课程节选

Reason is not about simple observation, but rather, it is about making, production, or as he says, " "making like consequences produce the desired effects."

理性并不是单纯的观察，它是创造，制造，像他说的，“使它产生我们想要的结果“

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选