What I plot on this graph here is as a function time, years, dates, life expectancy as a function of time.

在这儿的这张图是,一个关于时间,年,日期的函数,将寿命长短作为时间的函数

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

You might think, given all this, and given the ultimate plot of On the Road, that being on the road is about pursuing that kind of desire, and that it is necessitated by leaving home: you have to leave home in order to pursue that desire.

你们可能觉得，所有这些，以及《在路上》的最终情节，关于在路上就是追寻这种渴望，这就使离家成为必需：,你必须得离开家才能追求那渴望。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Let's say it's one year and I'm going to actually plot on this axis a person's income this year.

我们假设是一年,我用x轴表示,一个人今年的收入

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选