"We are not always going to be right. And I do not want everybody disappointed if we make a mistake here or there.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

And so it's a mistake, according to strong theories of rights, it's a mistake to think about justice or law by just adding up preferences and values.

这些强有力的权利理论认为，下列看法是错误的,不该只以偏好和价值的加总,来考虑公正或法律。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

But that is a terrible mistake because we should know that sculptresses are very rare; very few people have the job of a sculptress or sculptor, so it's a mistake.

但这是严重错误,我们都很清楚,雕刻家是很罕见的职业,只有很少人会是雕刻家,所以这是错的

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

The reason why you're feeling that way is because the barista made a mistake and gave you caffeinated espresso when you asked for decaf " or maybe you just love me." Right.

原因在于,店员犯了错,给了你带双倍咖啡因的咖啡，而不是无咖啡因的,或者你是真爱上我了。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

It would either say something like -I'm not going to do the words that they would have come up with, but they would have said, yeah that's a good place to go or don't do that, that's a terrible mistake.

这答案不外乎两种,我不会说他们的那种语言,但是他们的意思大概是,那是个好去处,或者别做那事儿,那是个糟糕的错误

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

His popularity at the end of his term, despite what everyone would agree, whether you like Bill Clinton or not, was a big mistake with Monica Lewinsky his popularity didn't suffer very much.

任期结束时，人气很高，尽管大家都心知肚明，不管你喜不喜欢比尔·克林顿，和莱温斯基乱搞男女关系就是一个错误,但是他的人气并未因此受到很大影响。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选