"There is so much talent back here. And I know that this might sound outrageous, but if someone reads that book, perhaps it will not sound so outrageous.

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I'm going to tell about myself, but you know, you'll find the argument sort of, perhaps more persuasive if, as I tell the story, you imagine the story being told about you.

在故事中讲的是我自己,但你们会发现,如果你们相信故事说的是你们自己,这个论证就会更有说服力

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

And I tried to motivate this question by having you think about perhaps the possibility, if the soul view was the truth about personal identity, but imagine a case of complete irreversible amnesia, while nonetheless,it's still your soul continuing.

我试图通过让你们思考,灵魂理论有没有可能是个人认同感的真相，这个可能性，来推动这个问题，但是想象完全不可治愈的失忆，尽管你的灵魂仍然继续存活。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

If people are on the verge of dying, perhaps it is necessary to overlook that injustice, but I think it's important to keep in mind that we're still committing injustice by taking people's belongings or assets.

如果人们在死亡边缘挣扎，也许忽视这样的不公平是必要的，但我认为即使这样，我们依然要铭记,我们的行为不公正,这是在占有他人的财物或资产。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

I mention the names of Tolstoy Henry James and perhaps the greatest of all Jane Austen if you want to know a novelist who employs this great skill of judgment discrimination and practical reason.

我必需提到托尔斯泰,亨利？詹姆斯或者,还有最伟大的珍？奥斯汀,以上是如果你们想知道,哪一位作家援用这种伟大的判断,识别力与实际推理技能的话。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

And this movie, i don't know if I would recommend it that much, it's... Perhaps I'm being too pC, but I'm not convinced that for the modern woman, hanging around waiting for your prince to come is really a good strategy.

这部电影我真不知道怎么推荐给大家,也许我已经老了吧,但我课不觉得现代的女性四处游荡,等待你的白马王子出现是个好策略

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

if I could hang your hat on one kind of Southern distinctiveness, perhaps above all it's fun to play with all these stereotypes and realize that if so many people were writing this way, from personal observation, yes, there must be something to all these differences.

如果我们现在好好思考一下南方的特点,也许首先,让我们想想所有关于南方的陈见,不难意识到,如果那么多人通过个人观察,写出的南方都大同小异,那么这些南方特点一定有其根源

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选