"It did not adequately put in place a set of checks and balances on risk-taking that had systemic consequences."

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

Generally, there are a couple of elements that one might set down as in a Petri dish, and wait to see if some chemical reaction might take place, but not at all sure of what it might be.

一般来说，都有几个元素,作者会把它们像放入培养基中一样培养,等待某种化学反应的产生，但对可能的结果却一无所知。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

It takes place in small rooms. If you begin to think about it, you can almost see the set changes: in the diner, on the train station. That's about the most open place, on the train platform. That's about the most open place we see.

在很小的空间里发生，如果你们开始思考它，你们几乎能看到场景的改变，晚饭，在火车站，那算是最室外了，在火车的月台上，那也算是最室外了。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Maybe when B1 through Bn take place, they set up some other processes in my soul.

也许当B1到Bn发生时,我的灵魂产生了另一种过程

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选