Many top dignitaries, like New York State Governor David Paterson, also made a point of coming to Horne's memorial service.

VOA: standard.2010.05.15

You need a functional form that connects the value at one state of matter, the freezing point of water to another phase change, the boiling point of water.

你需要一个函数形式来,连接物质某个态对应的温度值，如水的冰点，和另一个相变,如水的沸点。

麻省理工公开课 - 热力学与动力学课程节选

We are free and equal in the state of nature he makes the point that there is a difference between a state of liberty and a state of license.

每个人在自然状态下都是自由而平等的,他同时指出，自由状态,和放纵状态是有区别的。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

The Intel protests pit holy tradition against high-technology and point to the dilemma of trying to apply ancient Jewish law in a modern Jewish state.

VOA: standard.2009.11.14