"I had to take a chance that Stanley is going to represent a key moment in the history of American technology that indicates the future of driving.

VOA: special.2011.06.21

Was it going to be in the future or did it take place earlier today?

它是以后才做还是今天早些已经做了？

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

Presumably, a part of his brain quickly mobilized his faculties to scope out how to flee and how to take steps to avoid a vulnerable predicament in the future.

假定，他的一部分大脑,快速调动身体各部位,思考如何逃跑，如何采取措施,避免将来易受伤害的窘状。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

And in 1961, during the Cold War with the Soviet Union, John Kennedy urged people to take an active part in the future: "And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

He says he hopes the U.S.and Burma could "take advantage of these gestures as a way to begin laying a foundation of goodwill and confidence-building in the future."

VOA: standard.2009.08.15