"It is a lot easier for firms to make the decision not to lay someone off than it is actually to decide to take someone on,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.06

I can't sell myself into slavery any more than I can take somebody else's life or take someone else as a slave by force.

不能将自己变卖为奴隶,我也不能剥夺他人生命，或胁迫他人成为奴隶。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

or a lot of times you just know someone who's leaving and you take their place.

或者你知道有人要搬走，你可以住他们的地方。

找房子的方法 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

Police could have to take action if they have a "reasonable suspicion" that someone is in the country illegally.

VOA: special.2010.05.01

Language has powers that are entirely unpredictable, that can't be harnessed in precisely that deliberate way: by making a decision to take someone's words in the wrong way, or by telling a story to make a moral point, as the mother does.

语言的力量无可估量，绝不是单单使用一下那么简单：,而是通过假意遵从，以及勾起人性良知的方式表达的。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

I loved the compassion. I think our society is so focused on being quick these days that we don't really take the time to show that compassion that she showed to him in the movie, and really take the time to really build and lift someone else up when you see potential."

VOA: special.2010.03.01

If you've been going 19 days without any food, you know, someone just has to take the sacrifice.

如果你已经19天没有进食，那么总得有人要作出牺牲。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

The ruling sets a legal precedent in Australia, where helping someone to take his own life is punishable by lengthy prison terms in some states.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

All right, so someone's going to take advantage of me, but even more than that, an even stronger argument: that's true, but even a stronger argument.

这样有人就会从我身上得到好处,这还不够,我需要更充分的理由,这说得对 但我要个更充分的理由

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

Did U.S.agents take him in Saudi Arabia, as someone claiming to be Amiri said?

VOA: standard.2010.07.13

If you can somehow create a personal relationship with someone who you disagree with, take them for coffee and say: "I just want to hear your point of view."

如果你们能够以某种方式建立友谊,彼此虽然意见不同，你可以和他们一起喝咖啡然后说：,我只想听你的观点“

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

This is how they actually compute the payments because you can take, if you want--if someone is borrowing -let's bring it up to today- they're borrowing $200,000.

这就是计算贷款偿还额的方法,比如,如果某人要借款,我们用现实的例子,假设要借20万美元

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

If you've been going 19 days without any food, you know, someone just has to take the sacrifice, someone has to make the sacrifice and people can survive.

如果你已经19天没有进食，那么总得有人要作出牺牲，必须有人牺牲，其他人才能活下来。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

Well, the second that you choose Beta then someone's going it's in someone's best interest- to take advantage of it.

第二个错误 如果你选了β,那么别人就会从中攫取到好处

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选