"I was raised on a small farm in southern Indiana and Dad tried to teach me and my brothers that you should never try to be better than someone else, always learn from others and never cease trying to be the best you could be, that is under your control."

VOA: standard.2010.06.05

And my purpose will be not to say something as a postulate, but to show you where everything comes from, and it's best for you if you try to follow the logic.

我的目的不是,简单地告诉你们一个假说,而是给你们讲清楚这个理论的来龙去脉,如果你们能理解推导过程那就再好不过

耶鲁公开课 - 基础物理课程节选

So, when that thing happens, you just do what you have to and try your best.

所以，在这种情况下，你只能尽力而为。

临时抱佛脚？也做过 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

If you want to seek the fullness of a human experience, you have to try to be the best possible man,the greatest possible man to compete successfully against others and to achieve fame,glory, and recognition.

如果你追寻精彩的人生经历,你不得不试图成为最强势的人,最伟大的人,在与其他人竞争中脱颖而出,获得名利,荣耀与众人的认可

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

And I'm going to try-- and when these issues come up— I'm going to try to stress them and make you try to think about the extent to which the laboratory research I'll be talking about can affect your everyday life: how you study, how you interact with people, how you might try to persuade somebody of something else, what sort of therapy works best for you.

当这些问题出现的时候,我会强调这些问题,并让你们试着思考,想想我将讲到的实验室研究,对你们日常生活的影响,你们是如何学习的,是如何与他人交流的,是如何说服他人去认同别人观点的,哪种心理治疗最适合你

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

That's a little bit of a tricky question but-- So, do the best you can on it and think-- try to think about what this kind of theory would imply for gambling behavior.

这个问题有些难度,但是...,尽力思考这个问题,思考下这一理论,该如何应用到赌博行为上去

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选