If it weren't for the New Critics, none of you probably would have been able to sit patiently through any of your middle or high school English classes.

不过我现在要说的是，如果没有新批评派，在座的同学之中没有人,能耐着性子坐在教室里,听中学语文课。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

It makes sense when you hear it but it's the sort of finding that's been validated over and over again with animals and nonhumans.

这听上去很有道理,不过这个发现已经在动物,以及非人类身上得到了反复的验证。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

Call them towns for the sake of argument, sounds too urban, but call them that.

称这些为城镇是为了避免引起争议,听起来太城市化了,不过就这么叫吧

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

That wasn't the question here but great you're hearing that and I'm delighted.

这不是主要问题,不过很好,你听出来了,我很高兴

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

This may sound appealing enough, but here I have to issue a warning.

也许听起来蛮动人，不过我要事先提个醒。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

There are no A+'s; it sounds a little bit like college, but not quite.

没有所谓的A+,这听起来有点像大学,不过不大一样

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

And finally, and most important-- these others have been pretty straightforward-- but what has not been straightforward is something that you might listen to many, many times and not be aware of, and that is chord changes.

最后,也是最重要的途径,上述的三种途径都非常直截了当,不过也有些不那么直接的东西,即使你听了成千上百遍,也不一定会注意到的是和弦的变化

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选