It's the understanding that he can make things happen in the world; he can defend himself against his father's punishment through the use of words.

自己的价值;,凭借唇齿,他可以与父亲周旋。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Peter is one of those cases in European history where one person's personality and interest does make an enormous difference.

彼得是欧洲历史上那些,凭借自己的个性和喜好,起到重大影响的例子之一

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

And Moses admonishes the Israelites not to suppose that their inheritance of the land of Canaan is due to their own powers, or on account of any righteousness or virtue that they possess.

摩西警告以色列人不要想当然地认为,他们继承迦南之地是凭借了自己的力量，或者视之为他们所拥有的正义和美德。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

You have the young storm god, Marduk, who defeats Tiamat, the watery ferocious deep monster, and does so by blasting a wind into her and so establishes his claim to rule, instead of the old sky god, Anu.

年轻的暴风之神Marduk，凭借一阵狂风，打败了Tiamat-在深水凶猛的怪物,他取代了天空之神Anu，建立了自己的统治。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选