Which of the various futures that are open to me are likely to give me the better life, leave me better off, measured in terms of pleasure or pain?

也就是向我敞开的各种未来,哪种能给我更好的生活，让我更幸福，用快乐和痛苦来衡量？

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

On the other hand, these voices spoke of a faith born in that suffering which open them up to the presence of God and the ability to place their suffering into the context of Christ suffering.

但另一方面，这些声音也表明信仰的存在,它从苦难中诞生，使受苦的人们,向上帝敞开心扉,使其能够将自己所受的苦,与上帝所受之苦联系起来。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

We throw our city open to the world and never exclude foreigners from any opportunity of learning and observing even though the eyes of an enemy may profit from our liberality " Pericles boasts once again.

我们的城邦向世界敞开大门,且从不排除让外国人,向我们学习及观摩的机会,就算敌人可能因此,从我们的慷慨中受益“，伯里克利斯再次自夸。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选