No English poet before Milton ever suggested that he had been chosen by God at birth to be a poet.

在弥尔顿之前没有英国诗人敢说,自己是被上帝选中去做诗人的。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

and so what the lecture today is going to be about is how did the particular twenty-seven books that came to be the New Testament canon,how did those get chosen?

这也是今天的课程所谈的,就是那27卷书是如何成为,新约正典的，它们怎么被选中的？

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

How can Milton know that he was really and truly called by God to be a great poet until he writes something - it's not a bad question - until he has something actually to show for his talent?

弥尔顿怎么知道他是不是真的被,上帝选中了去做一个伟大的诗人,除非他真的创作出点儿什么--这是一个不坏的问题,-直到他真有可以证明自己才能的作品？

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

He selects Noah due to his righteousness and he issues a direct command to build an ark.

诺亚因为品行高尚，所以被上帝选中,上帝命令诺亚建造方舟。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

He has been chosen twice by the people in Afghnastan even though this last election obviously had a greatly flawed involved in it.

他曾两次被阿富汗人民选中,虽然第二次的选举有漏洞。

普林斯顿公开课 - 国际座谈会课程节选

In both you have the flood coming about as the deliberate result of a divine decision; you have one individual who's chosen to be saved from the flood; that individual is given specific instructions on building an ark, and is given specific instructions on who to bring on-board the ark.

在两个故事中，洪水爆发都是神的旨意,也只有被选中的人，才能幸免于难,上帝告诉这个人，怎么造方舟,并详细规定了,可以带上方舟的物种。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选