And that's when, if you had everybody come to the theater for a big debate about something, you could still have people voting on certain things that the city might decide to do, although they couldn't rule themselves completely by themselves.

所以当时，如果所有人到剧院,对某一问题进行辩论，还是可以通过投票,决定某些事情，虽然他们无法进行完全的民主统治。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

So I don't think that anyone who's capable of understanding my views, and therefore obviously competent to decide for themselves whether they want to go on living should feel threatened by what I'm saying.

所以对于那些能够,理解我的观点的人们，和那些能够决定,是否要活下去的人们,我的言论并不会对他们产生威胁。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

If you decide to opt in by a pass fail, I just need to sign your white study card or if you wanna decide before the 5th Monday, just grab the pink slip and I can sign that and you can turn that in at any point and I'm happy to chat during break today or after class if you have any questions or concerns.

如果你上我们的课程只是要一个分数，那么我只需要在你的白卡片上签个名就可以了,或者说，如果在第五周的周一前还没考虑好，把你的解聘书拿来，只要我签个字,任何时候你都开以离开我的教室,当然，如果你有任何问题和疑虑,我也很高心和大家做课下交流。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

You can see some people in the back with cameras as part of an experimental pilot program funded by the Hewlett Foundation and at some point they will decide what they will do with these lectures.

你们能看到后面的摄像人员,这是个由休利特基金会赞助的实验性试播项目,在某种程度上来说,是由他们决定,如何使用这些课堂录像

耶鲁公开课 - 基础物理课程节选

I don't think it very relevant whether the death comes about because you withdraw life support, like a ventilator, or because you actually decide to end that child's life by giving the child a lethal injection.

我觉得这也与造成死亡的原因无关,无论是通过撤走维持生命的仪器，比如呼吸机，还是通过药物注射,结束孩子的生命。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选