So this fact of God's bringing Israel out of Egypt, presumably establishes God's claim to sovereignty.

上帝带领犹太人出埃及，大概想建立至高无上的权利。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

Literature has to figure out where to stake its claim.

因此文学需要划分自己的领地。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Some fact about us that calls out for explanation, and the claim on the part of the dualists was, we couldn't explain it without appealing to a soul.

有些关于我们的事实需要解释,而二元论者的主张是,如果不诉诸灵魂,我们就无法解释这些

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

Maybe they would, if they knew where I was going to go on so doggedly and do all these publications but being having the kind of mentality I have now that this student might claim that I have more to cover I've never been kicked out of the professional.

不过要是他们知道我会这么坚持不懈地做下去,还发表这么多书的话,当时的人或许会允许我，宽容我,但是如果那个学生带着我刚才的想法，的话,他或许会说,我还有很多要研究的呢,我一直都是专家。

麻省理工公开课 - 电影哲学课程节选

Let me point out just how odd a claim that is.

我现在就要阐述这奇怪之处。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选