And in general, when people devote a lot of energy or money or expense to something, they are extraordinarily resistant to having it proven wrong.

一般来说，当人们投入的精力，金钱或成本越多时，他们就越不会相信自己是错的。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

And b, they have what's called a low expense ratio since they're easy to implement, you don't pay anyone to be brilliant to implement if for you.

但是他们的费用比率很低,因为这种做法很容易，你不需要,有多聪明就能去实施。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

He likes to include some snarky comments on the footnotes generally about me at my expense.

他喜欢把我的一些无礼的话,也记录下来，反正都是我说的。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

To write any kind of epic at all might very well seem to be embracing an inappropriately sensual paganism at the expense of the higher discipline of good, old-fashioned monotheistic Christianity.

不论你想写好任何形式的史诗,你都要接受一些不太恰当的异教信仰,违反一些基督教中好的教条，和过时的一神论思想。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

And, as I already said, south and southeast to the expense of the Turks.

而且,我已经说过,向南和东南扩张到了土耳其

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

And he argues that indigent citizens, who are unable to provide for themselves, should not be forced to rely simply upon the private charity of individuals but should be maintained at public expense.

对于那些因贫困而无法养活自己的人，他却认为不能让他们，完全依靠私人的慈善救济过活,而应当用国家公共支出,建立相应的保障来维持他们的生活。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

If he enters the election and he wins the election then his payoff is B because he entered C, --sorry B because he won, C because he had to pay his election expense.

如果他参加选举并且获胜,那么他的收益是B,因为他参选,C,对不起,B,因为他获胜,C,因为他要支付选举成本

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选