So they would have local, sort of higher class, local elites, would bid for the right to collect local taxes, and so the Romans would take the highest bid.

所以他们安排当地人，算是上层阶级，本地精英，竞拍当地收税权，这样罗马总是能获得最高竞价。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

So you'd have a patron who would be higher class, richer, more powerful, have some political power, and you would be loyal to your patron, and your patron would then represent you in court, try to get you jobs, try to get you more business, do all the kinds of things that patrons do for their clients.

要找个比你社会地位高，比你有钱有权，有一定政治影响力的庇护人，你也要忠诚于他，庇护人会在法庭上代表你，帮你找工作，帮你介绍生意，各种庇护人为被庇护人做的事。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

You can search obviously by any of the fields up top by days ; of the week you want a class; days of the week you don't want a class; grad level or undergrad level, faculty scores that are 4.0 and higher, ; course overall scores that are 4.0 and higher; and a whole number of other features including synchronization with Google calendar.

你可以按日期来搜索网页上的任一科目,以决定哪天去上课，哪天不去上课;,研究生课程或本科生课程,教师打分为4分或更高的课程，课程总学分为4分或者更高的课程;,当然很多其他选择方式,包括Google同步日历。

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