Or my life would've gone better for this period of ten years, but then it would've become worse.

或者说我的生活在这十年本来可以更好，然后它会变得糟糕。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

I could have brought it to class and showed it to you, but this was issued during the Revolutionary War to help finance the war.

我本来可以把它带到课上,给你们看一下,这张债券发行于,独立战争期间,其目的是战争筹款

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选