Congresswoman Lee says the lawmakers did not go to Cuba to negotiate with the rulers of the communist-run government, but observe what is taking place, talk with people and offer recommendations to the Obama Administration.

VOA: standard.2009.04.07

For our purposes,the crucial point is to see that what seems to be going on there is our hero is taking the place of somebody else who's about to die.

我们的目的是搞清楚这里的情况,我们的主人公代替别人死亡了。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

All this was taking place in what is now the south-central part of the United States.

VOA: special.2010.04.08