He was honored for his art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new kinds of characters.

VOA: special.2009.03.13

So, these are all involved with our ability to maintain homeostasis by exchanging materials with the external environment.

这个过程关乎人体维持内稳态的能力,内稳态通过与外环境进行物质交换来实现

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

You do have the ability to practice with a lot more freedom here I feel.

我觉得在信仰穆斯林时,这里确实能够有更多的自由。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

During that time, Branch Rickey tested Robinson's ability to deal with racial pressure he would face in the major league.

VOA: special.2009.04.05

Many of us would find that was, as I say, a burden-- something hanging constantly over us interfering with our ability to enjoy life.

我们许多人都会发现那是，像我说的那样，一种负担-,它一直笼罩着我们,影响着我们享受生活的能力。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

The historians also looked at administrative ability, relations with Congress, goal setting and the pursuit of equal justice for all.

VOA: special.2009.02.27

A happy marriage for Milton was founded on a couple of like-minded opinions and values, - their ability to converse with one another -- and so this is why the notion of divorce for reasons of incompatibility is so important to Milton, because compatibility in marriage is the very essence of marriage.

对弥尔顿来说，一段幸福的婚姻是建立在,有着相似观点和价值基础的情侣间的，他们与彼此交谈的能力-,因此这就是为什么对弥尔顿来说离婚这一概念,无论如何都十分重要，因为和谐共处,是婚姻的精髓。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

Even his strongest critic praised his writing ability, even if they did not agree with what he wrote.

VOA: special.2011.05.01

One of the things we said last time was, with that set of things, the ability to give values-- sorry, to give names to values-- the ability to make decisions, the ability to loop as a function of that, the ability get things in and out, we said that that actually gave us a language we said was Turing-complete.

上次我们和以上内容一起说过，我们可以赋值--抱歉,为数值命名--可以做出判断决定-,并且据此进行循环,可以输入输出数据,我们说拥有这些功能的语言,是图灵完备的。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

They face heavy demands with limited resources and limited ability to meet training and other professional needs.

VOA: special.2009.10.03

Dementia is the loss of thinking ability that is severe enough to interfere with daily activities.

VOA: special.2009.09.15

They also can interfere with mental ability,make muscles weak and cause pain in the head.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

The researchers found a link between swearing and an increased ability to deal with pain.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

One critic said: "Never was an administration begun with more hope and less ability."

VOA: special.2010.02.11

Instead,he filled state jobs with men of ability.

VOA: special.2010.04.29

OSSIE DAVIS: "Baseball should be taken seriously by the colored player -- and in this effort of his great ability will open the avenue in the near future wherein he may walk hand in hand with the opposite race in the greatest of all American games -- baseball."

VOA: special.2009.04.05

Autism spectrum disorder is a complex neurological disorder that affects a person's ability to communicate and interact with others.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

He says for years Noordin was like a ghost to the people of Indonesia, with his ability to induce fear and elude the authorities.

VOA: standard.2009.09.21

Your ability to deal with some of that, to grow as a team, is very important."

VOA: standard.2009.06.07

His liberal positions often caused him to clash with conservative lawmakers, but he was also known for his ability to compromise to get laws passed.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky expressed his disappointment with Specter's decision, saying it could undermine Republicans' ability to put a check on the Democratic majority.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

This abnormality interferes with the brain's ability to process speech.

VOA: standard.2010.02.11

With the U.S.pulling out, their ability to lead has faltered.

VOA: standard.2010.04.04

"And volunteer as you go, really help people, and then use your knowledge and ability with technology to connect people, to motivate them to go out and serve their communities."

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

"This president basically is rolling the dice, he is making the most important decision of his presidency, betting on his ability to work with Pakistan and get this shared problem of the two Talibans under control,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.06

He says what South Korea and its allies have a problem with is the North's ability to deliver weapons of mass destruction at a long range, regardless of what is mounted on top of this particular rocket.

VOA: standard.2009.04.01

"We're bringing back to people with Type 1 diabetes not only the proper amount of insulin dosed correctly into the right amount, but also this ability to provide a little bit of glucagon after meals, if the insulin dosing turned out to be a little excessive.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

"There are going to be more long nights, more cold days, more memorial services, more frustrations,more questions, more answers to questions, but there are also going to be more Afghans with a chance, more Afghans with security, more Afghans with the ability to make the choice for their future, to build the country the way they want it,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.03