According to a time-honored tradition in finance, it says that it's a promise to pay $1, but it's not worth $1 today.

由于资金有时间价值,他说他承诺支付一美元,但在此时此刻它并不值一美元

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

It was kind of we'd fooled ourselves into thinking that things were worth an amount that they actually weren't.

就像我们欺骗自己去想，东西有价值但实际上它们并非如此。

美国的会计丑闻 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

But even in those moments when I'm drawn towards valuable container theories, it's always the modest version.

但即便是在那些时刻,即便是在我赞同有价值容器理论时，我赞同的通常是保守价值的说法。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

Rather he maintains as he puts it near the end of the defense speech that the examined life is alone worth living.

相反地，他维持辩护,快终结时的论点,受检视的人生孤独但有活着的价值。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

But beyond that, we also have... it's a billion dollar,

但除此之外，纳什维尔也是有价值十亿美元、

来自田纳西 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

Life may have value in and of itself, but it's not mere life.

生活本身也许有价值，但却不是随便哪种生活。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选