To speak of shepherds and shepherding in a pastoral poem seems almost invariably to be a strategy or a way to speak of poets and their craft of poetry.

在田园诗里描绘牧羊人,看起来是一种固定不变的策略或者方式,用以描述诗人和他们的造诣。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

They aren't recourse to a separate science or lore or body of knowledge or interpretive craft that calls upon forces or powers that transcend God or are independent of God.

不依赖于某种独立的技术或知识而存在,或者通过某种手段把超越上帝,或者不受上帝控制的力量聚集起来。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

This kind of knowledge will be the art or craft of the statesman concerned above all with what to do in a specific situation.

这类的知识,将是政治家最关注的艺术,或手腕,在特定情况下要如何做出决定。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

Is it better for business to seek legislative solutions to industry problems or to craft a set of mutually acceptable rules for the governance of their symbiotic commercial and financial affairs?

FORBES: The Dangers Of Letting Congress Solve The Performance Royalties Dispute

If a ship is under attack or getting approached by a suspicious craft then the crew call one of two mobile phones lying on the desk.

BBC: Seeking Somali pirates, from the air

Goldman is one of the few American financial firms whose balance sheet has largely escaped the problems of the American housing market. (See "Goldman Only Brushed By The Credit Crunch") It may want to buy some or all of Wachovia itself, but if not, the firm could at least help it craft a deal or find a deep-pockets investor.

FORBES: Wachovia Steels Itself For Uncertain Future