but the noise steadily increased. I arose and argued about trifles, in a high key and with violent gesticulations;

VOA: special.2009.02.02

Some people have argued there's a module for sociology, for dealing with human groups, races and classes and so on.

有些人认为大脑中存在一个社会学模块,用以面对各种人类团体,种族以及阶级等

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

It can be argued that the Ancient Near Eastern people with the most lasting legacy is a people that had an idea.

应该说，真正拥有持久遗赠的,古代近东人，是有新观点的人。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

Brown's lawyers then argued that he was not guilty of the three crimes with which he was charged.

VOA: special.2009.07.02

So even social security would still be at odds with the minimal state that Milton Friedman argued for.

因此即使是社会保障,也是弗里德曼主张的“小政府“所反对的。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

I stood up and argued about silly things, in a high voice and with violent hand movements.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

And I've argued-- I've shared with you my reasons for thinking that those arguments are not compelling.

而我也辩驳过了,我给你们讲过为什么我认为,这些论证并不具有说服力

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

He argued that military-driven tactics were failing and negotiations with the Taliban should instead be prioritized.

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

The principle of monism had just introduced itself in England around the mid-1640s, around, it's been argued, the time that Milton's writing Areopagitica, and it met with all sorts of opposition.

一元论原理在17世纪40年代中期,弥尔顿写作《论出版自由》的时候,刚刚传到英格兰，即遭到各种反对。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

Democrat Keith Ellison, one of two Muslims in the U.S.Congress, and fellow Democrat Barbara Lee argued that tightening sanctions would make President Barack Obama'sefforts in negotiations with Iran harder.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

But other people have argued that there is a special module in your brain for dealing with artifacts, that is, things like tables and chairs and cars and forks.

但也有其他人认为,在大脑中存在一个特殊的,专门应用各种人工制品的模块,这些人工制品包括了桌椅,汽车,以及刀叉等

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

They argued that more than $12 billion was spent on Pakistan during the previous Bush administration with little to show for it - a point underscored by Senator Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, in this exchange with Ambassador Holbrooke.

VOA: standard.2009.05.12

He argued that in 586, with the destruction of Jerusalem and the people were taken into exile in Babylon, that was when, in Babylon, the priests were able to assume control, and they were able to play on the exiles' overwhelming feelings of guilt and failure.

他在586年争论，当耶路撒冷被摧毁,人们被驱逐至巴比伦时，就是彼时彼地，牧师们能够实行控制，他们能利用流放者们汹涌的感情,他们的罪恶感和失败感。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

Blair's very vocal critics are lining up. Opposition Conservative politician and member of the Intelligence and Security committee Richard Ottaway says it appears that the most significant foreign affairs initiative Britain has dealt with since the WWII was argued and debated on a false premise and that he says that raises profound constitutional questions.

VOA: standard.2009.12.13