"The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.

VOA: special.2009.11.12

It may not generate high income, but it can make them feel like they're making contributions in one way or another.

这样的工作可能不会带来高收入，但可以使他们觉得自己,在某些方面作出了贡献。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

but it can mean two very different things, so let's talk about this.

但它可以表达两种非常不同的意思。下面我们来讨论一下。

How can I 课堂 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

It may last a few seconds, but it can get worse and worse with age, leading to a heart attack or stroke.

VOA: special.2010.02.17

That I think is a real virtue but it can come at the price of demanding short term accountability.

我认为这是个优点，但是可能会,付出短期责任的代价。

斯坦福公开课 - 微软CEO-Steve.Ballmer谈科技的未来课程节选

The problem may last a few seconds, but it can get worse and worse with age, leading to a heart attack or stroke.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

It can be the grandness of the Grand Canyon, But it can also be this little tiny nature is in that same little tiny plot.

所以自然中的灵性可能是像大峡谷一样的雄伟，也可能是这块小小的,方块里的微型自然界。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

The commission does not have enforcement powers, but it can suggest changes in the law.

VOA: special.2009.11.19

Poetry, you remember--this is a scientist-- is no more true than religion, but it can perform the function of religion and is therefore capable of saving us.

科学家曾说过-,诗歌并不比宗教更真实，但是诗歌具有宗教的作用,并因此可以拯救人类。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

But it can also increase the risk of soil erosion by rain or wind.

VOA: special.2010.09.28

Let's call someting invisible not only it can't be seen, not only it can't be observed, but it can't be detected at all.

让我们把一些不仅是看不见的,不仅是观察不到的，而且是完全检测不到的，东西称为无形的。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

But it can also be very different within areas of the same country.

VOA: special.2009.09.09

But it can't mean that Bill knew that John liked John.

但它的意思不会是比尔知道约翰喜欢约翰

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

But it can also harm the inside of the stomach and small intestine.

VOA: special.2009.10.20

He said, "I'll pray for him but if he can punch it'll help." In a small respect, that's Machiavelli.

神父说，我将为他祈祷，但是如果他能出拳猛击,那将会很有帮助，小面上说，这就是马基雅维利。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

Snow can be beautiful to look at, but it can also be dangerous.

VOA: special.2010.01.05

You've got to pretty much take that chalk, and make a slurry out of it, put water, and dry it back up, put in a mold, and then you can have the chalk again, but you can't just glue it back together.

你得尽可能地收集它的碎片，把它做成粉浆，加水然后风干，放进模具，然后你就能重新得到这支粉笔，但是你不能简单地把它粘起来。

麻省理工公开课 - 热力学与动力学课程节选

But it can't do any good-- this continuous mourning over her grave.

VOA: special.2010.05.15

In the real world, no one's going to measure it instantaneously, but we can make the difference as small as we like.

在现实生活中,没人能一瞬间测出来,但我们可以使差值越来越小

耶鲁公开课 - 基础物理课程节选

"You can have that test, but it can't be an exclusive test because of the nature of the patent laws which are to protect new and unknown inventions."

VOA: special.2010.07.16

Of course, that's not the useful application for it, it's more of a proof of principle, but it does show you that you can put it in for studies in any organisms.

当然，这不是很有用的应用，这仅仅是一个原理上的证明，但它告诉你你可以把它,放到研究任何生物体中。

麻省理工公开课 - 化学原理课程节选

Compost differs from mulch but it can be used as mulch.

VOA: special.2009.06.23

Now, this is not the nicest way to do it but it'll work. I can look at the type of the value of base and compare it to the type of an actual float and see, are they the same?

这不是最好的办法但它确实有用,我可以得到底的值的类型然后,和一个真的浮点数的类型比比,看他们是不是一样？

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

But it can cause many medical problems.

VOA: special.2010.02.02

There were some problems with that deal and I just give you one news report on that, but you can follow it if you're interested.

那项交易里存在很多问题,而我仅仅给了你一段关于它新闻报道,不过如果你对此感兴趣你可以去追查一下

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

But it can often hide meaning.

VOA: special.2010.04.30

We haven't said much about how to measure it, but you can measure it.

我们并没有说太多关于怎么测它，但是你能测它。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

But the study says it can be more economical in the long term than using fuels like gasoline, diesel or kerosene.

VOA: special.2010.01.11

We have no idea what this menacing contraption actually is supposed to look like or what it's actually intended to signify, but we can know, I think, with some certainty that it's not scrannel.

我们无从得知这个威胁性的装置,实际上是什么样或者要代表什么，但是我们可以通过一些并不细小的确切性得知。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

It's kind of early but let's see if you can pick it up.

现在是太早了点,但大家还是看看能不能猜出来吧

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选