Some folks say to them in response, "but you know what, you, in your father's generation and mother's generation were at the table when this was drafted."

西方国家的一些人则回应说，“可是，你知道吗，你的父辈们是和我们坐在同一张桌子上,起草这个人权法的“

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

His father said, "I see you are spending more of your time in idleness than in taking care of business at this crucial time."

他的父亲对他说,"我老是发现,你成天游手好闲,而不在这节骨眼儿上多花点功夫做正经事"

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

So, in fact, you might want to marry John because he reminds you of your father or because you want to get back at somebody for betraying you.

所以，事实上你想与约翰结婚,可能是因为他让你想起了你的父亲,或是因为你想要报复曾经背叛了你的人。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

In the poem that we looked at last time that was the poem Ad Patrem that Milton had addressed to his father Milton was attempting, as you remember, to justify to his father his own interest in becoming a poet.

上节课我们读的诗《Ad，Patrem》,是弥尔顿写给他父亲的,正如你们所记得的，弥尔顿正尝试着向父亲证明自己成为诗人的潜力。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

You remember he's written his father in "Ad Patrem" that the trade, the vocation of poetry -- it may be homely and slighted in his father's eyes, but it was of course worth all of Milton's time, all of Milton's uncessant care and investment.

他在写给父亲的Ad，Patrem中说，写诗这个职业在父亲看来或许,简单无趣，却值得弥尔顿付出所有的时间，精力，和投资。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选