"Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money;

VOA: special.2011.03.17

Is Milton powerful for the very straightforward reason that he's in possession of this tremendous literary strength, this unimaginable talent?

弥尔顿之所以强大是因为他有,无穷的文学力量，不可想象的天赋这显而易见的原因呢？

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

What are the consequences for a theory of justice and in account of rights of calling into question the idea of self possession?

如果有一套公正理论和对权利的解释,对自我拥有提出质疑，会引起怎样的后果呢？

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

In 2008,the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defense, striking down a Washington,D.C.law that banned the possession of handguns in the home.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

He holds in dream the possibility ; of satisfied desire, possession of the beloved; meaning specifically physical possession of her, which would be an apocalyptic event, the end of time and times.

在梦里他坚信欲望实现的可能性,和对被爱的人的占有;,这里具体指身体上的占有，是有警示性的，警示时间和年代的结束。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

In addition Aristotle tells us such a person will possess beautiful but useless things suggesting the possession not only of wealth but of a kind of cultivated aesthetic sense.

此外，亚里士多德告诉我们,这类的人还将会拥有一些美丽,但无用的东西,不只拥有财富,还有一种经教化的美感。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

It has often been pointed out that in the past 4000 years more wars have been fought for the possession of the tiny strip of land known as Canaan, or the land of Israel, or Palestine, than have been fought for almost any other area in the world.

很多人指出，在过去的4000多年中,为了占领这一小块土地，有过多次战争,这块叫迦南，或以色列或巴勒斯坦的土地，这些战争远多于世界其他地区。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

And if you disagree with that, you must believe in the principle of self possession.

不同意这一点的，你肯定相信自我拥有的原则。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选