This was known for a long time, but it took Mr. Einstein to figure out why nature is behaving in that fashion.

这一点在很早以前就人所共知了,不过是爱因斯坦先生解释了,大自然为什么以这种模式运行

耶鲁公开课 - 基础物理课程节选

And isn't that clear already from their colors, the material that they're made of Gold and silver, these colors marked them as fashioned, precious objects, inorganic, and in all these ways beyond time and nature, growth or decay.

从它们的颜色上很容易知道，制作它们的材料,金银说明它们是,特制的珍贵的物件，非自然生长的，这些都是超越时间自然,不会生长或衰亡。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

What is naturally right what is right by nature in peace time will not be the same as what is naturally right or right by nature in times of war.

太平时的自然正当,天生的正当将非常不同于,战时的自然正当与天生的正当,正常情势的正当。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选