Some people argued that there are certain things that are just categorically wrong even if they bring about a good result, even if they saved five people at the cost of one life.

有些人认为,某些行为反正就是绝对错误的,即便该行为产生了好的结果，即便能牺牲一人挽救五人性命。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

As a result of the Freedom Rides, they had integrated interstate transportation, at great cost to the volunteers who rode those buses.

作为自由乘车运动的结果，州际间的交通被大大集中，不过这使那些乘坐巴士的志愿者们付出了极大的代价。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

This all came hard and at the cost, I'm sure, of a lot of human life and a lot of misery.

一切都变得艰难了,我确定,这夺走了很多人的生命,造成了很多痛苦

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

Eleven dollars per part at 12.5 million cars and trucks came to a total cost of $137 million to improve the safety.

给1250万辆轿车和卡车配上11美元的隔板,提高安全性，共需花费一亿三千七百万美元。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

Second thing I would say that was valuable "Thank goodness, I did one year at Stanford Business School and learned how to read a balance sheet and understand the basics of cost accounting which is not mathematical rocket science.

我要说的第二件事是很重要的,感谢上苍，我在斯坦福商学院学了一年,学会了怎么看资产平衡表，知道恶劣,成本会计的基本知识。

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

What's distinctive about the South: "The South has a tradition," Said Gurganus, "Of attempting the impossible at great cost, proudly celebrating the failure, and in gaining admiration for the performance."

写的是南方的独特之处,"南方有种传统",古尔加努斯说,"付出巨大的代价挑战命运,即便失败仍非常自豪,并因此而为他人所尊敬"

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

At the margin, I'm reaping, I'm bearing the cost for the extra unit of effort I contribute, but I'm only reaping half of the induced profits of the firm, because of profit sharing.

从边际角度分析,我承担了多付出的全部边际成本,但我却只能得到一半的边际收益,因为利润是均分的

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

But on the other hand these advances have also come at a cost. And in this story there's also a sense of longing for the freedom of life in the wild--the innocent, simple, uncomplicated life lived day to day without plans, without toil, in harmony with nature Edenic a somewhat Edenic existence.

但是，换个角度来看，人类付出了代价,才得到这些优点，在这部史诗中，同样存在着,对一种纯真，简单，纯粹生活的向往,每天生活中没有计划，辛劳，与自然和平相处,就像以前的。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

Freedom does permit isolation from society and an alienation of the individual at a high cost, both to the individual and society.

自由允许人与社会隔绝,人与人疏远,但是不管是对个人还是社会,代价都是巨大的

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

The cost per part to increase the safety of the Pinto, they calculated at $11.00 per part.

能增加平托安全性的隔板，每块成本是11美元。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

If he hadn't run, Beatrice would still have won, but it would still have cost him the $.20 of unhappiness at Beatrice winning, but at least he would have saved himself the C of running.

如果他不参选,比阿特丽斯还是会获胜,这同样会给他带来,20美分的,比阿特丽斯获胜的失落感,但至少他节约了参选要支付的C

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选