Maybe I made a big mistake by likening it to an organic chemistry course-- I don't mean to turn you off.

也许将其比作有机化学课,是个错误,我不是故意想倒你们胃口的

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

You can explain to the waiter that he has made a mistake by using the "I didn't" pattern.

你想跟服务员解释，他弄错了。你就可以使用“I didn't”句型。

I didn't 课堂 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

Now again, at this point you're not going to be tempted by the mistake.

在考虑这个问题,不要陷入误区。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

And so it's a mistake, according to strong theories of rights, it's a mistake to think about justice or law by just adding up preferences and values.

这些强有力的权利理论认为，下列看法是错误的,不该只以偏好和价值的加总,来考虑公正或法律。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

I would recite, whatever, the Articles of Confederation I would rise on my hind legs, quaking in my boots, and I would begin until I made a mistake, whereupon I would be castigated, berated, totally stripped of self-esteem by this monster who would that inflict the same pain on somebody else.

我会背，比如说，联邦条例,我会抬起我的后腿，它在靴子里颤抖，然后开始背，直到犯错，于是，我就会被批评严惩，自尊完全被这个怪物践踏了,他对其他人也会如此加注痛苦。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

That's a crucial mistake that we make when we first try to come to terms with what Freud means by "the death wish."

如果我们一开始就试图理解弗洛伊德所谓的,“死亡冲动“就犯了大错误了“

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

What this entails is just trying to stop controlling things, but I also mistake it a little bit because by stopping controlling things, you're going to control it more.

必须的是,试着放手不去控制事物，但这也是个悖论,因为想不控制事物，反而会加强控制。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

He is warned by the gods through seers,and by men of wisdom saying, don't investigate this question too far; you might be making a mistake.

诸神通过先知向他发出警告,身边的智者也向他谏言,不要太过深究这个问题,否则将铸成大错

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选