That was a story that surely was near and dear to the hearts of Many ancient Israelites and Ancient Near Eastern listeners, so all the elements are there for the retelling of that story.

这个故事必然对一些人来说亲近又珍贵,对那些古代以色列和近东的听众，那就具备了复述故事的一切要素。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

A subject that's near and dear to my heart. Being an English teacher, it is my worst nightmare.

这个问题真的与我息息相关。作为一名英语老师，它就是我的噩梦。

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This is actually something very near and dear to my heart because I literally would not be doing what I do in life today had I not taken a couple of courses here, this one in particular, pass fail.

事实上，我是很关心的,因为今天我就不会站在这里,如果当初我没有这里上课的话，这门课，要么过要么挂科。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

My Dear Pound, here is the poem.

亲爱的庞德，诗歌如下。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

I'd like to introduce now two very dear friends and supporters of positive psychology who are doing arguably more than anyone else to disseminate the ideas of positive psychology in a rigorous and fun way.

现在我想介绍两位挚友,积极心理学的支持者,可能比任何人,更致力推广积极心理学,以严谨和有趣的方式。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

So Milton will continually be saying in his prose tracts, "Oh! I just had an idea. Dear reader, before I go on, perhaps I should say something about myself. I need to explain something to you about where I'm coming from. You wonder who I am to tell you this?

所以弥尔顿会在他的散文中不停地说，“哦！我有一个主意，亲爱的读者，在我继续下去之前,也许我应该介绍下自己，我需要向你们,解释一下我从哪里来，你们会想我是谁呀？

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

The physical basis for everything that we normally hold dear, like free will, consciousness, morality and emotions, and that's what we'll begin the course with, talking about how a physical thing can give rise to mental life.

我们所拥有的一切的生理基础,如自由意志,意识,道德和情绪,我们的课程将会以此作为开始,讨论生理的东西如何能产生心理活动

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

She can't get in to heaven anyway. So she says: "Dear Mary: I am a bastard and a bastard shall not enter the kingdom of heaven as we all know. But I have this personality that makes boys follow me.

反正她是怎样也升不进天堂的，所以，她写道，亲爱的玛丽：,我是一个私生子，我不能进入天堂,众所周知，但我拥有吸引男孩的独特个性。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet. So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called. Retain that dear perfection which he owes without that title.

我们叫做玫瑰的这一种花要是换了个名字,它的香味还是同样的芬芳，罗密欧要是，换了别的名字，他的可爱的完美,也决不会有丝毫改变。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

Well, my dear brother, it begins with the Irene Cliff.

好的，我的兄弟，首先从艾琳娜，克里夫谈起。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

You need to make a decision, dear.

亲爱的，你得快点决定了。

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So thank you, dear.

所以，谢谢你，亲爱的。

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so dear to heaven is saintly chastity that heaven doesn't even permit virgins to die.

圣洁的贞操对上天来说很珍贵,以至于上天几乎不允许处女死去。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

I will find out now--you must tell me, dear."

我现在就去找，告诉我吧，亲爱的，“

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

Dear Sal, sweet Laura. I've come, I've gone, but wait, ah, yes," and he stared with rocky sorrow into his hands. "Can't talk no more.

亲爱的萨尔，温柔的劳拉，我已经来了，我马上要走“,可等等，嗯，是的“，他盯着自己的手，脸上露出不安的神情。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

What did my brother say about this: "Radio," commentary my dear brother Tavis Smiley, School, trying to communicate.

我的兄弟Tavis，Smiley曾说：,“，广播是交流的工具，学校是交流的地方。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选