It turns out that in a lot of languages, C included, you the programmer knowing a bit about how the computer works and the language works, can exercise more fine-grained control.

结果在包括C语言的很多语言当中，你作为一个程序员懂得了一些计算机的工作方式,和语言的处理方式，可以更精确地控制运用它。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

He dismisses his brother's entirely practical argument, because for him chastity is a lot more than a simple exercise of sexual abstinence.

他推翻了他弟弟所有实际的论点，因为对他来说,贞节不仅仅是简单的禁止性欲。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

We could begin to put a certain amount of pressure on the text and possibly, as I say, - begin to do things with it which are kind of a five-finger exercise-- -- we'll be doing a lot more of that sort of thing--but which might work.

开始时我们应该对文本抱有一定的怀疑,就像我说的，用一种五指练习法来做-,以后我们会大量涉及到这种练习。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

But with this example alone can you realize -- that with some more exercise of thoughts and intelligent-- I don't wanna say intelligent design here, intelligent design can you actually solve this problem so much more efficiently and just as correctly.

但通过这一例子，你们应该能认识到,通过更多的思维训练-,在这我并不想说智能设计，你就能真正更高效，准确地,解决问题。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

The people who've run on the treadmill, even when that arousal is fairly obvious, you've got--you--doing a little bit of aerobic exercise, ? you still find the experimenter more attractive. Okay?

跑步的那个人，即使很明显，兴奋时因为做了一些有氧运动，你仍然发现实验者更具吸引力，对吧？

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选