I better say something about oil in the ancient world, so that you get a grip on what's going on here.

我最好说一下油在古代世界的地位,以便你能明白为什么会出售芳香油

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

Perhaps you too have felt wine talons grip you unexpectedly sometime and carry you aloft.

可能你也觉得这句有时很出乎人意料,让人百思不得其解。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

.. What you can't change, loses-- when you focus on the fact that you can't change it, it loses some of its grip to upset you.

你无法改变的-,当你专注于”你无法改变它“这个事实，它就不会让你那么难受。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

Double grip shields thus presupposed or imposed an extremely dense formation.

因此双握柄的盾牌预示了,或揭示了一种极为密集的阵型

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选