For Milton then, at least at that point in his career, his literary career, such a trip without a guide may well have seemed unthinkable.

对于弥尔顿，至少这一点在他的文学职业生涯中,这一趟没有向导指引的旅途是无法想象的。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

I went to see a rich girl I knew. In the morning she pulled a hundred-dollar bill out of her silk stocking and said, "You've been talking of a trip to Frisco. That being the case, take this and go have your fun." So all of my problems were solved.

我去看望我以前认识的一位有钱的姑娘,到了早上，她从丝绸钱袋里取出一张100元的支票说：,“既然你那么向往到圣弗兰西斯科的旅行，拿着这个去寻找你的快乐吧“，这下我的问题全部解决了。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

I used to... you know, I lived and worked out of Sloane Lab up on the hill and it was easy to have office hours before or after class but now you have to make a special trip.

我以前...,我以前的工作和住的地方都是斯隆实验室外的,小山上,那时的开放时间设在课前或课后对我来说都很方便,但是现在你们就得费点儿周折了

耶鲁公开课 - 基础物理课程节选