Now, the historical value of the Exodus story has fascinated scholars, but also lay people, for generations.

现在，《出埃及记》故事的历史价值引起了学者的兴趣，但也挫败了世世代代的人们。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

to appeal to the public and get the general public interested

呼吁公众，引起大众的兴趣，

英国的慈善事业 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

Didn't I know anything about turn about to right, but now I think I know enough to amuse them and to entertain them.

我从前从不知道这些东西，但现在我已经学的足够多,足够引起他们的兴趣了。

麻省理工公开课 - 媒体、教育、市场课程节选

The second point to clear up is that there's really three different issues that might interest us.

需要解决的第二点是,有三种不同的观点,也许能够引起我们的兴趣

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

Now one--people get very worked up about what the government nutrition guidelines are.

现在政府的营养指南,引起人们很大的兴趣

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选

And even all the economists agree that most people will just do that and not spend it, There's a... -So you hear about the stimulus package and it neither enourages you nor outrages you You just shrug, and yawn and go on with your life. -Yea.

几乎所有的经济学家都一直认为,大部分人都会这么做，这个，-这么说这项一揽子刺激计划,并不引起你的兴趣,你只是耸耸肩，打个哈欠，事不关己的样子,生活该怎么过还是怎么过，-正是。

斯坦福公开课 - 经济学课程节选