And perhaps this is that doom which Adam fell into of knowing good and evil, that is to say, of knowing good by evil.

似乎是注定了的，亚当要掉进善恶的知识中,也就是说，了解善恶。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

In other words, chance is already fated. The thing that stands for randomness in this book, the thing that looks like ordinary detail, has already been arranged to give you artistic pleasure.

换言之，机遇已经是命中注定的，这代表了,书中的那些随意安排，那些看起来普通的细节，其实已经据安排给大家一种美的享受。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

It was the destiny of a white, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant, United States to take control and improve this great land it had been given.

它认为由白种人,盎格鲁撒克逊人,清教徒们,注定要在这块上天赐给他们的土地上,经营管理,建立国家

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

Or if predestined to die late, Make up your mind to die in state.

或者如果注定要晚点离开世界，那么下定决心离开地庄严一点。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

So I wasn't determined or predetermined to make that choice.

我并非注定要做那个选择的

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

It was a losing battle.

这已注定是一场败仗

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

That mist is a mountain--and that mountain must be conquered.

那是一座高山，而它注定要被征服。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选