And,it was called The City of the Big Shoulders or City of Broad Shoulders because of its importance to the nation.

VOA: special.2010.01.10

We have already encountered on some level the importance of the figure of eating to John Milton. Think of Comus.

我们已经在某种程度上见识到了,对于弥尔顿来说吃的形象的重要性，想想司酒宴之神。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

That is to say, it is subservient to the natural world; its importance is that it refers to that world.

也就是说，这些学科都是自然世界的奴仆;,它们存在的价值就是去解释那个自然世界。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

Russia's importance to ballet continued in the twentieth century thanks to the forward thinking Sergei Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes dancers.

VOA: special.2011.01.26

But then who would understand better than John Milton, Sr. the importance or the value of a long-term investment strategy?

但在那时谁又比弥尔顿先生更懂得,长远投资的重要性呢？

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

The Great Lakes Historical Shipwreck Society works to preserve and explain the history and importance of the area's wrecks.

VOA: special.2009.11.11

They are creatures of majesty and dignity And they are of importance to, objects of concern for, the god who has created them.

他们是庄严而有尊严的生物,他们也非常重要，是关怀的对象，被那些创造他们的上帝关怀。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

He says the almost overpowering silence and deepness of the Grand Canyon shakes people at least briefly out of their self-importance.

VOA: special.2009.10.07

But most importantly, I think, is to go back to the importance given to the individual in Hobbes' philosophy.

除去前面所述的观点,我们还应当给霍布斯哲学中的,个人主义予以足够的重视。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

Mary knew the importance of what had been established -- the first independent school for the higher education of women.

VOA: special.2010.06.27

The importance of this painting is who is being painted and, more than that, who is getting Rembrandt to paint this.

这幅画作的重点在于谁被画了进来,更重要的是,是谁让伦勃朗画这幅画的

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

The writers expressed concern that the proposed changes would place too much importance on the number of hours worked.

VOA: special.2010.07.13

And it's because it's his view of world his ability to express himself and I find that very importance.

因为那是他对世界的看法,是他表达自我的能力,我认为那很重要。

麻省理工公开课 - 电影哲学课程节选

But during World War Two, national leaders recognized the importance of the territory to security in the Pacific.

VOA: special.2009.03.02

It's very assuring, and both again it stresses my importance, but also not my... It's not about me.

都令人安心，同时,它又强调了个体的重要。,不是有关于我。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

Last month, he proposed banning sales of Barbie and other dolls that influence girls to put too much importance on physical beauty.

VOA: special.2009.04.06

So I talked about some of "the greatest hits": the importance of gratitude, the importance of physical exercise.

于是我谈到了一些热门话题：,感恩的重要性，体育锻炼的重要性。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

By her example, she taught all Americans about the importance of one's beliefs and the power of truth.

VOA: special.2010.05.09

but they no longer have the importance that they once did because they no longer manage the currency.

但是它们再也没有当初的重要的地位,因为它们不再管理货币了。

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

But the fifty-two pages also talk about the importance of diplomacy, development and coalition-building to reach policy goals.

VOA: special.2010.05.29

Now next time, in my lecture on introducing you to Judaism, I'll talk about the importance of at least two of these empires, because they're very important for the history of Palestine and Israel at this time.

下次课讲犹太教时，我会讲到至少其中两个帝国的重要性，因为他们对当时,巴勒斯坦及以色列影响非常大。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

Government,community and business leaders have pushed for teaching young people about the importance of saving, budgets and the true cost of credit.

VOA: special.2009.04.10

Now here--here is the importance of assessing dietary behavior, and you guys are doing it on yourselves.

评估饮食行为的重点在于,你们要针对自己进行评估

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选

The way it filled up her worn money holder gave her a feeling of importance that she had not enjoyed for years.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

It's biological engines, right. Things that either produce or consume biological fuel to do different sorts of processes. Also, of course of key importance to understand what the, in that case, biological thermodynamics are.

但不只是我们制造的引擎,生物引擎也是如此,它们产生或消费生物燃料,来完成不同的过程，当然，这也是理解生物热力学的关键所在。

麻省理工公开课 - 热力学与动力学课程节选

The F.C.C.says the court "in no way disagreed with the importance of preserving a free and open Internet."

VOA: special.2010.04.09

I think we all understand the importance of children growing up together and having the opportunity to work together to become friends, to learn the results of conflicts and to basically interact in a social environment.

我们都明白,孩子共同成长,有机会合作是很重要的,他们要成为朋友，要知道发生冲突的后果,要在社会环境里互动。

麻省理工公开课 - 媒体、教育、市场课程节选

President Obama talked this week about the importance of building exports as a way to create jobs and economic growth at home.

VOA: special.2010.07.09

What is India's strategic importance ? to the United States today? and the vice versa.

当今对美国来说，印度有什么,战略意义？而反之又如何。

普林斯顿公开课 - 国际座谈会课程节选

Relative importance given to these different things, there's 20% for your homework, 30% for the Midterm, which will be sometime in October, and 50% for the Final.

这门课的成绩会由以下几部分构成,平时作业占20%,期中考试占30%,期中有时在10月份考,期末考试占50%

耶鲁公开课 - 基础物理课程节选