The phrase to be left holding the bag is as widely used as the expression to let the cat out of the bag.

VOA: special.2009.01.25

Because they said the experiment must go on, very often, people went-- most people, Americans went on and shocked that person, even to the point of the other person whimpering and begging to be let out, simply because of the word, " "the experiment must go on".

因为他们说实验必须进行下去，经常的，人们会-,多数人，美国人都会继续电击那个人，甚至电击到另一个人哭泣,恳求放他出去，仅仅是因为那一句，“实验必须进行下去。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

and then let us kind of feel out what we were successful at, what we liked... and all that.

让我们找到自己最擅长、最喜欢的东西。

成为演员之路 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

John Butterfield ordered his men never to let the mail out of their sight.

VOA: special.2010.04.26

So let me go back up here, and I'm going to comment out that region, and let's uncomment this region.

那么让我们回到这里，我会为这个区域添加注意，让我们先取消注释。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

Another widely-used expression is to let the cat out of the bag.

VOA: special.2011.05.22

The socialization whereas to know each other, to create bounds and relationships and also let time out, let time out to learn.

而社会化就是相互了解，构建联系和友谊,及腾出时间学习。

麻省理工公开课 - 媒体、教育、市场课程节选

Then turn the head to the side to let the water out.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

How do I know that that's an absolute pass, though? Well, when we set the exams, we set the tests, I sit with my TA's and we say, all right, let's work out the point scheme on this question.

我怎么知道会是绝对的通过呢，我们制定考试，我们制定测试题，我和助教坐在一起，我们说，好吧，让我们一起来设定这道题的分值。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

Instead, let us come out into the light of day.

VOA: special.2009.04.02

I don't know if you can see, probably not, what's written on here, so let me point out to you a few things.

我不知道大家是否知道，这很可能不是其中的一种，那么让我来为大家指出一些事实。

麻省理工公开课 - 化学原理课程节选

Sid sneered. 'But to make sure nobody'll let you out, I'll just take this key along.'" "When Nancy could no longer hear the tramp of his heavy boots she was sure Sid had left the house.

VOA: special.2009.08.24

But before I leave this, let me just point out that this is a little bit more general than it might appear.

在我讲别的之前,我需要指出,这模型比它看起来更具有普遍性

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

Just let me get you out of here first,all right? It's my dad! We have to go back!

VOA: standard.other

If you let it sit they settle out into two phases again, that's how triglycerides behave.

如果静置不动它们会再次分成两部分,这就是甘油三酯的性状

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

"Just in case there is any confusion out there, let me be clear: I am not going to walk away from health insurance reform.

VOA: standard.2010.02.06

Well, let's get back out into the Aegean Sea and we just crossed Asia Minor.

让我们回到爱琴海地区,我们刚刚已经穿过了整个小亚细亚地区

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

"I though it was a good response from the team, we did not just fall back into our shell and just let it all go out the window,"

VOA: standard.2009.06.07

But let's just think out loud about what these places had in common, and what this tells you about social structure and political outcomes in early modern Europe.

我们先来想想这些国家都有什么共同点,我们又能从中发现这些对于早期欧洲的,社会结构和政治成效又有着怎样的解读

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

Let's get him! Come on! Look out, Gump!

VOA: standard.other

.. What I'm going to do now-- let's start out with the case where-- now it's going to get a little bit more complicated if we drop the independence assumption.

我现在要做的是-,让我们从案例开始-,接下来的情况会比刚才的复杂一点,因为我们去掉了“相互独立“这一前提假设。

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

"Maybe it would be nice if he (Obama) sees that he is working for the people, and he sees that the people are so drastically against a lot of his policies that maybe he might re-think it and say, 'Let's see what we can all work out together."

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

What I'd like to do--and this will be the first time I've the clicker thing in the class so let's try out this little quiz and see how it works.

我想要--这是我第一次,在课上使用表决器,所以我们先做个小测试看看效果如何

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选

Come on, let's get them out of there.

来，把他们都赶出去。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

So let's find out what the time is.

现在来解方程

耶鲁公开课 - 基础物理课程节选

Let's find out if that's still true.

有机会可以弄清楚是不是这样的。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

Let me take the rhythm out of it.

我来将它的节奏记下来

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

In another example, let's pretend that you are out with your boyfriend at the shopping mall.

在另一个例子，假设你和你的男友在一个购物中心。

What do you 课堂 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

As we read this passage, we sort out Christian myths from Egyptian myths, or let's say we sort out from what with Milton be Christian truth from Egyptian myths.

当我们读这段时，我们把基督神话从希腊神话中挑出来，或者说我们把弥尔顿所说的基督的真理,从希腊神话中挑了出来。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

Let me see if I can pick out one or two that were particularly important.

让我想想能不能挑出一两件,特别重要的。

普林斯顿公开课 - 国际座谈会课程节选