The optimates, meaning "the best," tended to support the interests of the wealthy senators and the few wealthiest families.

贵族派，是指精英“,主张保护元老院议员的利益,以及少数富裕家庭。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

It's usually best to respond in a complete sentence rather than saying yes or no which can be ambiguous.

一般来说，回答最好是完整的句子，而不是简单的模棱两可的“是”或“不是”。

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In fact one of the frankly best things I ever did as an undergraduate was, perhaps fittingly, take this course pass-fail.

实际上我上本科时做的最得意的事,恰当地说，就是把这门课的成绩看成及格和不及格两种。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

The best way to say it and the quickest way to say it is that I don't speak language.

最合适的说法是,我们说的不是语言。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

That's simple, and he just started playing the best tennis of his life, just remembering what it's been like for him.

很简单，他就已经,开始打网球生涯中最好的表现，仅仅是记起了比赛的真正含义。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

I would go so far to say that something like a satanic sensibility may be one of our best guides in our reading of Milton.

我大可以这样说，这种撒旦式的艺术感受力,可能是我们阅读弥尔顿时的最好引导之一。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

And it is amazing that the very best entrepreneurs are very proactive.

而好的企业家,往往积极思考。

斯坦福公开课 - 扎克伯格谈Facebook创业过程课程节选

The best of them are winnowed out to pursue further study and eventually assume positions of public leadership and responsibility.

学习能力最佳的人,会被精选出来深造,最后承继,公共领袖的职位与责任。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

Positively,what they did there was bring together the best minds bring them together with a mission of saving the free world.

积极地说，他们汇集了最优秀的人才,联合他们，共同拯救自由世界。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

One of, I think, Swensen's best talents is he's a good listener and he incorporates basic facts and acts on them.

我觉得,斯文森的优点之一是,他是个很好的倾听者,综合事实情况再采取行动

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

Zero profits, I'll make zero profits, so that certainly is a best response, pricing at marginal cost as well.

零利润,我将没有利润,所以这确实是一个最佳对策,也定价在边际成本

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

When the programmers play these programs or indeed when anybody, a good chess player, plays these programs, the best way to try to beat them is simply ask yourself, "What's the best move to make right now?"

当程序员或其他任何人,玩这个程序时,比如,一个优秀的棋手,在玩这些程序时,战胜它们的最好办法就是,问问自己,现在怎么走才最为明智

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

In one study they looked at a housing project in Manhattan and they asked people where their best friend was and 90% of them said, "My best friend is in the same building as me," and 50% of them says the same floor.

在一个针对一栋曼哈顿住宅的研究中,他们问住户他们最好的朋友住在哪,90%的人说，“我最好的朋友和我住同一栋楼”,50%说住在同一层楼。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

And similar is a leader, sometimes you don' t have all the information that you want, you've gotta be willing to say " i am gonna go with the best information that i have" i am gonna make the best decision that i can and if we were wrong, we admit it, and we fix it, but we won't just stand there.

同样，作为一名领导者，有时你无法取得,所有的相关信息，你要愿意主动地说,“我将最大可能地,利用手上的资料来工作”,“我要做出自己能够做出的最好的决定”,如果我们犯了错，就虚心承认而且设法改正，但我们不会袖手旁观。

普林斯顿公开课 - 领导能力简介课程节选

You are saying that's one of the things that would've been better if... And making it permanent. -Right And that's the very good sort of bang for buck, permanent tax change So you both view this actually as a missed opportunity, at best really, right? -Yeah It's the best it can be said for. Alright.

你的意思是，有些事原本可以做得更好,这个是其中之一，对吗。,关键在于任何措施都必须是长期的，-没错,恒定的税率改制，绝对划算,这么说，你们两位都认为,这充其量只是错失良机而已，对吗，-没错,也只能这么说说了，是吧。

斯坦福公开课 - 经济学课程节选

So I threw a party in New York, and her best friend, my co-worker came, and she brought her,

我在纽约开了个派对，而她最好的朋友，也就是我的同事，把她带到派对上去了。

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