It wants to live a life of a certain magnitude, but with a view to achieving the ultimate desired end, which is to return to an inorganic state on its own terms.

它们希望生命有意义，但是还是带这完成最终愿望的心态，那就是回到最初的无生命状态。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

Reason is not about simple observation, but rather, it is about making, production, or as he says, " "making like consequences produce the desired effects."

理性并不是单纯的观察，它是创造，制造，像他说的，“使它产生我们想要的结果“

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

The primacy of reason and the pursuit of objectivity, therefore, both characteristic of the Western experience seem to me to be essential for the achievement of the desired goals almost anywhere in the world.

理性至上和追求客观,这是西方经验的两个特征,在我看来,这两点几乎在世界任何地方,对既定目标的实现都是至关重要的

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

Then go to the x equation and demand that this be equal to the desired x value and find the time.

然后列出关于 x 的方程,令这个式子等于给定的 x,并求出时间

耶鲁公开课 - 基础物理课程节选

he desired to see them.

他也渴望看到这些尸体。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选