such as Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan, kept up their criticism, accusing President Obama of fiscal irresponsibility and asserting that his plans will greatly increase deficit spending.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

She's alluding here, I think, to one of the most famous passages in Paradise Lost in which Milton is asserting nothing other than his poetic power.

我认为，她这里是在暗指，《失乐园》最著名的篇章之一,在这篇章中弥尔顿仅仅是在展示他诗句的力量。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

When Aristotle says that man is a political animal by nature, he is doing more than simply asserting just a truism or just some platitude.

当亚里士多德说,人类天生是政治动物，他的主张,不只是老生常谈,或是陈腔滥调。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

On the same broadcast, Democratic Senator John Kerry said the president has been absolutely correct in his statements about Iran, asserting that tough rhetoric against the Iranian government would be counterproductive.

VOA: standard.2009.06.23

So Richard's first exertion of agency in this book is through the agency of words, in this case in asserting an interpretation of the words at odds with their intended meaning.

这里理查在书中头一次借助语言,表达自己的影响，即使与其所理解的意思,大相径庭。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

However,Republicans and Democratic opponents said the resolution itself was biased, asserting that by passing it the House would be demonstrating it wants to cover up the truth about actions in Gaza by both Hamas and Israel.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

And he says this about his own little research: "I shall not hesitate to put down for you with my interpretations whatsoever things I well learned at one time from the Presbyters," just meaning the old guys,elders,"and well remembered, confidently asserting truthfulness for them.

对于他自己的研究，他这样说：,“我会毫不犹豫地写下,我曾经从长老那里学到和记住的,一切东西，而且加上我的诠释“,长老指长者，前辈，“并自信地肯定他们的真实性。

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