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Important terms and important concepts are stressed
對于一些重要的概念
and repeated ad infinitum and ad nauseum.
會在課上不斷重復
I have been teaching college now for 25 years
我已經在大學任教25年了
at this taping and I have been called
大家或許也聽到了一些學生對
some pretty mean things, some of which are true
我的課程的一些負面說法
but I have never been one of those professors
有些是真的，但我保證我絕不是
who expects students to guess what is important enough
一個講課沒有重點，還要學生
from the course to really put time into learning.
來猜測課程重點進行復習的教師
I have had professors like that;
我自己也曾遇到過那樣的老師
you have had professors like that;
你們也曾遇見過那樣的教師
catch me acting like that,
如果你們發現我是那樣的人
drag me out and shoot me.
那么請毫不留情地將我趕下講臺
I will always offer you on the test a choice between
每次考試的論述題部分我都會給
2 essay questions. In the study guide and review
大家兩個選擇，在學習指南和復習資料中
materials I give 3 possible essay questions for every
每個單元我都會給大家提供三個可能的
unit. If you prepare 2 of the 2 essay questions
問題，只要準備其中的兩個問題
you're guaranteed that one of those essay questions
在考試中你就一定會碰到一道
will show up on your test. Have at it.
你準備過的題，請大家記住這一點
I want to stress too that this course is not an
我還想強調，這門課的目的并不是
exercise in parroting the instructor, that's me,
讓大家完全接受我的觀點
in my opinions. Like any responsible
與任何一個有責任感的美國人相同
American citizen I have developed a set of political
我有自己的一套政治信仰，并且在
beliefs and I reexamine them constantly.
不斷反思我自己的信仰
I don't try to hide my personal political beliefs
我不會掩藏自己的政治信仰
and I don't think you should either. I pride myself
我認為大家也無需這樣做
on not forcing my personal view points down my
我以不強迫學生接受我的觀點為榮
student's throats; I had that kind of professor too
我的某些老師就曾強迫我們接受他的觀點
and I didn't enjoy it very much. If you emerge from
這使我感到很不開心，如果經過
rise and fall of super powers determined to
"大國沉浮"這一學期的課程，你最終
cancel out my vote in every election for the rest
決定在我的后半生中再也不給我投票
of my life, my personal take on it is at least you're
那么我會認為，起碼你還在行使
going to vote. The most important thing in this class
選舉的權利，本課程中最重要的是
is to form rational opinions about the class materials
對課堂資料形成理性的觀點
examine your beliefs critically, and express your
并且不斷重新審視自己的信仰，以一種
beliefs politically, firmly but politely.
堅定的，有力的，禮貌的方式表達政治觀點
If you have differences from anything you hear me
如果你的觀點與我在課堂上講的
saying in this class, read in this class or
你在課堂資料中讀到的，以及
that I imply, please address these differences in
我提到的內容有所不同，請在論述題
your essay questions, please address these in your
或者學期報告中寫出來
written project, if that is not enough please come on up
亦或是可以直接到我的辦公室找我
to my office. My office hours are on the website
我的辦公時間已經公布在網站上了
somewhere down there. Come on up and we'll
你可以在我的辦公時間來辦公室找我討論
talk about it. If you can't come up in my office hours
在非辦公時間，你需要先進行預約
I'll make an appointment. Regardless of wether or not I agree with
不論我是否同意的觀點
your opinions your work will receive a fair reading
我都會認真閱讀你的報告
and I'll be happy to hear you out. You may even
我非常希望大家能各抒己見，你們甚至
convince me. If your work is also based on
可以說服我，如果你的作品
critically assessed facts, strongly argued and
有根有據，分析透徹，論據充分
politely expressed you may
表達清晰禮貌
even receive a very good grade.
你一定可以取得一個好成績
Segment 1C, the importance of history.
下面我們來看歷史的重要性
2 or 3 summers ago my dad came down from
兩三年前的夏天，我的父親
Wisconsin to spend the week with us.
從威斯康辛來我家度假
We were having breakfast at a local restaurant
我們在當地一家小餐館吃早餐
I won't name, the waitress brought me out a stack
服務員端上來三張薄餅
of 3 pancakes and I got down to business.
我迅速開吃
I should point out here that I have a system for
這里我想告訴大家，我有一套
eating pancakes. I started by lifting up the top 2
吃薄餅的理論，我先將最上面的兩張
pancakes and buttering the bottom pancake.
薄餅拿起來，然后在最底下的一張上
What I do is I lift up the top 2 pancakes,
鋪上黃油，把上面的兩張拿起來
put all sorts of butter on the bottom pancake,
在最底下的一張上鋪黃油
flip down the second pancake on top of that and
將第二張餅放在上面
put all the butter I can possibly get over there.
在上面盡可能地多鋪黃油
Finally I take the top pancake, cover it with butter
最后是最上面的薄餅，在上面
as much as I can get on there and then I drown
盡可能鋪滿黃油，將三張薄餅
the whole thing in syrup, like so. And when my dad
浸泡在糖漿中，當父親看見我的
saw me performing this operation he just busted out
一系列行動后，他忍不住大笑起來
laughing. I asked him why and he said that's exactly
我問他個中原因
the way that your mother
他說 "你媽媽也是
always had to eat her pancakes.
這樣吃薄餅的"
