来自《耶鲁大学开放课程—哲学：死亡 第1集 第1集》

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  So when you're pissed off about your grade,
  所以如果你们因为分数而愤怒
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  the person to take it up with...
  你们要找的人
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  well, take it up with them.
  就是他们啦
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  But eventually you'll want to take it up with me.
  但最后你会想要来找我
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  So when you get a B from us,
  所以如果你从我们这儿拿了个B
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  B doesn't mean what a piece of crap.
  B不是说你写的东西是垃圾
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  B means good job! And so you should be pleased to get a B,
  B是做得好 你拿了B应该高兴才是
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  because it meant you were doing good work
  因为你做的好啊
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  and it's not easy to do good work in philosophy.
  而且在哲学课上做到好可不容易
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  A means excellent.
  A是优秀
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  Now excellent does not mean publishable.
  优秀并不是说你可以拿去发表了
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  Excellent does not mean you are God's gift to philosophy.
  优秀也不是说你是上帝赐给哲学界的礼物