来自《耶鲁大学开放课程—哲学：死亡 第1集 第1集》

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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
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  So it's crucial to understand it doesn't mean
  所以你们要理解的是拿到A
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  that the only way you're going to get an A
  并不是唯一可以证明你就是
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  is to be God's gift to philosophy.
  上帝赐给哲学界的礼物的途径
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  A means excellent work for a first class in philosophy.
  A只是对哲学初学者而言的最大褒奖
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  This is an introductory class.
  这只是启蒙课
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  It does not presuppose any background in philosophy.
  是在假设你们没有任何哲学背景下进行的