is you won't do as well at the beginning

你们刚开始时做的不会太好
as you're likely to be doing toward the end.

我们期望你们在最后会更好一些
Some of you, unfortunately,

其中有些人很遗憾
won't do very good jobs at the beginning...

在开始时表现不会很好
and my TAs, I'll encourage them to be prepared to give Ds.

我会鼓励我的助教们做好给D的准备
If the vices of the paper significantly outweigh the virtues,

如果论文的缺点明显比优点多
that's a D.

那就是D
If the vices very significantly outweigh whatever virtues there are,

如果论文毫无可取之处
that's some kind of an F.

那大概就是F了
So the fact of the matter is many of you in your initial papers

实际上你们中很多人在第一篇论文上
will get lower grades than you've probably

所得的分数可能比
ever gotten before in your life.

你们这小半辈子得过的都低