With one exception,

有一个例外
I won't be spending very much time talking about the readings.

我不会花很多时间讨论阅读材料的内容
The exception is Plato,

而这个例外就是柏拉图
where I'll lecture, maybe two lectures,

也许我会讲上两节课
trying to reconstruct Plato's central arguments,

我会重现柏拉图的主要论证
at least the arguments relevant to our class.

至少这些论证和我们课程相关
We'll be reading one of Plato's dialogues.

我们将会读一段柏拉图的对话
But for the most part,

但是大部分时候
although I'll occasionally,

尽管我将不时地
periodically refer to the readings,

偶尔地提及课外阅读材料
I won't spend a lot of time talking about the views in the readings.

但我不会花很多时间谈论书中的观点
The readings you should think of as complementary to my lectures.

因为你应该把那些书当作是我上课的补充