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Important terms and important concepts are stressed
对于一些重要的概念
and repeated ad infinitum and ad nauseum.
会在课上不断重复
I have been teaching college now for 25 years
我已经在大学任教25年了
at this taping and I have been called
大家或许也听到了一些学生对
some pretty mean things, some of which are true
我的课程的一些负面说法
but I have never been one of those professors
有些是真的，但我保证我绝不是
who expects students to guess what is important enough
一个讲课没有重点，还要学生

from the course to really put time into learning.
来猜测课程重点进行复习的教师
I have had professors like that;
我自己也曾遇到过那样的老师
you have had professors like that;
你们也曾遇见过那样的教师
catch me acting like that,
如果你们发现我是那样的人
drag me out and shoot me.
那么请毫不留情地将我赶下讲台
I will always offer you on the test a choice between
每次考试的论述题部分我都会给
2 essay questions. In the study guide and review
大家两个选择，在学习指南和复习资料中
materials I give 3 possible essay questions for every
每个单元我都会给大家提供三个可能的
unit. If you prepare 2 of the 2 essay questions
问题，只要准备其中的两个问题
you're guaranteed that one of those essay questions
在考试中你就一定会碰到一道
will show up on your test. Have at it.
你准备过的题，请大家记住这一点
I want to stress too that this course is not an
我还想强调，这门课的目的并不是
exercise in parroting the instructor, that's me,
让大家完全接受我的观点
in my opinions. Like any responsible
与任何一个有责任感的美国人相同
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.
不断反思我自己的信仰
I don't try to hide my personal political beliefs
我不会掩藏自己的政治信仰
and I don't think you should either. I pride myself
我认为大家也无需这样做
on not forcing my personal view points down my
我以不强迫学生接受我的观点为荣
student's throats; I had that kind of professor too
我的某些老师就曾强迫我们接受他的观点
and I didn't enjoy it very much. If you emerge from
这使我感到很不开心，如果经过
rise and fall of super powers determined to
"大国沉浮"这一学期的课程，你最终
cancel out my vote in every election for the rest
决定在我的后半生中再也不给我投票
of my life, my personal take on it is at least you're
那么我会认为，起码你还在行使
going to vote. The most important thing in this class
选举的权利，本课程中最重要的是
is to form rational opinions about the class materials
对课堂资料形成理性的观点
examine your beliefs critically, and express your
并且不断重新审视自己的信仰，以一种
beliefs politically, firmly but politely.
坚定的，有力的，礼貌的方式表达政治观点
If you have differences from anything you hear me
如果你的观点与我在课堂上讲的
saying in this class, read in this class or
你在课堂资料中读到的，以及
that I imply, please address these differences in
我提到的内容有所不同，请在论述题
your essay questions, please address these in your
或者学期报告中写出来
written project, if that is not enough please come on up
亦或是可以直接到我的办公室找我
to my office. My office hours are on the website
我的办公时间已经公布在网站上了
somewhere down there. Come on up and we'll
你可以在我的办公时间来办公室找我讨论
talk about it. If you can't come up in my office hours
在非办公时间，你需要先进行预约
I'll make an appointment. Regardless of wether or not I agree with
不论我是否同意的观点
your opinions your work will receive a fair reading
我都会认真阅读你的报告
and I'll be happy to hear you out. You may even
我非常希望大家能各抒己见，你们甚至
convince me. If your work is also based on
可以说服我，如果你的作品
critically assessed facts, strongly argued and
有根有据，分析透彻，论据充分
politely expressed you may
表达清晰礼貌
even receive a very good grade.
你一定可以取得一个好成绩
Segment 1C, the importance of history.
下面我们来看历史的重要性
2 or 3 summers ago my dad came down from
两三年前的夏天，我的父亲
Wisconsin to spend the week with us.
从威斯康辛来我家度假
We were having breakfast at a local restaurant
我们在当地一家小餐馆吃早餐
I won't name, the waitress brought me out a stack
服务员端上来三张薄饼
of 3 pancakes and I got down to business.
我迅速开吃
I should point out here that I have a system for
这里我想告诉大家，我有一套
eating pancakes. I started by lifting up the top 2
吃薄饼的理论，我先将最上面的两张
pancakes and buttering the bottom pancake.
薄饼拿起来，然后在最底下的一张上
What I do is I lift up the top 2 pancakes,
铺上黄油，把上面的两张拿起来
put all sorts of butter on the bottom pancake,
在最底下的一张上铺黄油
flip down the second pancake on top of that and
将第二张饼放在上面
put all the butter I can possibly get over there.
在上面尽可能地多铺黄油
Finally I take the top pancake, cover it with butter
最后是最上面的薄饼，在上面
as much as I can get on there and then I drown
尽可能铺满黄油，将三张薄饼
the whole thing in syrup, like so. And when my dad
浸泡在糖浆中，当父亲看见我的
saw me performing this operation he just busted out
一系列行动后，他忍不住大笑起来
laughing. I asked him why and he said that's exactly
我问他个中原因
the way that your mother
他说 "你妈妈也是
always had to eat her pancakes.
这样吃薄饼的"

视频及简介

课程介绍:
本课程对罗马帝国和前苏联的兴衰进行回顾，探讨它们历史变迁的内在规律，并将现代的超级大国——美国与它们进行比较，从而作出对未来可能的一些预测。

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