想象一下20年前一个典型的 MBA 大讲堂。

Picture a typical MBA lecture theatre twenty years ago.

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当时在一个大讲堂上课，这个课堂紧靠学习北门的入口。

It was taught in a large lecture hall which abutted the North access gate of the University.

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伦敦严格规定新建筑物不准阻挡圣保罗大讲堂的视野。

London has strict rules preventing new structures blocking certain views of st Paul's Cathedral.

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If history is any indication 72% of the people ; in the theater have no prior programming experience; despite what you may think and despite the fact that some of you may very well be thinking, odds are I know the least about computers than anyone in here, I'm actually a little scared of my computer.

以往的经验表明,大讲堂里72％的人没有任何编程经验;,不管你们怎么想,有些人可能现在就在考虑了，奇怪的是比起在座的各位，我最不了解计算机，我甚至有点怕我的电脑。

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