The head of my PHD programs actually estimated the average academic journal article is read by seven people.
我博士班的主任估算过,学术期刊上的一篇论文平均只有7人阅读。
The readings will be a mix between things that'll be quite easy for you to understand, things from the popular media, etc., and then some more sophisticated publications from scientific journals.
材料涵盖面很广,这样更有助于你们理解,比如一些大众读物,和一些比较艰深的学术期刊上的文章
Very few people read refereed academic journals.
很少有人会阅读专业学术期刊。
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