There's a mid-term exam halfway through and a final exam at the end, and there's a term paper which is due near the end of the course.

我们在学期中和学期末,分别会有期中考试和期末考试,在本学期快结束时要求写一篇学期论文

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At the end of the semester, I don't think-- I am not expecting you to come and tell me, " "Wow! Thank you for teaching me so many new things."

在本学期结束时，我不想，我不期待你跑来告诉我，“谢谢你教给了这么多新东西“

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