My goal in this course is to allow you or to invite you to read someof the most compelling novels written in the last little over a half century.

我上这门课的目的,就是让你或者说是邀请你,来读一些刚过去的半个多世纪里,最引人注目的小说。

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Or if you wish to invite somebody to come to an event,

又或者，你想要邀请一些人来参加一个活动，

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