But if, over the course of the semester, you get better, then we will give, at the end of the semester, when we're figuring out your semester grade, we'll give the later, stronger papers more than their official weight.

但如果，在这学期中，这门课，你进步了，那么我们会，在学期末，我们算出你的分数后，我们会给那一两篇较晚时候写的，较好的论文比之前规定的更大的比重。

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You know, frankly, when it comes down to it, people want to give money and get something in return.

坦率地说，归根结底一句话，人们在有所投入的时候也是期待有所回报的。

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