So let me first say a little bit about the story line, and some of the themes at the beginning of Exodus, the first six or seven chapters.

首先再让我大概介绍一下故事，以及在《出埃及记》开篇中的一些主题，开始的六七章。

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I think I would want to scan that line as a bit of an odd beginning.

我觉得这是个很奇怪的开头。

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