Things that might have been optional in the past for job seekers are now mandatory.

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You have a freewill offering--just because someone wants to do this, a freewill offering. And you have a vow offering that would be offered on the successful completion of a vow, for example. And these sacrifices are all entirely optional.

自由祭品--只因为有人想这么干，自由祭品，还有一个誓言祭品,举个例子，一个誓言如果成功达成，便会供奉祭品，这些祭品都是可选择的。

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These are completely optional, not required for the course, so there's no obligation for you guys to get involved in these things, but I'll mention these things as we go along in case anybody would like to get involved in working with professors or graduate students.

这些都是自愿选择的,而不是课程要求,所以并不强制你们都参加,但随着课程的进行,我还会不断提及,便于任何感兴趣的同学,能够与教授或研究生一同参与研究

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