And they completely change once your first paper is due or the midterms arrive.

要写第一篇论文，时，情况彻底改变,或期中考试来临时。

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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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And the paper's not due for a while and so forth.

再说论文结稿还早。

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