Some of my classmates did this for an easy way to meet their intermediate course requirement, but I did it to get the kind of depth in those topics I was going for.

我的一些同学这样做是为了更轻松地达到他们中级课程的要求，但我这样做是为了更深层次地研究那些我感兴趣的主题。

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I've learned a little Chinese in the US, so I want to attend an intermediate course.

我在美国学过一点儿中文，所以我想报中级班。

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Something, such as an intermediate course of action, that occupies a position or represents a condition midway between extremes.

介于两个极端中间的位置或状态的东西，例如一行动的中间过程。

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There are intermediate steps of course.

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The recklessness of that action sent shock waves through the boardrooms of every Japanese company that has come to rely upon China not just for raw materials, but for intermediate parts and, of course, for finished goods.

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But for that to happen, several intermediate steps will all have to stay on course.

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