I check the bookings to get a general idea of what activities to plan.

我核查预订情况以便对计划安排些什么活动有个大体的想法。

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We've got a general idea of what we want, but nothing concrete at the moment.

我们对自己想要什么有一个大致的想法，但目前还没有具体的内容。

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How can you catch the general idea of an article in a short time?

怎样才能在短时间内抓住文章的大意？

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They tried to sell the idea that the old general was the only man who could defeat the candidate of the Democratic Party.

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All right. So now that we have a general idea of what we're talking about with shielding, we can now go back and think about why it is that the orbitals are ordered in the order that they are.

现在我们对于谈论的屏蔽,有一个整体观点了，我们现在可以回过头来考虑,为什么轨道是按照,那种规则排列的。

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The precision of that,of course, is not to be taken seriously, but it gives you a general idea of when we are talking about.

当然,这个时间的精确度,并没有经过严格考证,但是它使我们对这件事的时间有个大体的概念

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An excerpt is below, which will give you a general idea of their rationale.

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But he believes there is relatively strong support for the general idea of streamlining government.

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And they share the same general idea of what the timeline should be, 10 to 12 years.

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