Expectations are not lectures or sermons.

期望不是讲座或者说教。

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Reputation may open the door, but conversations are not lectures.

名声可以打开沟通的大门，但谈话并不是演讲。

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Attendance at these lectures is not compulsory.

这些课不是硬性规定要听的。

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"This past year, I was a visiting scholar for the Phi Beta Kappa Society and went to small liberal arts colleges in the United States, and not only gave public lectures about science, but also research lectures, and then also spoke with women about the importance of bringing their intellectual force, which is formidable, to the scientific arena in the future."

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Of course this is a tradition in MIT of not going to the lectures in a large freshmen courses.

这在麻省理工是一个传统,学生们都不去上,新生的大型讲座课。

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I do not do chronological lectures, "Well in 1882, and then it was followed by 1883." I don't do that.

我不会按照年代顺序讲,"在1882年,然后,紧接着1883年"我不这么弄

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Not just lectures and syllabi, but online tests, feedback, group discussions, labs, and more.

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Jim Wells of the DUP said his party would not take any lectures from the Ulster Unionists and pointed to former UUP MPs who did not resign when the first Northern Ireland Assembly was established in 1982.

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Scientists, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists cross paths not only at lectures but also at social events like the UCSD Cancer Center's annual Luau and Longboard Invitational--yes, surfing to benefit cancer research.

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