"I think,in very general terms, in the last year or two, that the strident public criticism and denunciation rom the outside has also been a factor and has in my view has been something of a mistake,"

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But if my students can catch me making a mistake, it means they are following it and they are not hesitating to tell me.

如果我的学生能发现我犯的错误,这证明你们确实在听课,并且愿意直言不讳

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I must have made a mistake on my project.

我肯定在项目里出什么差错了。

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I would recite, whatever, the Articles of Confederation I would rise on my hind legs, quaking in my boots, and I would begin until I made a mistake, whereupon I would be castigated, berated, totally stripped of self-esteem by this monster who would that inflict the same pain on somebody else.

我会背，比如说，联邦条例,我会抬起我的后腿，它在靴子里颤抖，然后开始背，直到犯错，于是，我就会被批评严惩，自尊完全被这个怪物践踏了,他对其他人也会如此加注痛苦。

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