Now if you look at the structure of this book, it has sections that say Key Points and Key Terms.

如果你看了整本书的结构,就会看到有个关键点和关键词的部分

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So what I decided is that you need to know the whole book in the sense that you need to know all of the key terms and key points.

所以我决定了,我把掌握整本书的要求改为,你需要知道所有的关键词和关键点

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I'll cover them of course and go over what I think the key points are, but if I don't discuss the readings in class please don't take that as a sign that the readings aren't important.

我会对其进行讲解,并且指出重点部分,如果有课上没讲到的阅读材料,不要以为这些不重要

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