| Professor |
Translation |
| You'll be using one of the leading
textbooks in the field. |
I used it as a grad student. |
| If you follow these few simple rules,
you'll do fine in the course. |
If you don't need any sleep, you'll do
fine in the course. |
| The gist of what the author is saying is
what's most important. |
I don't understand the details either. |
| Various authorities agree that... |
My hunch is that... |
| The answer to your question is beyond the
scope of this class. |
I don't know. |
| You'll have to see me during my office
hours for a thorough answer to your question. |
I don't know. |
| In order to answer to your question, you
must recognize that there are several disparate points of view. |
I really don't know. |
| Today we are going to discuss a most
important topic. |
Today we are going to discuss my
dissertation. |
| Unfortunately, we haven't the time to
consider all of the people who made contributions to this field. |
I disagree with what roughly half of the
people in this field have said. |
| We can continue this discussion outside of
class. |
1. I'm tired of this - let's quit.
2. You're winning the argument - let's quit. |
| Today we'll let a member of the class lead
the discussion. It will be a good educational experience. |
I stayed out to late last night and didn't
have time to prepare a lecture. |
| Any questions? |
I'm ready to let you go. |
| The implications of this study are clear. |
I don't know what it means either, but
there'll be a question about it on the test. |
| The test will be 50-questions multiple
choice. |
The test will be 60-questions multiple
guess, plus three short-answer questions (1000 words or more) and no one
will score above 55%. |
| The test scores were generally good. |
Some of you managed a C+. |
| The test scores were a little below my
expectations. |
Where was the party last night? |
| Some of you could have done better. |
Everyone flunked. |
| Before we begin the lecture for today, are there any
questions about previous material? |
Has anyone opened the book yet? |
| According to my sources... |
According to the guy who taught this class last year... |
| It's been very rewarding to teach this class. |
I hope they find someone else to teach it next year. |