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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The executive summary is just like what a manager would read to get a general idea of your report if he was in a hurry.

执行纲要就像是一位经理在匆忙时，为了了解你的报告的大意而读的东西。

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First, read a chapter quickly to get a general idea.

首先，快速看完一个章节，得出它的主要思想。

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We are going to see in a moment how important that is, or in a few lectures, how important that idea is for the Deuteronomistic historian in general. But we will get there.

我们一会儿来看看这到底有多重要，或在以后几次讲座中，看看这一观点有多重要,对大多数申命记历史学家，我们将会看到。

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