第14课:亲切的 - 6

迷你小对话

A: I’m so relieved Prof. Davis is letting me re-take my final exam. Because I was sick, I expected her to fail me.
B: Wow! That’s magnanimous of her. She really went out of her way to help you.

A: Davis教授给了我一次期末重考的机会,我真是大松一口气。本来我病了没能参加考试,还以为她会给我不及格呢。
B: 哇!那她可真够宽宏大量的。她显然是在特意帮你。

语言点精讲

relieved: 宽慰的;愁云尽扫的。
expect: 期待;预料。
magnanimous: 宽宏大量的;高尚的(尤指对竞争者、敌人等)。
go out of one’s way: 特地;越出常规地。