来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：基础物理第1集第1集》

But, you know, any reasonable excuse will be entertained.

但其实任何合情合理的理由我都能接受
Relative importance given to these different things,

这门课的成绩会由以下几部分构成
there's 20% for your homework, 30% for the Midterm,

平时作业占20% 期中考试占30%
which will be sometime in October, and 50% for the Final.

期中有时在10月份考期末考试占50%
That'll be the weighted average.

这就是成绩的加权比例
But I have another plan called the "Amnesty Plan"

我还有另外一套评分计划叫 "特赦计划"
in which I also compare just your final grade,

就是我会比较你的学期总成绩
what you did on the Final exam,

和你的期末考试成绩
and whichever is higher of the two is what I will take to

我会取这两个成绩中更高的
determine your overall course grade.

作为你的课程最终成绩
This is something I used to announce near the end,

这些话我以前都是在期末的时候说的
but then some people felt that it's

但后来有些同学反映