大学生活英语-Finding an Error in Your Test Score(3)

A: Could we go over some things, because I think my test score is wrong.
B: What do you think is wrong, the math or the way your answer was scored?
A: Both.
B: I am willing¹ to take a second look because teachers make mistakes, too. Will that work for you?
A: Yeah, I'm ready.
B: Check your answers against the ones on the answer sheet and let me know where you see the mistake.
A: These look strange.
B: Yes, I agree; let's move on to the calculating² of the score. Would that be OK?
A: OK, let's do the calculation³.
B: We add all of these up and divide by this and that gives us this percentage.
A: I see.
B: Anytime you have a question, please feel free to ask!
 

1 willing   

adj.愿意的，自愿的，乐意的，心甘情愿的

参考例句：

• We never lack food and clothing if we're willing to work.如果我们愿意工作,就不会缺吃少穿。
• He's quite willing to pay the price I ask.他很愿意照我的要价付钱。

2 calculating   

a.深谋远虑的，精明的

参考例句：

• a cold and calculating killer 一个工于心计的冷酷杀手
• His mechanical calculating engines were the antecedents of the modern computer. 他的机械计算机是现代电子计算机的雏形。

3 calculation   

n.计算；计算结果

参考例句：

• The machine will read out the result of the calculation.机器将读出计算结果。
• He is absorbed in the calculation of that difficult maths problem.他全神贯注地在算那道数学难题。