They do extremely well on the first test and conclude that chemistry is in the bank and they can focus on the other subjects.

它们在首次考试中取得了好成绩,总的来说化学是根基,他们可以在其他事情上投入精力。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

I have the freedom to pass that person because I like the trend. Suppose I have somebody else who came here with two years of chemistry in high school, got a 95 on the first test, 70 on the second test, failed the third test, failed the final, has an aggregate score of 48.

我能够选择让那人通过,因为我喜欢他的进步，假设另一个同学,学了2年的化学在高中,第一次测试得到95分，第二次70分，第三次没通过，期末考也没通过。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选