Mercy
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定义
mercy: 仁慈
Show some mercy! 行行好吧！
I'm at your mercy. 我任由你处置。
merciful: 仁慈的
mercifully: 感激地，幸好
示例
- "Mercifully, one of my holiday prayers has been answered, and there will be only two displays of "talent" this year."
练习 1
What is the meaning of the phrase, "The coffee and cookies will be available in my office from 2:15 until their supply is exhausted"?
What is the meaning of the phrase, "The coffee and cookies will be available in my office from 2:15 until their supply is exhausted"?
Since the cookies and coffee are already prepared, their supply is not dependent upon the endurance and stamina of the cook.
When the "supply" of something is "exhausted" it means that nothing remains. This is what Polly is expressing in her email.
It is a well known fact that cookies have neither vocal chords nor hands, usually necessary when begging or pleading. This choice is incorrect.
Since the subject of the sentence is the coffee and cookies, the hours of the office are not related to their being "exhausted".
