情景会话：他可能是误会了He may take it the wrong way

　　A：Hi, Bob, everything okay?

　　B：more or less. There's just one thing bothering me.

　　A：oh? What's that?

　　B：well, you know I have some students studying for their master's degree. One of them tried to give me a gift that kind made me uneasy¹.

　　A：what gift?

　　B：it's an Egyptian carpet. The student came to my office the other day and brought the carpet to show his gratitude². Seeing what gift was, I was really uncomfortable. I mean it's too expensive a gift

　　A：you refused the gift? That's terrible.

　　B：I know, but I really can't accept such an expensive gift. I explained to him why, but he seemed really upset about it. I think he might have taken it the wrong way.

　　A：perhaps. He probably thinks you considered the gift a bribe³ for a higher grade.

　　B：that's what I am worried about. I do understand the respect attached with the gift and I am honored. But I really don't think it's proper for a student to spend a fortune on a gift for a professor.

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