我真替他高兴，这也让我想到一句习惯用语，那就是: come a long way. Come a long way的意思与这些词字面的意思不太一样。它的意思是“突飞猛进”。

Obviously, that means a little kindness helps a lot. But “go a long way”? If a person goes a long way in the literal sense, then this person travels far and wide, coving a lot of ground. By extension, ...