Does this make the lapse more or less forgivable ?

那这段或多或少可以原谅吗?

Her lack of sympathy was perhaps forgivable .

她缺乏同情心也许是情有可原的。

It would have been understandable , if not forgivable , had david cameron ducked a showdown with leviathan .

如果大卫卡梅隆逃避了同利维坦一决雌雄的话，即便不是可宽恕的，也是可以理解的。

Drop , there are times-when showing off may be forgivable and maybe even acceptable .

然而，有些时候卖弄是可以被原谅，甚至是可以被接受的。

But given the overall achievements and the ongoing consequences of that revolution a little myth making is forgivable .

但是考虑到书的整体成果和当时仍在进行的革命所带来的影响，一点点的虚构还是可以原谅的。