
101 Day after Day 日复一日
外国人讲:
A teacher was always so involved in the text being studied that he never looked up.He would call on a student for translation and explanation, and—without realizing it—he often chose the same student day after day.Out of respect,the student wouldn’t point this out to him. After being called on four days in a row,a
中国人讲:
一位老师对所讲课文总是非常投入,从不抬头。他常让一个学生来翻译和解释,并且他常日复一日地叫同一个学生——好不自觉地。出于尊敬,学生并没有给他指出这一点。
一个叫戈德堡的学生,在被一连叫了4天之后,向他的朋友寻求建议。student named Goldberg asked advice from his friends.
The next day when the teacher said, “Goldberg,translate and explain.”
Goldberg replied:“Goldberg is absent today.”
“All right,”said the teacher.“You translate and explain.”
1translation[træns'leΙ∫n]n.翻译
2explanation[eksplə'neΙ∫n]n.解释
3respect[rΙ'spekt]n.尊敬
4advice[əd'vaΙs]n.建议
5iavolved[Ιn'vɒlvd]adj.投入的
第二天,这位教师又说:“戈德堡,翻译并解释。”
戈德堡回答说:“戈德堡今天缺席。”
“那好吧,”教师说,“那就你来翻译并解释。”