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双语美文之那些似水流年 第99期:修女谢谢您的指教(1)

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He was in the first third grade class I taught at Saint Mary's School in Morris, Minn. All 34 of my students were dear to me, but Mark Eklund was one in a million. Very neat in appearance, he had that happy-to-be-alive attitude that made even his occasional mischievousness delightful.

我在明尼苏达州莫里斯的圣玛丽学校教书,他在我教的第一个三年级的班上。全班34个学生每一个都讨我喜欢,但马克埃克隆却是独一无二的。他外表干干净净,是个乐天派,所以即便是他偶尔的调皮捣蛋,也依然讨人喜欢。
Mark often talked incessantly. I had to remind him again and again that talking without permission was not acceptable. What impressed me so much, though, was his sincere response every time I had to correct him for misbehaving. "Thank you for correcting me, Sister!" I didn't know what to make of it at first, but before long I became accustomed to hearing it many times a day.
马克常常说个不停。我不得不一而再、再而三地提醒他,未经允许不能讲话。不过,令我印象深刻的是,每当我不得已指出他的过错的时候,他都非常诚恳地对我说:“谢谢你指出我的问题,修女!”起初,我不知该作何反应,但很快,我便习惯了一天听到这句话好多遍。
One morning my patience was growing thin when Mark talked once too often, and then I made a novice-teacher's mistake. I looked at him and said, "If you say one more word, I am going to tape your mouth shut!"
一天早上,马克又一次讲个不停,我终于不耐烦了,于是犯了个新老师才会犯的错误。我盯着他说:“再说一个字,我就拿胶带把你的嘴封上!”
It wasn't ten seconds later when Chuck, another student, blurted out, "Mark is talking again." I hadn't asked any of the students to help me watch Mark, but since I had stated the punishment in front of the class, I had to act on it.
结果不到十秒钟,另一个学生查克就脱口而出:“马克又在讲话了。”我并没有让任何同学帮我盯着马克,不过既然我已经当着全班的面说过他再说话就要罚他,我得说话算话。
I remember the scene as if it had occurred this morning. I walked to my desk, verydeliberately opened my drawer and took out a roll of masking tape. Without saying a word, I proceeded to Mark's desk, tore off two pieces of tape and made a big X with them over his mouth. I then returned to the front of the room.
接下来的一幕我至今仍记忆犹新,仿佛就发生在今天早上。我走到讲桌前,不慌不忙拉打开抽屉,拿出一卷胶带,然后一言不发地走到马克桌前,撕下两截胶带,在他嘴上贴了个大大的“X”,然后转身走回教室前面。

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accustomed [ə'kʌstəmd]

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adj. 习惯了的,通常的

 
saint [seint]

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n. 圣人,圣徒
vt. 把 ... 封为圣人

 
permission [pə'miʃən]

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n. 同意,许可,允许

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delightful [di'laitfəl]

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adj. 令人愉快的,可喜的

 
drawer ['drɔ:ə]

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n. 抽屉,拖曳者,制图员,开票人
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response [ri'spɔns]

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n. 回答,响应,反应,答复
n. [宗

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acceptable [ək'septəbl]

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adj. 合意的,受欢迎的,可接受的

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appearance [ə'piərəns]

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n. 外表,外貌,出现,出场,露面

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scene [si:n]

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n. 场,景,情景

 
impressed

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adj. 外加的;印象深刻的;了不起的;受感动的

 

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