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We can't have a Chinese victory, can we?
我们不能让中式学校获胜，对吗
Good Lord, no.
天啊，当然不能
That would be setting us back into the Dark Ages.
不然我们就要被遣返回黑暗时代了
Having spoken to a few students today, I don't think we need to worry too much.
今天我跟几个学生交流过，我觉得我们没必要太担心
No? I'm not sure.
是吗，这可未必
I spoke to a few who were like, "Well, I've got it all written down."
有几个学生这么跟我说的，"好吧，我全写下来了"
I was like, "Well, do you understand it?"
我问，"那你都理解了吗"
And they were like, "Well, I've just got to learn it."
然后他们说，"我刚要去研究琢磨"
Well, let's see. Is it more revision stuff now?
我们还是先看看吧，现在是不是都在复习了
I don't know, let's find out.
不知道，我们来了解一下
With the exams looming, Mr Strowger and his head of school, Stuart Vaughan,
在考试临近之际，史端乔主任和斯图尔特·沃恩校长
check in on the Chinese school.
来到中式学校视察
Go and talk to the lads at the back.
去跟后面的几个男生聊聊
Hello, gents. Talk me through how you're doing.
同学们，你们好。跟我说说学得怎么样了
No, it's the one they know.
不行，这个他们知道的
Right, are we working hard over here, I see?
我看你们还挺认真的嘛
Some of the students are doing really well,
有一些学生表现得非常好
and they are the ones that are, sort of, very keen and motivated.
他们都是那种对学习有热情和积极主动的学生
but one wonders whether these students wouldn't be, sort of, self-motivated whatever the context.
但是问题是这些学生能不能在任何环境中都如此积极与热情
It's going to be a numbers game.
这就像是在玩博彩
We'll see what the majority do in the test.
到时我们就能看到大部分学生在考试中的表现了
Hello! Hello. Hello.
大家好。你们好，你们好
Hi, nice to see you. How are you? Fine.
很高兴见到你们，你好吗。我很好
Is it all right if I sit down?
我可以坐下来吗
Yes... Yeah, please. Please do.
当然，请坐
I've heard some students in there that are feeling quite confident with their maths.
我刚在教室里听几个学生说，他们对数学非常有信心
Really? Oh, yeah. I'm glad to hear that.
真的吗，没错，听到这个我很高兴
I'm not sure I'm very glad to hear that.
然而我不知道是不是该高兴
I'm a little bit worried. Are we? Are we?
我还有点担心呢。我们有担心吗，有吗
If you win, we have to employ you for the next ten years. No.
如果你们赢了，我们就得雇你在这教十年书。不会的
I don't think it's going to happen. No?
我觉得不会，不会吗
Actually, I don't have a lot of confidence in them.
实际上我对他们并不是非常有信心
You don't have a lot of confidence? Interesting. I'll tell you something.
你对他们没信心吗，有意思。我跟你讲
I have come up with one thing that is going to, you know, comfort me should you win.
如果你们赢了，我想到一件事可以安慰自己
Well, win... Should your students do better.
我是说，假如你们的学生成绩更好的话
And that is, that we have a great excuse to make a lot of savings in the budget.
这件事就是，我们可以有借口来节约学校的开支了
And we will get rid of a lot of teachers
我们会把大部分老师都开除了
and we'll put everyone in the sports hall with one teacher to just talk all day
然后把大家集中在体育馆里，听一个老师讲一整天
and we'll get great results for a lot less money.
这样我们不用花太多钱也能取得好成绩
Talking to the teachers, I'm feeling much better
跟老师们谈过话后，我感觉好了一些
because they are not at all confident about the tests.
因为他们对考试并不是信心十足
So, that's good news.
所以，这是好消息
I think if, actually, the Chinese approach yields the better results,
不过，如果中式教学法真的取得了更好的成绩
we are going to have to have a really long hard look at what we're doing and what we believe in.
我们就得好好回顾并检讨一下我们所坚持的教学方式了
Perhaps we are failing children still, if they're doing better through a different method.
如果学生们用另一种学习方式成绩更好的话，我们现在用的方法也许对不住这些孩子
