A Teacher`s Lesson 老師的一堂課
Many years ago, Mrs. Thompson stood in front of her 5th grade class and told the children a lie that she loved them all the same. But that was impossible, because there in the front row, a little boy named Teddy Stoddard was so messy and inattentive in class that Mrs. Thompson would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen, making bold X`s and then putting a big "F" at the top of his papers.
許多年前, 湯普遜老師對著她五年級的學生們撒了一個謊:她說她會平等地愛每個孩子!但這是不可能的,因為前排就坐著泰迪•史塔特--一個邋遢、上課不專心的小男孩,事實上, 湯普遜老師很喜歡用粗紅筆在泰迪的考卷上畫大大的叉,然後在最上排寫個不及格!
One day, as Mrs. Thompson was reviewing each child`s past records, she was surprised by comments of Teddy`s former teachers:
某一天, 湯普遜老師檢視每個學生以前的學習紀錄表,她意外地發現泰迪之前的老師給的評語十分驚人:
"Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh. He does his work neatly and has good manners...he is a joy to be around," wrote Teddy`s first grade teacher.
一年級老師寫道:「泰迪是個聰明的孩子,永遠面帶笑容,他的作業很整潔、很有禮貌,他讓周遭的人很快樂!」
His second grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is an excellent student, well liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle."
二年級老師說:「泰迪很優秀,很受同學歡迎,但他的母親罹患了絕症,他很擔心,家裡生活一定不好過!」
許多年前, 湯普遜老師對著她五年級的學生們撒了一個謊:她說她會平等地愛每個孩子!但這是不可能的,因為前排就坐著泰迪•史塔特--一個邋遢、上課不專心的小男孩,事實上, 湯普遜老師很喜歡用粗紅筆在泰迪的考卷上畫大大的叉,然後在最上排寫個不及格!
One day, as Mrs. Thompson was reviewing each child`s past records, she was surprised by comments of Teddy`s former teachers:
某一天, 湯普遜老師檢視每個學生以前的學習紀錄表,她意外地發現泰迪之前的老師給的評語十分驚人:
"Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh. He does his work neatly and has good manners...he is a joy to be around," wrote Teddy`s first grade teacher.
一年級老師寫道:「泰迪是個聰明的孩子,永遠面帶笑容,他的作業很整潔、很有禮貌,他讓周遭的人很快樂!」
His second grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is an excellent student, well liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle."
二年級老師說:「泰迪很優秀,很受同學歡迎,但他的母親罹患了絕症,他很擔心,家裡生活一定不好過!」