His name was Johnny, and one day he came home from school looking so miserable1 that his mother was worried.
What is wrong? she finally asked.
Out of his trousers2 pocket, Johnny fished a note3 from the teacher which said, "Johnny has been a very naughty4 boy. Please have a serious talk with him."
What did you do? asked mother.
Nothing, sobbed Johnny, "except that the teacher asked a question and I was the only one who could answer it."
Hmn, murmured5 mother, "what was the question?"
Who put the dead mouse6 in my drawer? answered Johnny.
Notes:
1. miserable 悲慘的
2. trousers 褲子
3. fish a note 摸出一張紙條
4. naughty 淘氣,頑皮
5. murmur 輕聲說,自言自語
6. mouse 老鼠
約翰尼放學(xué)回家后臉色特別難看,他媽媽非常著急。
“怎么了?”她問道。
約翰尼從褲兜里掏出老師的一張便條,上面寫著:“約翰尼這孩子非常調(diào)皮,請認(rèn)真地和他談?wù)劇!?
“你干了什么?”媽媽問道。
“沒什么”,約翰尼抽泣道,“就是老師問了一個問題,只有我答得出?!?
“嗯”,媽媽沉吟道,“那是什么問題呢?”
“是誰把死老鼠放在我抽屜里?”約翰尼答道。
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英國中小學(xué)生上午9時到校,下午4時放學(xué),每天上六節(jié)課,一節(jié)課程50分鐘。在課堂上,教師極少搞滿堂灌、一言堂,通常只講授15-20分鐘,其余時間留給學(xué)生自己鉆研教材或獨(dú)立做作業(yè)與練習(xí)。教師在課堂上的主要任務(wù)是提綱挈領(lǐng)地講透教材的主要內(nèi)容,然后進(jìn)行巡回解答和指導(dǎo)。