英语学习

Best Teacher I Ever Had

Mr. Whitson taught sixth-grade science.

On the first day of class, he gave us a lecture about a creature called the cattywampus, an ill-adapted nocturnal animal that was wiped out during the Ice Age. He passed around a skull as he talked. We all took notes and later had a quiz.

When he returned my paper, I was shocked. There was a big red X through each of my answers. I had failed. There had to be some mistake! I had written down exactly what Mr. Whitson said. Then I realized that everyone in the class had failed. What had happened?

Very simple, Mr. Whitson explained. He had made up all the stuff about the cattywampus. There had never been any such animal. The information in our notes was, therefore, incorrect. Did we expect credit for incorrect answers?

我见过最好的老师
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官方翻译
惠特森先生教六年级的科学。
在第一天的课上，他给我们讲了一种叫卡蒂万普斯的生物，一种不适应夜间活动的动物，在冰河时期灭绝了。他说话时绕过一个头骨。我们都做了笔记，然后做了个小测验。
当他还我的论文时，我很震惊。我的每个答案都有一个红色的大X。我失败了。一定是搞错了！我把惠特森先生说的话写下来了。后来我意识到班上每个人都失败了。发生了什么事？
很简单，惠特森先生解释道。他编造了所有关于卡蒂沃普斯的事。从来没有这样的动物。因此，我们笔记中的信息是不正确的。我们是否期望错误的答案会受到表扬？

Needless to say, we were outraged. What kind of test was this? And what kind of teacher?

Mr. Whitson said he hoped we would learn something from this experience.

Teachers and textbooks are not infallible. In fact, no one is.

He told us not to let our minds go to sleep, and to speak up if we ever thought he or the textbook was wrong.

Every class was an adventure with Mr. Whitson. I can still remember some science periods almost from beginning to end.

We carried our brand-new skepticism into all our classes.

If I'm ever asked to propose a solution to the problems in our schools, it will be Mr. Whitson. I haven't made any great scientific discoveries, but Mr. Whitson's class gave me and my classmates something just as important: the courage to look people in the eye and tell them they are wrong. He also showed us that you can have fun doing it

不用说，我们很愤怒。这是什么测试？什么样的老师？

惠特森说，他希望我们能从这次经历中学到一些东西。

老师和教科书不是绝对正确的。事实上，没有人是。

他告诉我们不要让我们的大脑进入睡眠状态，如果我们认为他或教科书是错的，就大声说出来。

每堂课都是惠特森先生的一次冒险。我仍然记得一些科学时期几乎从头到尾。

我们把全新的怀疑主义带进了所有的课堂。

如果有人要我提出解决我们学校问题的办法，那就是惠特森先生。我还没有什么重大的科学发现，但惠特森先生的课给了我和我的同学们同样重要的东西：敢于直视别人的眼睛，告诉他们他们错了。他还告诉我们你可以玩得很开心

美文阅读

同情和心疼的区别其实很微妙，同情更多出于善良；而心疼却基本都是出于爱。所以你会把同情放在路人身上，心疼都给了亲近的人。——里则林