May We Have our Teacher Back? 我們可以請我們的老師回來嗎？

廖育珠編譯

Mr. Smith came to Churchill Primary School last week and became the new head teacher of this school. He was very strict with the students. However， he did not know all of the teachers of this school.

史密斯先生上周來到丘吉爾小學，成為這所學校的新校長。他對學生要求很嚴格。然而，他并不認識這所學校的所有老師。

One day， Mr. Smith was making his rounds of the school when he heard a terrible commotion coming from one of the classrooms. He rushed in and spotted one boy， much taller than the others， who seemed to be making the most noise.

一天，史密斯先生在學校里四處走動，突然聽到一間教室里傳來可怕的騷動聲。他沖了進去，發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個比其他男孩高得多的男生，似乎就他發(fā)出的聲音最大。

Mr. Smith was very angry. He seized the lad， dragged him to the hall， and told him to wait there until he was excused.

史密斯先生非常生氣。他抓住那個小伙子，把他拽到大廳里，讓他在那里等著，直到他被原諒為止。

Returning to the classroom， Mr. Smith restored order andlectured the class for half an hour about the importance of good behaviour.

回到教室后，史密斯先生恢復了班級秩序，給全班同學講了半個小時關于良好行為的重要性。

"Now，" he said， “are there any questions？，，

“現(xiàn)在，”他說，“有什么問題嗎？”

At this time， one girl stood up immediately."Pleasesir，，， she asked， "may we have our teacher back now？ He has stood in the hall for half an hour and he is still standing there.55

這時，一個女孩立刻站了起來。“請問先生，”她問道，“我們現(xiàn)在可以請我們的老師回來嗎？他已經在大廳里站了半個小時了，現(xiàn)在還站在那里呢?！?/p>

Notes：

head teacher 校長drag v.拖拉;拖

be strict with ...對要求嚴格hall n.大廳;大堂

make one's rounds of..， 圍繞走動excuse v.原諒

terrible adj.可怕的;糟糕的restore order 恢復秩序

commotion n.騷動聲lecture v.對講課：訓誡

rush in沖進去behaviour n.行為;舉止

spot V.發(fā)現(xiàn);注意到immediately adv.立即;馬上

seize v.抓住;揪住still adv.仍然;依然

lad n.小伙子;少年

I.TRUE （V） or FALSE （x）？ Read and judge.

1.Mr. Smith was the new head teacher of Churchill Primary School.（）

2.Mr. Smith was very strict with the teachers.（）

3.Mr. Smith thought that the tallest lad was a boy student.（）

4.The tallest lad was a teacher in fact.（）

5.The girl student wanted to ask their teacher to come back to theclassroom.（）

II.Choose the correct words to fill in the blanks.

1.Mr. Smith came to Churchill Primary School （this / last） week.

2.Mr. Smith （becomes / became） the new head teacher of Churchill Primary School.

3.The （taller / tallest） lad seemed to be making the most noise.

4.Mr. Smith was very angry （with / to） the lad.

5.Mr. Smith talked about the （importance / important） of good behaviour to the class for half an hour.

III.Put the following into English.

1.新來的校長

2.良好的行為

3.小學

4.沖到里面去

5.站起來

6.來自……

7.這時

8.對……要求嚴格

9.半小時

10.在大廳里

（參考答案見本期第39頁）