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英语小达人 377 A Math Teacher's Story

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 　　A Math Teacher's Story数学老师的魔法Years ago, I was taking an algebra1 class over the summer, and had a teacher who liked to reminisce about his past with funny stories. He relates that he had been a math teacher in the Air Force, where it was his duty to force sleepy young recruits to stay awake for an hour of math at 8:00 in the morning in a large, warm, dimly-lit auditorium2. One day, he came into the auditorium and saw his class even sleepier and less attentive3 than usual. He realized that something drastic would have to be done.

　　记得多年前，一位非常喜欢缅怀过去，满腹幽默故事的老师教了我整个夏天的代数课。一次，他讲起了从前执教的经历。他曾是空军部队的数学老师，每天早晨八点要到一个宽敞、温暖而光线昏暗的大礼堂上一个小时的课。他要让那群昏昏欲睡的新兵学生保持清醒，认真听讲。有一天，他刚走进教室就发现学生们睡眼惺忪，无精打采，比平时还糟。他意识到必须采取强有效的措施了。
　　Now this classroom was very old, and the blackboards, which had been nailed on to the walls with old black iron nails, had become loose over the years. As a result, these black nails jutted4 almost invisibly from the blackboard and this teacher kept banging his hands on them while erasing5 the board. He decided6 to put them to good use.
　　当时，他上课的教室十分陈旧。黑板是用黑铁钉钉在墙上的，但在使用多年后已经松动了，所以原本突出的黑铁钉现在几乎看不到了，再加上，老师边擦黑板边把钉子往里按紧，这下就更隐蔽了。他决定要好好利用这几样道具。

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1 algebra MKRyW     
n.代数学
参考例句：
  • He was not good at algebra in middle school.他中学时不擅长代数。
  • The boy can't figure out the algebra problems.这个男孩做不出这道代数题。
2 auditorium HO6yK     
n.观众席，听众席；会堂，礼堂
参考例句：
  • The teacher gathered all the pupils in the auditorium.老师把全体同学集合在礼堂内。
  • The stage is thrust forward into the auditorium.舞台向前突出，伸入观众席。
3 attentive pOKyB     
adj.注意的，专心的；关心(别人)的，殷勤的
参考例句：
  • She was very attentive to her guests.她对客人招待得十分周到。
  • The speaker likes to have an attentive audience.演讲者喜欢注意力集中的听众。
4 jutted 24c546c23e927de0beca5ea56f7fb23f     
v.（使）突出( jut的过去式和过去分词 )；伸出；（从…）突出；高出
参考例句：
  • A row of small windows jutted out from the roof. 有一排小窗户从房顶上突出来。
  • His jaw jutted stubbornly forward; he would not be denied. 他固执地扬起下巴，一副不肯罢休的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 erasing 363d15bcbcde17f34d1f11e0acce66fc     
v.擦掉( erase的现在分词 )；抹去；清除
参考例句：
  • He was like a sponge, erasing the past, soaking up the future. 他象一块海绵，挤出过去，吸进未来。 来自辞典例句
  • Suddenly, fear overtook longing, erasing memories. 突然，恐惧淹没了渴望，泯灭了回忆。 来自辞典例句
6 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

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