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./Unit1TextAyoungmanfindsthatstrollingalongthestreetswithoutanobviouspurposecanleadtotroublewiththelaw.Onemisunderstandingleadstoanotheruntileventuallyhemustappearincourtfortrial……ABrushwiththeLawIhaveonlyoncebeenintroublewiththelaw.Thewholeprocessofbeingarrestedandtakentocourtwasaratherunpleasantexperienceatthetime,butitmakesagoodstorynow.Whatmakesitratherdisturbingwasthearbitrarycircumstancesbothofmyarrestandmysubsequentfateincourt.InhappenedinFebruaryabouttwelveyearsago.IhadleftschoolacoupleofmonthsbeforethatandwasnotduetogotouniversityuntilthefollowingOctober.Iwasstilllivingathomeatthetime.OnemorningIwasinRichmond,asuburbofLondonnearwhereIlived.IwaslookingforatemporaryjobsothatIcouldsaveupsomemoneytogotravelling.AsitwasafinedayandIwasinnohurry,Iwastakingmytime,lookinginshopwindows,strollinginthepark,andsometimesjuststoppingandlookingaroundme.Itmusthavebeenthisobviousaimlessnessthatledtomydownfall.Itwasabouthalfpastelevenwhenithappened.Iwasjustwalkingoutofthelocallibrary,havingunsuccessfullysoughtemploymentthere,whenIsawamanwalkingacrosstheroadwiththeobviousintentionoftalkingtome.Ithoughthewasgoingtoaskmethetime.Instead,hesaidhewasapoliceofficerandhewasarrestingme.AtfirstIthoughtitwassomekindofjoke.Butthenanotherpolicemanappeared,thistimeinuniform,andIwasleftinnodoubt.'Butwhatfor?'Iasked."Wanderingwithintenttocommitanarrestableoffence,'hesaid.'Whatoffence?'Iasked.'Theft,'hesaid.'Theftofwhat?'Iasked.'Milkbottles,'hesaid,andwithaperfectlystraightfacetoo!'Oh,'Isaid.Itturnedouttherehadbeenalotofpettytheftsinthearea,particularlythatofstealingmilkbottlesfromdoorsteps.ThenImademybigmistake.AtthetimeIwasnineteen,hadlonguntidyhair,andregardedmyselfaspartofthesixties''youthcountercultrue.Asaresult,Iwanttoappearcoolandunconcernedwiththeincident,soIsaid,'Howlonghaveyoubeenfollowingme?'inthemostcasualandconversationtoneIcouldmanage.Ithusappearedtothemtobequitefamiliarwiththissortofsituation,anditconfirmedthemintheirbeliefthatIwasathoroughlydisreputablecharacter.Afewminuteslaterapolicecararrived.'Getintheback,"theysaid.'Putyourhandsonthebackofthefrontseatanddon'tmovethem.'Theygotinoneithersideofme.Iwasn'tfunnyanymore.Atthepolicestationtheyquestionedmeforseveralhours.Icontinuedtotrytolookworldlyandaufaitwiththesituation.WhentheyaskedmewhatIhadbeendoing,ItoldthemI'dbeenlookingforajob.'Aha,'Icouldseethemthinking,'unemployed'.Eventually,IwasofficiallychargedandtoldtoreporttoRichmondMagistrates'CourtthefollowingMonday.Thentheyletmego.Iwantedtoconductmyowndefenceincourt,butassoonasmyfatherfoundoutwhathadhappened,hehiredaverygoodsolicitor.WewentalongthatMondayarmedwithallkindsofwitnesses,includingmyEnglishteacherfromschoolasacharacterwitness.Buthewasnevercalledontogiveevidence.My'trial'didn'tgetthatfar.Themagistratedismissedthecaseafterfifteenminutes.Iwasfree.Thepoorpolicehadneverstoodachance.Thesolicitorevensucceededingettingcostsawardedagainstthepolice.AndsoIdonothaveacriminalrecord.Butwhatwasmostshockingatthetimewasthethingsmyreleasefromthechargesoclearlydependedon.Ihadthe'right'accent,respectablemiddle-classparentsincourt,reliablewitnesses,andIcouldobviouslyaffordaverygoodsolicitor.Giventheobscurenatureofthecharge,IfeelsurethatifIhadcomefromadifferentbackground,andhadreallybeenunemployed,thereiseverychancethatIwouldhavebeenfoundguilty.Whileaskingforcoststobeawarded,mysolicitor'scasequiteobviouslyrevolvedaroundthefactthatIhada'brilliantacademicrecord'.Meanwhile,justoutsidethecourtroom,oneofthepolicemenwhohadarrestedmewasgloomilycomplainingtomymotherthatanotheryoungsterhadbeenturnedagainstthepolice.'Youcouldhavebeenabitmorehelpfulwhenwearrestedyou,'hesaidtomereproachfully.Whatdidthemean?PresumablythatIshouldhavelookedoutragedandsaidsomethinglike,'Lookhere,doyouknowwhoyou'retalkingto?Iamahighlysuccessfulstudentwithabrilliantacademicrecord.Howdareyouarrestme!'Thenthey,presumably,wouldhaveapologized,perhapseventakenofftheircaps,andletmeonmyway.NEWWORDSbrushn.brieffightorencounter小沖突；小接觸processn.course;method,esp.oneusedinmanufacture過(guò)程；制作法arbitrarya.basedonone'sownopiniononly,notonreason任意的；武斷的circumstancen.<usu.pl.>conditions,facts,etc.connectedwithaneventorperson情況,環(huán)境subsequenta.following,later隨后的,接下去的faten.whatwillhappenorhappenedtosb.orsth.命運(yùn)duea.expected;supposed<to>預(yù)期的；約定的；到期的temporarya.lastingonlyforalimitedtime暫時(shí)的strolla.walkatleisure散步,閑逛obviousa.easilyseenorunderstood;clear明顯的,顯而易見(jiàn)的downfalln.ruin垮臺(tái)；衰落employmentn.one'sregularworkoroccupation;job職業(yè)；工作wandervi.moveaboutwithoutapurpose閑逛；漫游commitvt.do<sth.wrong,bad,orunlawful>干〔壞事,犯〔錯(cuò)誤、罪arrestablea.deservingtobearrestedoffence<AmEoffense>n.crime;thehurtingoffeelings;somethingunpleasant罪行；冒犯；不愉快的事straightfaceafaceorexpressionthatshowsnoemotion,humor,orthought板著的臉pettya.small;unimportant小的；不足道的doorstepn.astepinfrontofadoorregardvt.considerinthestatedway把……看作；把認(rèn)為<as>counterculturen.aculture,esp.oftheyoungwhoopposethetraditionalstandardsandcustomsoftheirsociety反主流文化unconcerneda.notworried;untroubled;indifferent無(wú)憂慮的；淡漠的casuala.careless;informal漫不經(jīng)心的,隨便的conversationala.oforcommonlyusedintalking會(huì)話〔用的confirmvt.makecertain;support證實(shí),肯定；確定beliefn.somethingbelieved;trust相信；信念；信仰thoroughlyad.completely;ineveryway完全地,徹底地thorougha.disreputablea.havingorshowingabadcharacter;havingabadname聲名狼籍的worldlya.experiencedinthewaysofsociety老于世故的aufaita.<F>familiar熟悉的；精通的ahaint.acryofsurprise,satisfaction,etc.啊哈！magistraten.civilofficeractingasajudgeinthelowestcourts地方法官conductvt.directthecourseof;manage處理；主持；引導(dǎo)；指揮defence<AmEdefense>n.theactofdefendingincourtthepersonwhohasbeencharged辨護(hù)solicitorn.<esp.inBritain>lawyerwhoadvisesclientsonlegalmattersandspeaksontheirbehalfinlowercourts〔初級(jí)律師witnessn.apersonwhogivesevidenceinacourtoflaw;sth.servingasevidenceorproof證人；證據(jù)trialn.theactorfactofexamininganddecidingacivilorcriminalcasebyalawcourt審判dismissvt.<ofajudge>stop<acourtcase>駁回,對(duì)……不予受理costn.<pl.>thecostofhavingamattersettledinalawcourt.esp.thatpaidtothewinningpartybythelosingparty訴訟費(fèi)awardvt.givebyadecisionincourtoflaw;giveorgrantbyanofficialdecision判給；授予accentn.wayofspeakingtypicalofthenativesorresidentsofaregion,orofanyothergroup口音；腔調(diào)respectablea.deservingrespect值得尊敬的reliablea.thatmaybereliedordependedupon可靠的,可信賴的givenprep.takingintoaccount;ifallowedorprovidedwith考慮到；假定obscurea.notclearlyseenorunderstood模糊的；晦澀的guiltya.havingbrokenalaw;showingorfeelingthatonehasdonewrong有罪的；內(nèi)疚的revolvev.<causeto>goroundinacircle〔使旋轉(zhuǎn)brillianta.causinggreatadmirationorsatisfaction;splendid輝煌的；卓越的courtroomn.aroomwherealawcourtisheld審判室meanwhilead.duringthesameperiodoftime同時(shí)gloomilyad.depressedly,dejectedly憂郁地；沮喪地complainvi.speakinanunhappy,annoyed,dissatisfiedway抱怨complaintn.reproachfullyad.責(zé)備地presumablyad.probablyoutragevt.arouseangerorresentmentbyinjuryorinsult引起……的氣憤successfula.havingdonewhatonehastriedtodo;havinggainedahighpositioninlife,one'sjob.etc.成功的；有成就的apologizevi.sayoneissorry道歉,謝罪apologyn.PHRASES&EXPRESSIONStakesb.tocourtstartanactioninlawagainstsb.對(duì)某人提出訴訟acoupleof<informal>asmallnumberof,afew,usuallytwo少數(shù),幾〔個(gè)；一對(duì)saveupkeepforfutureuse;putmoneyawayintheformofsavings儲(chǔ)蓄takeone'stimedosth.inaleisurelymanner;nothurry慢慢來(lái),不著急atfirstatthebeginning起先turnoutprovetobe結(jié)果；證明是callonask<sb.>todosth.esp.formally要求standachancehaveanopportunity;belikelytodoorgetsth.有機(jī)會(huì),有希望revolvearoundhaveasacenterormainsubjectturnagainst<causeto>oppose,behostiletoPROPERNAMESRichmond里士滿〔英國(guó)地名RichmondMagistrates'Court里士滿地方法院Unit2TextAuntBettieisfacedwithadifficultdecision.AwoundedUnionsoldierisfoundhidinginafarmhousenearherhome.Shehastodecidewhethertohelphimorlethimbecaptured.Whatwillshechoosetodo?TheWomanWhoWouldNotTellJaniceKeyserLester"IneverdidhatetheYankees.Allthathatedwasthewar.……"That'showmygreat-auntBettiebeganherstory.Ihearditmanytimesasachild,whenevermyfamilyvisitedAuntBettieintheoldhouseinBerryville,Virginia.AuntBettiewasalmost80yearsoldthen.ButIcouldpictureherasshewasinthestoryshetoldme——barely20,pretty,withbrightblueeyes.BettieVanMetrehadgoodreasontohatetheCivilWar.OneofherbrotherwaskilledatGettysburg,anothertakenprisoner.Thenheryounghusband,James,aConfederateofficer,wascapturedandsenttoanunknownprisoncampsomewhere.OnehotdayinlateSeptemberDickRunner,aformerslave,cametoBettiewithastrangereport.HehadbeencheckingafarmhousehalfamileawayfromtheVanMetrehome,afarmhousehethoughtwasempty.Butinside,heheardlowgroans.Followingthemtotheattic,hefoundawoundedUnionsoldier,witharifleathisside.WhenAuntBettietoldmeaboutherfirstsightofthebeardedmaninthestainedblueuniform,shealwaysusedthesamewords."Itwaslikewalkingintoanightmare:thoseawfulbandages,thatdreadfulsmell.That'swhatwarisreallylike,child:nobuglesandbanners.Justpainandfilth,futilityanddeath."ToBettieVanMetrethismanwasnotanenemybutratherasufferinghumanbeing.Shegavehimwaterandtriedtocleanhisterriblewounds.Thenshewentoutintothecoolairandleanedagainstthehouse,tryingnottobesickasshethoughtofwhatshehadseen——thatsmashedrighthand,thatmissingleftleg.Theman'spapersBettiefoundintheatticestablishedhisidentity:Lt.HenryBedell,CompanyD,11thVermontVolunteers,30yearold.SheknewthatsheshouldreportthepresenceofthisUnionofficertotheConfederatearmy.Butshealsoknewthatshewouldnotdoit.Thisishowsheexplainedittome:"Ikeptwonderingifhehadawifesomewhere,waiting,andhoping,andnotknowing——justasIwas.Itseemedtomethattheonlythingthatmatteredwastogetherhusbandbacktoher."Slowly,patiently,skillfully,JamesVanMetre'swifefannedthesparkoflifethatflickeredinHenryBedell.Ofdrugsormedicinesshehadalmostnone.AndshewasnotwillingtotakeanyfromthefewsuppliesattheConfederatehospital.Butshedidthebestshecouldwithwhatshehad.Ashisstrengthreturned,BedelltoldBettieabouthiswifeandchildreninWestfield,Vermont.AndBedelLlistenedasshetoldhimaboutherbrothersandaboutJames."Iknewhiswifemustbeprayingforhim,"AuntBettiewouldsaytome,"justasIwasprayingforJames.ItwasstrangehowcloseIfelttoher."TheOctobernightsinthevalleygrewcold.TheinfectioninBedell'swoundsflaredup.WithDickandhiswife,Jennie,helping,shemovedtheUnionofficeratnight,toabedinahiddenloftabovethewarmkitchenofherownhome.Butthenextday,Bedellhadahighfever.Knowingthatshemustgethelporhewoulddie,shewenttoherlong-timefriendandfamilydoctor.GrahamOsborne.Dr.OsborneexaminedBedell,thenshookhishead.Therewaslittlehope,hesaid,unlesspropermedicinecouldbefound."Allright,then,"Bettiesaid."I'llgetitfromtheYankeesatHarpersFerry."Thedoctortoldhershewasmad.TheUnionheadquarterswerealmost20milesaway.Evenifshereachedthem,theYankeeswouldneverbelieveherstory."I'lltakeproof,"Bettiesaid.Shewenttotheloftandcamebackwithablood-stainedpaperbearingtheofficialWarDepartmentseal."Thisisarecordofhislastpromotion,"shesaid."WhenIshowit,they'llhavetobelieveme."Shemadethedoctorwriteroutlistofthemedicalitemsheneeded.Earlythenextmorningshesetoff.Forfivehoursshedrove,stoppingonlytorestherhorse.ThesunwasalmostdownwhenshefinallystoodbeforethecommandingofficeratHarpersFerry.Gen.JohnD.Stevensonlistened,butdidnotbelieveher."Madam,"hesaid,"Bedell'sdeathwasreportedtous.""He'salive,"Bettieinsisted."Buthewon'tbemuchlongerunlesshehasthemedicinesonthatlist.""Well,"thegeneralsaidfinally,"I'mnotgoingtoriskthelivesofapatroljusttofindout."Heturnedtoajuniorofficer."SeethatMrs.VanMetregetsthesupplies."HebrushedasideBettie'sthanks."You'reabravewoman,"hesaid,"whetheryou'retellingthetruthornot."WiththemedicinesthatBettiecarriedtoBerryville,Dr.OsbornebroughtBedellthroughthecrisis.TendayslaterBedellwashobblingonapairofcrutchesthatDickhadmadeforhim."Ican'tgoonputtingyouindanger,"BedelltoldBettie."I'mstrongenoughtotravelnow.I'dlietogobackassoonaspossible."SoitwasarrangedthatMr.Sam,oneofBettie'sneighborsandfriends,shouldgoandhelpBettiedeliverBedeeltoUnionheadquartersatHarpersFerryinhiswagon.TheyhitchedBettie'smarealongsideMr.Sam'smule.Bedelllaydowninanoldboxfilledwithhay,hisrifleandcrutchesbesidehim.Itwasalong,slowjourneythatalmostendedindisaster.OnlyanhourfromtheUnionlines,twohorsemensuddenlyappeared.Onepointedapistol,demandingmoneywhiletheotherpulledMr.Samfromthewagon.Shocked,Bettiesatstill.Thenarifleshotcrackedout,andthemanwiththepistolfelltothegrounddead.Asecondshot,andthemanwentsprawling.ItwasBedellshooting!Bettiewatchedhimlowertherifleandbrushthehayoutofhishair."Comeon,Mr.Sam,"hesaid."Let'skeepmoving."AtHarpersFerry,thesoldiersstaredinsurpriseattheoldfarmerandthegirl.TheywereevenmoreamazedwhentheUnionofficerwiththemissinglegrosefromhishay-filledbox.BedellwassenttoWashington.TherehetoldhisstorytoSecretaryofWarEdwinM.Stanton.StantonwrotealetterofthankstoBettieand-signedanordertofreeJamesVanMetrefromprison.ButfirstJameshadtobefound.ItwasarrangedforBedelltogowithBettieasshesearchedforherhusband.RecordsshowedthataJamesVanMetrehadbeensenttoaprisoncampinOhio.ButwhentheraggedprisonerswereparadedbeforeBettie,Jameswasnotthere.Asecondprisonwaschecked,withthesameresult.BettieVanMetrefoughtbackachillingfearthatherhusbandwasdead.ThenatFortDelaware,neartheendofthelineofprisonersatallmansteppedoutandstumbledintoBettie'sarms.Bettieheldhim,tearsstreamingdownherface.AndHenryBedell,standingbyonhiscrutches,wept,too.NEWWORDStellv.actasaninformer告發(fā)Yankeen.<intheCivilWar>anativeofanyofthenorthernstates;acitizenoftheU.S.北方佬；美國(guó)佬g(shù)reat-auntn.anauntofone'sfatherormother;sisterofone'sgrandfatherorgrandmothercivila.國(guó)內(nèi)的；民間的Confederatea.oforbelongingtotheConfederacy南部邦聯(lián)的capturevt.makeaprisonerof;seize俘虜；奪得unknowna.whosename,nature,ororiginisnotknownformera.ofanearlierperiod以前的farmhousen.themainhouseonafarm,whereafarmerlivesgroann.asoundmadeinadeepvoicethatexpressessuffering,griefordisapproval呻吟〔聲atticn.thespacejustundertheroofofahouse,esp.thatmadeintoalowsmallroom閣樓Union,then.thosestatesthatsupportedtheFederalgovernmentoftheU.S.duringtheCivilWar;theU.S.A.〔美國(guó)南北戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)期間的聯(lián)邦政府；美國(guó)a.oforhavingtodowiththeUnionriflen.步槍awfula.terrible;verybadbandagen.anarrowlongpieceofmaterial,esp.cloth,forbindingawoundorinjury繃帶dreadfula.veryunpleasantorshocking;terriblebuglen.amusicalwindinstrumentusuallymadeofbrass,usedchieflyformilitarysignals軍號(hào),喇叭f(wàn)ilthn.disgustingdirt污穢futilityn.uselessnessfutilea.leanvi.supportorrestoneselfinabentposition靠,倚establishvt.findoutormakecertainof<afact,answer,etc.>,prove確立,證實(shí)identityn.whoorwhataparticularpersonorthingis身份identicala.同一的；完全相同的確良Lt.abbr.lieutenant陸軍中尉companyn.連volunteern.personwhojoinsthearmy,navy,orairforceofhisownfreewill志愿兵presencen.beingpresentinaplaceskillfullyad.inaskillfulmanner靈巧地,嫻熟地skillfula.havingorshowingskillfanvt.扇,扇動(dòng)；激起sparkn.火花flickervi.burnunsteadily;shinewithanunsteadylightdrugn.amedicineorsubstanceusedformedicalpurposessupplyn.<pl.>thefood,equipment,etc.necessaryforanarmy,expeditionorthelike補(bǔ)給品prayvi.祈禱valleyn.astretchoflandbetweenhillsormountains;thelandthroughwhichastatedriverorgreatriversystemflows山谷；流域infectionn.感染；傳染infectvt.flarevi.burnwithabright,unsteadyflame〔火焰閃耀loftn.aroomundertheroofofabuilding,attic閣樓ferryn.渡口；渡船headquartersn.<usedwithasing.orpl.v.>theplacefromwhichthechiefofapoliceforceorthecommandingofficerofanarmysendsoutorders司令部proofn.evidenceshowingthatsth.istrue證據(jù)bearvt.show;havesealn.印,圖章itemn.asinglethingamongaset,esp.includedinalist條；項(xiàng)commandinga.havingcommand;inchargecommandingofficer指揮官commandvt.指揮Gen.abbr.general將軍madamn.respectfulformofaddresstoawoman<whethermarriedorunmarried>夫人,太太,女士,小姐riskvt.endanger;takethechanceofpatroln.asmallgroupofsoldiers,vehicles,etc.sentouttosearchfortheenemy,ortoprotectaplacefromtheenemy巡邏隊(duì)juniora.youngerorlowerinrankthananotherhobblevi.walkawkwardly;limp跛行；蹣跚crutchn.supportusedunderthearmtohelpalamepersontowalk拐杖wagonn.four-wheeledvehicleforcarryinggoods,pulledbyhorsesoroxen四輪運(yùn)貨馬〔牛車hitchvt.fastenwithahook,ring,rope,etc.鉤住,拴住,套住maren.femalehorseordonkeyalongsideprep.closeto;alongthesideofmulen.ananimalthathasadonkeyandahorseasparents騾disastern.agreatorsuddenmisfortune;terribleaccidentlinen.arowofdefenceworks,esp.thatnearesttheenemy戰(zhàn)線,防線horsemann.apersonwhoridesahorse,esp.onewhoisskilledpistoln.handgun手槍crackv.<causeto>makeasuddenexplosivesound〔使發(fā)出爆裂聲sprawlvi.lieorsitwithhandsandfeetspreadout,esp.ungracefullylowervt.moveorletdowninheight放下；放低secretaryvt.anofficialwhotakeschargeofagovernmentaldepartment;anemployeeinanoffice,whoisinchargeofcorrespondence,records,makingappointments,etc.部長(zhǎng),大臣；秘書(shū)raggeda.<ofaperson>dressedinoldtornclothes;<ofclothes>oldantorn衣衫襤褸的；破舊的paradevt.causetowalkinaninformalprocessionforthepurposeofbeinglookedat;causetomarchinprocession使列隊(duì)行進(jìn)n.游行；檢閱chillv.<causeto>haveafeelingofcoldasfromfear;<causeto>becomecold,esp.withoutfreezing〔使感到冷；〔使冷fortn.要塞,堡壘stumblevi.walkormoveinanunsteadyway;strikethefootagainststh.andalmostfallstreamvi.flowfastandstrongly;pouroutPHRASES&EXPRESSIONStakeprisonercaptureandholdasaprisoner,esp.asaprisonerofwar俘虜flareupbreakoutorintensifysuddenlyorviolently;burstintobrightflameorrage突發(fā)；加??；突然發(fā)光；突然發(fā)怒writeoutwriteinfull,write<sth.formal>brushasidedisregard,ignore不理；漠視bringthroughsave<sb.>from<anillness,etc.>PROPERNAMESBerryville貝里維爾〔美國(guó)地名Virginia弗吉尼亞〔美國(guó)州名BettieVanMetre貝蒂.范.米特theCivilWar〔美國(guó)南北戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)Gettysburg葛底斯堡〔美國(guó)城市DickRunner迪克.朗納HenryBedell亨利.貝德?tīng)朧ermont佛蒙特〔美國(guó)州名Westfield韋斯菲爾德〔美國(guó)地名Jennie詹妮〔女子名GrahamOsborne格雷厄姆.奧斯本HarpersFerry哈珀斯渡口〔美國(guó)地名Stevenson史蒂文森〔姓氏SecretaryofWar<olduse>〔美國(guó)陸軍部長(zhǎng)EdwinM.Stanton埃德溫.M.斯坦頓Ohio俄亥俄〔美國(guó)州名FortDelaware特拉華堡〔美國(guó)地名Unit3TextEveryteacherprobablyaskshimselftimeandagain:Whatarethereasonsforchoosingteachingasacareer?Dotherewardsteachingoutweighthetryingcomments?Answeringthesequestionsisnotasimpletask.Let'sseewhattheauthorsays.WhyITeachPeterG.BeidlerWhydoyouteach?MyfriendaskedthequestionwhenItoldhimthatIdidn'twanttobeconsideredforanadministrativeposition.HewaspuzzledthatIdidnotwantwhatwasobviouslya"stepup"towardwhatallAmericansaretaughttowantwhentheygrowup:moneyandpower.CertainlyIdon'tteachbecauseteachingiseasyforme.TeachingisthemostdifficultofthevariouswaysIhaveattemptedtoearnmyliving:mechanic,carpenter,writer.Forme,teachingisared-eye,sweaty-palm,sinking-stomachprofession.Red-eye,becauseIneverfeelreadytoteachnomatterhowlateIstayuppreparing.Sweaty-palm,becauseI'malwaysnervousbeforeIentertheclassroom,surethatIwillbefoundoutforthefoolthatIam.Sinking-stomach,becauseIleavetheclassroomanhourlaterconvincedthatIwasevenmoreboringthanusual.NordoIteachbecauseIthinkIknowanswers,orbecauseIhaveknowledgeIfeelcompelledtoshare.SometimesIamamazedthatmystudentsactuallytakenotesonwhatIsayinclass!Why,then,doIteach?IteachbecauseIlikethepaceoftheacademiccalendar.June,July,andAugustofferanopportunityforreflection,researchandwriting.Iteachbecauseteachingisaprofessionbuiltonchange.Whenthematerialisthesame,Ichange——and,moreimportant,mystudentschange.IteachbecauseIlikethefreedomtomakemyownmistakes,tolearnmyownlessons,tostimulatemyselfandmystudents.Asateacher,I'mmyownboss.IfIwantmyfreshmentolearntowritebycreatingtheirowntextbook,whoistosayIcan't?Suchcoursesmaybehugefailures,butwecanalllearnfromfailures.IteachbecauseIliketoaskquestionsthatstudentsmuststruggletoanswer.Theworldisfullofrightanswerstobadquestions.Whileteaching,Isometimesfindgoodquestions.IteachbecauseIenjoyfindingwaysofgettingmyselfandmystudentsoutoftheivorytowerandintotherealworld.Ioncetaughtacoursecalled"Self-RelianceinaTechnologicalSociety."My15studentsreadEmerson,Thoreau,andHuxley.Theykeptdiaries.Theywrotetermpapers.Butwealsosetupacorporation,borrowedmoney,purchasedarun-downhouseandpracticedself-reliancebyrenovatingit.Attheendofthesemester,wewouldthehouse,repaidourloan,paidortaxes,anddistributedtheprofitsamongthegroup.Soteachinggivesmepace,andvariety,andchallenge,andtheopportunitytokeeponlearning.Ihaveleftout,however,themostimportantreasonswhyIteach.OneisVicky.Myfirstdoctoralstudent,Vickywasanenergeticstudentwholaboredatherdissertationonalittle-known14thcenturypoet.Shewrotearticlesandsentthemofftolearnedjournals.Shediditallherself,withanoccasionalnudgefromme.ButIwastherewhenshefinishedherdissertation,learnedthatherarticleswereaccepted,gotajobandwonafellowshiptoHarvardworkingonabookdevelopingideasshe'dfirsthadasmystudent.AnotherreasonisGeorge,whostartedasanengineeringstudent,thenswitchedtoEnglishbecausehedecidedhelikedpeoplebetterthanthings.ThereisJeanne,wholeftcollege,butwasbroughtbackbyherclassmatesbecausetheywantedhertoseetheendoftheself-reliancehouseproject.Iwasherewhenshecameback.Iwastherewhenshetoldmethatshelaterbecameinterestedintheurbanpoorandwentontobecomeacivilrightslawyer.ThereisJacqui,acleaningwomanwhoknowsmorebyintuitionthanmostofuslearnbyanalysis.Jacquihasdecidedtofinishhighschoolandgotocollege.ThesearetherealreasonsIteach,thesepeoplewhogrowandchangeinfrontofme.Beingateacherisbeingpresentatthecreation,whentheclaybeginstobreathe.A"promotion"outofteachingwouldgivememoneyandpower.ButIhavemoney.IgetpaidtodowhatIenjoy:reading,talkingwithpeople,andaskingquestionlike,"Whatisthepointofbeingrich?"AndIhavepower.Ihavethepowertonudge,tofansparks,tosuggestbooks,topointoutapathway.Whatotherpowermatters?Butteachingofferssomethingbesidesmoneyandpower:itofferslove.Notonlytheloveoflearningandofbooksandideas,butalsothelovethatateacherfeelsforthatrarestudentwhowalksintoateacher'slifeandbeginstobreathe.Perhapsloveisthewrongword:magicmightbebetter.Iteachbecause,beingaroundpeoplewhoarebeginningtobreathe,Ioccasionallyfindmyselfcatchingmybreathwiththem.NEWWORDSadministrativea.ofthemanagementofaffairs行政的,管理的administrationn.管理〔部門,行政〔機(jī)關(guān)puzzlevt.fillwithdoubtandconfusion使迷惑step<->upn.promotion;increaseinsize,speed,etc.mechanicn.skilledworkman,esp.onewhousesorrepairsmachinesandtools機(jī)械工；機(jī)修工sweatya.coveredwithsweat,sweatingpalma.手掌professionn.occupation,esp.onerequiringspecialtraining,suchaslaw,medicine,orteachingconvincevt.make<sb.>feelcertain;cause<sb.>torealizecompelvt.force<sb.orsth.todosth.>pacen.rateorspeedofdevelopment,orinwalking,etc.速度；步速calendarn.日程表,日歷opportunityn.favourableoccasio