場(chǎng)景:夏天一個(gè)炎熱的下午,一年級(jí)的教室里。
Teacher: We are going to have a spelling competition this afternoon. Anyone who can spell a word correctly can go home early. We’11 start with Mary. What did you do at lunchtime?
老師問(wèn):“今天下午我們來(lái)進(jìn)行一場(chǎng)拼詞比賽。誰(shuí)能準(zhǔn)確無(wú)誤地拼出一個(gè)單詞就可以早回家了。我們先從瑪莉開(kāi)始,你午飯時(shí)間去干什么了?”
Mary: I played in the sandpit.
瑪莉回答:“我在沙坑里玩。”
Teacher: Mary, can you spell "pit?"
老師說(shuō):“瑪莉你可以拼寫(xiě)‘沙坑’這個(gè)詞嗎?”
Mary: P …I … T?
瑪莉: "P. . . I. . . T?"
Teacher: Very good,you may go. Now Tommy , what did you do at lunch?
老師:“非常好,你可以走了。現(xiàn)在輪到湯米了,你午飯時(shí)間都干什么了?”
Tommy: I was playing with my toy car.
湯米:“我在玩我的玩具車。”
Teacher: Tommy,can you spell "car"?
老師:“那你會(huì)拼‘車’這個(gè)詞嗎?”
Tommy: C…A …R
湯米:"C. . . A. . . R"
Teacher: Very good,you may go. Now Johnny, why are you crying?
老師:“非常好,你也可以走了。下一個(gè),約翰尼,你為什么哭呀?”
Johnny(sniff): Because Tommy and Mary wouldn’t play with me at lunchtime, just because I'm black.
約翰尼(抽泣):“湯米和瑪莉都不和我玩,就因?yàn)槲沂莻€(gè)黑人。”
Teacher: My God. That's racial prejudice. Johnny,can you spell "racial prejudice?"
老師:“上帝呀,這簡(jiǎn)直就是種族歧視,好了約翰尼,你能把‘種族歧視’拼出來(lái)嗎?”