L:Are you ready?
準(zhǔn)備好了嗎?
S:Yes.
好了。
L:Who can tell us something about the author's life? Volunteer?
誰能給我們講一下作者的生平?有誰自愿回答嗎?
S:The author was a famous writer, and he was also a politician. He was born in 1911 and died in 1985.
作者既是一個有名的作家,又是一名政治家。他生于1911年,死于1985年。
L:Very good. Sit down, please. Susan, what's the general idea of the text?
很好,請坐。這篇文章的大意是什么?蘇珊,你回答一下。
S:Can I answer it in Chinese?
我能用漢語同答嗎?
L:No, you can't. This is an English class, and you have to express yourself in English.
不行,我們是在上英語課,你必須用英語來表達(dá)。
S:Let me have a try. The author takes the characters peculiar to the British people as a topic to show that they are quite different from other nationalities. They are quiet, shy and reserved...
那我試試吧,在本篇文章中,作者以英國人的特點(diǎn)為主題來說明英國人與其他國家的人的不同之處,英國人內(nèi)向、靦腆和保守……
L:Excellent. Class is over. Let's have a break.
非常好。下課了,休息一下。