一天工程系的主任走進(jìn)一個(gè)班,說(shuō)道:“早上好。”
The whole class chorused" Good Morning”
全班齊聲回復(fù):“早上好。”
"Hi,you are freshmen aren’t you?" he asked.
“你們是大一的吧?”主任問(wèn)道。
One student bolder than the others asked him how he knew.
一個(gè)膽子比較大的同學(xué)問(wèn)主任是怎么知道的。
"Well,”he said. "When I say‘Good Morning' to a class,if they are freshmen they say Good Morning' too. If they are sophomores,they quietly fold their papers away,and look at me. A class of juniors will look at me over the top of their papers, and then get back to them. A class of seniors will ignore my greeting, and keep reading the papers. When I say `Good Morning' to a class of graduate students, they write it down.”
“嗯,”主任說(shuō),“如果是大一的新生,當(dāng)我向他們問(wèn)早上好的時(shí)候,他們也一定會(huì)說(shuō)‘早上好’的。如果他們是大二的學(xué)生,他們會(huì)輕輕地合上課本,然后集體望著我。大三的學(xué)生則會(huì)從書(shū)本上抬起頭看我一眼,然后馬上又繼續(xù)讀書(shū)了。大四的學(xué)生則會(huì)對(duì)我視而不見(jiàn),繼續(xù)看書(shū)。至于研究生班的學(xué)生,我向他們問(wèn)早上好,他們就會(huì)把這句話寫(xiě)在筆記上。”