今天的這段對話,在討論教師,
談論在學校教書的問題,誰是你遇到過的最好的老師
來聽今天的講解:
beginner
A: I’m interested in teaching at your school.
我對在你們學校教書很感興趣。
B: great. Are you a qualified teacher?
太好了。你是合格的老師嗎?
A: yes.
對。
B: what kind of teaching certificate do you have?
你有什么樣的教學證書?
A: I have a TEFL certificate.
我有TEFL證書。
B: how many years of experience do you have?
你有多少年的工作經(jīng)驗?
A: I have three years of teaching ESL and four years of teaching per-school children.
我有三年的ESL教學經(jīng)驗和四年的每個學校的孩子的教學經(jīng)驗。
B: when did you get your TEFL certificate?
你什么時候拿到TEFL證書的?
A: I got my TEFL certificate three years ago.
我三年前拿到了TEFL證書。
B: why do you want to teach at our school?
你為什么想在我們學校教書?
A: well, I’ve heard many good things about it. I also like teaching young children.
嗯,我聽過很多關于它的好消息。我也喜歡教小孩子。
B: that’s great. Can you speak Chinese?
太好了。你會說中文嗎?
A: yes, just a little.
是的,只是一點點。
B: can you come in for an interview tomorrow at 10:00 ?
你明天10點能來面試嗎?
A: I sure can.
我當然可以。
B: great. See you then.
太好了。到時見。
Intermediate
A: who was the best teacher that you ever had?
誰是你遇到過的最好的老師?
B: that would have to be miss.baymler, my fourth grade teacher.
那一定是拜姆勒小姐,我四年級的老師。
A: what was she like?
她是什么樣的人?
B: she was patient, kind, fun, smart, caring, and yet strict, too. I really learned a lot from her.
她耐心、善良、有趣、聰明、體貼,但也很嚴格。我真的從她身上學到了很多。
A: what kind of things did you learn?
你學了什么?
B: she taught us that you can do anything that you want to do.
她告訴我們,你可以做任何你想做的事。
A: anything? Do you really believe that we can do anything ?
任何東西你真的相信我們能做什么嗎?
B: if you really want to do something and you work hard at it, I believe you can do it.
如果你真的想做一件事,并且努力工作,我相信你能做到。
A: you said she was strict. Did she have a lot of rules?
你說她很嚴格。她有很多規(guī)定嗎?
B: she had some rules that helped us to feel comfortable. For example, the students had to treat each other with respect, or they would be disciplined.
她有一些讓我們感到舒服的規(guī)則。例如,學生們必須互相尊重,否則他們會受到紀律處分。
A: I see. She sounds like she really cared about her students.
我明白了。她聽起來真的很關心她的學生。
B: yes. She treated us all fairly; she don’t have any teacher’s pets.
是的。她對我們大家都很公平;她沒有任何老師的寵物。
A: really? Doesn’t every teacher have a teacher’s pet?
真的?不是每個老師都有老師的寵物嗎?
B: well. To be honest, I usually sucked up to teachers because I wanted them to give me good grades. However, miss.baymler didn’t treat me any differently. She really didn’t have any teacher’s pets.
嗯。說實話,我通常很喜歡老師,因為我想讓他們給我好成績。然而,巴姆勒小姐對我沒有任何不同。她真的沒有任何老師的寵物。
A: do you know what she is doing now?
你知道她現(xiàn)在在做什么嗎?
B: as a matter of fact, I do. After she taught our class, she got married and moved to another city. Then, she started writing children’s book.
事實上,我是這樣認為的。她教完我們班后,結婚搬到了另一個城市。然后,她開始寫兒童書。
A: have you ever read one of the books?
你讀過其中一本書嗎?
B: of course! Both children and adults enjoy her books.
當然!孩子和大人都喜歡她的書。
A: why don’t you recommend one to me?
你為什么不推薦一個給我?
B: ok! I’ll bring one to you next time.
好啊!下次我給你帶一個。