場景:夏天一個炎熱的下午,一年級的教室里。
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:“今天下午我們來進(jìn)行一場拼詞比賽。誰能準(zhǔn)確無誤地拼出一個單詞就可以早回家了。我們先從瑪莉開始,你午飯時間去干什么了?”
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:“瑪莉你可以拼寫‘沙坑’這個詞嗎?”
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:“那你會拼‘車’這個詞嗎?”
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,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€黑人。”
Teacher: My God. That's racial prejudice. Johnny,can you spell "racial prejudice?"
老師:“上帝呀,這簡直就是種族歧視,好了約翰尼,你能把‘種族歧視’拼出來嗎?”