Text A In praise of the F wor

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Unit 1

Text A :In praise

of the F word

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First, I need to explain the “F word”, I think it’s fail or flunk. Because it will be well explained in the following paragraphs which I will interpret. How about your idea?

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原文及翻译（第5段）

I will never forget a teacher who played that card to get the attention of one of my children. Our youngest, a world-class charmer, did little to develop his intellectual talents but always got by. Until Mrs. Stifter. 我永远不会忘记一个用这一王牌来获得我一个孩子注意力的老师。我们家最小的，一个 万人迷，几乎不用功学习，但总是能勉强通过考试。直到史蒂夫特太太的出现，这种情 况才有所改变

重点讲解

1. who played that card to get the attention of one of my children此 句为限制性定语从句，用来修饰先行词teacher,此类句型在英语中大量 存在并出现，多用来修饰一个名词，并且还有非限制性定语从句，位置 比较灵活，翻译时也可以随语境来确定先后顺序，这句话中，我将从句 译到了名词前面。 2. a world-class charmer，在此处用作同位语。e.g: You, my best friend ,are so lovely.

3. got by/get by (on/with/in) : be able to deal with a situation with difficulty, usually by having just enough of sth. You need, such as money. 维持生计，设法过活，勉强应付..,

4. Charmer: a person who has good qualities that make you like him/her. 可爱的人，有吸引力的人，有魅力的人

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原文及翻译（第6段）

Our son was a high-school senior when he had her for English. “He sits in the back of the room talking to his friends,” she told me. “Why don t you move him to the front row?” I urged, believing the embarrassment would get him to settle down. Mrs. Stifter looked at me steely-eyed over her glasses. “I don t move seniors,” she said. “I flunk them.” I was flustered. Our son s academic life flashed before my eyes. No teacher had ever threatened him with that before. I regained my composure and managed to say that I thought she was right. By the time I got home I was feeling pretty good about this. It was a radical approach for these times, but, well, why not? “She s going to flunk you,” I told my son. I did not discuss it any further. Suddenly English became a priority in his life. He finished out the semester with an A.

当她教我儿子英语时，我儿子是一个高中高年级学生。“他坐在后排和他的朋友 说话。”她告诉我。“你为什么不把他换到前排来？”我恳求道，我相信令他难 堪的做法会让他安心学习。施蒂夫特夫人从眼镜上方冷冷地看着我。“我不会换 高年级学生的座位。”她说：“我会给他们不及格的成绩。”我大感紧张。我们 儿子的学习生涯在我的眼前闪现。之前，没有老师以此威胁过他。我恢复镇定， 艰难地表示我认为她是对的。到家时，我对此感

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