胡敏讀故事記托福詞匯16：教師的世界 The World of Teacher
Lesson 16 The World of Teacher 教師的世界
I love to associate with my fellow teachers. We meet at least twice each week at the Faculty association meetings. At these meetings, we ofter talk about our classes over a wonderful snack of assorted fruits. We're a close-knit group, although we're quite different in character.
我喜歡跟其他老師交往。在每星期的教師協會例會上，我們至少有兩次的碰面。會上，我們常常是一面享用各式各樣的美味水果，一面談論各自教授的課程。我們是一個融洽的整體，盡管性情各異。
Jane is one of my most astute coleagues. She teaches a course in astronomical phenomenon. Her students are often astonished when she talks about "black holes" and her theory of the shrinking universe. But she is careful to assuage their concerns. She assures them that her theory is based on a number of assumptions that my turn out to be unture.
簡是我認識的最機敏的老師之一，她教授關于天文現象的課程。每當她談起“黑洞”和她的宇宙縮小論，學生們都驚訝不已。但她又會體貼的消除他們的憂慮。她向學生們保證，她的理論是建立在若干假設基礎之上的，這些假設將可能被證明是錯誤的。
My friend Bob teaches nuclear physics. He says it's all about atoms, atomic particles and atomization. I assume he knows what he's talking about. He must know, given how assuredly he speaks about the subject.
我的朋友鮑勃教授核物理學，他說這是一門關于原子、原子微粒和原子化的課程。我認為他對他所談論的一切已經爛熟于心。他談起核物理時是如此自信，想必是術業(yè)有專攻。
Mary teaches religion. However, she is an atheist. She has an excellent sense of humor. She often jokes about how she may end up having ti atone for not believing in God.
瑪麗教宗教，但她自己卻是個無神論者。她及其幽默，常常開玩笑說她最終可能要為不信仰上帝而贖罪。
Jim is our school's physical education teacher. He's natural athlete and he loves basketball. He never fails to astound us with his ability to dunk a basketball backwards without looking.
吉姆是我們學校的體育老師。他是名天生的運動員，熱愛籃球。我們總是驚訝于她不回頭看就能背投中的扣籃技術。
Lastly, there's Sally, our teacher of geometry. She likes to talk about symmetrical and asymmetrical triangles. Frankly, it drives me crazy to think about those things. But I like her stimulating personality. She probably knows how to turn a boring subject into a fascinating one.
最后還有我們的幾何老師莎莉。她喜歡談論對稱和不對稱的三角形。坦率地說，考慮那些玩意能把我逼瘋。但我喜歡她那種能激勵人的性格。她肯定知道如何將一個無聊的話題變得趣味盎然，欲罷不能。
As for me, I teach art. It brings out my creative side.
至于我自己，我教藝術。藝術能發(fā)揮出我富有創(chuàng)造性的一面。
Words:
associate v. 交往(with); 關聯，聯合;n. 伙伴;adj. 準的(比正式的低一級)
association n. 關聯，聯合;協會
assorted adj. 各式各樣的，多樣混合的
assuage v. 緩和，減輕(痛苦等)
assume vt. 假定，設想，(想當然地)認為;承擔(責任);采用(....的形式或姿勢)
assumption n. 假設;就職
assure vt. 鞏固，確保;想...保證，使確信
assuredly adv. 確實地，確信地;自信地，有把握地
astonish vt. 使驚訝
astound vt. 使驚異
astronomical adj. 天文學的
astute adj. 機敏的，精明的
asymmetrical adj. 不均勻的，不對稱的
atheist n. 無神論者
athlete n. 運動員
atmosphere n. 大氣，大氣層;(某一地的)空氣
atom n. 原子
atomic adj. 原子的;微子的
atomization n. 原子化;霧化
atone v. 贖罪，補償
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