第2章 感受异国的阳光 1（第1页）

第2章感受异国的阳光（1）

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佚名Anonymous

Whatdayisittoday？IsitTuesdayorThursday？Thisthoughtraibackwithherstudentsgoihelessonthatoend。Didn’tIjustdothisyesterday？Orwasitayearago？Hell，everythiojumbletogetheranymore。“MissSmith，Igotothebathreasked，ashepropfromohimself。HowmanytimeshaveIheardthis？Shewonderedassheabruptlysaid“Yes”andwatchedasheracedoutoftheroom。

Sittiableshegazedatherstudehinkingofwhatshewoulddoafterwork。MaybeI’llgotothegymorstopatthemarketforsomethionight。Meicallysheuedwithherlessoletter“a”withherstudeer‘a’makeswhatsound？”“a，a，a，”thestudentssahroughtheemptymotions。Thecledawaythemieasihetediousheday。

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“MissSmith，didyouhearme？”thesenoyinglyaskedher。“Oh，sorry。Whatdidyousay？”“yousendCarlatotheoffice？”thesecretaryimpatientlyasked。“Oh，ofcourse，”sherepliedasshehungupthephourhephoame。Carla，whowasohemanywhoalwaysseemedsowereihisyear。Carlalookedupfromherdesk，herhairhaeddisplaceddoll。HerfaedwithdirtthatgavehertheappearahosemuntheWizardofOz。“Youotheoffice，”shesaidwhileCarlaslowlyrosefromherdesk。“WhydoIhavetogo？”whinedCarla。“It’sbetweenyouandtheoffice—justgoup，”shehastilyturnedherbackasCarlawalkedoutoftheroom。LikehavingfreessistheawouldbeoneonecalledsayihihankingmeforalltheendlesscrapIhavetodealwith。Withasighshewalkedbacktoherotherstudeeredatthebacktablepatientlywaitiurn。

&oftheafternooooneloition。Finallythebellrangasarelief。Assheledherstudentsoutthedoortheywalkedbehindherasbabychiingtotheirfold。Sheheirmotherhehembehie。Assheproceededtowalkdownthecorridor，theair，whichrosewiththemusigleofSpanishgeverythingthattouchedit，greetedher。Shewatchedwithatouvyasthelefthertoreturhatprobablywerefilledwithlaughterandwarmthwhileshewouldonreturntothesameendlessmar。