My Physics Teacher
我的物理老师
“Get up, Jim! It’s time to wake up! Are you deaf?” mother said on a weekday morning in May while she was pushing me. I opened my eyes and looked at the clock. “Oh, dear! It’s a quarter to eight already. It’s not a holiday! I’ll be late for school again and the teacher will have my neck!” I thought.
I jumped out of the bed, washed my face, then hurried to the bus stop without a shower, breakfast or glass of juice. As soon as I got on the bus, It started running. “I’m sure I can get to school on time,” I said to myself. All of a sudden the bus stopped. The bus driver said, “I’m sorry, there is something wrong with the bus. Please get off and wait for another one.”
I’d better race to school, I thought, and then began to run, but wished I could skate. But before I got to school, there was a clap of thunder and it began to rain hard. I lacked a raincoat. It was clear that I was going to be late.
I reached the classroom but I was wet and beginning to shake with cold. The physics teacher had already begun his lesson and was standing at the blackboard with a piece of chalk and an eraser and ruler, drawing a standard diagram, giving a speech. It was Mr. Smith. The students were afraid ofhim and so was I. I liked neither him nor his physics lessons. I stood feeling shy at the edge of room No. 303, and then I opened the door, “I’m very sorry, Mr. Smith. I’m late again for first period,” I said with a red face.
“It’s you again, Jim,” Mr Smith said angrily, “I’ve told you not to be late, but you---” He suddenly stopped and looked at my wet clothes then he rapidly took off his own jacket and handed it to me. “Now, I don’t have a towel, but take off your wet coat and put this overcoat on, or you’llfreeze and catch the flu from the storm and have to see the nurse,” he said kindly with a nod, and went back to talking about the role of physics for a pilot.
I went to my seat with Mr. Smith’s jacket on beginning to feel the heat. It was a bit large for me but I felt very warm, if not hot, in the material. I was touched by this kind treatment. I found, for the first time, physics was so interesting and how well I could understand it! Next time I hoped tomiss P.E. instead.
译文
“起来，吉姆！该起床了！你聋了吗！”在五月的一个工作日，妈妈边推我边说。我睁开眼睛看了看表。哦，天啊！已经7：5了。这不是假:4！我又要迟到了，我想老师会拧断我的脖子！
我跳下床，洗了洗脸，没洗澡、没吃早餐，也没喝果汁就冲向了公共车站。我一上车，车就开了。“我确信我能及时赶到学校。”我自言自语。突然公交车停了。公交司机说：“我很抱歉，车坏了。请下车等另一辆。”
我想最好是跑到学校，然后开始跑，要是可以滑轮滑去就好了。但我还没到学校，天就开始打雷下雨了。我没有雨衣。显然我要迟到了。
我浑身湿漉漉地来到教室，冷的发抖。物理老师已经开始讲课了，他拿着粉笔、板擦和尺子，画了一个标准的平面图，给大家讲解。这位就是史密斯先生。同学们都很怕他，我也是。我既不喜欢他这个人，也不喜欢他的物理课。我害羞地站在303教室边上，然后打开了门。“我很抱歉，史密斯先生，第一节课我又迟到了。”我红着脸说。
“又是你，吉姆，”史密斯先生气愤地说，“我已经跟你说过不要迟到，但是你--”他突然停下来看我的湿衣服，然后迅速脱掉自己的外套递给我。“我现在没有毛巾，但脱下你的湿外套，把这个大衣穿上，要不然你会因为这场雨而冻感冒的，还得去见护士了。”他点了下头，和善地说。之后又接着讲物理在飞行中的应用了。
我穿着史密斯先生的外套来到我的座位，开始感觉到衣服中的体温。这个外套对于我来说有点大，但我感觉很温暖。我被这样的待遇感动了。我第一次发现，物理竟是如此有趣，我完全能听懂！下一次，我宁愿错过体育课也不想错过物理课了。
拓展训练
“Get up, Jim! It’s time to ___1__ up! Are you deaf?” mother said angrily while she was pushing me. I opened my eyes and looked at the clock. “Oh, dear! It’s a quarter to eight already. I’ll be late for school again!” I thought.
I jumped out of the bed, and then hurried to the bus stop. As soon as I got on the bus, It started running. “I’m sure I can get to school on time,” I said to myself. All of a ___2__ the bus stopped. Unfortunately, there was something wrong with the bus. __3___, I have to the bus and wait for another one.
I’d better race to school, I thought, and then began to run. But before I got to school, there was a clap of thunder and it began to rain hard. I ___4___ a raincoat. It was clear that I was going to be late.
I ___5__ the classroom but I was wet and beginning to shake with cold. The physics teacher had already begun his lesson. It was Mr. Smith. The students were __6___ of him and so was I. I liked neither him nor his physics lessons. I stood feeling shy at the edge of room No. 303, and then I opened the door, “I’m very sorry, Mr. Smith. I’m late again for first period,” I said with a red face.
“It’s you again, Jim,” Mr Smith said angrily, “I’ve told you not to be late, but you---” He suddenly stopped and looked at my wet clothes then he rapidly took off his own jacket and ____7___ it to me. “Now, I don’t have a towel, but take off your wet coat and put this overcoat on, or you’ll freeze and catch the flu from the storm and have to see the nurse,” he said __8___ with a nod, and went back to talking about the role of physics for a pilot.
I went to my seat with Mr. Smith’s jacket on beginning to feel the heat. It was a bit large for me but I felt very warm, if not hot, in the material. I was ___9___ by this kind ___10__. I found, for the first time, physics was so interesting and how well I could understand it! Next time I hoped to miss P.E. instead.
1. A give B take C wake D cheer
2. A sudden B surprise C excitement D interest
3. A Though B Because C Therefore D However
4. A got B took C brought D lacked
5. A arrived B got C came D arrived
6. A proud B afraid C strict D sad
7. A put B placed C took D handed
8. A kindly B angrily C happily D excitedly
9. A bored B interested C scared D moved
10. A improvement B development C requirement D treatment
答案AACDA BDADD