我認識許多學生，他們從高中階段就從未在英語課堂上認真讀過書。他們或者在臨考前翻翻應試“秘笈”，或是抄襲他人的作業(yè)。他們不僅在英語課上作弊，在其他課程上也如法炮制。作弊成為了他們的一種生活方式。他們總是在挖空心思想如何作弊。我并不是那么純潔，也曾試過作弊，但很快就不干了。因為那樣沒法學到知識，還會因此失去自尊。我還害怕被抓住，我發(fā)現(xiàn)作弊決非易事，還要常常提心吊膽。因此我對作弊并不老道，但學生們看到的總比老師多。我知道作弊的學生比誠實的學生壓力更大。

　　What personal qualities are desirable in a teacher?

　　First, the teacher’s personality should be lively and attractive. This does not rule out people who are plain-looking, or even ugly, because many such people have great personal charm. But it does rule out such types as the over-excitable, sad, cold, and frustrated.

　　Secondly, I hold it essential for a teacher to be both intellectually and morally honest. This means that he will be aware of his intellectual strengths and limitations, and will have thought about and decided upon the moral principles by which his life shall be guided. There is no contradiction in my going on to say that a teacher should be a bit of an actor. That is part of the technique of teaching, which demands that every now and then a teacher should be able to put on an act to enliven (使生動) a lesson, correct a fault, or award praise.

　　教師最可貴的個人品質是什么?

　　首先，教師應該個性活潑，樣貌出眾。這不意味著相貌平平，模樣丑陋的人就不適合當老師，這其中不乏極具人格魅力的人。但那些性格上過于咋咋呼呼，憂郁，淡漠和消沉的人的確不太適合當老師。

　　第二，我認為教師在知識和道德兩方面都必須具備誠實的品質。也就是說，他應該了解自身知識結構的強與弱，善于思考和抉擇道德準則，以這些道德準則指導人生。此外，一名教師又應該有一點兒象個演員，這與我剛才談到的品質并不矛盾。演技就是教學技能的一部分，因為教師時不時應該能夠通過表演來活躍課堂，糾正錯誤或者給予褒獎。

　　Languages, particularly English, are not immutable. Languages change. Languages borrow words and phrases from each other. English , in particular, is like a vacuum cleaner, sucking up words and phrases from other languages. English now includes borrowed words and phrases from over 350 languages. Some think that this is harmful to the English language, that we should make efforts to keep English somehow “pure”。 However, consider the richness of English and what it has gained from its incorporation and assimilation of other languages. It has and continues to evolve, and through its borrowings, tells its history of the people, cultures, and other languages it has influenced and has been influenced by. What is certain about the future of English is that it will continue to evolve and change.

　　語言，特別是英語，都不是永恒不變的。語言會變化。語言彼此借鑒用法。英語就像吸塵器，吸納了約350種語言中的詞匯。有人認為這對語言有害，因而必須保持英語的純粹。但是我們得看到當今英語是何其的豐富，以及通過融合吸收所帶給英語的好處。她過去是、現(xiàn)在是、將來仍然會承載它所影響的和被影響的人們、文化及語言的歷史。確信無疑的是英語將繼續(xù)進化演變。