終於,輪到居於末位的王美瑛老師發(fā)言。
她老娘早就想趁「新官上任三把火」──代理校長剛上任,還沒把事Ga0砸、尚存威嚴(yán)之時(shí)──不吐不快:
「Asyouknow,I’mLilyLi’shomeroomteacher,aswelsArielLiu’snguagetutor.Iknowclearlymyresponsibilitiesandobligations.Ihavealreadymaed,notjustonce,IamfullyawareofbeingobligatedtodowhatIhavetodo,aotakeanypracticalmeasures—andevenassistintakiions,providedmypresenecessary.Thisittee,heless,kepthinderingmefromfulfillingmyduty.Andnow,President,YourHonor,ishere.Iwouldliketoreiteratemydisappoioallofyou—」
「說中文,美瑛老師──T諒我們有些老師不講英文。」
「Getyourselvesaninterpreter,then—Idon’tcare—WhatIhavetosayIsayitoutloudandclear.Andthosewhogotmypointgotmypoint—whichevernguageIspeakin,老師。Onlyifyouchoosetolisten,nottoonceagainhushmebyshoutingandhissing──ah-uh,herewegoagain—nowplease,letmetinue...」
「很失禮耶王老師──」「尊重一下好不好?」「權(quán)宜問題、權(quán)宜問題!」「主席,立刻將王美瑛趕出去!」
不滿的聲音此起彼落。
代理校長不為所動(dòng)。
見主席的神情b雕塑的表情更加肅穆,叫囂的人員只好乖乖閉嘴。
「ThewholeijustremindsmeofJ.D.Salinger’sfamousheCatcherintheRye.OicurpassageIwanttosharewithallofyou—AndIassureyou:itdeservesyourattention.Now,bearwithme—itgoeslikethis:
「‘Ikeeppicturingallthelittlekidspyingsomegameinthisbigfieldofrye.Thousandsoflittlekids.Nobody''''''''saround-nobodybig,exceptme.AndI''''''''mstandingontheedgeofsomecrazycliff.WhatcouldIhavetodo,Ihavetocatcheverylittlekidiftheystarttoruntowardthecliff—ifthey''''''''rerunningandtheydon''''''''tlookwherethey''''''''regoing,Ihavetoeoutandcatchthem.That''''''''sallIdoallday.I''''''''djustbethecatcherintherye.Iknowthatsoundscrazy,butthat''''''''stheonlythingIwillhavetobe.’」
「Letmetellyou,mypeerandrespectfulseniormembers,hretfulIam,rightohavetoattendthispointlessmeeting;notbecauseIhavetopythelittlegamewithyouweaklings,orbecauseIhavetositinthismeetingroom,discussingsomeinsignifitissuesover‘theschool’sprestige’ortheso-called‘measurestothecurrentPRcrises’andWASTEMYTIME—Oh-oh—
「SomepeopleinthisroomwhoactuallyspeakEnglishfeltseriouslywrongedandstarted—YouDOgetmypoint—ThisisexactlywhyIcallthemembersinthisitteeweaklings—
「Allofyousawthe‘elephantintheroom’butchosetoigpletely.Ifthereisapinkelephauspointitoutwithers—IfthereisaBigWolfhidinginthewood,lurkingtoharmourkids—Let’sgetit,then!Why—isn’tit‘APerfectDayfortheWolf?’Idon’tseenopointsthatwestillsithereandwaitforamessiah-likefiguretosavetheday,toremovethethreatforus,whilewearestillfarfrombeiAKEA.
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