20181110-Goodbye, Mr Chips 01

Chips是位可爱的小老头，书中有几个我忍不住想要哈哈大笑的场景：

小老头睡觉前会携带一本小说睡觉，但是每次还没有看到第一页就已经入睡啦…..

小老头在Melbury工作了一年，但是他并不喜欢那儿的环境，原因竟然是他被学生ragged很多次。换了一个新环境教书，在wetherby先生的建议下，小老头在第一节课上表现出了严厉的样子，其实小老头的内心非常的紧张，只是用一种严肃感来隐藏了内心的紧张感罢了。上课时，小老头发现叫colley的同学扔了一样东西，他有点得意的想：好呀，这正是一个树立威信的时机，于是惩罚colley，让他罚抄一百行拉丁文。后来小老头教了colley的儿子以及孙子，于是某天他当着全班同学的面说对Colley的孙子说：

‘Colley，you are — umph — a splendid example of — umph — inherited traditions . I remember your grandfather— umph — he could never grasp the Ablative Absolute. A stupid fellow, your grandfather. And your father, too — umph — I remember him — he used to sit at that far desk by the wall — he wasn’t much better，either . But I do believe — my dear Colley — that you are — umph — the biggest fool of the lot!’ Roars of laughter.

这句话引得全班同学哈哈大笑，当我看到小老头说的这句话时，我也忍不住笑出了声，小老头这话真直接和犀利呀～ 但是正当小老头回忆这个笑话时，他有点伤感，也许是因为时间的流逝吧。

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Wetherby是位非常慈祥的先生，小老头来工作时，他曾给小老头提出一些建议和鼓励，他说

‘You are a young man, Mr. Chipping , and Brookfield is an old foundation. Youth and age often combine well. Give your enthusiasm to Brookfield and Brookfield will give you something in return. And don’t let anyone play tricks with you. I — er— gather that discipline was not always your strong point at Melbury ?’

‘Well , no, perhaps not , sir.’

‘Never mind; you’re full young; it’s largely a matter of experience . You have another chance here. Take up a firm attitude from the beginning, that’s the secret of it 

Wetherby的这句话，让我觉得很温馨，面对小老头被全班同学戏弄的这件事，并没有嘲笑，讥讽，或者批评他，反而给予最真挚的建议和鼓励：这只是经验而已，采用最坚强的态度！也许这几句简单的话在小老头的心中有了很大的影响，所以小老头很自信的对Wickett说: I am probably the only man in the worldwho has a vivid recollection of old Wetherby.

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值得学习的表达：

1 When you are getting on in years(but not ill, of course), you get very sleepy at times , and the hours seem to pass like lazy cattle moving across a landscape .把一个人变老的状态描写的真细致 。

2 call over—-roll call 点名

3 Before prep—-上预备课之前

4 light out 熄灯 --- sing out --- turn out the gas 关掉煤气

5 sherry以前知道是人名，没想到sherry是西班牙等地产的葡萄酒，雪利酒

6 fatal complaint—-致命的疾病，原来complaint 的另外一个意思是疾病，尤其指不严重的疾病。

7 made a brilliant century——得到漂亮的一百分（板球比赛的一百分）

8 形容老人的慈祥和蔼：Whetheby himself was very fatherly and courteous 

9 have a vivid recollection of …对什么记忆犹新，可以用来回忆过去

10 形容人：Fresh-complexioned 神清气爽的