2014年成人英语三级考试：英汉互译复习资料_第2页

　　我认识许多学生，他们从高中阶段就从未在英语课堂上认真读过书。他们或者在临考前翻翻应试“秘笈”，或是抄袭他人的作业。他们不仅在英语课上作弊，在其他课程上也如法炮制。作弊成为了他们的一种生活方式。他们总是在挖空心思想如何作弊。我并不是那么纯洁，也曾试过作弊，但很快就不干了。因为那样没法学到知识，还会因此失去自尊。我还害怕被抓住，我发现作弊决非易事，还要常常提心吊胆。因此我对作弊并不老道，但学生们看到的总比老师多。我知道作弊的学生比诚实的学生压力更大。

　　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 (使生动) a lesson, correct a fault, or award praise.

　　教师最可贵的个人品质是什么?

　　首先，教师应该个性活泼，样貌出众。这不意味着相貌平平，模样丑陋的人就不适合当老师，这其中不乏极具人格魅力的人。但那些性格上过于咋咋呼呼，忧郁，淡漠和消沉的人的确不太适合当老师。

　　第二，我认为教师在知识和道德两方面都必须具备诚实的品质。也就是说，他应该了解自身知识结构的强与弱，善于思考和抉择道德准则，以这些道德准则指导人生。此外，一名教师又应该有一点儿象个演员，这与我刚才谈到的品质并不矛盾。演技就是教学技能的一部分，因为教师时不时应该能够通过表演来活跃课堂，纠正错误或者给予褒奖。

　　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.

　　语言，特别是英语，都不是永恒不变的。语言会变化。语言彼此借鉴用法。英语就像吸尘器，吸纳了约350种语言中的词汇。有人认为这对语言有害，因而必须保持英语的纯粹。但是我们得看到当今英语是何其的丰富，以及通过融合吸收所带给英语的好处。她过去是、现在是、将来仍然会承载它所影响的和被影响的人们、文化及语言的历史。确信无疑的是英语将继续进化演变。