今天的这段对话，在讨论教师，
谈论在学校教书的问题，谁是你遇到过的最好的老师
来听今天的讲解:
beginner
A: I’m interested in teaching at your school.
我对在你们学校教书很感兴趣。
B: great. Are you a qualified teacher?
太好了。你是合格的老师吗？
A: yes.
对。
B: what kind of teaching certificate do you have?
你有什么样的教学证书？
A: I have a TEFL certificate.
我有TEFL证书。
B: how many years of experience do you have?
你有多少年的工作经验？
A: I have three years of teaching ESL and four years of teaching per-school children.
我有三年的ESL教学经验和四年的每个学校的孩子的教学经验。
B: when did you get your TEFL certificate?
你什么时候拿到TEFL证书的？
A: I got my TEFL certificate three years ago.
我三年前拿到了TEFL证书。
B: why do you want to teach at our school?
你为什么想在我们学校教书？
A: well, I’ve heard many good things about it. I also like teaching young children.
嗯，我听过很多关于它的好消息。我也喜欢教小孩子。
B: that’s great. Can you speak Chinese?
太好了。你会说中文吗？
A: yes, just a little.
是的，只是一点点。
B: can you come in for an interview tomorrow at 10:00 ?
你明天10点能来面试吗？
A: I sure can.
我当然可以。
B: great. See you then.
太好了。到时见。
Intermediate
A: who was the best teacher that you ever had?
谁是你遇到过的最好的老师？
B: that would have to be miss.baymler, my fourth grade teacher.
那一定是拜姆勒小姐，我四年级的老师。
A: what was she like?
她是什么样的人？
B: she was patient, kind, fun, smart, caring, and yet strict, too. I really learned a lot from her.
她耐心、善良、有趣、聪明、体贴，但也很严格。我真的从她身上学到了很多。
A: what kind of things did you learn?
你学了什么？
B: she taught us that you can do anything that you want to do.
她告诉我们，你可以做任何你想做的事。
A: anything? Do you really believe that we can do anything ?
任何东西你真的相信我们能做什么吗？
B: if you really want to do something and you work hard at it, I believe you can do it.
如果你真的想做一件事，并且努力工作，我相信你能做到。
A: you said she was strict. Did she have a lot of rules?
你说她很严格。她有很多规定吗？
B: she had some rules that helped us to feel comfortable. For example, the students had to treat each other with respect, or they would be disciplined.
她有一些让我们感到舒服的规则。例如，学生们必须互相尊重，否则他们会受到纪律处分。
A: I see. She sounds like she really cared about her students.
我明白了。她听起来真的很关心她的学生。
B: yes. She treated us all fairly; she don’t have any teacher’s pets.
是的。她对我们大家都很公平；她没有任何老师的宠物。
A: really? Doesn’t every teacher have a teacher’s pet?
真的？不是每个老师都有老师的宠物吗？
B: well. To be honest, I usually sucked up to teachers because I wanted them to give me good grades. However, miss.baymler didn’t treat me any differently. She really didn’t have any teacher’s pets.
嗯。说实话，我通常很喜欢老师，因为我想让他们给我好成绩。然而，巴姆勒小姐对我没有任何不同。她真的没有任何老师的宠物。
A: do you know what she is doing now?
你知道她现在在做什么吗？
B: as a matter of fact, I do. After she taught our class, she got married and moved to another city. Then, she started writing children’s book.
事实上，我是这样认为的。她教完我们班后，结婚搬到了另一个城市。然后，她开始写儿童书。
A: have you ever read one of the books?
你读过其中一本书吗？
B: of course! Both children and adults enjoy her books.
当然！孩子和大人都喜欢她的书。
A: why don’t you recommend one to me?
你为什么不推荐一个给我？
B: ok! I’ll bring one to you next time.
好啊！下次我给你带一个。
