TheMostUnforgettableCharacterI'veMet
佚名 / Anonymous
, throughthedoorcameatall, , “Goodafternoon, gentlemen.”
Hisvoicehadasurprisingtoneofrespect, ——thensatonthefrontofhisdesk, drewonelonglegupandgraspedhisbonyknee.
“Gentlemen,” hebegan,“weareherethissemester—yourfirst——andfrom—, , Iventuretosay, willleadfarricher, fullerlivesthantheywouldotherwise.”
Hewentonlikethat, speakingwithoutcondescension, .
Duringthetermthatfollowed, ’spoems, forinstance, andthensaymusingly, “’ssee.” Thenwe’dallchipin, .
Therewaslittleformalityaboutoursessions, , wecouldn’tverywelldoanythingexceptreturnit; approachedasadults, , weweremuchtoointerestedandtooanxioustoparticipateinthediscussiontohavetimeforfoolishness.
Wewouldpointthingsouttooneanother, eachcontributinganidea, , turningitoverinourhands, peeringunderneath, feelingitsshapeandfindingoutwhatmadeitgo.
“Don’tbeafraidtodisagreewithme,” heusedtosay, “Itshowsyouarethinkingforyourselves, andthat’swhatyouareherefor.” Warmingtosuchconfidence, .
, “Atthetenderageofl7, he...” Backcameasharpnote: “‘Tenderage’, wasagoodphrasewhenfirstused, butnowit’—yourowncoins.”
—, aliterarycharacteroridea, untilwewerecuriousandeagerformore; thenhewouldcuthimselfshortandsay, “ButIsupposeyouhavereadso-and-so.” Whenweshookourheads, hewouldwritethetitleofabookontheblackboard, thenturntous, “, buttheyareallopenforyou!”
我仍然清晰地记得大学第一学期第一节英语课的情景。我们这群男生迫不及待地等待新老师的到来。过了一会儿,一个40多岁的男子走进教室,高高的个子,相貌平平。他腼腆地说:“下午好,先生们。”
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