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HowIgotsmart1
loveatfirstsight
fallinlove[withsb.]
makeapassatsb.挑逗某人,对某人献殷勤
puppylove初恋
haveacrushonsb.迷恋某人
flirtwithsb.调情
lovebirds多情的人
beheadoverheelsinlove深深陷入爱情
sweepsb.offhis/herfeet一见倾心
2.Doyourememberthefirsttimeyoufellinlove?
Didyouletthepersonknowhowyoufelt?
Didyoulearnanythingfromtheexperience,orwasitjustasillyincident?
HowIGotSmartSteveBrody
Acommonmisconceptionamongyoungstersattendingschoolisthattheirteacherswerechildprodigies.Whoelsebutabookworm,withnoneofthenormalkid'stendencytoplayratherthanstudy,wouldgrowuptobeateacheranyway?
I'vetrieddesperatelytoexplaintomystudentsthattheimagetheyhaveofmeasanenthusiasticdevoteeofbooksandhomeworkduringmyadolescencewasabitoutoffocus.Onthecontrary,Ihatedcompulsoryeducationwithapassion.Icouldneverquiteacceptthenotionofhavingtogotoschoolwhilethefishwerebiting.
Butinmysophomoreyear,somethingbeautifulandexcitinghappened.Cupidaimedhisarrowandstruckmerightintheheart.Allatonce,Ienjoyedgoingtoschool,ifonlytogazeatthelovelyfaceinEnglishII.
Myprincesssatnearthepencilsharpener,andthatyearIgroundupenoughpencilstofuelacampfire.Alas,Debbiewasfarbeyondmywildestdreams.Wewereseparatednotonlybyfiverowsofdesks,butbyabout50I.Q.points.ShewasthetopstudentinEnglishII,theappleofMrs.Larrivee'seye.
Occasionally,Debbiewouldcatchmestaringather,andshewouldflashasmilethatradiatedintelligenceandquickenedmyheartbeat.Itwasasmilethatsignaledhopeandmademetemporarilyforgettheintellectualgulfthatseparatedus.
Ischemeddesperatelytobridgethatgulf.Andoneday,asIwaspassingthesupermarket,anideacametome.Asigninthewindowannouncedthatthestorewasofferingthefirstvolumeofasetofencyclopediasatthespecialpriceof29cents.Theremainingvolumeswouldcost$2.49each.
IpurchasedVolumeI—AardvarktoAsteroid—andbeganmyventureintotheworldofknowledge.Iwouldhenceforthbecomeaseekeroffacts.IwouldbecomeChiefBraininEnglishIIandsweepmyprincessoffherfeetwithasurgeoferudition.Ihaditallplanned.
Myfirstopportunitycameonedayinthecafeterialine.Ilookedbehindmeandthereshewas.
"Hi,"shesaid.
Afterapause,Iwetmylipsandsaid,"Knowwhereanchoviescomefrom?
"
Sheseemedsurprised."No,Idon't."
Ibreathedasighofrelief."Theanchovylivesinsaltwaterandisrarelyfoundinfreshwater."Ihadtotalkfast,sothatIcouldgetallthefactsinbeforewereachedthecashregister."FishermencatchanchoviesintheMediterraneanSeaandalongtheAtlanticcoastnearSpainandPortugal."
"Howfascinating,"saidDebbie,shakingherheadindisbelief.ItwasobviousthatIhadmadequiteanimpression.
Afewdayslater,duringafiredrill,Icasuallywentuptoherandasked,"EverbeentotheAleutianIslands?
"
"Neverhave,"shereplied.
"Mightbeaniceplacetovisit,butIcertainlywouldn'twanttolivethere,"Isaid.
"Whynot?
"saidDebbie,playingrightintomyhands.
"Well,theclimateisforbidding.Therearenotreesonanyofthe100ormoreislandsinthegroup.Thegroundisrockyandverylittleplantlifecangrowonit."
"Idon'tthinkI'devencaretovisit,"shesaid.
Thefiredrillwasoverandwebegantofileintothebuilding,soIhadtostepituptogetthenativesin."TheAleutsareshortandsturdyandhavedarkskinandblackhair.Theyliveonfish,andtheytrapbluefoxesandsealsfortheirvaluablefur."
Debbie'seyeswidenedinamazement.
OnedayIwasbrowsingthroughthelibrary.IspottedDebbiesittingatatable,absorbedinacrosswordpuzzle.Shewasfrowning,apparentlystumpedonaword.IleanedoverandaskedifIcouldhelp.
"Four-letterwordforOrientalfemaleservant,"Debbiesaid.
"Tryamah,"Isaid,quickasaflash.
Debbiefilledintheblanks,thenturnedtostareatmeinamazement."Idon'tbelieveit,"shesaid."Ijustdon'tbelieveit."
Andsoitwent,thatglorious,joyous,romanticsophomoreyear.Debbieseemedtorelishourlittleconversationsandhungonmyeveryword.Naturally,themoreIread,themoremyconfidencegrew.
Intheclassroom,too,Iwasgraduallymakingmypresencefelt.Oneday,duringadiscussionofColeridge's"TheAncientMariner",wecameacrossthewordalbatross.
"Cananyonetelluswhatanalbatrossis?
"askedMrs.Larrivee.
Myhandshotup."Thealbatrossisalargebirdthatlivesmostlyintheoceanregionsbelowtheequator,butmaybefoundinthenorthPacificaswell.Thealbatrossmeasuresaslongasfourfeetandhasthegreatestwingspreadofanybird.Itfeedsonfishandshellfish.Thealbatrosshasanenormousappetite,andwhenit'sfullithastroublegettingintotheairagain."
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