The Best Teacher I Ever Had-我遇到的最好的老师

The Best Teacher I Ever Had-我遇到的最好的老师

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Mr. Whitson taught sixth-grade science.

惠特森先生教的是六年级的自然科学。

On the first day of class,

上课的第一天，

he gave us a lecture about a creature called the cattywampus,

他介绍了一种叫cattywampus的生物，

an animal that was wiped out during the Ice Age.

这是一种在冰河时代因不适应环境而灭绝的动物。

He passed around a skull as he talked.

他在讲解时,还给大家传看了一个动物头骨,

We all took notes and later had a quiz.

我们都记了笔记，后来还做了一个小测验。

When he returned my paper,

当他返给我卷子时，

I was shocked.

我惊呆了。

There was a big red X through each of my answers.

在我的每个答案上都画有一个大大的红叉,

I had failed.

我的成绩不及格，

There had to be some mistake!

一定是有什么地方搞错了！

I had written down exactly what Mr. Whitson said.

我写下的恰恰全都是惠特森先生所讲的啊。

Then I realized that everyone in the class had failed.

随后，我意识到班上的每个人都成绩不及格。

What had happened?

这到底是怎么回事？

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