【英语趣味课堂】第一份工作-First Job(在线收听

 Todd: OK, Charlotte. You've been a teacher for quite awhile.

 
Charlotte: Yeah, I started about three years ago. My first job was in Jessif, in the east of Poland. I was promised that I wasn't going to have to teach any beginners or any little children because it was my first job. I was promptly given the beginner infants. My first day of teaching I was given a book which said, 'Ah! Go into the classroom and say "Hello" to the children and they'll all say "Hello" back to you and wave. I walked into a class of five four-year olds, followed by all their mothers and grandmothers and I said, "Hello" and they all burst into tears. I spent half the lesson trying to get them to say,"Hello" to each other and stop them from crying while all the grandmothers stood around and stared at me. I finally finished off my singing the whatever Happy Princess Song, all on my own, with crying infants to accompany me. It was one of the worst days of my life. I could identify with all the children though, because I wanted to sit on the floor and cry with them by the end of it. I think that that was when I realized that teaching kids was never going to be my vocation. I had some other classes as well but quick soon after that and moved onto adults who cry slightly less. Yeah, that was my first teaching experience. Not the best.  
 
学习内容:
quite awhile
You've been a teacher for quite awhile.
If you have been doing something for 'quite awhile' you have been doing it a long time.  Notice the following:
 
Have you been working here for quite awhile?
I need a break. I've been studying for quite awhile.
burst into tears
I said hello and they all burst into tears.
If you 'burst into tears' you start to cry intensely without any warning.  Notice the following:
 
She burst into tears when she saw her terrible grades.
I was so happy to see my family that I burst into tears.
try to get them to
I tried to get them to stop from crying.
If you 'try to get' someone to do something you make an effort to change his mind or behavior.  Notice the following:
 
Will you try to get them to stay here for the night?
She tried to get the students to study.
finished off
I finished off singing all on my own.
If you 'finish off' doing something you complete the task.  Notice the following:
 
Can you finish off washing the dishes?
She never finishes off what she starts.
identify with
I could identify with the kids because I wanted to cry too.
If you 'identify with' someone you understand how they feel because you have similar feelings.  Notice the following:
 
I can identify with how you're feeling.
It is nice to have co-workers you can identify with.
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