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● seething：沸腾状的；argument：争论。七嘴八舌，各执一辞，有的主张等满十分钟就不再等了，有的主张应该等足十五分钟。
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● a bold leader：勇敢的领袖；首先发难者。sprang up：从座上一跃而起。
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● especially conscientious students：特别奉公守法的学生。这种人只有五六个，他们还安坐不动。余人都唯那位领导人物马首是瞻，纷纷站起，向门口走去。milled：（像牛羊似的）四处乱走（move around in confusion）。
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● awakened是过去分词。既然可以早些回去畅睡，这么一兴奋，反而神清气爽了。thoroughly：足见他来上课的时候还是想瞌睡，现在方才完全醒过来。
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● yanked：（美国俗语）使劲一转旋钮，然后把门推开。stumbled in：踉跄地进来。steamed（过去分词）：教授从冷空气里进来，室内的热气在眼镜上结一层薄雾。pointed：尖形的。quivering：抖动；因匆忙之故欤？抑见学生不耐久候而发怒耶？vain：虚荣心重的，自以为了不起的；这里可解作“盛气凌人的”。little：身材矮小的。a vain little man，是“同位语”，说明主语Dr. Kenshaw。
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“Go back to your seats!” Dr. Kenshaw commanded sternly as soon as he could get his breath. He marched over to his lecture table and planked down his leather brief case. He took off his overcoat and began wiping the steam from his eyeglasses while the students hurried back to their chairs. “It does seem to me,” he said, his voice quavering with anger, “that it would be no more than courteous for the class to await my arrival on those rare occasions when I am delayed.”
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● sternly：严厉地。get his breath：上文不是说过他all out of breath吗？
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● planked down：用力放下。brief case：公文包。
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● quavering：（声音之）颤动。教授的谈吐很典雅。本文诸人物的谈吐，此公的和前文训导长的属于同一类型，都是受过高深教育者的口吻；只是训导长的显得诚恳，此公的显得尖刻。说话尖刻的人，于用字 句方面，一定也特别讲究。
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● no more than courteous=only courteous。“我难得有事情，因此迟到，诸位多等一会儿，据我看来，未必就委屈了诸位，这不过是礼貌问题而已。”
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A few students exchanged meaning glances. They meant, “Now we’re in for it. The old boy has on one of his famous mads.”
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● exchanged glances：互相看看。meaning glances：眼光的意思，心照不宣。They meant=the glances meant。
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● in for it（用于口语）=unable to escape from a danger, penalty, etc.（挨骂是挨定的了）。in是副词。
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● The old boy即教授。mad在口语用法中，有angry的意思；但这里当作名词用，颇见特别。one of his famous mads：老先生的脾气是出了名的，今天可又要发作了。on是副词，用法同前文的He had on his amber glasses相仿。
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“Today, I believe I shall forego delivering my prepared lecture,” Dr. Kenshaw went on in a more even voice, “and let you do the talking. Perhaps it would be moot to hear a few outside reading reports this morning. All of you doubtless are aware that these reports were due last week, although I had not expected to call for them at once. Let us begin forthwith. When your name is called, you will rise and read your report to the class.”
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● 教授用了几个典雅的字，如第一句的forego（=abstain from，这里似以译作“暂停”为妥）和第二句的moot（=debatable，该不该这样做是值得讨论的）。
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● a few outside reading reports：几篇课外阅读的报告。
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● due last week：上星期就该缴了。I had not expected…：我本来不打算马上就催你们缴。forthwith=immediately。
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“Mr. Abbot!” he called, Mr. Abbot stammered an excuse. Dr. Kenshaw passed coldly on to Miss Adams, making no comment. All through the A’s it was the same. But with the B’s an ashen, spectacled Miss Ballentyne stood up and began reading in a droning voice her report on “The Economic Consequence of the Peace.“Obviously Dr. Kenshaw was not listening to her. His hard little eyes under craggy brows were moving up one row and down the other, eager for a victim. On the back row, Charlie Wingate’s propped legs had given way and he had slipped far down into his seat, fast asleep. When Dr. Kenshaw’s preying eyes reached Charlie they stopped moving. Someone tittered nervously and then was silent as Dr. Kenshaw jerked his head round in the direction of the noise. Miss Ballentyne droned on.
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● stammered an excuse：结结巴巴地说了一个理由（例如“做好了忘了带来了”或“上星期有病了”等）。
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● making no comment：教授“不加评论”；并不责备他。
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● All through the A’s：凡A字开头的学生，统统无法应命。
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● ashen, spectacled：脸色灰白，鼻架眼镜的。droning：很单调的声音。她的读书报告的题目是：《和平对于经济上的影响》。
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● hard little eyes：小小的冷酷的眼睛。craggy brows：像岩石似的凸出的眉毛。up one row and down the other：一排一排地看。eager for a victim：一心要找个学生来出气。
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● given way：软了下来（本来是挺直的）。fast asleep：睡熟。
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