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There was a profound silence in which everybody stirred uneasily, including Bolenciecwcz and Mr. Bassum. Mr. Bassum abruptly broke this silence in an amazing manner. “Choo-choochoo,” he said, in a low voice, and turned instantly scarlet. He glanced appealingly around the room. All of us, of course, shared Mr. Bassum’s desire that Bolcnciecwcz should stay abreast of the class in economics, for the Illinois game, one of the hardest and most important of the season, was only a week off. “Toot, toot, too—tooooooot!” some student with a deep voice moaned, and we all looked encouragingly at Bolenciecwcz. Somebody else gave a fine imitation of a locomotive letting off steam. Mr. Bassum himself rounded off the little show. “Ding, dong, ding, dong,” he said, hopefully. Bolenciecwcz was staring at the floor now, trying to think, his great brow furrowed, his huge hands rubbing together, his face red.
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● 题目问得如此之浅，而学生仍旧答不出来。班上虽然大家不开口，但是人人都有点不安的骚动。
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● Choo-choo-choo：火车的声音。教授模仿了这种声音，自己觉得不好意思，脸上立刻绯红。
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● appealingly：请求（帮助）地。教授没有办法了，且看同学中有没有人能够打开这个僵局。
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● shared Mr. Bassum’s desire：同具此感。教授的尊称用Mr.在美国大学里是很普通的。通常美国各大学的概况里课程名称与内容一章，对于授课教员一律称之为Mr.，不管他的身份是教授或副教授。stayed abreast of：跟得上；不留级。
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● the Illinois game：大概是和University of Illinois比赛的一场足球赛。the season：足球季节；美国通常是在秋季。only a week off：还有一个星期就要比球了，假如此君这个题目答不上来，校队就要少一员大将。
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● Toot, toot…：这个声音更像火车了。encouragingly：以鼓励的眼光看他。
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● letting off steam：火车头排气的声音。
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● the little show：上课成了口技表演了。rounded off：使圆满结束。
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● Ding, dong：火车站的钟声。hopefully：期待地（这下子他总该答得出来了）。
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● great和huge二字表示其人的魁梧。brow furrowed：蹙额。
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“How did you come to college this year, Mr. Bolenciewcz?” asked the professor. “Chuffa chuffa, chuffa chuffa.”
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“M’father sent me,” said the football player.
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“What on?” asked Bassum.
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“I git an ‘lowance,” said the tackle, in a low, husky voice, obviously embarrassed.
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“No, no,” said Mr. Bassum. “Name a means of transportation. What did you ride here on?”
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“Train,” said Bolenciecwcz.
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“Quite right,” said the professor. “Now, Mr. Nugent, will you tell us—”
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● M’father=my father。What on? 教授问他是坐什么车，但是on字意义很多，学生误会是问他靠什么来维持生活的（例如live on），所以回答说是“有一笔津贴”。git当是got，这位学生发音是不准的。an’lowance=an allowance。
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● 最后总结算答对了，教授又问另一个学生Mr. Nugent别的问题了。全班那时当然松了一口气，这些话都不必说。作者的文字很简练，要言不烦，幽默而不流入油滑，作者自己似乎是板起了脸来叙述这一段有趣的故事的。莎士比亚说：Brevity is the soul of wit.旨哉斯言。
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现代英文选评注 British Bicycles in Spain英国自行车在西班牙
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Robert Graves (1895—1985)
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葛雷夫斯是英国当代著名诗人。他又是历史小说家，小说中有《朕，克劳地亚斯》（I, Claudius），Wife to Mr. Milton 等。1957年他还出版了一本They Hanged My Saintly Billy，故事是重述一百年前英国的一桩凶杀案。
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