谁给青春一把解钥(37)

作者:只等盐

小婉还是有点紧张地点点头,JK只好又继续说了下去:“ Are you really interested in this topic(我想知道:你是不是真的对这个题目感兴趣?)”

小婉不知道该怎么回答,问道:“What’s wrong with this topic(这个选题有什么问题吗)?”

JK说:“I can see you put a great effort in the draft, but I can’t see your passion. Are you rally a fan of Ford cars(看得出来,这篇草稿你写得很努力。但是我看不到当中的激情。你真的对福特汽车感兴趣吗?)”

小婉看了他一眼,摇了摇头。

JK努力调整自己姿势,让小婉能够看得到自己的眼睛:“小婉,拿出自信和勇气来。不用管我现在是什么身份,可以继续当我是大平头。我只是希望通过对话来帮助你,这篇草稿,看得出来写得很辛苦,却没有任何幸福感。你觉得自己是选错了题目,还是根本就不喜欢商科?”

小婉还是没有说话。JK笑笑说:“It’s OK. You can think about it over the weekend and let me know your thoughts. Remember - choosing a career which you are passionate about is very important. I just want to help you.(好,你仔细想一想再告诉我。这篇小论文选什么题目并不重要。但是你将来选什么专业,这很重要。不管是哪个原因让你选了这么吃力的题目,我都希望自己可以帮助你来做调整。”

铃声响了,JK看着大家说:“Guys, I have been your teacher for a week. But I haven’t asked you: why did you choose to study in Australia (同学们,我教了你们一周了。有个重要的问题还没来得及问你们:你们为什么要来澳大利亚留学?)”

讲台下的人已经随意惯了,想说就说:有的是为了拿一个更好的文凭。有的是为了来进修。有的是为了学完了,将来在这里找工作,定居。Allen靠在椅背上,淡淡地说,国内一本没考上呗。国内不要我,这里要我。大家听完都笑了。随后Brad说,我就喜欢电脑编程,一般人觉得它枯燥,但我喜欢。当时我在国内,考美国的学校语言不过关。后来中介就推荐我来了澳大利亚。我想都是发达国家,计算机这块应该也发展得比中国快。谁知道来了才发现,澳大利亚是慢节奏国家。说完了还用手势做了一个很慢的波浪动作。大家都心领神会地点点头。

下一个轮到小婉了,她说:“When I worked in China, I attended an English-speaking class at weekends. The teacher was from Australia and he was younger than me. But he told us that he had been to around 30 countries. He told us the world is so big and it is worth to have a look. So I quitted my job and came here. I love the clouds and sky of this country. (我之前上班的时候,周末学了一个口语班。那位澳大利亚的老师年龄比我还小,却告诉我已经去过了三十多个国家。他告诉我们这世界很大,一定要出去看看。所以我就辞职了,出来看一看。来到这里以后,我喜欢上了这里的云彩和天空。)”

JK突然打断她说:“It’s good to find something or someone you love here, and we can talk about Australian people’s lifestyle some other time. But have you thought about how you are going to make a living after you graduate Are you able to find a job which not only you are passionate about but also generates income (喜欢云彩是好事,关于澳洲的生活方式,改天我们还可以一起谈谈。但是现在这个阶段,你有没有想好等学习结束了以后,将来做什么事情既能赚钱,自己又喜欢的?)”

小婉摇摇头。JK笑笑,又继续说道:“If you really like or enjoy doing something, you can tell us with no hesitation. For example, I like smoking. If I forget to have my cigarettes with me, I will really miss them! Surely cigarette manufacturers make money out of me. (喜欢做的事情应该是脱口而出的,比如我喜欢抽烟,有的时候真的不能缺少它,当然它也让我帮助别人挣钱。)”台下有些笑声,Daisy悄悄问Wendy:“你说JK抽烟的样子会不会很帅?”

JK拍拍小婉的肩膀,对她说:“It’s OK. There are still a couple of weeks for you to think about it. Take your time. (没事,现在离正式开始写essay还有一些时间,你可以好好想一想。)”小婉似乎是有些尴尬,又似乎是有些失落,低下了头。旁边的Allen推了推她,冲她眨了眨眼睛。小婉看看她,没有说话。

终于又到了周五放学,这个期盼了一周的时刻。娜娜还没出教室就问小婉和小乖晚上要不要和她一起去吃饭。小乖马上发信息问:今天吃什么菜?小婉回信说:“JK说我的essay选题选得不行,我今晚想好好想一想。”“你不是说他很好吗?怎么还找你的麻烦?”娜娜问道。不过基于对小婉的了解,她知道就算没有这个事,小婉对那些吃饭的场合也不是很感兴趣,于是又回了一条:“行吧,别搞太晚了。明天还和我一起提车去。”

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