1. What do you think of teachers?
Teachers normally serve as role models, because students and young children are likely to imitate their behaviour. So, teachers should have high moral standards. Moreover, elementary school teachers should be patient enough, because these students are naughty and lack self-discipline.
教師一般是充當(dāng)榜樣的，因?yàn)閷W(xué)生和孩子們很可能模仿他們的行為。所以，教師們要有很高的道德標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。而且，小學(xué)老師還應(yīng)該足夠有耐心，因?yàn)檫@些學(xué)生都比較淘氣而且缺乏自律。
2. Did you (do you) like your high school teachers?
I love my teacher, well I think, I can say she is a qualified teacher that she not only provides instruction in literacy and numeracy, but also teaches us the arts and life skills. Well, overall, we can learn both academic knowledge and extracurricular experiences in her class.
我喜歡我的老師�？梢哉f，她是個(gè)合格的老師，不僅僅給我文學(xué)和數(shù)學(xué)方面的指導(dǎo)，還教給我們藝術(shù)和生活技能�？偟膩碚f，在她的課上我們既能學(xué)到學(xué)術(shù)知識(shí)還能學(xué)到課外的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。
3. Do you think it’s important to like your teachers?
Well, I think, it’s quite important. In fact, teachers have huge influence on how students perceive the course materials. Students who love their teachers show great enthusiasm towards the course and have positive attitude.
我認(rèn)為是非常重要的。事實(shí)上，老師對于學(xué)生理解掌握課堂內(nèi)容有巨大影響。那些喜歡自己老師的學(xué)生往往能展示出對課程的極大熱情并且有積極的態(tài)度。
4. Do school students in China like their teachers?
Nope, they don’t. Teachers are normally expected to act a substitute parents rather that friends. Plus, teachers often inflict corporal punishment as a form of school discipline to those students who disobey the rules.
不，他們不喜歡。老師們經(jīng)常被期望成為家長的替代者而不是朋友。而且，老師經(jīng)常把體罰當(dāng)成學(xué)校紀(jì)律懲罰的一種方式，實(shí)施到那些違反規(guī)定的學(xué)生身上。
5. Do you think there are any benefits from teachers being strict with students?
Um… no, I think, being too strict would cause detrimental effects on students. They may get discouraged by the criticism and have no passion or interest to continue their study. Consequently, they have no confidence to face the challenges of study and life in the future.
我覺得老師太嚴(yán)格會(huì)在學(xué)生身上引起反效果。他們可能因?yàn)榕u變得氣餒，并且沒有熱情和興趣繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)下去。隨之而來的是他們也會(huì)變得沒有自信去面對今后生活和學(xué)習(xí)中的挑戰(zhàn)。
6. What qualities should a good teacher have?
Well, becoming a qualified teacher requires compassion, dedication, hard work and a lot of patience, especially when teaching in an elementary school. Teacher should have the ability to explain new concepts and frequently communicate and interact with parents, teachers and students.
成為一個(gè)合格的老師需要同情心、奉獻(xiàn)精神、努力以及大量的耐心，尤其是在小學(xué)任教的教師。老師們應(yīng)該有解釋新概念的能力，并且頻繁和家長，同行以及學(xué)生們溝通互動(dòng)。
