Mr. Smith taught English at a school.

史密斯先生在一所学校教英语。



At the beginning of his lesson, he liked to have one of his students give a report on any subject.

在每次课的开始，他喜欢叫一个学生上讲台作讲演，题材不限。



When it was Jack's turn, he told his audience about his elder brother who was a local worker.

轮到杰克作讲演时，他向听众讲述了他的哥哥。他的哥哥就在当地工作。



But during the report, his eyes were staring at the world map on the wall all the time.

但在讲述过程中，杰克的眼睛一直盯着墙上的世界地图。



Mr. Smith knew that Jack didn't look at the audience because he was nervous.

史密斯先生知道杰克不敢看听众是因为紧张。



He said to Jack jokingly, "We can see you miss your brother very much. But is he 0. K. now in South America?"

他开玩笑似地对杰克说："我们能看出你非常想念你的哥哥，他现在在南美还好吗？"



Notes:

(1) subject n.题目

(2) audience n .听众

(3) jokingly adv. 开玩笑地


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