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Now we got some question and answer.
我們問了問題，并有了答案
I ought to tell you straight away that I can't see all too well.
我得馬上告訴你們，我視力不太好
And I've never been able to hear and I can't walk these days.
最近耳朵聽不到，走路困難
And I've got a season ticket for every medical department.
我有每個醫(yī)務科的季票
Yeah, every medical department in all the hospitals
是的，牛津每所醫(yī)院的
within the environ of Oxford.
醫(yī)務科
I only say this because I want to tell you,
說這些是想告訴你們
you're not going to expect too much of me, are you? Is that right?
對我的期望不要太高，可以嗎?沒問題吧?
And when it comes to questions,
如果有問題的話
David is going to tell me what they are.
就讓大衛(wèi)轉告我
When I used to work here in Oxford for the examination board,
我曾在牛津大學的考試委員會工作
one of my colleagues went down to talk to
我的一個同事去鐵道文法學校
the Grammar School of Railway Society and Tipping Norton
和體平諾頓學校做講座
Have you ever heard of Tipping Norton?
你們聽說過體平諾頓學校嗎?
Well, that's a good start, anyway.
不管怎樣，這是一個好的開始
And he went to talk to the Railway Society there about the pre-war...
他去鐵道文法學院講戰(zhàn)前...
Well, you could imagine that was a big draw for the boys, wasn't it?
你們可以想象這對于男孩子有多強的吸引力
And my colleague who went there talking to them,
我同事前去演講
he said he spoke rather too long he thought.
他說他感覺自己講的太久了
And right at the end to mute applauses. He sat down.
最后，為了平息掌聲，他坐下了
The teacher said at last: "distinguished speaker agrees to stay
老師最后說:"這位著名的講師同意再給你們
for another half hour to answer all the questions you have, boys."
半小時的答疑時間，小伙子們"
And he said, "well, I've been talking
我的同事說:"我一直在講
and I said long enough for you to think of a question,"
說這么久，應該足夠你們想一個問題出來"
He said, "Could we then have the first question?"
他說:"現(xiàn)在可以問第一個問題了"
Have you been to a meeting like that?
你們經(jīng)歷過這樣的場合嗎?
Nobody's interested and offer him to ask a question.
沒人感興趣，還要讓他們提問
And then he said: " it's alright,
然后他說:"很好
the boys are just formulating their questions."
小伙子們正在構思問題"
Formulating.
構思中
He says: "give them a chance and give them two minutes."
他說:"給他們一個機會，兩分鐘考慮時間"
Finally, he said: "you have your chance, boys.
最后，他說:"小伙子們，已經(jīng)給過你們機會了
Could we please have the first question now?"
現(xiàn)在可否說出你們的第一個問題?"
Have you been to meetings like that?
你們經(jīng)歷過這樣的場合嗎?
It's pretty embarrassing, isn't it?
很尷尬，不是嗎?
But finally one boy on the back row and there're only four boys there.
不過最終一個后排的男生，總共才四個男生
One boy on the rack that put his hand up.
后排的一個男生舉起了手
The teacher said, "please, yes, my son. What is your question?"
老師說:"那位同學，你有什么問題?"
And the boy said: "please, sir, is it time to go home yet?"
那個男孩說:"先生，請問可以放學回家了嗎?"
Well, anyway. There it is. There it is.
看吧，就是這樣
So we should be alright if you sit and formulate
所以我講的時候你們坐著
while I'm talking, alright.
構思問題，好吧
