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Poor results, bored kids and worsening discipline,
教學效果差，學生無聊，紀律越來越差
the Chinese teachers are struggling to keep control of the class.
中國老師們難以控制課堂
This one.
這個
Excuse me. Which number is this?
看這里，這個數是幾
17. How do you read it? 17
17. 中文怎么讀 17
And breaks their table!
桌子壞了
Someone breaks their table again!
又有人把桌子弄壞了
Excuse me, you two.
哎哎哎，你們倆
I'm showing you something and you didn't show me your manners.
我正在講課，你們很沒禮貌
With the final exam just three weeks away,
還有三周就要期末考試了
if things don't improve, the Chinese teachers are facing certain defeat.
情況如果不好轉，中國老師們一定會輸
No talking, no questions now. No.
現在別說話，別問問題，安靜
Ms Yang has called an emergency summit at the house where the teachers are staying.
楊老師在老師們的住處召開緊急會議
My concern is that one or two naughty students really can slow your lesson pace
我擔心一兩個淘氣的學生會嚴重拖慢課堂進度
then, you know, you plan what you want to do
比如說，雖然你計劃得很好
but in the end you may have only delivered half of it, for instance.
但到最后很可能只講了一半的內容
If that's the case, we won't be able to finish all the syllabus in time.
要是這樣的話，我們就不能按時完成教學大綱
The biggest challenge for us now is to manage the class
我們最大的難題就是管理課堂秩序
because the students are very easy to be distracted and very chatty sometimes.
因為學生有時候很容易搞小動作或者講悄悄話
I will move Sophie to the front.
我會讓蘇菲坐到前面去
You know, she always sits like this.
她總是這樣坐著
Yes.
對
Every time I see that I say, "Put down your feet," and she does it.
每次看到我就提醒她，"把腳放下去"，她照做
When I look back, she's put them up again.
但我一回頭，她就又把腳盤上去了
In this culture, maybe it's OK to challenge an authority,
這里的文化或許是允許他們挑戰權威
it's OK to speak to the elder person or to the teachers, to the old, to the head teachers, maybe, you know,
允許他們對長輩，老師，老人，校長
to authority that way, so no-one says, "How dare you!"
和權威人士這樣說話，所以沒人會說"你好大的膽子"
They all, "Yeah, Miss, she's my friend. She didn't talk, it's me, it's me. Don't blame her." They protect each other.
他們都說 "老師，我朋友沒說話，是我說的，是我說的，別怪她" 他們互相保護
I do not want to let our Chinese school down.
我不想我們的中式學校輸
I don't want my students underperforming too badly.
不想讓我的學生成績差得太多
I do not wish that to happen.
我不想看到這樣的結果
