Mr. Li: Are you ready?
Students: Yes.
Mr. Li: Who can tell us something about the author's life? Volunteer?
Steven： The author was a famous writer, and he was also a politician. He was born in 1911 and died in 1985.
Mr. Li: Very good. Sit down, please. Susan, what's the general idea of the text?
Susan: Can I answer it in Chinese?
Mr. Li: No, you can't. This is an English class, and you have to express yourself in English.
Susan: Let me have a try. The author takes the characters peculiar to the British people as a topic to show that they are quite different from other nationalities. They are quiet, shy and reserved...
Mr. Li: Excellent. Class is over. Let's have a break.

李老師：準備好了嗎？
學生：好了。
李老師：誰能給我們講一下作者的生平？有誰自愿回答嗎？
史蒂文：作者既是一個有名的作家，又是一名政治家。他生于1911年，死于1985年。
李老師：很好，請坐。這篇文章的大意是什么？蘇珊，你回答一下。
蘇珊：我能用漢語回答嗎？
李老師：不行，我們是在上英語課，你必須用英語來表達。
蘇珊：那我試試吧，在本篇文章中，作者以英國人的特點為主題來說明英國人與其他國家的人的不同之處，英國人內向、靦腆和保守……
李老師：非常好。下課了，休息一下。