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导语：

从教数载，你一定收到过无数的请假条,请假的理由五花八门：

自个儿生病；父母亲生病；爷爷奶奶生病;小狗生病；小猫生病；跌倒摔倒;闹钟未响；车船晚点……等等等等。

当然,这些理由真真假假。

要当面揭穿孩子们的谎话还真不是件容易的事。

等等!

干嘛一定要当面揭穿？

这不,RalphMckeeVocationalSchool的写作课老师Frank灵机一动:

与其当面让孩子难堪,何不将计就计？

一堂创意写作课由此而生。

其实，教学也需要创意，你说呢？

让我们都跟本文的作者Frank学学吧！

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Excuses,Excuses1

FrankMcCourt2

Mystudentsforgethenotes。

Iturnedthemintoalessonplan。

[1］IwasinmythirdyearofteachingcreativewritingatRalphMckeeVocationalSchoolinStatenIsland，NewYork,whenoneofmystudents,16-year—oldMikey，gavemeanotefromhismother。

Itexplainedhisabsencefromclassthedaybefore.

［2]“DearMr。

McCourt,Mikey’sgrandmotherwhoiseightyyearsofagefelldownthestairsfromtoomuchcoffee3andIkeptMikeyathometotakecareofherandhisbabysistersoIcouldgotomyjobattheferryterminal.PleaseexcuseMikeyandhe’lldohisbestinthefuture。

disguise:

［dis’ɡaiz］v.伪装；假装

forge:

[fɔ:

dʒ］v。

伪造

genuine:

[’dʒenjuin］adj.真实的

lunatic：

［’lju：

nətik]adj。

疯狂的；愚蠢的

epiphany:

［i'pifəni］n.顿悟

anthology:

［æn’θɔlədʒi］n。

选集

P.S。

Hisgrandmotherisok.”IhadseenMikeywritingthenoteathisdesk，usinghislefthandtodisguisehishandwriting.Isaidnothing。

[3］Mostparental—excusenotesIreceivedbackinthosedayswerepennedbymystudents。

They’dbeenforgingexcusenotessincetheylearnedtowrite,andifIweretoconfronteachforgerI’dbebusy24hoursaday.

［4]IthrewMikey’snoteintoadeskdraweralongwithdozensofothernotes.Whilemyclassestookatest,IdecidedtoreadallthenotesI’donlyglancedatbefore.Imadetwopiles，oneforthegenuineoneswrittenbymothers,theotherforforgeries。

Thesecondwasthelargerpile，withwritingthatrangedfromimaginativetolunatic.

［5］Iwashavinganepiphany。

[6]Isn’titremarkable,Ithought，howthestudentswhinedandsaiditwashardputting200wordstogetheronanysubject?

Butwhentheyforgedexcusenotes,theywerebrilliant。

ThenotesIhadcouldbeturnedintoananthologyofGreatAmericanExcuses.Theyweresamplesoftalentnevermentionedinsong，storyorstudy。

[7]HerewasAmericanhighschoolwritingatitsbest--—raw，real，urgent,lucid,brief，andlying.Iread：

［8］Thestovecaughtfireandthewallpaperwentupandthefiredepartmentkeptusoutof

vulgar:

[’vʌlɡə］adj。

粗俗的；通俗的

choke:

［tʃəuk]v.呛；使窒息

sheriff:

［’ʃerif］n.州长；郡治安官

thehouseallnight.

[9]Arnoldwasgettingoffthetrainandthedoorclosedonhisschoolbagandthetraintookitaway，Heyelledtotheconductorwhosaidveryvulgarthingsasthetraindroveaway。

［10]Hissister’sdogatehishomeworkandIhopeitchokeshim。

[11]Wewereevictedfromourapartmentandthemeansheriffsaidifmysonkeptyellingforhisnotebookhe’dhaveusallarrested。

[12］Thewritersofthesenotesdidn'trealizethathonestexcusenoteswereusuallydull:

“Peterwaslatebecausethealarmclockdidn’tgooff。

”

［13]OnedayItypeoutadozenexcusenotesanddistributedthemtomyseniorclasses.Thestudentsreadthemsilently,intently。

“Mr.Mccourt,whowrotethese?

”askedoneboy。

[14]“Youdid,”Isaid.“Iomittednamestoprotecttheguilty.They’resupposedtobewrittenbyparents,butyouandIknowtherealauthors。

Yes，Mikey?

"

[15]“Sowhatarewesupposedtodo？

”

[16]“Thisisthefirstclasstostudytheartoftheexcusenote---thefirstclass,ever,topracticewritingthem。

You’resoluckytohaveyourbestwritingandturneditintoasubjectworthyofstudy."

［17]EveryonesmiledasIwenton.“Youdidn’tsettlefortheoldalarmclockstory.Youused

devilment：

［’devəlmənt]n。

恶作剧；坏事

immerse：

[i’mə：

s]vt。

沉浸；使陷入

seduction:

[si’dʌkʃən]n.诱惑;魅力

plight:

[plait］n.困境

yourimaginations.Onedayyoumightbewritingexcusesforyourownchildrenwhenthey'relateorabsentoruptosomedevilment.Sotryitnow。

Imagineyouhavea15—year-oldwhoneedsanexcuseforfallingbehindinEnglish。

Letitrip4.”

[18]Thestudentsproducedavarietyofexcuses，rangingfroma16-wheelercrashingintoahousetoaseverecaseoffoodpoisoningblamedontheschoolcafeteria。

Theysaid,“More,more.Canwedomore?

”

［19］SoIsaid，“I'dlikeyoutowrite-—-”AndIfinished,“‘AnExcuseNotefromAdam5toGod’or‘AnExcuseNotefromEve6toGod.’”Headswentdown.Pensracedacrosspaper.

[20］Beforelongthebellrang。

ForthefirsttimeeverIsawstudentssoimmersedintheirwritingtheyhadtobeurgedtogolunchbytheirfriends：

“Yo，Lenny.Comeon。

Finishitlater.”

[21］Nextdayeveryonehadexcusenotes，notonlyfromAdamandEvebutfromGodandLucifer。

OnegirldefendedtheseductionofAdamonthegroundsthatEvewastiredoflyingaroundParadise7doingnothing,dayinanddayout.ShewasalsotiredofGodstickinghisnoseintotheirbusiness。

[22］HeateddiscussionsfollowedabouttherelativeguiltandsinfulnessofAdamandEve。

NoonesaidanythingnegativeaboutGod，thoughtherewerehints.Hecouldhavebeenmoreunderstandingoftheplightofthefirstmanandwoman,saidsomeone.

treason：

［’tri：

zən］n。

［法］叛国罪；不忠

superintendent：

［，sju:

pərin’tendənt]n.监督人；负责人

reckoning:

［'rekəniŋ]n.计算;清算；算帐

attest：

［ə'test]vt。

证明；证实

[23］Iaskedtheclasstothinkaboutanyoneinhistorywhocoulduseagoodexcusenote.Iwrotesuggestionsontheboard：

EvaBraun，Hitler’sgirlfriend。

JuliusandEthelRosenberg8，executedfortreason.Judas。

AttilatheHun，LeeHarveyOswald.AlCapone.

[24］“Yo，Mr.McCourt，couldyouputteachersupthere？

"saidastudent。

［25]AndthenIheard,“Mr。

McCourt，theprincipalisatthedoor.”

[26]Myheartsankastheprincipalentered,alongwiththesuperintendentofschools。

Neitheracknowledgedme。

Theywalkedupanddown，peeringatpapers.Thesuperintendentpickedoneup，showedittotheprincipal。

［27]Thesuperintendentfrowned.Theprincipalpursedhislips9。

Ontheirwayout,theprincipalsaidthesuperintendentwouldliketoseeme。

[28］Hereitcomes,Ithought.Thereckoning.Theprincipalwassittingathisdesk;thesuperintendentwasstanding。

“Comein，”saidthesuperintendent。

“Ijustwanttotellyouthatthatlesson,thatproject，whateverthehellyouweredoing,wastopnotch10。

Thosekidswerewritingonthecollegelevel。

"

[29］Heturnedtotheprincipalandsaid,“ThatkidwritinganexcusenoteforJudas。

Brilliant.Ijustwanttoshakeyourhand，”hesaid，turningbacktome.“Theremightbealetterinyourfileattestingtoyourenergeticandimaginativeteaching。

Thankyou。

”

［30］Godinheaven.Highpraisefromanimportantperson.ShouldIdancedownthehallway，orliftandfly?

Nextdayinclass，Ijuststartedsinging。

[31]Thekidslaughed.Theysaid,“Man,schoolshouldbelikethiseveryday,uswritingexcusenotesandteacherssingingallofasudden."Soonerorlater,Ifigured，everyoneneededanexcuse.Also,ifwesangtodaywecouldsingtomorrow,andwhynot?

Youdon’tneedanexcuseforsinging.

Notes

1.ThistextisexcerptedfromTeacherMan，2005memoirwrittenbyFrankMcCourtwhichdescribesandreflectsonhisteachingexperiencesinNewYorkhighschoolsandcolleges。

2.FrankMcCourt，bornin1930inBrooklyn，NewYork,beganaprocessofself-educationandimprovementthatled,eventually，toacareerasahigh—schoolteacher。

3.toomuchcoffee：

shedranktoomuchcoffee。

4.Letitrip:

letusbegin。

5.Adam：

AdamwasthefirstmanintheworldaccordingtoBible.亚当

6.Eve：

EvewasthefirstwomanwholivedwithAdaminthegardenofEden.夏娃

7.Paradise：

Paradiseisaplacewheregoodpeoplewillliveinhappiness.天堂

8.Judas.犹大，叛徒。

Lucifer：

魔鬼，撒旦

9.…pursedhislips：

撮起嘴唇

10.topnotch：

excellent

PhrasesandExpressions

beevictedfrom

tobeforcedtoleavesomewhere

驱逐,赶走

glanceat

togiveaquickshortlook

一瞥

turninto

tochangeinto

进入，（使）变成

beworthyof

deservingrespect,admirationorsupport:

值得的

ReadingComprehension

Choosethebestforeachofthefollowing.

1.Accordingtothepassage,theteacher_______。

A.isangrywithhisstudents

B.doesnotlikehisstudentsforgingexcusenotes

C.blamestheparents

D.teachesasuccessfulwritingclass

2。

Mikeymissedschool______。

A。

becausehisgrandmotherfelldownfromthestairs

B.becausehedidnotlikehisteacher

C.becausehisparentswantedhimtobehome

D.becausehedidnotwanttogotoschool

3.Whenthestudentsforgedtheexcusenotes，theywere_______。

A。

verysmartandimaginative

B。

bored

C。

indifferent

D.excited

4.Theprincipaloftheschool____________。

A.blamedtheteacherforwhathehaddoneinclass

B。

praisedtheteacherforwhathehaddoneinclass

C.wasdisappointedwiththeteacher

D.firedtheteacher

5。

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue？

A.Thestudentsenjoyedtheteacher’swritingclassverymuch。

B.Thestudentswereverycreativeinforgingexcusenotes。

C。

Theteacherenjoyedteachingwriting。

D。

Thestudentsdidnotenjoytheteacher’swritingclass.

Vocabulary

IChoosetheanswerthatbestcompleteseachsentence.

1。

Anumberof______worksofarthavebeensoldasgenuine.

A。

falseB.beautifulC。

famousD.forged

2。

To_______one’spoweristocommitacrimeandeventuallyendupinjail。

A。

accuseB.abuseC.deduceD。

excuse

3。

Seeingthespeedingcar，thepoliceman______thedrivertopullupatthecurb.

A。

reckonedB。

beckonedC.softenedD。

stiffened

4.Unfortunately，hehitatrafficjamandmissedthetrain____afewminutes.

A。

withB.byC.beforeD。

for

5.Shegaveaclearand______accountofherplansforthecompany’sfuture。

A。

lucidB。

dullC.unclearD.ambiguous

6。

Isn’titrather_______totalkabouthowmuchmoneyyouearn？

A。

politeB。

boring