a face or expression that shows no emotion, humor, or thought 板着的脸 petty

a. small; unimportant 小的；不足道的 doorstep

n. a step in front of a door regard

vt. consider in the stated way 把……看作；把认为(as) counterculture

n. a culture, esp. of the young who oppose the traditional standards and customs of their society 反主流文化 unconcerned

a. not worried; untroubled; indifferent 无忧虑的；淡漠的 casual

a. careless; informal 漫不经心的，随便的 conversational

a. of or commonly used in talking 会话（用）的 confirm

vt. make certain; support 证实，肯定；确定 belief

n. something believed; trust 相信；信念；信仰 thoroughly

ad. completely; in every way 完全地，彻底地 thorough a. disreputable

a. having or showing a bad character; having a bad name 声名狼籍的 worldly

a. experienced in the ways of society 老于世故的 au fait

a. (F) familiar 熟悉的；精通的 aha

int. a cry of surprise, satisfaction, etc. 啊哈！ magistrate

n. civil officer acting as a judge in the lowest courts 地方法官

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conduct

vt. direct the course of; manage 处理；主持；引导；指挥 defence (AmE defense)

n. the act of defending in court the person who has been charged 辨护 solicitor

n. (esp. in Britain) lawyer who advises clients on legal matters and speaks on their behalf in lower courts （初级）律师 witness

n. a person who gives evidence in a court of law; sth. serving as evidence or proof 证人；证据 trial

n. the act or fact of examining and deciding a civil or criminal case by a law court 审判 dismiss

vt. (of a judge) stop (a court case) 驳回，对……不予受理 cost

n. (pl.) the cost of having a matter settled in a law court. esp. that paid to the winning party by the losing party 诉讼费 award

vt. give by a decision in court of law; give or grant by an official decision 判给；授予 accent

n. way of speaking typical of the natives or residents of a region, or of any other group 口音；腔调 respectable

a. deserving respect 值得尊敬的 reliable

a. that may be relied or depended upon 可靠的，可信赖的 given

prep. taking into account; if allowed or provided with 考虑到；假定 obscure

a. not clearly seen or understood 模糊的；晦涩的 guilty

a. having broken a law; showing or feeling that one has done wrong 有罪的；内疚的 revolve

v. (cause to) go round in a circle （使）旋转 brilliant

a. causing great admiration or satisfaction; splendid 辉煌的；卓越的

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courtroom

n. a room where a law court is held 审判室 meanwhile

ad. during the same period of time 同时 gloomily

ad. depressedly, dejectedly 忧郁地；沮丧地 complain

vi. speak in an unhappy, annoyed, dissatisfied way 抱怨 complaint n. reproachfully ad. 责备地 presumably ad. probably outrage

vt. arouse anger or resentment by injury or insult 引起……的气愤 successful

a. having done what one has tried to do; having gained a high position in life, one's job. etc. 成功的；有成就的 apologize

vi. say one is sorry 道歉，谢罪

apology n.道歉，歉意

PHRASES & EXPRESSIONS take sb. to court

start an action in law against sb. 对某人提出诉讼 a couple of

(informal) a small number of, a few, usually two 少数，几（个）； 一对 save up

keep for future use; put money away in the form of savings 储蓄 take one's time

do sth. in a leisurely manner; not hurry 慢慢来，不着急 at first

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at the beginning 起先 turn out

prove to be 结果；证明是 call on

ask (sb.) to do sth. esp. formally 要求 stand a chance

have an opportunity; be likely to do or get sth. 有机会，有希望 revolve around

have as a center or main subject围绕 turn against

(cause to) oppose, be hostile to

PROPER NAMES Richmond

里士满（英国地名） Richmond Magistrates' Court 里士满地方法院 Unit 3 Text

Every teacher probably asks himself time and again: What are the reasons for choosing teaching as a career? 也许每位教师都一再问过自己：为什么选择教书作为自己的职业？

Do the rewards teaching outweigh the trying comments? Answering these questions is not a simple task. Let's see what the author says. 教书得到的回报是否使老师的烦恼显得不值得多谈？回答这些问题并非易事。让我们看看本文的作者说了些什么。 Why I Teach 我为什么当教师

Peter G. Beidler

Why do you teach? My friend asked the question when I told him that I didn't want to be considered for an administrative position. 你为什么要教书呢? 当我告诉一位朋友我不想谋求行政职务时，他便向我提出这一问题。

He was puzzled that I did not want what was obviously a \they grow up: money and power. 所有美国人受的教育是长大成人后应该追求金钱和权力，而我却偏偏不要明明是朝这个目标“迈进”的工作，他为之大惑不解。

Certainly I don't teach because teaching is easy for me. 当然，我之所以教书不是因为我觉得教书轻松。

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