大家好，想请教以下几个问题~ 1. 有位母亲想让小六的儿子去参加某种考试，只要语文或数学的考试成绩通过标准， 就可以参加大学的暑期计画，但是儿子说不想参加；於是母亲对友人说： I know that Dylan would qualify in math but he says he doesn't want to sit for the test. This is crazy because the school wouldn't even know his score and if he makes it and enters the program it would look great on his transcript. 乍看之下，原本觉得这里的 the school wouldn't even know his score 是指 a-"学校根本不知道他的成绩有多好" (好到可以去参加考试、通过标准)， 可是想一想又觉得，老师应该都很清楚优秀学生的能力吧， 而且从动词的时态看起来，这句的意思似乎是指 b-"就算他去考试，校方也不会知道他的成绩" 但是这样子的意思，放进整个段落里，又好像怪怪的... 请问，这句话的意思到底是a，是b，还是根本就是c呢... (我不知道c是什麽意思..) 2. 前文提到孩子刚开始学某件事情的时候，可能很努力却表现不理想， 而老师给的评语也不够持平，可能过度赞美或过度贬抑，但是如果父母-- If you can look at your children's early efforts and uneven report cards calmly, you'll see how they are progressing through the hard business of thinking and growing. 请问最後一句应该怎麽拆？是 you'll see how they are progressing through [thinking and growing]，还是 you'll see how they are [progressing through thinking] and growing 呢？ (我觉得好像两句都通，不知道一般遇到这种情形该如何判断呢？) 3. 前文提到，身教重於言教，尊重父母、下一代才会懂得尊重我们。但接着又说： To be fair, it's not always easy to demonstrate respect for our parents even if we want to. We aren't the blacksmith, son of a blacksmith, so they can't teach us their trade. Nor do we necesarily see them very often. Many older people are independent and live far away; they have pension plans, condos in retirement communities, and enough money for their medical care. "We aren't the blacksmith, son of a blacksmith, so they can't teach us their trade." 这句话， 从文法来看怪怪的， 虽然大概猜得出作者原本要表达什麽意思，但仔细看还是觉得... 句子很怪... 4. (没有前文) My father delights me with tales about selling men's suits at Saks 34th Street (百货公司) along with the older sales men: Mr. Gold, Mr. Diamond, Mr. Silver, and Mr. Seltzer. 我想这里的 Mr. Gold, Mr. Diamond, Mr. Silver 应该是指销售成绩顶尖的超级业务员， 但是 Mr. Seltzer...?? 这应该是玩笑话吧， 但这个玩笑的意思是... 那位 Mr. Seltzer 就是文中的 "我父亲" 吗？？ 5. Teaching children to honor adults in difficult situations is good preparation for learning to remain calm with the overwrought classroom teacher or the boorish boss who may show up down the line. 请问这里的 line 是指生产线吗？(随时会在生产线旁出现的老板？) 6. 前文提到教导小孩礼貌，譬如朋友来家里玩时，要去门口迎接对方。接下来提到： "二岁至五岁的稚龄孩子玩耍时，常常会以吵架收场。 It seems to make it easier to say good-bye if you're convinced that your friend is really an enemy. Give warning here, too, by telling both children, 'it's time to start cleaning up, Sammy's mom will be here soon and you will need to see him to the door' ". It seems... 这句话，应该是说一旦吵架，两个小孩就都不会玩得停不下来了。 但是为什麽是提醒两个孩子：Sammy的妈妈快来了，你们两个得去门口 see "him" 呢？ 这是笔误吗？(作者只是在这里举例，前面并没有在任何地方提及Sammy或他妈妈)。 7. Little Kayla is overtaxed, so her mom is off to the library to do research for the Hopi Indian social studies project while Kayla is at her dance class. 请问这里的 "off"，只是指 "去"的意思，还是有 "(工作)请假" 的意思呢？ 谢谢！！ 当你认为朋友实在很讨厌时，道别似乎 会比较容易一点。这时候你也得提醒两个孩子，「该开始收玩具了。山米的妈妈很快就会 到了，你们得在门口see him。 --

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