钢琴之恋-一个穷孩子01
The teacher's name was Mr Grey. He was grey, like his name; he was old and grey and tired. Everything about him was grey: grey suit, grey shirt, grey hair and a long, thin, grey face. When he smiled the children saw his long, grey teeth. But he did not often smile. Mr Grey did not enjoy his job. He did not like children.
图片来源于网络这里的老师是格雷先生。他的人和他的名字一样陈腐老套。他年岁大了,头发灰白,看上去疲惫不堪。他身上的每一样东西都是灰色的。他的外套是灰色的,衬衫是灰色的,头发是花白的,一张脸也瘦长而苍白。他咧嘴一笑,孩子们就能看到他那长长的、灰白的牙齿。但他不常笑。格雷先生对他的工作一点也不热心,他不喜欢孩子们。
"Why does he work here?" one of the children asked one day. "He doesn't like us."
"But he likes the long school holidays!" said Tony. The other children laughed. They thought that was a very clever answer.
But Tony was not a clever boy. He was big and slow and silent. He did not enjoy his lessons. Usually he just sat at his desk and waited quietly for four o'clock to come, when he could go home.
图片来源于网络“他干吗干这份工作?”一天,有个孩子问道,“他又不喜欢我们。”
“可他喜欢学校长长的假期!”托尼说。其他孩子纷纷笑了起来,觉得他的回答很聪明。
不过,托尼可不是个聪明的孩子。他个子高大,慢吞吞的,话也很少。他不喜欢听讲,平常他总是坐在自己的座位上静静地等着,等到4点钟,他就可以回家了。
But Tuesday mornings were different, because Tuesday was music day. Every Tuesday morning an old lady called Mrs Lark came to the school. Mrs Lark played the piano and the children sang. She was not a very good pianist, but she liked children and she enjoyed her work. She knew a lot of songs too. Every Tuesday her fat little fingers flew like birds up and down the keys of the piano. The children sang like birds, too. Then twelve o'clock came. Mrs Lark said "goodbye" and locked up the piano for another week.
图片来源于网络但是,星期二的早晨却不一样,因为这一天是唱歌的日子。每个星期二早晨,一位被大家称作拉克夫人的老太太都会到学校来,她弹钢琴,孩子们唱歌。她的琴弹得不太好,可她喜欢孩子们,也喜欢这份工作。她会弹的曲子真不少。每个星期二,她胖胖的、短小的手指头都会像小鸟一样在琴键上灵活地上下跳跃,孩子们唱得也像小鸟一样动听。一转眼,12点就到了。拉克夫人说声“再见”,把钢琴锁上,再想唱歌就要等下个星期了。