多多還是個孩子

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    多多還是個孩子——老師回想當(dāng)初……
    Back then things where different. We had that little kindergarten on the first floor close to the main gate of our building complex. There was always brillian t sunlight where the trees and flowers grow outside. When I first met Donald he was three going on four. His mother had tried to send him to other places to s tudy but nowhere they were able to control his temper because he screamed in a h igh pitched voice, coughed until he vomited, his body shaking violently, face da rk red and perspiring. Sometimes he ran around, panicking like a wild animal in confinement, surrounded by humans. So all the other kindergartens told his mot her to take him back. Donald was the same when he came to us but my wife earned his trust after patiently sitting with him for many hours every day. Gradually his crying became less. He became more and more interested in learning new thi ngs until of course he remembered he had forgotten to cry.
    Although he was very different for the first two or three weeks, he was still ab le to learn. It took him less than a week to memorize two English words for eve ry single letter in the alphabet. When he wrote his math exercises, I explained everything in English and he was able to grasp the meaning learning English and math at the same time. After the first month Donald adapted to this new way of life quite easily. Still being a couple of months away from his fourth birthda y, he meticulously watched the clock every afternoon at 3:00 p.m., asking what t ime it was every minute. He knew exactly that he would go home at four o’clock . When his mother was late he felt betrayed and argued with everyone over“the broken promise.”?
    Donalds consuming hobby was the English chat room on the Internet. Once in and having an ongoing conversation, one of the other parties asked him how old h e was.“Im five years old”came the reply. Nobody believed him.“Get out of here, jerk, and don’t come back!”was the only reaction he got. Donald was quite sad about that. Should he have lied?
    A nanny, Mrs. Wang had taken care of Donald until he was three. He loves everyt hing about her. Once he had a big fight with his daddy because he said he wante d to be a doctor and make a lot of money so he could take care of Mrs. Wang and her family. That was his position and he wouldn’t back down from it. Every night before sleep he reads one chapter of The Bible - in English! He told me he cries then, because he cant be with Mrs. Wang.
    Donald is six now. I often tell him to write down what he did during the weeken d, or what his plans for the future are or any other subject. Though his grammar and spelling are far from perfect, it is no problem for him to make himself un derstood and write a complete report. Sometimes, when his classmates cant f ollow or don t know an answer, Donald stands up, face dead serious, announci ng his famous“you are so stupid”. Of course at other times hes just a kid, pretending to be a great kung-fu fighter. And he loves to do chores, always ho ping there are some little things he can help the teacher with.
    當(dāng)我第一次看見Donald,他出現(xiàn)在我幼兒園位于一樓的舊址,周圍有燦爛的陽光、樹木和小花園;那時候他已經(jīng)快要4歲了。
    他的媽媽曾試著送他到另外的幼兒園,但是他哭叫、咳嗽,直到嘔吐;猛烈地哽咽,滿身大汗臉都紅了。他很害怕,覺得自己像是關(guān)在籠子里被人參觀的動物一樣。
    Donald剛來到我們的園里也差不多是如此,我的太太Jill每天耐心地陪他坐在一起好幾個小時,這才得到他的信任。Donald的眼淚逐漸變少了,對于學(xué)習(xí)新事情變得越來越感興趣,這讓他終于忘了哭。
    盡管Donald在頭一二周的適應(yīng)期和別人很不同,他仍然能學(xué)習(xí)。字母表里面每個字母有2個英文單詞,他不到一個星期就記住了。當(dāng)他寫數(shù)學(xué)練習(xí)時,我是用英語來解釋的,他能夠同時掌握英語和數(shù)學(xué)的意思。
    經(jīng)過了一個月以后,Donald適應(yīng)這種新的生活方式。4歲的他每下午3點(diǎn)以后,開始盯著時鐘,一分鐘問一次:“現(xiàn)在幾點(diǎn)了?”他知道4點(diǎn)整就可以回家。如果媽媽遲到了,他會感到被欺騙了,并且向每個人抱怨:“媽媽不守諾言?!?BR>    Donald很喜歡打電腦上網(wǎng),在網(wǎng)站的英語聊天室和人對話。有一次網(wǎng)友問他是多大,Donald誠實地輸入:“我5歲?!睕]有人相信他只有5歲,“走開,說謊的人別再上來……”Donald只得到這樣的反應(yīng)。為了這件事,Donald那天相當(dāng)傷心,難道他應(yīng)該說謊?
    Donald的保姆王太太,從他初生開始照顧他直到上學(xué)。Donald喜愛任何有關(guān)于她的事情。有一次他和爸爸起了一場爭辯,因為他想要成為一位醫(yī)生,賺的錢都要用來照顧王媽媽和她的家庭,這是他認(rèn)為最重要的任務(wù)。每晚他用英語讀完一章《圣經(jīng)》,睡覺前他會哭,因為他不能和王媽媽在一起。
    Donald6歲了。我讓他寫下周末期間做的事情、未來的計劃或是別的題目。盡管他的語法和寫作不是很完美,但是不妨礙他的表達(dá),他可以寫出一份完整的稿子,讓人了解他的想法。
    當(dāng)然啦,他畢竟還只是個孩子。有時候他的同學(xué)不能跟著回答。Donald會站起來,臉色嚴(yán)肅大聲宣布他的名句:“真笨!”他時常愛假裝自己是武功高強(qiáng)的俠士,總喜歡去幫老師做些瑣碎的小事情。