167 The prince and pauper of pedagogy
167 教育领域内的王子和乞丐
There once was a teacher whose pedagogy was the peak of instruction. Peerless in his pedagogic performance, he felt that his students were his patrons and that it was his patriotic duty to pave the educational path for pupils.
以前有一位教师，其教学法已经到了登峰造极的地步。然而，尽管教学上的表现出类拔萃，他还是认为学生都是他的资助人。在他看来，他必须承担起自己的爱国责任：为学生们铺设教育之路。
However, the principal of the school, whose pathetic penal pedagogy was to patrol the classrooms and punish the pupils, didn’t even have a paucity of talent. The penalties ranged from pelting the students with pebbles to having his pet parrot peck at them. Despite these peculiarities, he was the patriarch of the teaching staff at the school.
然而，该校校长的教育方式非常可鄙，简直就像刑罚一样。他总是在各个教室之间巡逻，不断惩罚学生。说实在的，这样的校长甚至连一丁点教育天赋都没有。他的处罚方式从向学生投掷小鹅卵石到命令他所养的鹦鹉去啄学生，各种各样、无奇不有。但尽管他有这么多怪癖，他仍然是学校教职员工中的家长式的人物。
One day, having a penchant for peering into classrooms, the principal, accompanied by his pet parrot, came upon the classroom of the teacher. Feeling that the students were answering the teacher peculiarly, the principal entered the classroom and began pelting the pupils with pebbles, saying. “It is my patriarchal duty as the principal of this school to punish pupils for peculiar answers.” The peerless teacher was non-plussed and replied, “I love my country, and I love my students. I am a patriot, and I must pave the way for my students.” Sensing hostility, the principal’s pet parrot pounced on the teacher and began pecking. The principal urged him on, “Get him! Get him!” The teacher, while trying to ward off the parrot’s attack, managed to shout out, “Pupils are our patronage, and we must pave the way! Pave the way!” The principal retorted, “Don’t give me such patronizing rhetoric. Attack! Attack!”
校长还有一个爱好，那就是喜欢窥视教室里的情况。一天，他带着他的鹦鹉去了那位教师所在的教室。看到学生都在以一种特别的方式回答老师所提的问题，校长进去以后就开始用小鹅卵石惩罚学生，并说道，“作为这所学校的校长，我就有家长般的责任来惩罚那些用异常方式回答问题的学生。”那位出类拔萃的老师见状大吃一惊，回答道：“我爱我的国家，我也爱我的学生们。我是一个爱国者，所以我必须为我的学生们铺路。”此时校长的那只鹦鹉好像感觉到了不友好情绪，突然袭击了那位老师，开始在他身上啄起来。而校长甚至催促鹦鹉继续发难：“咬他，咬他！”那位老师一边躲避着鹦鹉的攻击，一边大声谎道，“孩子们是我们的赞助者，我们必须铺路！必须铺路！”校长却反驳道：“不要摆出一副恩赐的态度，不要用花言巧语来蒙骗我。给我上！给我上！”
The pupils, unable to bear seeing their favorite teacher being attacked, came to his rescue. They pulled the parrot off, picked the principal up, and threw them both out the window. They said to their teacher, “Sir, you are truly wonderful. With regard to pedagogy, you are the prince and the principal is the pauper.”
学生们实在忍受不了他们深爱的老师受到如此侮辱，纷纷过来救助。他们抓住鹦鹉，绑住校长，并把他们都扔出了窗外。他们对老师说道，“老师，您真是棒极了。在教育学方面，您是王子，校长是乞丐。”
Words:
pathetic adj.哀婉动人的,引起怜悯的,可鄙的
patriarch n.家长,族长
patriarchal adj.家长的,族长的
patriot n.爱国者
patriotic adj.爱国的
patrol n.巡逻,巡逻队
patron n.(对艺术等的)赞助人,资助人,顾客
patronage n.赞助,惠顾
patronizing adj.摆出恩赐态度的,要人领情的
paucity n.小量,缺乏
pauper n.贫民,乞丐
pave vt.铺设,为…铺路
peak n. 山顶,顶峰,最高点,顶端
pebble n.小鹅卵石
peck v.啄,啄起
peculiar adj.（人,地点,时间等）特有的,专有的,奇怪的,异常的
peculiarly adv.特有地,特别地
peculiarity n.特性,怪癖
pedagogic adj.教育学的
pedagogy n.教育学,教学法
peer v.凝视,窥视n.同辈,同等的人
peerless adj.出类拨萃的,无可匹敌的
penal adj.刑罚的,刑法上的
penalty n.处罚,罚款
penchant n.爱好,嗜好