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1、Lesson8OnmyfirstdayasanassistantprofessorofeducationattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,Ienteredtheclassroomwithagreatdealofanxiety.Mylargeclassrespondedtomyawkwardlasercuttingsystemsmileandbriefgreetingwithsilence.ForafewmomentsIfussedwithmynotes.ThenIstartedmylect
2、ure,stammering;nooneseemedtobelistening.成为南加州大学教育助理教授的第一天，我十分紧张地走入教室。我笨拙地快速朝学生扫了一眼，笑了笑，算是问候，但是我所要教的一大班学生都无动于衷。一时间，我纠结着自己的笔记。接着，我结结巴巴地开始讲课，然而，似乎没有人在听。AtthatmomentofpanicInoticedinthefifthrowapoised平静,attentiveyoungwomaninasummerdress.Herskinwastanned,herbrowneyeswere
3、clearandalert,herhairwasgolden.Heranimatedexpressionandwarmsmilewereaninvitationformetogoon.WhenI'dsaysomething,shewouldnod,orsay,"Oh,yes!"andwriteitdown.Sheemanated散发thecomfortingfeelingthatshecaredaboutwhatIwastryingsohaltingly迟疑不决地tosay.正当我不知所措的时候，我注意到第五排一位身着夏裙、姿
4、势端正、聚精会神的女生。她皮肤黝黑，棕色的眼睛清澈明净，眼神机警，有着一头金发。她表情活泼、笑容温柔，似乎在请我继续讲下去。我讲课时，她会点点头或者说：“嗯，对！”并动手记笔记。她散发着一种令人宽慰的感觉，好像她很在乎我想讲但没讲出口的东西。Ibegantospeakdirectlytoherandmyconfidenceandenthusiasmreturned.AfterawhileIriskedlookingabout，Theotherstudentshadbegunlisteningandtakingnotes.Thi
5、sstunningyoungwomanhadpulledmethrough.我开始对着她讲课，让我重新找回了自己的信心和激情。过了一会，我鼓起勇气看了看四周，其他同学也已开始听课并做笔记了。这位女生帮我度过了难关。Afterclass,Iscannedtherolltofindhername:Liani.Herpapers,whichIreadoverthesubsequentweeks,werewrittenwithcreativity,sensitivityandadelicatesenseofhumor.下课后，我浏览名
6、册找到了她的名字：莉安妮。随后几周内我读遍了她的论文，这些论文写得富有创意、感性灵敏，而且充满细腻的幽默感。Ihadaskedallmystudentstovisitmyofficeduringthesemester,andIawaitedLiani'svisitwithspecialinterest.Iwantedtotellherhowshehadsavedmyfirstday,andencouragehertodevelopherqualitiesofcaringandawareness.我曾经要求所有我的学生要在当本学
7、期内到我办公室一趟，我特别期待莉安妮的到来。我很想告诉莉安妮，她是如何帮助我度过当教育助理教授的第一天，我还想鼓励她分发挥自己细心和灵敏的特点。Lianinevercame.Aboutfiveweeksintothesemester,shemissedtwoweeksofclasses.Iaskedthestudentsseatedaroundheriftheyknewwhy.Iwasshockedtolearnthattheydidnotevenknowhername.IthoughtofAlbertSchweitzer's
8、poignant让人心酸的statement:"Weareallsomuchtogetherandyetwearealldyingofloneliness."然而，莉安妮从未到过我的办公室。开学大约五周后，她缺课两周。我问了坐在她周围的同学是否知道她缺课的原因。但是，令我震惊
