Getting One’s Hands Dirty 动手作，乐趣多
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- 创建于 2003年2月20日
- 最后更新于 2024年5月25日
- 发布于 2011年5月21日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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While Lucinda’s preschool students are napping, she and Bill, an education student taking a field practicum, go over his lesson plans: 露辛达在她的幼儿园学生睡午觉时，跟正在校外实习的教育系学生比尔检讨他的教案：
L: This looks good – except for the science lesson: growing beans in a jar isn’t very stimulating.
这个教案看起来不错，除了科学课之外：在罐子里种豆子不是很令人兴奋。
B: I’m nervous about trying anything other than an old stand-by; science isn’t my forte.
要尝试旧备案以外的新方式，我会觉得紧张。科学不是我的强项。
L: Science was never my long suit in school, either, so when I first started teaching science to my students, I felt like a total charlatan. The trick, however, is to realize that kids are natural scientists.
科学也一直都是我在学校中最不擅长的。我刚开始教科学的时候，觉得自己简直是个冒充内行的骗子。然而，窍门就是要了解小孩是天生的科学家。
B: They are always inquisitive, like this morning: Penny asked me why flushed water goes down clockwise; and Josh noticed how, when he has a cold, his nasal mucus turns green!
他们总是喜欢追根究底，像今天早上，潘妮问我马桶冲下去的水为什么总是顺时钟流；乔许注意到为什么他感冒的时候，鼻涕会变成绿色的！
L: Because of children’s natural curiosity, it’s easy to incorporate science into other lessons; it enhances their understanding of both subjects.
因为小孩子天生具有好奇心，所以将科学编入其他的课程中蛮容易的；这样可以增进他们对两种科目的了解。
B: Like during the art class when we made strings of popcorn?
就像我们在美术课上做的许多爆米花吗？
L: Right. I knew the kids would be excited about the popcorn, and it was the perfect opportunity to teach them about why the kernels explode when heated.
没错。我知道小孩子们会对爆米花感到兴奋，这是教他们玉米粒受热会爆裂绝佳的机会。
B: Hands-on experience really is the way to go: I’ve learned way more during this practicum than I ever did from any book.
实务操作的经验实在是我们该实行的方式。这次实习中我学到的东西比从任何一本书中学到的还要多。
Vocabulary
单词发音
preschool [ˋpriˋskul] n. 幼儿园；幼儿园
practicum [ˋpræktəkəm] n.（大学的）实验（习）课程
go over 仔细检查；认真讨论；用心思考
jar [dʒɑr] n. 罐，坛，（宽口的）瓶
stimulating [`stɪmjəˏletɪŋ] adj. 使人兴奋的; 充满新思想的
stand-by 备用设备
forte [ˈfɔrˌte] / [fort] n. 特长；专长
long suit: 长处 Informal an outstanding advantage, personal quality, or talent
charlatan [ˋʃɑrlətn] n. 假充内行的骗子
inquisitive [ɪnˋkwɪzətɪv] adj. 过分好问的﹐ 好追根究底的
flush [flʌʃ] v. 冲洗（抽水马桶）
clockwise [ˋklɑk͵waɪz] adj. 顺时针方向的；右旋的
mucus [ˋmjukəs] n.〔人体分泌的〕黏液〈如鼻涕〉
curiosity [͵kjʊrɪˋɑsətɪ] n. 好奇心
incorporate [ɪnˋkɔrpə͵ret] v. 包含；加上；吸收[（+in/into）]
kernel [ˋkɝn!] n.（麦、玉米等的）粒，子
hands-on [ˋhændzˋɑn] adj. 亲自动手的; 实际操作的﹐ 亲身实践的
way [we] adv. 大大地 by a large amount
Sentence of the Day
She put her finger on it.
她明确地指出这件事。
put one’s finger on 确切地指出
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课文讲解
Later in the week, while the preschoolers are eating lunch, Lucinda takes a moment to congratulate Bill on his teaching: 这个礼拜过了几天后，幼儿园学生正在吃午餐的时候，露辛达利用这个空档去赞美比尔的教学：
B: All those questions the kids had in the park this morning made me dizzy!
今天早上小孩在公园里问我的问题把我搞昏了！
L: But I felt you fielded them with insight – and panache! What I really loved was your impromptu lesion next to the swings.
但是我觉得你对答如流，有洞察力又神态自若。我真的喜欢你在秋千旁边上的即席课程。
B: Thanks. Billy and Hannah were awfully interested in the anthill there.
谢谢。比利和汉纳对那里的蚁窝非常感兴趣。
L: I’ll say! After they noticed the ants’ activity, they were riveted. And they wanted all their classmates to be, too.
没错！他们注意到蚂蚁的活动后，就被吸引住了。他们希望所有的同学也一起看。
B: Making good observations and wanting to report one’s discoveries are the hallmarks of a scientist. I was pleasantly surprised that most of the kids abandoned their games of hide-and-seek in order to participate in the “science lesion.”
仔细观察和想要报告自己的发现是科学家的特质。不过，大部分的小孩子为了来上「科学课」放弃了他们的捉迷藏游戏，我感到蛮惊喜的。
L: That’s because science isn’t hard work; it’s fun! Maybe in art class you could get the kids to draw pictures about what they saw. They can’t write up scientific reports, but there are many other ways they can express their discoveries.
那是因为科学不是困难的课程，它很有趣！也许上美术课时，你可以让小孩子画他们看到的东西。他们写不出科学报告，但是可以用很多其他的方式来表达他们的发现。
B: Getting out and having a hands-on science lesson definitely motivated them more than a bean-growing lesson would’ve.
走出户外上一堂动手做的科学课，绝对比种豆子的课程更能引起他们学习的动机。
L: Speaking of hands on, Billy’s put his dirty little mitts right into the rice bowl.
说到动手做，比利已经把他脏脏的小手直接放进碗里了。
B: Great! That gives me the perfect opportunity to discuss germs with them!
太好了！那倒给我一个与他们讨论细菌的好机会。
－by Sonya Roy
Vocabulary
单词发音
preschooler 学龄前儿童; 幼儿园学童
dizzy [ˋdɪzɪ] adj. 头晕目眩的; 被弄胡涂的
field [fild] v. 巧妙地回答
insight [ˋɪn͵saɪt] n. 洞察力，眼光; 洞悉；深刻的理解
panache [pəˋnæʃ] n. 神气活现﹐ 潇洒
impromptu [ɪmˋprɑmptju] adj. 事先无准备的；即席的
swing [swɪŋ] n. 秋千；荡秋千
anthill [ˋænt͵hɪl] n. 蚁丘﹐ 蚁冢
rivet [ˋrɪvɪt] v. 集中（目光、注意力）；吸引
hallmark [ˋhɔl͵mɑrk] n. 特点﹐ 特征
write up 详细描写 to write a report or description of, as for publication
mitt [mɪt] n.【俚】手
Sentence of the Day
He got a handle on it.
他可以从容地应付。
get a handle on something: to find a way to understand a situation in order to control it