精选优质文档-----倾情为你奉上我叫布莱德 科恩My name is Bradley Cohen. 但我小时候有很多绰号But when l was a kid, people called me by lots of names. 我弟弟杰夫叫我波波医生My brother, Jeff, called me Dr. Bobo. 我妈叫我 宝贝My mom called me honey. 学校的同学呢And the kids at school? 什么都有叫的 神经病 怪胎等等Well, they called me everything from spaz to freak. 我没什么朋友I didnt have many friends actually. 但我有个同伴一直陪着我But I did have a constant companion. 印象中它没有不在我身边的时候I can barely remember a time, when it wasnt there. 现在有时候不会对我带来麻烦Now sometimes, it wasnt a problem for me. 有时候就会Other times, it was. 丢掉什么丢掉书Drop what? Drop books? 住手 Stop it. 你害怕吗 布莱德怎么啦Are you scared Brad? Whats wrong? 少烦我Leave me alone. 打 打 打 Fight! Fight! Fight! 这是干嘛What is going on! 来啊 有种就来打 住手 Comon. Bring it on! Stop. 不准再打了 住手 回去上课 Stop that fighting right now! Stop! Get back to class! 少胡闹 你完蛋了啦Stop that nonsense. You are in big trouble, mister. 女孩掉进泥巴里弄脏了The girl fell in the mud and got dirty. 我和我多年的同伴有个共识 One thing my Constant Companion and, 那就是我们讨厌上学I agreed on was that we hated school. 我等不及想毕业了I couldnt wait until I got out. 不用再写作业 不用再看书 No more homework, no more books, 不用再看老师的狰狞脸色no more teachers dirty looks. 我的同伴是在我岁时出现的My Companion first showed up, when I was six但过了很多年它才有名字but it was years before it had a name. 现在精神科医生说我只是过动Now the shrinks said I was just hyper我会发出怪声和做怪动作 I made funny noises and acted, 来吸引我自己的注意weird to draw attention to myself. 这只是一个过渡期 It was just a phase: 我长大以后就会恢复正常Id grow out of it and be "normal". . .跟别人一样like everybody else. 从小到大 这个同伴一直跟着我Through it all, my constant companion stuck with me. 现在我朋友只觉得 Now, to my friends, 布莱德 本来就是这样Im just regular, ole Brad.我喜欢棒球 爱听年代的老歌The guy who likes baseball. And who loves cheesy s music. 他们觉得这比我发出的怪声更怪Which they think is much weirder, than the noises I make. 警官好 我有超速吗Afternoon, officer. Was I speeding? 超过速限哩Twelve miles over the limit. 圣路易你是观光客St. Louis, huh? You a tourist? 不是 我住亚特兰大 刚搬来这里No, I live in Atlanta now, I just moved here. 我刚才大概有点分心吧I guess I was a little distracted.你有喝酒吗Son, you been drinking.? 没有 我有妥瑞症候群No. No, sir. I have Tourette Syndrome. 放轻松 请你在这里签名Take it easy, son. Im going to need you to sign this. 你要找怎样的工作So. What kind of job you looking for? 教书Teaching. 我想当老师Im going to be a teacher. 我经常看到这种表情I get that look a lot但我从不放在心上but I never let it get to me. 你有布莱德利大学的学士学位I see youve got a B. A. from Bradley University 那是在伊利诺州吧thats in Illinois, isnt it? 是的Yes, maam ! 毕业成绩优异 推荐度很高Graduated cum laude, high recommendations, 你的教学成果评估非常优异 好极了your student teaching evals are outstanding, excellent. 你怎么会决定要教书What made you decide to go into teaching? 我就只想教书 我觉得我是天生的老师料Its all Ive ever wanted to do. I feel like I was born to teach. 为什么选择亚特兰大Why choose Atlanta? 我是指你的家乡在密苏里I mean.Missouris your home. 我想当勇士队的球迷 所以 Im thinking of becoming a Braves fan. So, ahh.乔治亚州认可 我的伊利诺州教学执照Georgia honors my Illinois teaching certificate. 就爱上了亚特兰大Plus I fell in love with Atlanta当我来这里当营队员 when I worked down here as a camp counselor. 我现在就住这里I live here now. 我爸和我继母也住这里So does my Dad and my Stepmom. 很高兴能得到家人的支持Well, its nice to have family here to.give you support. 我们还是来谈谈大象吧Maybe we should talk about the elephant. 大象Elephant? 这屋里的大象 我的妥瑞症In the room: my Tourettes. 不行 基于美国残障法案 No. The Americans with Disabilities Act 我不能问你doesnt allow me to ask you. . .我知道 但我想告诉你 I know, but Id like to tell you 我也有告诉我教的学生just like I tell the kids in my classes. 我跟他们解释这是大脑的问题See, I explain to them that its a brain thing让我发出奇怪的声音 that causes me to make strange noises 就像打喷嚏一样控制不了theyre like sneezes, irrepressible. 你想打喷嚏就非打不可When you have to, 非打不可you have to. 学生都怎么回应How do they react? 他们明白以后就接受了啊Once they understand, theyre fine with it. 在课堂上从来不是问题Its never caused any problems in a classroom. 我只想要一个机会All I want is a chance. 让我面试Just get me the interviews, 向他们证明我能胜任这个工作and let me prove to them that I can do the job. 美国残障法案明文规定 The Americans with Disabilities Act says 我有权利得到这样的机会Im entitled to a chance. 朗恩 Ron! 结果怎样Hey, howd it go? 他们就说谁想要像狗叫的老师Oh, you know: Who wants a teacher that barks like a dog? 叫我去找别的工作You should try another line of work. 真的假的Are you serious? 他们没看你的履历吗Didnt they look at your resume? 你是在开玩笑啦Youre kidding. 他们会安排我跟几位校长面试Theyre setting up interviews with some principals. 太好了 几时Fantastic! When? 我不知道 要等他们的Oh, I dont know. Ive gotta wait for their calls. 换衣服 我们去庆祝Get changed we gotta go celebrate. 你不是有约会吗Havent you got a date? 我问问她有没有朋友Ill see if shes got a friend. 你也是时候该认识几个女生了Its about time you started meeting some chicks. 我现在没心情交女朋友啦I cant focus on dating right now. 有没有人说过你走火入魔了Has anybody ever tell you youre obsessive? 只有我去看的每个精神科医生啦Only every shrink I ever saw. 那你慢慢专心吧Well, have fun focusing. 你爸又打来了Oh your Dad called again. 你有空还是回个给他吧Maybe you should call h。