The Worlds of Teachers

I love to associate with my fellow colleages. We meet at least twice each week at the Faculty association meetings. At these meetings, we often talk about our classes over a wonderful snack of assorted fruits. We're a close-unit group, although we are quite different in character.

Jane is one of my most astute colleages. She teaches astronomical phenomenon. Her students are often astonished when she talks about "black holes" and her theory of shrinking the universe. She is careful to assuage their concerns. She assures them that her theory is based on a number of assumptions that turn out to be untrue.

My friend Bob teaches nuclear physics. He says it is all about atoms, atomic particles and atomization. I assume he knows what he is talking about. He must know, given assuredly he speaks about the subject.

Mary teaches religion. But she is an athest. She has an excellent sence of humor. She often jokes about how she may end up having to atone for not believing in God.

Jim is our school's physical education teacher. He is a natural athlete and he loves basketball. He never fails to astound us with his ability to dunk a basketball backwards without looking.

Lastly, there's Sally, out teacher of geometry. She likes to talk about symmetrical and asymmetrical triangles. Frankly, it drives me crazy to think about these things. But I like her stimulating personality. She probably knows how to turn a boring subject into a fascinating one.

As for me, I teach art. It brings out my creative side.

The text above is from 《读故事记单词》, written by Hu Min.