So I'm going to teach you a traditional Chinese way.
所以我将用传统的中式教学方式授课
Now, Chinese students - they don't tend to waste other people's time.
中国的学生,他们不会浪费别人的时间
Now, I would like to introduce this board here. OK. Now,
现在请大家看这块黑板,好
I have only picked Confucius quotes here.
我选的都是孔子的名言
I would like you to look at this -
请大家看这条
"Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud."
"谦虚使人进步,骄傲使人落后"
Think about it, it's a very deep, erm, philosophy.
好好想想,这是非常深奥的哲学
Yeah. It's knowledge - make you a humble person.
对,正是知识让你成为一个谦逊的人
I've no idea what humble means.
我不知道谦逊是什么意思
So, I wish you to look at those things and,
我希望你们能看着那些名言
and try to experience those philosophy.
试着领会那种哲学
Do you know how cute this is? This is way better than England.
你知道这有多可爱吗,可比英国好多了
For the teachers to control the class,
老师们要是想控制课堂
they will need to win over chatty kids like Sophie.
他们就得争取苏菲这种爱聊天的孩子
I think coping in the Chinese way they're going to teach us,
要对付他们采用的中式教育方法
I think I'll find it all right,
我觉得没什么大不了
but I think I will be tired at the end of the day
但一天下来我会很累
because I think they will actually force you to learn.
因为他们会逼着你学
So now, you can leave and enjoy your lunch.
现在,大家现在可以去吃午饭了
Thank you.
谢谢
Chairs...
推好椅子
The Chinese school day is a 12-hour marathon.
中式学校的一天是一场十二小时的马拉松
After the seven o'clock start, lunch comes early at 11.30 am,
七点上课后,午饭时间很早,在十一点半
and there's another meal break in the afternoon.
下午还有一次加餐
Cos of the early...the early start, everything seems a bit...
因为...上学太早,一切都有点...
I know it's 11.30 now,
我知道现在才十一点半
but it seems like it's meant to be lunchtime,
但好像是该吃午饭了
because I've been up since, like, half-six anyway.
因为我大概六点半就起床了
It's quite easy so far,
目前来看还很轻松
we haven't really come up with any lessons yet,
我们还没开始上课
but we've met a few people,
但我们见到了几个人
we've met all our teachers and they seem really nice.
我们见到了老师们,他们看起来还挺好
Despite the early start, best friends Rosie and Angelina are in a party mood.
尽管上学很早,闺蜜罗茜和安吉丽娜的心情像开派对一样