Many years after receiving my graduate degree,I returned to the State University of New York at Binghamton as a faculty member.One day in a crowded elevator,someone remarked on its inefficiency.I said the elevators had not changed in the 20 years since I began there as a student.
When the door finally opened,I felt a compassionate pat on my back,and turned to see an elderly nun smiling at me."You'll get that degree,dear," she whispered."Perseverance is a virtue."
美 德
獲取研究生學(xué)位多年以后,我回到位于賓翰頓的紐約州立大學(xué)當(dāng)教員.一天,電梯里很擁擠,有人抱怨電梯效率太低.我說(shuō)自我在那里當(dāng)學(xué)生起,20年來(lái)電梯一直沒(méi)有換過(guò).
最后當(dāng)電梯門(mén)打開(kāi)時(shí),我感到有人在我的背上同情地拍了一下,回過(guò)頭來(lái)我看到一位年長(zhǎng)的修女正在朝我微笑.“你會(huì)拿到學(xué)位的,親愛(ài)的,”她低聲說(shuō)道：“堅(jiān)持不懈是一種美德
A friend of mine who teachs European history at Washington University in St.Louis tell about the time he spotted a plagiarized term paper.He summoned the student to his office."This isn't your work." he said."Someone typed it for you straight out of the encyclopedia.
"You cann't prove that!" the student sputtered.
My friend amiled and show him the paper.Circled in red was:"Also see article on communism."
抄 襲
我有個(gè)朋友在圣路易斯的華盛頓大學(xué)教歐洲歷史,他說(shuō)有一次他發(fā)現(xiàn)了一篇抄襲的學(xué)期論文.他把那個(gè)學(xué)生叫到了辦公室.“這不是你寫(xiě)的,”他說(shuō),“有人幫你從百科全書(shū)上原封不動(dòng)地打印了下來(lái).”
“你沒(méi)有證據(jù).”那學(xué)生氣急敗壞地說(shuō).
我朋友笑了,他把論文拿給他看.用紅筆圈出來(lái)的是：“也可參閱共產(chǎn)主義一文.”
"I can always tell a graduate class from an undergraduate class," observed the instructor in one of my graduate engineering courses at California State University in Los Angeles."When I say,'Good afternoon,' the undergraduates respond,'Good afternoon." But the graduate students just write it down."
區(qū) 別
“研究生班和本科生很容易就能區(qū)別開(kāi)來(lái),”在洛杉磯加利福利亞州立大學(xué)給我們研究生上工程學(xué)課的老師如此說(shuō).“我說(shuō)‘下午好’,本科生們回答說(shuō)‘下午好’.研究生們則把我說(shuō)的話記在筆記本上.”
只有這么多對(duì)不起