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Passage 38 American classroom Rules
美国课堂行为守则
Part One
第一部分
l. If the teacher asks a question, you should give an answer.
1．如果老师提问题，你应该回答。
If you do not understand the question, you should raise your hand and ask the teacher to repeat the question.
如果你不明白问题，你应该举手让老师重复问题。
If you do not know the answer, it is all right to tell the teacher that you do not know.
如果你不知道答案，可以告诉老师你不知道。
Then the teacher knows what you need to learn.
老师会知道你需要学习什么。
2. There is no excuse for not doing your homework.
2．不可以找借口不做家庭作业。
If you are absent, you should call your teacher or someone who is in your class and ask for the homework.
如果缺席了，就应该给老师或听课的同学打电话，问作业。
It is your duty to find out what homework you have missed.
查明缺课时的作业是你的责任。
It is not the teacher's duty to tell you the missing homework.
老师没有责任要提醒你作业。
3. You must not be absent on a test day. Serious illness is the only reason for missing a test.
3．考试那天你不能缺席。患重病是唯一可以缺考的理由。
4. Be on time! It is considered not polite to be late. Also, it disturbs other classmates.
4．要准时！迟到被认为是不礼貌的。而且，这也会打扰其他同学。
If you must come in late, be sure to do it quietly.
如果你不得不迟到，一定要安静地进教室。
In the U. S it is not necessary to knock before you enter the classroom.
在美国，进入教室前不必敲门。
Most of the teachers will give you a low grade if you are often late.
如果你经常迟到，多数老师会给你低分。
Part Two
第二部分
5.Have your textbook out and be ready to begin when the class starts.
5．课前要拿出课本为开始上课做好准备。
Be sure you have a paper and a pencil ready.
你一定要准备好纸张和铅笔。
6. In America, you should call your teacher by his or her last name, not "teacher".
6．在美国，你应该用姓氏称呼老师，而不是直接称呼“老师”。
Also you should use Mr., Miss, Ms. or Mrs. before the last name. This is considered polite.
你要在姓前使用先生、小姐、女士或夫人（如史密斯夫人或琼斯先生）。这样做是有礼貌的。
7. Be polite to other students. If another student is answering a question or giving a report, you should listen quietly and give them your attention.
7．对其他学生要有礼貌。如果其他学生在回答问题或做报告，你应该安静地听，把注意力集中到他们身上。
8. It is considered impolite in the U.S. to eat, drink or chew gum during class.
8．在美国，在上课期间吃东西、喝饮料或嚼口香糖是不礼貌的。
Also, taking off one's shoes in the classroom is not polite.
在教室脱鞋也是不礼貌的。
9. If you must leave during class, do so quietly. There is no need to tell the teacher.
9．如果上课时你必须要离开，一定要安静。没有必要告诉老师。
However, leaving the class for something instead of an emergency is not accepted.
然而，因非紧急事件离开教室是不能接受的。
10. Copying another student's test or paper is never accepted. It is called cheating.
10.决不允许抄袭其他学生的试卷或论文，这被称为“作弊”。
At most schools in the U. S., students who cheat will be dismissed.
在大部分美国学校，作弊的学生会被开除。
