本文选自Kyle XY《神奇凯尔》。Kyle为保护Josh，与同学发生冲突，不论Nicole怎么解释，学校都拒绝接收Kyle入学。

Mr.Hopper: The other students insist Kyle threw the first punch.
Kyle: I didn't hit anyone…
Mr.Hopper: That is not how it appeared.
Nicole: Mr.Hopper, all we saw was Kyle holding that boy.
Stephen: It looked like he was stopping him, not pushing him.
Nicole: Are you looking for reasons to discredit him?
Mr.Hopper: Mrs.Trager. That altercation, plus Kyle's complete disregard for school rules, his-his wanderings, the test he simply ignored. I'm sorry, but there's just no place for a boy like Kyle in this school.

重点知识解释：

1. throw the punch 出拳打架
Punch是重拳击打，用力捶打的意思，例如：a punch in the face打在脸上的一记重拳
例句：Hill threw a punch at the police officer.希尔对警察挥了一拳。
2. discredit n. 不信任，怀疑，使……丧失信誉，败坏名声，丢脸
例句：The photos were deliberately taken to discredit the president.
这些蓄意拍摄的照片旨在破坏总统的名声。
a discredit government∕policy 名声扫地的政府；失去信誉的政府
3. altercation n. 争论，争辩，争吵，口角
例句：The boys had an altercation over the umpire's decision.
男孩子们对裁判的判决颇有争议。

汉语译文：

Hooper先生：另外一批学生坚持说Kyle先动手的。
Kyle：我没有打任何人……
Hoopr先生：看起来不是这样。
Nicole：Hooper先生，我们看到的是Kyle抱着那个孩子。
Stephen：看起来是他在制止他不是在推他
Nicole：你在找理由怀疑他么？
Hooper先生：Trager太太，那次打斗，还有Kyle无视学校纪律，他到处乱转还放弃了考试。对不起，我们学校不能收留他了。

课后题目：学习完后，你知道学校怎样处罚Kyle了吗？