英语翻译Inthefallof1924ThomasWolfe,freshfromhiscoursesinplaywritingatHarvardjoinedtheeightortenofuswhowereteachingEnglishcompositioninNewYorkUniversity.Ihadneverbeforeseenamansotallashe,andsougly.Ipitied

　　英语翻译

　　Inthefallof1924ThomasWolfe,freshfromhiscoursesinplaywritingatHarvardjoinedtheeightor

　　tenofuswhowereteachingEnglishcompositioninNewYorkUniversity.Ihadneverbeforeseenaman

　　sotallashe,andsougly.Ipitiedhimandwentoutofmywaytohelphimwithhisworkandmakehim

　　feelathome.

　　Hisstudentssoonletmeknowthathehadnoneedofmyprotectiveness.Theyspokeofhisabilityto

　　explainapoeminsuchamannerastohavethemshoutingwithlaughterorstrugglingtokeepback

　　theirtears,ofhisreadinesstoquoteindetailfromanypoettheycouldname.

　　Indeed,hisstudentsmadesomuchofhispowerofobservationthatIdecidedtomakealittletestand

　　seeformyself.Mychancecameonemorningwhenthestudentswereslowlygatheringfornineo‘clock

　　classes.

　　Uponarrivingattheuniversitythatday,IfoundWolfealoneinthelargeroomwhichservedallthe

　　Englishcompositionteachersasanoffice.HedidnotsayanythingwhenIaskedhimtocome

　　withmeoutintothehall,andheonlysmiledwhenwereachedaclassroomdoorandItoldhim

　　toenteraloneandlookaround.

　　Hesteppedin,remainednomorethanthirtysecondsandthencameout.“Tellmewhatyousee.”

　　IsaidasItookhisplaceintheroom,leavinghiminthehallwithhisbacktothedoor.Withoutthe

　　leasthesitationandwithoutasingleerror,hegavethenumberofseatsintheroom,pointedout

　　thosewhichweretakenbyboysandthoseoccupiedbygirls,namedthecolorseachstudentwas

　　wearing,pointedouttheLatinverbwrittenontheblackboard,spokeofthechalkmarkswhichthe

　　cleanerhadfailedtowashfromthefloor,andpicturedindetailtheviewofWashingtonSquarefrom

　　thewindow.

　　AsIrejoinedWolfe,Iwasspeechlesswithsurprise.He,onthecontrary,waswhollycalmashe

　　said,“TheworstthingaboutitisthatI‘llrememberitall.”