终於，轮到居於末位的王美瑛老师发言。
她老娘早就想趁「新官上任三把火」──代理校长刚上任，还没把事Ga0砸、尚存威严之时──不吐不快：
「Asyouknow,I’mLilyLi’shomeroomteacher,aswellasArielLiu’slanguagetutor.Iknowclearlymyresponsibilitiesandobligations.Ihavealreadymanifested,notjustonce,IamfullyawareofbeingobligatedtodowhatIhavetodo,andreadytotakeanypracticalmeasures—andevenassistintakinglegalactions,providedmypresenceisnecessary.Thiscommittee,nevertheless,kepthinderingmefromfulfillingmyduty.Andnow,President,YourHonor,ishere.Iwouldliketoreiteratemydisappointmentstoallofyou—」
「说中文，美瑛老师──T谅我们有些老师不讲英文。」
「Getyourselvesaninterpreter,then—Idon’tcare—WhatIhavetosayIsayitoutloudandclear.Andthosewhogotmypointgotmypoint—whicheverlanguageIspeakin,老师。Onlyifyouchoosetolisten,nottoonceagainhushmebyshoutingandhissing──ah-uh,herewegoagain—nowplease,letmecontinue...」
「很失礼耶王老师──」「尊重一下好不好？」「权宜问题、权宜问题！」「主席，立刻将王美瑛赶出去！」
不满的声音此起彼落。
代理校长不为所动。
见主席的神情b雕塑的表情更加肃穆，叫嚣的人员只好乖乖闭嘴。
「ThewholeincidentjustremindsmeofJ.D.Salinger’sfamousnovel,TheCatcherintheRye.OneparticularpassageIwanttosharewithallofyou—AndIassureyou:itdeservesyourattention.Now,bearwithme—itgoeslikethis:
「‘Ikeeppicturingallthelittlekidsplayingsomegameinthisbigfieldofrye.Thousandsoflittlekids.Nobody''saround-nobodybig,exceptme.AndI''mstandingontheedgeofsomecrazycliff.WhatcouldIhavetodo,Ihavetocatcheverylittlekidiftheystarttoruntowardthecliff—ifthey''rerunningandtheydon''tlookwherethey''regoing,Ihavetocomeoutandcatchthem.That''sallIdoallday.I''djustbethecatcherintherye.Iknowthatsoundscrazy,butthat''stheonlythingIwillhavetobe.’」
「Letmetellyou,mypeerandrespectfulseniormembers,howregretfulIam,rightnow,righthere,tohavetoattendthispointlessmeeting;notbecauseIhavetoplaythelittlegamewithyouweaklings,orbecauseIhavetositinthismeetingroom,discussingsomeinsignificantissuesover‘theschool’sprestige’ortheso-called‘measurestothecurrentPRcrises’andWASTEMYTIME—Oh-oh—
「SomepeopleinthisroomwhoactuallyspeakEnglishfeltseriouslywrongedandstarted—YouDOgetmypoint—ThisisexactlywhyIcallthemembersinthiscommitteeweaklings—
「Allofyousawthe‘elephantintheroom’butchosetoignoreitcompletely.Ifthereisapinkelephant,letuspointitoutwithourfingers—IfthereisaBigWolfhidinginthewood,lurkingtoharmourkids—Let’sgetit,then!Why—isn’tit‘APerfectDayfortheWolf?’Idon’tseenopointsthatwestillsithereandwaitforamessiah-likefiguretosavetheday,toremovethethreatforus,whilewearestillfarfrombeinglatetoTAKEACTION.
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