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An Academic Autobiography of David Nunan
My first day as a teacher is almost my last. It is 9.05 on a hot and sunny January morning: the first day of the new school year. I caught the wrong train, and in consequence, I’m five minutes late. I scramble up the stone steps into the Victorian school building after students and teachers have entered their respective classrooms.
The secretary in the school office directs me down the corridor to my classroom. I know which classroom is mine by t ... (全文...)

I Wish
How I wish I were a lamp on your desk,
lighting up for you every night.
How I wish I were the flowers beside your bed,
bringing fragrance to you at sunrise.
O, my beloved teacher,
how I wish I could do something,
in return for your cultivation.
How I wish I were a birdie beyond your window,
chanting a melody in spring.
How I wish I were an umbrella in your hand,
blocking the sunshine in summer.
O, my beloved teacher,
how I w ... (全文...)

万事万物错综联系，人对于事实只略见一斑，一切都比想象中更复杂。做了选择，然后毁了自己的生活。也许20年后也想不明白，当时是经过什么样的选择，一直 走到现在的境地。大家都说没有所谓的命运，有的只是你所创造的东西。即使地球年复一年的转动，人生也只是这一秒里极小的一毫秒，把大部分的时间留给生前或 死后。
但人活着的时候，也只是徒劳的等着：浪 ... (全文...)

琳达·薇特娜 著 “我们所谈的是使生活简单化，而不是什么都不要。并非说让你别做你喜欢的事情，而是改变你自己。只是不再喜欢他们了，那些老倒置的W，首尾两点之间距离没那么均匀分配，中间的社区相对密集，是嘈杂的闹市。如果有时间，哪怕你走马观花也能淘到毛病似乎很浪费又不让人满意，对它们再也不感兴趣。所以，你还是拥有你想要的一切，花的钱却更少。”我一个朋友解释他简单幸福的观念。
我第一次与萨拉和迈克尔接触时，他们双双都全职上班，有自己的房子，还贷款买 ... (全文...)

[说明：这是给上海外国语大学《外国语》写的文章，束定芳等策划了一本《外语教育专家谈》，有的稿子先在《外国语》上发表，然后成书。这里写的很像回忆录，多属40年以前的事了。一个偶然的机会让我知道，这里谈到的许国璋、王佐良等人，已经开始不被年轻人所熟悉了。因为本文集中多次提到这两位老人，所以有必要在此介绍一下。王佐良先生是北京外国语大学（原 ... (全文...)