四、12. 不吐不快：翻译参考
「as you know, i’m lily li’s homeroom teacher, as well as ariel liu’s language tutor. i know clearly my responsibilities and obligations. i have already maed, not just once, i am fully aware of being obligated to do what i have to do, and ready to take any practical measures—and even assist in taking legal as, provided my presence is necessary. this ittee, heless, kept hindering me from fulfilling my duty. and now, president, your honor, is here. i would like to reiterate my disappois to all of you—」
「诚如各位所知，我是李敏寧(lily)的导师；同时是刘可蓉(ariel)的英语指导老师。我十分清楚自己的责任与权责。我已明确表示，且不只一次，充分理解自己该做的事、责无旁贷；并且，准备好採取任何实际行动──要是採取法律动作，亦会从旁协助，如果本人必须在场。本委员会，纵使我已再三声明，仍不断妨碍我履行职责。既然现在，校长，女士，您在场。我想重申：『对你各位大失所望──』」
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「get yourselves an interpreter, then—i don’t care—what i have to say i say it out loud and clear. and those who got my point got my point—whichever language i speak in, 老师。only if you choose to listen, not to once again hush me by shouting and hissing──ah-uh, here we go again—now please, let me tinue . . .」
「自己去请个通译嘛──才不管咧──我该说的话，就大声、清楚讲出来。懂的就懂──管我讲哪国话，老师。只要你各位专心听，而不是在那边，又要叫嚣、又要嘘，要我闭嘴──啊、哦，又来了──拜託几类，让我讲完……」
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「the whole i just reminds me of j. d. salinger’s famous he catcher in the rye. one particular passage i want to share with all of you—and i assure you: it deserves your attention. now, bear with me—it goes like this:
「整件事让我想到j. d. 沙林杰的着名小说，《麦田捕手》。其中一段短文，特别想分享给你各位──向各位保证：绝对值得各位专心听讲。那好，麻烦各位耐下性子──短文如下：」
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「‘i keep picturing all the little kids playing some game in this big field of rye. thousands of little kids. nobody' s around - nobody big, except me. and i' m standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. what could i have to do, i have to catch eve