终于,轮到居于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,还没把事搞砸、尚存威严之时──不吐不快:
「asyouknow,i’lilyli’shorooteacher,aswellasarielliu’snguatutoriknowclearlyyresponsibilitiesandobligationsihavealreadyanifested,notjtonce,iafullyawareofbegobligatedtodowhatihavetodo,andreadytotakeanypracticalasures—andevenassisttakglegalactions,providedypresenceisnecessarythisittee,nevertheless,kepthdergfrofulfillgydutyandnow,president,yourhonor,ishereiwouldliketoreiterateydisappotntstoallofyou—」
「说中文,美瑛老师──体谅我们有些老师不讲英文。」
「tyourselvesanterpreter,then—idon’tcare—whatihavetosayisayitoutloudandclearandthosewhogotypotgotypot—whichevernguaispeak,老师。onlyifyouchoosetolisten,nottoonceagahhbyshoutgandhissg──ah-uh,herewegoaga—nowplease,letntue」
「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!」
见主席的神情比雕塑的表情更加肃穆,叫嚣的人员只好乖乖闭嘴。
「thewholecidentjtredsofjdsalr’sfaonovel,thecatchertheryeoneparticurpassaiwanttosharewithallofyou—andiassureyou:itdeservesyourattentionnow,bearwith—itgoeslikethis:
「‘ikeeppicturgallthelittlekidspyggathisbigfieldofryethoandsoflittlekidsnobody&039;saround-nobodybig,exceptandi&039;standgontheedofcrazycliffwhatuldihavetodo,ihavetocatcheverylittlekidiftheystarttoruntowardthecliff—ifthey&039;rerunngandtheydon&039;tlookwherethey&039;regog,ihavetoeoutandcatchthethat&039;sallidoalldayi&039;djtbethecatchertheryeiknowthatundscrazy,butthat&039;stheonlythgiwillhavetobe’」
「lettellyou,ypeerandrespectfulseniorbers,howregretfulia,rightnow,righthere,tohavetoattendthispotlessetg;notbecaeihavetopythelittlegawithyouweaklgs,orbecaeihavetositthisetgroo,discsgsignificantissuesover‘theschool’spresti’orthe-called‘asurestothecurrentprcrises’andwasteyti—oh-oh—
「peoplethisroowhoactuallyspeakenglishfeltseriolywrondandstarted—youdotypot—thisisexactlywhyicallthebersthisitteeweaklgs—
「allofyousawthe‘elephanttheroo’butchosetoignoreitpletelyifthereisapkelephant,letpotitoutwithourfrs—ifthereisabigwolfhidgthewood,rkgtoharourkids—let’stit,then!why—isn’tit‘aperfectdayforthewolf?’idon’tseenopotsthatwestillsithereandwaitforassiah-likefiguretosavetheday,toreovethethreatfor,whilewearestillfarfrobegtetotakeaction
「iregrettedit,ideeplyregrettedthatifailedtobethat‘catchertherye’whentherewasakid,anabtelylovelysweetheart,whojtranstraighttowardthe‘crazycliff,’whilestillwithar’sreach—iuldhavecaughtheryars[acatchherthroat]iregrettedthatwejtletithappen,asshejtfelloverthenest,withouttheslightestchancetogrowupandlearntoftterherlittlebutbravegs—」
「够了喔,王老师。今天不是来听你发洩情绪──是来解决问题──」
「那前面开好几次会怎么都没看你们解决问题!」
美瑛的反驳令在座的人员,除主席之外,全都愣住了。
没等被震慑的人回过神,美瑛继续质问:
「前面开那么多会,你们哪个有要解决问题──」
「嘘──」「嘘──」「嘘──」
台下开始发出嘘声,随后则是更多附和者加入行列。
「oh,oh,peoplearesweepgawaytheperntheydisagreewith—feby,iknowianeverweleheretheontisteppedtothisschool,i’dalreadyknownyouallhatedtotheboneyouallseeasanoutsider,ifnotapariah—whichisfeiknowthehonestoutsideralwaystsexpelledfrothecitystatejtbecaeshespeaksthetruth」
美瑛已经起身,气冲冲奔向门口,用力扭开门把。
「scethisetgtsnowhere,now,pleaseallowtotakeyleave」
对着主席说完最后一句话,她愤怒地甩门离去。