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Julius Ceasarhttp://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201205/201205030430018732466.mp3I took him aside and found he knew a little about Julius Ceasar's history. But, he did not know anything else. So, I went to work and tested him and worked him like a slave. I made him work, over and over again, on a few questions about Ceasar, which I knew he would be asked.
If you will believe me, he came through very well on the day of the examination. He got high praise too, while others who knew 1000 times more than he were sharply criticized. By some strange, lucky accident, he was asked no questions but those I made him study. Such an accident does not happen more than once in 100 years.
Well, all through his studies, I stood by him, with the feeling a mother has for a disabled child. And he always saved himself by some miracle.
I thought that what in the end would destroy him would be the mathematics examination. I decided to make his end as painless as possible. So, I pushed facts into his stupid head for hours. Finally, I let him go to the examination to experience what I was sure would be his dismissal from school. Well, sir, try to imagine the result. I was shocked out of my mind. He took first prize! And he got the highest praise.我把他叫到一边，发现他对尤里乌斯·凯撒的历史了解甚少。而且，他也不知道其他任何事。所以，我开始测试他，让他像奴隶一样干活。我让他日以继日地干活。我知道一些有关凯撒的问题就问他。
你要相信我，他在考试那天表现得非常好。他也得到了很高的评价，然而，其他人却比他所受到的苛刻的批评要多一千倍。很奇怪很幸运的是，他被问及的问题刚好是我让他学过的，而不是那些他不知道答案的问题。这样的运气是一百年也不会碰到一次的啊。
当然，在他的学习中，我至始至终都支持着他，就像一位母亲支持鼓励她的残疾孩子一样。他也总是奇迹般地拯救了他自己。
我原以为，最后打败他的会是数学考试。我决定使他在最后的时刻尽可能的不那么痛苦。我花了好几个小时给他灌输什么是现实。最终，我让他去参加考试，目的是让他去体会我原以为他会被学校淘汰的那种苦痛。
先生，试着想像一下这个结果。我都被深深地震惊了，他竟然获得了一等奖，还得到了最高的赞美。
——译文来自: 晓月leticia
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