精灵鼠小弟 第56期:路边沉思的男人

 Just as the sun was coming up, Stuart saw a man seated in thought by the side of the road.

就在太阳升起的时候，斯图亚特在路边看到了一个坐在那里沉思着的男人。

Stuart steered¹ his car alongside, stopped, and put his head out.

斯图亚特把他的车停到一旁，从车里探出了头。

"You're worried about something, aren't you?" asked Stuart.

“你在为什么事发愁吗？”斯图亚特问。

"Yes, I am," said the man, who was tall and mild.

“是的，”那个高个子男人说。

"Can I help you in any way?" asked Stuart in a friendly voice.

“我能帮你吗？”斯图亚特友善地问。

The man shook his head.

那个男人摇摇头。

"It's an impossible situation, I guess," he replied.

“我想那是个艰难的工作，”他回答。

You see, I'm the Superintendent² of Schools in this town.

你不知道，我是这个城里的督学。

"That's not an impossible situation," said Stuart.

“那不是个很难的工作，”斯图亚特说。

It's bad, but it's not impossible.

这工作是没劲，但却不是很难做。

"Well," continued the man, "I've always got problems that I can't solve."

“哦，”那个男人继续说，“我总是遇到我不能解决的难题。”

Today, for instance, one of my teachers is sick--Miss Gunderson is her name.

比如说今天，我的一个老师病了——她是冈德森小姐。

She teaches Number Seven school.

她在第七小学任教。

I've got to find a substitute for her, a teacher who will take her place.

我得找到一个代课老师才行。

"What's the matter with her?" asked Stuart.

“她得的什么病？”斯图亚特问。

1 steered   

v.驾驶( steer的过去式和过去分词 )；操纵；控制；引导

参考例句：

• He steered the boat into the harbour. 他把船开进港。
• The freighter steered out of Santiago Bay that evening. 那天晚上货轮驶出了圣地亚哥湾。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 superintendent   

n.监督人，主管，总监；(英国)警务长

参考例句：

• He was soon promoted to the post of superintendent of Foreign Trade.他很快就被擢升为对外贸易总监。
• He decided to call the superintendent of the building.他决定给楼房管理员打电话。