教师是人类能够从事的最有价值的职业

 　　"I will be a teacher because being a teacher is the most worthy¹ thing a person can be." Confessions² of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004) – Lola (Lindsay Lohan)

　　“我愿意成为一名教师，因为教师是人类能够从事的最有价值的职业。”

　　——《青春舞会皇后》琳赛·罗韩扮演的罗拉

　　"A great teacher has little external history to record. His life goes over into other lives." The Emperor's Club (2002) – Deepak Mehta (Rahul Khanna)

　　“一名真正伟大的教师没有什么可供名垂青史的。他的生命都用来影响到他人的人生轨迹中去。”

　　——《天之骄子》凯文·克莱恩扮演的威廉·汉德尔特

　　"A teacher has two jobs; fill young minds with knowledge, yes, but more important, give those minds a compass so that that knowledge doesn't go to waste." Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) – Helen Jacobs (Olympia Dukakis)

　　“教师有两个工作：传道授业是其一没错，但更重要的是，给充满知识的头脑指明方向，让那些知识不至于白白浪费了。”

　　——《生命因你动听》奥林匹亚·杜卡基斯扮演的海伦·雅各布

　　"I am in the business of putting old heads on young shoulders," The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) – Jean Brodie (Maggie Smith)

　　“我从事的这一事业，是要将智慧成熟的头脑，放到年轻稚嫩的肩上。”

　　——《简·布罗迪小姐的青春》玛姬·史密斯扮演的简·布罗迪

　　"If we were interested in making money, we wouldn't have become teachers." Flubber (1997) – Phillip Brainard (Robin Williams)

　　“要想着赚钱的话，就不会来当老师了。”

　　——《乌龙博士》罗宾·威廉姆斯扮演的菲利普博士

　　"It is a teacher's burden always to hope, that with learning, a boy's character might be changed. And, so, the destiny of a man." The Emperor's Club (2002) – William Hundert (Kevin Kline)

　　“期盼着，并深知，一个男孩会褪去自己的稚嫩，注定成长为一个男子汉。这是教师的责任。”

　　——《天之骄子》凯文·克莱恩扮演的威廉·汉德尔特

　　"He was a teacher of geometry. He always said: 'You must consider every angle.'" Airport (1970) – Ada Quonsett (Helen Hayes)

　　“他是教几何的。他总是说：‘你得从各个角度考虑问题。’”

　　——《国际机场》海伦·海丝扮演的阿达·奎尼萨

　　"He taught me without teaching. That's the best way." Apache War Smoke (1952) – Nancy Dekker (Barbara Ruick)

　　“他总是在潜移默化中教会我很多东西。这是最奇妙的一点。”

　　——《塞边狼烟》芭芭拉·瑞克扮演的南希·德科

　　"There is not a life in this room that you have not touched, and each of us is a better person because of you. We are your symphony Mr. Holland. We are the melodies and the notes of your opus. We are the music of your life." Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) – Adult Gertrude Lang (Joanna Gleason)

　　“这一屋子的人的生命，个个经由您的点化，得以健康地长大成人。我们就是您谱写的交响乐，荷兰先生。我们就是您创作的旋律和音符。我们是您人生的乐章。”

　　——《生命因你动听》乔安娜·吉尔森扮演的格特鲁德·朗

　　"I am a teacher! I am a teacher, first, last, always!" The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) – Jean Brodie (Maggie Smith)

　　“我是一名教师!我是一名教师，这是我最初的选择，最终的归属，也是一生一世的责任。”

　　——《简·布罗迪小姐的青春》玛姬·史密斯扮演的简·布罗迪

　　"I have five lessons to teach. What lessons they learn is entirely³ up to them." Nanny McPhee (2006) – Nanny McPhee (Emma Thompson)

　　“我一共要教5门课。学到哪门课全都看他们自己的了。”

　　——《保姆麦克菲》艾玛·汤普森扮演的保姆麦克菲

1 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

2 confessions   

n.承认( confession的名词复数 )；自首；声明；（向神父的）忏悔

参考例句：

• It is strictly forbidden to obtain confessions and to give them credence. 严禁逼供信。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Neither trickery nor coercion is used to secure confessions. 既不诱供也不逼供。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。