一位宽容的老师
【内容提示】
假如你在教室里做错了一件事，老师看见了，但是你就是不承认。老师没有当面指责你，而是等待你的觉悟。事后，你觉得自己对老师撒谎是不对的，于是你去找老师承认错误。这时老师也没有批评你，只是说“我相信你是一个诚实的孩子”。这使你非常感动。
【作文示范】
An Understanding Teacher
One morning before class, when I was running into the classroom, I knocked over the ink bottle on the teacher＇s desk, and the red ink spilt ① on the desk. I was sure I would be scolded by the teacher. Just at that moment the bell rang and I went to my seat.
“Stand up!” our monitor said loudly. I stood up and my legs were trembling.
“Who knocked over the ink bottle?” Miss Ye, the teacher, asked. I kept silent. Many eyes were fixed upon me. Miss Ye walked to me and asked in a low voice,“Did you do it?”
“No, no, I didn＇t, ” I said hurriedly②. My face turned red at once. I didn＇t know why I had told a lie.
“OK, I believe you.” She patted me on the head and then began teaching.
I felt very sorry. I knew I was wrong. So I went to see Miss Ye in the afternoon.
“I＇m sorry, Miss Ye,” I said. “This morning I told a lie.”
“I saw the whole thing through the window when I was outside the classroom, ”she said. “But I didn＇t scold you.  I knew you would come to tell me the truth because I believe you are an honest girl.”
I dropped my head without saying a word.
“I＇m happy that you have come,” she continued. “You haven＇t made me disappointed.”
When I heard these words, tears filled my eyes.
【词语解释】
①spill [spil] （过去式：spilt） v. 使溢出；倾倒出
②hurriedly [＇h)ridli] ad. 慌忙地
【写法指要】
本文写老师的宽容之情和学生的懊悔之意。全文是运用叙述和对话写成的。第一段和最后一段是叙述，其余部分都是对话。作者通过对话表达了自己对老师的深深敬意和自己悔过之情。