A Man of Actions 言出必行

A crowd of student was gathered on the campus of Oxford¹ University.“You can have no doubt,”shouted a young man excitedly,“that if the Dean does not take back what he said to me this morning, I'll leave Oxford this very evening！”

　　A buzzing noise followed.“What a man of actions！”one said in admiration².“How should we support him and learn from him！”said another.

　　Suddenly, a girl asked,“What did the Dean say to you, Hob?”

　　He bent³ and whispered to her,“Well,er???er???Miss Rose, er???he told me to get clean away from Oxford this very evening！”

　　一个言出必行的人

　　一群学生聚在牛津的校园里，一个年轻人情绪激动地叫道：“毋庸置疑，如果系主任不收回他今早对我说的话，我今晚就离开牛津。”

　　下面一片喧哗。“真是个言出必行的人。”一个人艳羡地说。另一个说：“我们要支持他、学习他。”

　　突然，一个女孩问道：“系主任对你说什么了，霍波？”

　　他弯下腰小声说：“哦，呃…呃…，罗斯小姐，呃…他说要我今晚从牛津滚出去。”

　　Notes

　　(1)A crowd of:一群

　　(2)on the campus:在校园里

　　(3)have no doubt:没有疑问、毫无疑问

　　(4)take back what he said：收回他说的话。也可以说take back his words

　　(5)very：(a.)就是那个、正是那个

　　(6)in admiration：羡慕地

　　(7)whispered：whisper的过去式，意为“悄声说”