The Black Professor

Prof.Packer是美国Carleton College的一位教授,他所任教的课程是International Politics and Global Economic Relations。如果在该大学评选杰出教授,他也许够榜上题名的资格。 因为,他如此博学:Ask him anything and you will never be disappointed. 因为,他的教学方法如此独到:…he is so good at steering the discussionthat everyone in the class is fully activated. 此君的另一个特点是“其貌不扬”:He is quiet.and even a bit shy—I neversaw him attract much attention outside classroom.可是,一旦站上讲台,他即刻判若两人,容光焕发,滔滔不绝,是那样的erudite(博学的).eloquent(雄辩的).witty(诙谐的).smart(潇洒的)！ 更重要的是:Everyone in class was trying totalk smartly like him.I have never talked so much in the classroom before.然而,他是一位黑人。 这个事实竟然让毛小姐有几分惊诧。她甚至想: But then I got a strange feeling that this Prof.Packer on the podium isplaying the Prof.Packer in my mind. 因为:I have taken it for granted that Mr.Packer is a Caucasian. 接着,毛小姐扪心自问:Why did I rule out(排除在外)the possibility of MrPacker being