終於，輪到居於末位的王美瑛老師發言。

        她老娘早就想趁「新官上任三把火」──代理校長剛上任，還沒把事Ga0砸、尚存威嚴之時──不吐不快：

        「Asyouknow,I’mLilyLi’shomeroomteacher,aswelsArielLiu’snguagetutor.Iknowclearlymyresponsibilitiesandobligations.Ihavealreadymaed,notjustonce,IamfullyawareofbeingobligatedtodowhatIhavetodo,aotakeanypracticalmeasures—andevenassistintakiions,providedmypresenecessary.Thisittee,heless,kepthinderingmefromfulfillingmyduty.Andnow,President,YourHonor,ishere.Iwouldliketoreiteratemydisappoioallofyou—」

        「說中文，美瑛老師──T諒我們有些老師不講英文。」

        「Getyourselvesaninterpreter,then—Idon’tcare—WhatIhavetosayIsayitoutloudandclear.Andthosewhogotmypointgotmypoint—whichevernguageIspeakin,老師。Onlyifyouchoosetolisten,nottoonceagainhushmebyshoutingandhissing──ah-uh,herewegoagain—nowplease,letmetinue...」

        「很失禮耶王老師──」「尊重一下好不好？」「權宜問題、權宜問題！」「主席，立刻將王美瑛趕出去！」

        不滿的聲音此起彼落。

        代理校長不為所動。

        見主席的神情b雕塑的表情更加肅穆，叫囂的人員只好乖乖閉嘴。

        「ThewholeijustremindsmeofJ.D.Salinger’sfamousheCatcherintheRye.OicurpassageIwanttosharewithallofyou—AndIassureyou:itdeservesyourattention.Now,bearwithme—itgoeslikethis:

        「‘Ikeeppicturingallthelittlekidspyingsomegameinthisbigfieldofrye.Thousandsoflittlekids.Nobody''''saround-nobodybig,exceptme.AndI''''mstandingontheedgeofsomecrazycliff.WhatcouldIhavetodo,Ihavetocatcheverylittlekidiftheystarttoruntowardthecliff—ifthey''''rerunningandtheydon''''tlookwherethey''''regoing,Ihavetoeoutandcatchthem.That''''sallIdoallday.I''''djustbethecatcherintherye.Iknowthatsoundscrazy,butthat''''stheonlythingIwillhavetobe.’」

        「Letmetellyou,mypeerandrespectfulseniormembers,hretfulIam,rightnhthere,tohavetoattendthispointlessmeeting;notbecauseIhavetopythelittlegamewithyouweaklings,orbecauseIhavetositinthismeetingroom,discussingsomeinsignifitissuesover‘theschool’sprestige’ortheso-called‘measurestothecurrentPRcrises’andWASTEMYTIME—Oh-oh—

        「SomepeopleinthisroomwhoactuallyspeakEnglishfeltseriouslywrongedandstarted—YouDOgetmypoint—ThisisexactlywhyIcallthemembersinthisitteeweaklings—

        「Allofyousawthe‘elephantintheroom’butchosetoigpletely.Ifthereisapinkelephauspointitoutwithers—IfthereisaBigWolfhidinginthewood,lurkingtoharmourkids—Let’sgetit,then!Why—isn’tit‘APerfectDayfortheWolf?’Idon’tseenopointsthatwestillsithereandwaitforamessiah-likefiguretosavetheday,toremovethethreatforus,whilewearestillfarfrombeiAKEA.

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