I liked my coworkers and loved the kids—even the Beavis and Butt-Head types in Living with English could be interesting—but by most Friday afternoons I felt as if I'd spent the week with jumper cables clamped to my brain.

我喜欢我的同事，也爱那些孩子——即便是瘪四和大头蛋（Beavis&Butthead，美国著名卡通形象，是两个无所事事的青春期萌动少年，自作聪明而频闹笑话）这种问题少年出现在真实的英语课堂上我也会觉得挺有趣——但是到了礼拜五的下午，我多半都会感到整个星期我的脑子都像是被电线捆住了一样。