四、12.不吐不快

    终於，轮到居於末位的王美瑛老师发言。

    她老娘早就想趁「新官上任三把火」──代理校长刚上任，还没把事Ga0砸、尚存威严之时──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—」

    「说中文，美瑛老师──T谅我们有些老师不讲英文。」

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

    「很失礼耶王老师──」「尊重一下好不好？」「权宜问题、权宜问题！」「主席，立刻将王美瑛赶出去！」

    不满的声音此起彼落。

    代理校长不为所动。

    见主席的神情b雕塑的表情更加肃穆，叫嚣的人员只好乖乖闭嘴。

    「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,rightohavetoattendthispointlessmeeting;notbecauseIhavetopythelittlegamew