The second class in the afternoon is English. The teacher is famous in the senior department for being strict. She’s excellent at punishing students. If anyone misbehaves or fails exams, things like squats and push-ups can really wear you out.
Since she’s over 30 and still not married, everyone secretly calls her the Terminator Nun.
No one dares to slack off in the Terminator Nun’s class. Everyone listens attentively, but when she seriously asks students to answer questions, they all bury their heads, afraid to get picked.
Yang Haiyan glanced at Nianyang, who was obviously daydreaming, and proactively raised her hand!
"English teacher!"
"Huh?" The Terminator Nun was quite surprised. "Yang Haiyan, do you want to translate this piece of Chinese?"
Yang Haiyan said earnestly, "Teacher, Gu Nianyang just told me she really wants to answer your question, so I suggest you let her answer!"
Haha!
Several students couldn’t help but laugh. Yang Haiyan had been tricked by Gu Nianyang in the morning, and now she’s pulling this stunt. Clearly, she’s trying to set Gu Nianyang up.
"Yang Haiyan, are you serious? We’re two meters apart, so am I communicating with you by telepathy?" Nianyang’s mouth twitched.
"Yes, I can vouch for it. Gu Nianyang has been listening attentively just now." Song Zheng also spoke up for Nianyang, looking at Yang Haiyan with a disdainful expression. He hated girls who made baseless accusations and disliked seeing others do well.
Feeling Song Zheng’s disapproval, Yang Haiyan resented Gu Nianyang even more. She went all out, "Gu Nianyang, stop being modest. Aren’t you the first place in this selection? You even scored full marks in English. Converting this sentence should be a breeze for you. Since the teacher asked, you should eagerly respond to set a good example for us!"
Yang Haiyan said this deliberately, first praising Gu Nianyang sky-high, making everyone think her English is excellent, but in reality, she wouldn’t be able to let out a single fart!
She was convinced Nianyang wouldn’t speak English because, at this time, English tests didn’t involve listening and speaking, commonly called dumb English.
"Dumb English" is the term for heavily focusing on written English and exam styles while severely ignoring oral expression. Under such teaching methods, students only know how to write and recognize English, but they can’t understand or speak it.
Especially those like Gu Nianyang, who come from rural areas and read English in a heavy rural accent that only they can understand, definitely not presentable.
Gu Nianyang being able to answer would be as unlikely as the sun rising from the west.
If she can’t translate it, the Terminator Nun will definitely punish her!
The Terminator Nun glanced at Nianyang, "Gu Nianyang, since your English is great, why don’t you translate for us, let everyone hear."
As soon as these words were spoken, mocking laughter erupted from all around.
"Are you kidding? Gu Nianyang is from the countryside. What does she know about oral translation?"
"Exactly, this English is really tough. I can barely recognize a few words. Asking me to translate orally is simply impossible!"
"Now Gu Nianyang is in trouble. Who knows what punishment the Terminator Nun will think of next!"
Listening to everyone, Yang Haiyan was thrilled inside.
Finally, Gu Nianyang was in a pickle, waiting for her to make a fool of herself!
But unexpectedly, the next moment, the girl’s clear and gentle voice rang out, seemingly becoming a palpable force, suddenly grabbing everyone’s throats.
Including the Terminator Nun, everyone looked in disbelief at Gu Nianyang, who was articulating fluent English effortlessly.
The girl’s accent was pure and standard, so smooth without a single pause. If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, they would have thought they were listening to an English tape!