看到那个钉儿了吗？太阳到那个钉儿，你就放学。
See that pole? Dismiss the class when the sun hits that nail.
我一天给你一根粉笔，一根粉笔抄一课书，抄在黑板上，一个字不要写特小的，写特小孩子看不清楚，影响他眼睛，也不要特大了，因为特大了浪费粉笔，每天一根粉笔可就不够了，那个字要写的多大呢…就像街头那驴粪蛋那么大。
You get one piece of chalk a day. One piece of chalk per chapter. Copy the lesson. Don't write too small. They won't be able to see it. It's bad for their eyes. But don't write too big. It wastes chalk. You have one piece of chalk a day. The words should be as big as a donkey's droppings, about that size.
“高老师经常跟我们说…学校没钱，买不起很多粉笔，教育我们要爱惜粉笔，我是学习委员，每次都要帮高老师收拾粉笔，我知道再小的粉笔…高老师都舍不得扔掉，记得有一次我把一个，已经拿不住的粉笔头丢到墙角，过了一会儿，高老师看见了，就把它捡了回来，他用两个手指的指甲捏住粉笔头…在黑板上又多写了一个字，最后一笔…是高老师用大姆指抹上去的，我的心里好难过，一盒又白又长的新粉笔…现在成了又黑又短的粉笔头了，高老师知道了也会很难过。”
"Teacher Gao always tells us the school has no money. We can't afford much chalk. He teaches us to treasure chalk. I'm the class president. I help Teacher Gao pick up the chalk. I know Teacher Gao wouldn't throw away even the smallest piece. I remember once I threw a small piece in the corner. Teacher Gao saw it and picked it up. He held it between his fingertips and used it to write one more word. The last stroke, he wrote with the chalk left on his finger. I feel very sad. A box of white chalk has become a box of black dust. If Teacher Gao knew he would be sad, too."
- 咱们到砖厂搬砖不就行了嘛
- 搬什么砖？
- 搬砖可以挣钱啊-挣多少钱啊？
- 一块砖能挣1分5
- We could move bricks at the factory.
- What for?- We can earn money that way.
- How much can we make?
- 1.5 cents for each brick.
