随着年龄的增长, 常常会想起曾经施教过我的老师们.
严格说来,父亲应该算是我的英文启蒙老师. 只是我从来没有用心听从他的教导过.
正试从学校接受英文教育,是在我小学二年级的时候. 当时就读的小学属于英文试点学校. 还记得英文老师是一位曹姓女教师. 曹老师个子矮小，大约五十开外，带着一副眼镜，斯斯文文的， 好象身体不太好，脸色黄黄的。曹老师教学认真。即使是调皮的学生，她也是一遍又一遍的不厌其烦施教。对曹老师印象最深的是教唱英文歌。每当唱英文歌时，课堂里便乱哄哄的，曹老师那气若游丝的声音抵不过学生们的唧唧喳喳声，她只得拿着教鞭敲打黑板让大家安静。曾听教画图的老师提起，其实曹老师身体很不好，经常抱病授课。每每想到此，真想和她说声对不起。只是已不知曹老师今在何方？
考高中时，进了我初中同一间学校，教英文的是一位男老师：谢先生。谢先生也是毕业于圣约翰大学，个性儒雅，写得一手非常漂亮的英文黑板字，唯教学风格比较刻板枯躁。 不知为什么，我总感到谢先生有点唯唯诺诺的。他在教我班英文的同时，还兼作副班主任。遇到同学之间有争执，谢先生会拿出他的饼干桶，请大家随意拿，来息事宁人。那时班上有一位高干子弟，非常傲慢，常常不将老师放在眼中。有一次谢先生实在气不过，大为光火：“我希望你将来不要作造粪机器！“。 从此之后，谢先生就得了一个“造粪机器“的绰号。谢先生有一位漂亮的太太，曾经是圣约翰大学某系的系花。后来来美探亲, 居美不回，并提出离婚，他的两个儿子也不在身边。可怜的谢先生，在作祖父的年龄，落得个妻离子散的境况。
我曾经的英文老师们，虽时隔已久，但心中常常想起他们，默默祝福每一位。。。
注： 在结束此文的时候，与父亲相处的点点滴滴再次涌上心头。
“You Are My Sunshine" 是父亲教我的第一首英文歌曲。在此用作背景音乐。
You Are My Sunshine
The other night dear, as I lay sleeping
I dreamed I held you in my arms
But when I awoke, dear, I was mistaken
So I hung my head and I cried.
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know dear, how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away
I'll always love you and make you happy,
If you will only say the same.
But if you leave me and love another,
You'll regret it all some day:
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know dear, how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away
You told me once, dear, you really loved me
And no one else could come between.
But not you've left me and love another;
You have shattered all of my dreams:
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know dear, how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away
In all my dreams, dear, you seem to leave me
When I awake my poor heart pains.
So when you come back and make me happy
I'll forgive you dear, I'll take all the blame.
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know dear, how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away
