Teacher Sets Social Studies Record
Do you know what "setting a record" is? It's doing something the most or the best in the world.
你知道什麼是破紀錄嗎?就是將某一件事情做的最多或是最好。
Paul Durietz is a middle school teacher in the USA. He set a record for teaching social studies the longest.
Paul Durietz是一所美國中學的老師。他創下教社會科最久的紀錄。
What's social studies? It's the study of history, people, and cultures.
什麼是社會科呢? 它是包含歷史、人文跟文化的領域。
And how long has Mr. Durietz taught social studies? Well, when he started he was 23 years old. Now he's 76! Let's see… 76 minus 23 is 53!
Durietz先生教了多久的社會科呢?他從23歲開始教書，他現在76歲了。一共教了53年!
Wow! Mr. Durietz has been a social studies teacher for 53 years! And he has been at one school for all these years!
他甚至是在同一間學校教書教了53年!
Why does Mr. Durietz teach social studies? He loves history. When he was a boy, he listened to his father's stories about World War II.
為什麼Durietz 先生喜歡教社會科呢? 因為他很喜歡歷史，在他小的時候，他喜歡聽爸爸講第二次世界大戰的故事。
So when he was 11 years old, he wanted to be a social studies teacher when he grew up. Now one of his old students is a social studies teacher too!
所以在他11歲的時候，就立志成為社會科的老師。現在有一位他的學生也成為了社會科老師!
Mr. Durietz set a world record for teaching social studies. He loves history, and he loves teaching!
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Vocabulary
這位社會科老師教同一門學科，教了五十多年，樂此不疲。
1. war 戰爭。
When did World War II end? 二次世界大戰什麼時候結束的?
Let me guess. In the year 1900? 我猜猜看。1900年嗎?
2. history 歷史。
No! Too early. 不對，太早了。
Then I don't know. I'm bad at history. 那我就不知道了，我的歷史不好。But history is the most interesting! 但是歷史最有趣了!
3. most 最。
I think soccer is the most interesting. 我覺得足球才是最有趣的。
That's because you're a big fan of Messi! 那是因為你是梅西的大球迷。
4. grow up 長大。
What can I say? I grew up watching Messi play. 我能說什麼? 我是看梅西踢球長大的。Now tell me when World War II ended.現在告訴我二戰何時結束的。
來一起讀單字。war戰爭 history歷史 most最 grow up長大
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Quiz
1. What does "set a record" mean?
A: Do something the most or best
B: Teach social studies well
C: Study history and cultures
2. How many years has Mr. Durietz been a social studies teacher?
A: 23
B: 53
C: 76
3. Who made Mr. Durietz interested in history?
A: His teacher
B: His old student
C: His father
Answers
1. A
2. B
3. C
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