Larry 和李华正在谈论李华的一个学生。这个学生经常在李华办公时间去找
她问问题，下课也喜欢多待一会儿再走。李华今天要学两个常用语，puppy's Love
和teacher's Pet.

    LL： So ， Li Hua ， you say this student of yours always comes to
your office hours and stays after class to talk with you？ It sounds like
your student has a case of puppy love to you！

    LH： Puppy love ？小狗跟我的学生有什么关系呢？

    LL： As you know， Li Hua ， puppies are very loyal and will follow
their masters anywhere. We say a younger person who idolizes an older
person has a case of puppy love. LH ：噢，puppy Love是指年轻人的暗恋。

    照你这么说，我这个学生对我可能还真有puppy love. 我该怎么处理呢？

    LL： Puppy love is usually harmless ， Li Hua. I think as long as
you remain professional ， your student will eventually grow out of his
puppy love. LH：你是说我要装做没有察觉，等他自己放弃这段感情？你还挺懂
行的。Have you ever had a case of puppy love？

    LL： Sure ， I have ， Li Hua. Puppy love is pretty common. I had
a French teacher in high school who I really liked a lot. I stayed after
class for extra help and was active in the French Club so I could spend
more time with her. LH：我真难想象你会下课不走问问题，甚至还去参加法语
俱乐部，就是为了接近你的法语老师。她知道你暗恋她吗？

    LL： I wouldn't be surprised if she did know. I probably wasn't the
first student she had with a case of puppy love. LH ：后来呢？

    LL： She just treated me like all the other students. She was friendly
and pleasant and didn't call attention to my behavior. Eventually ， I
grew out of my puppy love. LH ：所以说，她对你跟其他学生一样，假装没有
看出你的感情。这个老师处理得还真是不错。

    LL： Yes， she did， and I really respect her for it now that I am
older. What about you ， Li Hua ？ Have you ever had a case of puppy love？

    LH：现在提起来，我也曾经有过一段puppy love.

    LL： Really ， Li Hua ？ Who were you in puppy love with？

    LH：我上学的时候私下里喜欢美术老师。他年轻潇洒，充满了创造力。不过
跟你一样，I grew out of my puppy love when I got older.

    LL： And I am sure your student will grow out of his puppy love ，
too. LH ：谢谢你，Larry ，现在我知道该怎么对待那个学生了。

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    LL： So ， I have a question for you， Li Hua. Do you have a teacher's
pet ？

    LH：宠物？Larry ，你知道我养猫啊。

    LL： Right， you do have a cat， Li Hua ， but a teacher's pet is
something a little different. A teacher's pet is her favorite student.
LH：哦，a teacher's pet 是说我最喜欢的学生。Hmm ……我有好几个不错的学
生，但没有一个最喜欢的。

    LL： I can't believe you don't have a teacher's pet ， Li Hua. Surely，
there is one student who is better than the rest. LH：倒是有个叫John的
学生，成绩一直是A ，上课很积极，如果要说teacher's pet ，那恐怕就是他了。

    LL： So ， John is your teacher's pet. You said he is helpful in class
- that is so typical of a teacher's pet. What kinds of things does he
do？

    LH：他经常主动帮我收、发作业，有时候还帮我擦黑板。

    LL： Oh ， Li Hua ， John is absolutely your teacher's pet！ You better
be careful. The other students may realize it and come to resent John.
LH：你是说其他学生如果发现John是teacher's pet ，就会妒忌他吗？

    LL： That's right. I never was a teacher's pet myself ， but I did
know other students who were teacher's pets. LH ：那你对那些同学有什么
看法呢？

    LL： I was jealous of them and the attention they received from the
teacher ， and I found them annoying. I bet you were a teacher's pet，
Li Hua. LH：你怎么知道的！我绝对是teacher's pet ，老师可喜欢我了。

    LL： So ， I just have one more question for you， Li Hua. Is John，
your teacher's pet， the same student who has a case of puppy love for
you ？

    LH：不是。暗恋我的学生不是John，你别瞎猜！

    今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是puppy Love，指年轻人的暗恋。另一个
是teacher's pet ，指老师最喜欢的学生。