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杰克到一所大学去学历史。第一学期结束时，历史课教授没让他及格。学校让他退学。然而，杰克的父亲决定去见教授，强烈要求让杰克继续来年的学业。 "He's a good boy," said Jack's father, "and if you let him pass this time, I'm sure he'll improve a lot next year and pass the examinations at the end of it really well." " 他是个好孩子，"杰克的父亲说："您要是让他这次及格，我相信他明年会有很大进步，学期结束时，他一定会考好的。" "No, no, that's quite impossible," replied the professor immediately. "Do you know, last month I asked him when Napoleon had died, he didn't know!" " 不，不，那不可能，"教授马上回答。"你知道吗？上个月我问他拿破仑什么时候死的，他都不知道。" "Please, sir, give him another chance," said Jack's father. "You see, I'm afraid we don't take any newspaper in our house, so none of us even know that Napoleon was ill." " 先生，请再给他一次机会吧。"杰克的父亲说："你不知道，恐怕是因为我们家没有订报纸。我们家的人连拿破仑病了都不知道。"
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