America 1979

Chapter 15 I Love School
In one day on Tuesday, Bill took care of most of the work that freshmen should do, such as receiving textbooks, determining their own lockers and home classrooms, and selecting courses.

Public high school textbooks in the United States are basically free, but there is a qualifier "on-campus", that is, you go to pick up the textbooks you need for this semester at the beginning of each semester, and return them at the end of the semester. You have to pay for this textbook.

As for the lockers, it is because the US high school implements a shift system, and different classes are in different classrooms. Students find the corresponding classrooms for classes by themselves, and the teacher does not move.In fact, the classroom where the class is held is also the teacher's office.

The home classroom is the self-study room after class. American high schools rush to finish all the cultural courses from [-]:[-] to [-]:[-]. Accept it, but some students sometimes really need a place for self-study, so there is a large self-study room like a family classroom.

At [-] o'clock on Wednesday morning, Bill and his sister Dorothy took the school bus together to go to school.

Until sitting on the school bus with her brother, Dorothy still looked in disbelief.

"Brother, I still think there is some misunderstanding in this, making you think that learning is a very happy thing."

She adjusted her big black-rimmed glasses, and advised earnestly: "Mathematics, history, foreign language, English writing and other compulsory courses are very difficult. You may be motivated to go to school because you think my grades are good, but I always think you don't want to go to school." Good for studying..."

Dorothy thought that her brother was going to school to suffer, and persuading him to get out of the sea of ​​suffering was the right way.

But Bill didn't think so. He just wanted to make a fuss, at least with a bachelor's degree, otherwise he would be in vain because of his foresight information advantage.

His sister's nonsense upset him, so Bill asked: "Since you have studied American history, let me ask you, how much black farm equipment could the annual salary of the President of the United States buy in 1803? What about now?"

Dorothy's enthusiasm for speaking was suddenly interrupted, she really didn't know the question her brother asked.

But she responded quickly, "Don't you know?"

Dorothy believed deeply that the question asked by her brother who had dropped out of school was just a random question, and there was no answer at all.

"Of course I know. Didn't I want to test you!"

Bill knew that this was a sand sculpture post he saw on the post bar before crossing. The poster seriously discussed how many black slaves the annual salary of the previous presidents of the United States could buy, and then came to the conclusion that the inflation of the dollar was very serious.

"I think you just don't know, just talking nonsense." Since her brother didn't give an answer to this question, Dorothy felt that her brother was trying to deviate from the topic.

"If I tell you the answer to this question, you will never question my decision about study in the future, OK?" Bill was determined to use this to keep his sister from dictating his study plan.

"No problem." Dorothy was convinced that her illiterate brother was talking nonsense, "Say it!"

"The presidential salary started at $1873 in Washington, $20 in [-], $[-] in the first decade of the [-]th century, and $[-] a decade ago. $[-]."

The salary of the President of the United States has only been raised five times, and only four times in 79, so it is very easy to remember.

"Back to my question just now, in 1803, when the cotton plantations were expanding rapidly, black farm tools at that time were about 350 dollars a piece, and the price of the first-generation raw farm tools from Africa was about 20 dollars, so at that time The annual salary of the president can buy fifty farm implements. Today, the annual salary of $0.01 can only buy [-] of Simpson's farm implements."

Simpson is a popular football player in the NFL, African-American, and his status in the American Football League is somewhat similar to Chamberlain in basketball.

However, Xiaguo readers' biggest impression of Simpson may be the famous Simpson murder case.

Under Dorothy's shocked and embarrassed eyes, Bill said slowly: "So you know how serious the inflation of the dollar is!"

Tell hell jokes and deduct electronic merit.

But Bill doesn't care about withholding merits, because he belongs to God now.

Dorothy turned her head slightly, glanced left and right, and made sure that there were no students of African descent nearby, and then said to her brother in a low voice: "Okay, I know you know this history, but can you stop talking about it on this occasion? Do you know this kind of words..."

At this moment, a white high school student in the front row suddenly turned his head and stared at Dorothy, "What's wrong with this kind of talk? I think what your brother said is very reasonable, and it also increases my understanding of history. .”

He glared at Dorothy, then smiled and winked at Bill, and stretched out his right hand, "My name is John, can I be your friend?"

Bill stretched out his right hand, held John's white and fat hand vigorously, and shook it hard twice.

"Of course, my name is Bill. When we have time, let's discuss that period of history together. That period was full of decades when Americans were aggressive, pioneered territories, and created great careers."

This John looks a lot like Matt Damon, a Hollywood star in his previous life, but he is a low-profile and obese version. Judging from his words and deeds, he is probably a white supremacist racist.

Coincidentally, Bill likes to tell hell jokes with this kind of people.

"Ok."

Anyway, on a school bus, there is no need to worry about chances in the future, the two smiled at each other and sat down obediently.

Dorothy was disturbed by her brother's meal and was not in the mood to plan her brother's study route. It happened that she was also busy preparing various materials and applying for universities, so she walked quietly.

After arriving at school, the pace of life has accelerated a lot.

Because American teachers have the occupation permanently after two years of being hired, and they cannot be fired for non-major crimes, that is, they have a golden job. finish.

As for what the students below are doing, they don't care.

In this kind of class atmosphere, if you want to learn knowledge, you have to keep writing down the knowledge points taught by the teacher, because the teachers will not tell you the second time because there is no shop in this village.

Moreover, there is only about a 5-minute gap between each class. It is easy for Bill, who is coming for the first time, to run to the locker to get the textbooks for one class and find the classroom for the next class.

Fortunately, he has the experience of taking classes in college, and after coming down one morning, he finally has the feeling of being bathed in the ocean of learning.

Fort Hamilton High School, also known as Hamatun High School, is a large school with more than 11 students, so lunch is divided, and the ninth grade, tenth grade, 12th grade, and 10th grade go to the cafeteria at intervals of [-] minutes.

In the time of 10 minutes, 3 or 7 minutes have passed since the meal was called, and the remaining [-] or [-] minutes have to be finished, which is really difficult for Bill, a big eater.

Lunch is quite rich, American white chicken is enough, of course it is burgers, fried chicken legs with carbonated drinks, and the side dish is American favorite broccoli, boiled in plain water, with some tomato sauce added.

Although Bill finished his meal on time, he still worried about his future stomach.For the next few years, lunches were more or less like this.

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