逃课(Cutting the Class)

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missgreenwasgoingtogivealectureonmondayafternoon.yetonsundaynightshewastoldthatshehadtogotoanimportantmeetingthenextdayatexactlythesametime.“noonecanbeintwoplacesatonce.whatshallido?”shethought.butsoon,shehadanidea.

atfivetothreeonmondayafternoonmissgreenwentalongtothelectureroom.therewereabouttwentystudentswaitingthereforher.“i'msorry,”shetoldthem,“iwon'tbeabletogivemylecturetoday.”thestudentslookedsurprised.missgreenexplainedthatshehadanimportantmeeting.“however,”shewenton,“althoughican'tbewithyoumyself,myvoicecan!”thensheputasmalltaperecorderonthedesk.“yousee,i'verecordedmylectureandyoucanlistentoitwithoutme.”thinkingthatshehadsettledthematter,missgreenturnedontherecorderandleft.themeetingfinishedalittleearly.missgreendecidedtogobacktoherstudents.shestoodforamomentoutsidethelectureroom,listeningtoherownvoice.thenveryquietly,sheopenedthedoor.tohersurprise,theroomwasempty.asshelookedaround,shesawanumberofrecorders----all“listening”toherlecture.

“well,”shethought,“ificanbeintwoplacesatthesametime,whycan'tthey?”