Murid saya tersenyum antara jengkel dan gemes sama saya karena saya menirukan gayanya berbicara. Akhirnya saya menyetopnya membaca kamus dan saya ajak dia berbicara.
T: "Here's the deal, son. If you were hungry and there was a piece of pizza here, would you like me to eat it for you so you are not hungry anymore, or would you eat the pizza yourself?"
M: "I'd eat the pizza myself, of course!'
T: " Right! This is the same thing. You were hungry, meaning you needed to know the Past Participle of the word 'think' and there was this pizza (tangan saya menunjuk kamus) yet you wanted me to chew the pizza for you. Easily telling you if your guess was right or wrong. I can't believe it."
M: "What??" Tampang murid saya bingung karena ngga ngeh sama maksud saya.
T: "What I mean was, long time ago, I ate my own pizza. I read the dictionary every single day, memorizing two or three sets of words. And now you're hungry but you don't want to 'eat' your own pizza!! Is it, like, you want a piece of what I've eaten? I chewed it and you want me to hand it to you??"
M: "Ew. No."
M: "I'll eat my own pizza. I love pizza."
Nah, akhirnya semenjak hari itu, saya selalu menggunakan cerita ini dan selalu berhasil. They love pizza. And i changed my mind. I am not going to translate this story.
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Love,