Chapter 60: Strain after being late
"Good morning!" Jingzhi's crisp and loud voice rang out in the classroom.
The attention of the students in the classroom was all focused on Jingzhi at once.
Jingzhi was eager to explain why she was late: the two classrooms where the school had arranged for her classes were too far apart, one on the third floor and the other on the sixth floor; Also, it's really inconvenient to move around during the rush hour.
However, Jingzhi did not mention a word about her tardiness.
She knows very well that "being late" is not something to be, even if there is a good reason.
She persuaded herself to calm down, and said in a very calm tone: "It's nice to meet everyone! My name is Jingzhi".
After speaking, she wrote the Chinese character of her name on the whiteboard with a black pen: Jingzhi, and wrote the corresponding Hanyu pinyin: Jingzhi below the Chinese characters.
"My surname is Chen," she continued, adding the word "Chen" after her name and its Hanyu pinyin below the word "Chen."
Some of the students were immediately stunned, staring motionlessly at the Chinese characters appearing on the whiteboard at this moment, as if they saw some wonderful "strange password"; Some looked at each other, not yet figuring out what was going on; Some just raised their heads and glanced at the whiteboard a few times, but because they didn't understand Chinese characters, they had to bow their heads helplessly; Some blinked curiously and craned their necks forward, trying to get a closer look at the three Chinese characters written with a black pen on the whiteboard......
Jingzhi only paused for two seconds, and then said calmly: "Very good, this semester, I am the teaching assistant for everyone's 'ASII' course.
Now you know me.
Now, can you take turns to introduce yourself, so that I can get to know you and let my classmates get to know each other? β
Seeing that there was no reaction from everyone, Jingzhi added: "You don't need to say too much information, you just need to tell others your name, where you come from, and what major you are studying." β
With that, Jingzhi took a few steps forward, just enough to touch the edge of the first row of tables.
She reached out to the second row, pointed her palm at the outermost boy, and asked, in an inquiring tone, "Shall we start with you?" β
This boy is the student Jingzhi met in the elevator just now.
He was not tall, his blond hair stood out in the sun, his jagged bangs blocked his forehead, his fair face was dotted with a few pimples, and the two rosy lips under the high bridge of his nose were very clearly outlined, making him look somewhat serious.
When Jingzhi asked him, he had just taken out the notebook and pen he had prepared in advance from his schoolbag and put them on his desk.
Hearing Jingzhi talking to him, he was stunned for two seconds, thinking about why he was chosen in the first place.
Within a few seconds of Jingzhi finishing speaking, he quickly adjusted his state and said calmly: "My name is Edmond, I am from Paris, France, and I am a ...... professional."
From his words, no one else could tell that he was nervous.
Although his voice sounded very immature, his demeanor was very mature, and his expression was very serious, but he looked like a serious adult.
"Thank you! EdmondοΌ Jingzhi nodded with great satisfaction and continued, "Next, let's introduce ourselves one by one in order.
To save time, I won't interrupt you again.
I would now like to invite you to take your turns.
When one student finishes speaking, the next student next to him can continue to speak.
This saves some time.
Okay, let's start with the student sitting next to Edmond. β
The boy sitting on Edmond's right shook his head a few times and looked left and right.
When he was sure that the person Jingzhi was referring to was him, he shook his head lightly and said helplessly: "My name is Rahul, I am from India, and my major is ......."
The boy spoke with a strong Indian accent.
From his jet-black curly hair, three-dimensional facial features, and brownish-yellow skin, it is not difficult for Jingzhi to guess that he is Asian, but she is not sure which Asian country he is from.
The classroom was silent for two seconds, and then it was immediately broken by a loud voice: "My name is Marco, Italian, majoring in ......"
The person who spoke was a fat man.
His round head rested on his thick neck.
He also had curly hair, but the ripples were not as pronounced as Rahul's, who had just spoken, only loosely curled slightly.
From his appearance, he looks slightly older than the other classmates around him.
His eyes were calm when he spoke, as if he was used to seeing such a scene, and he didn't look like a freshman who had just entered the university.
As soon as Marco finished speaking, Jingzhi moved a few steps to the left, her eyes focused on a blonde boy.
The boy was of medium height and thin build, and when he saw Jingzhi's gaze at him, he immediately lowered his head shyly.
He gently bit his lower lip a few times with his teeth, and then said slowly: "My name is Nicolas, Swiss, and I majored in ......."
Although the emaciated Swiss student was extremely shy, he spoke English very fluently and his pronunciation was very standard.
Jingzhi's gaze did not immediately take her eyes off the boy.
She smiled at the boy and nodded, as if to say, "Very well done!" β
The boy raised his head slightly, and seeing that Jingzhi was very satisfied with his performance, he immediately lowered his head shyly, and a happy smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
At this moment, the voice of another person immediately sounded in the classroom: "My name is Alfred, English, majoring in ......"
He spoke with a slight northern accent, probably from a city in the north of England.
When everyone was wondering which city in the UK he was from, the people next to him followed him and said: "I am also British, my name is Duke, and my major is ......."
Hearing his slightly excited words, the other students also became excited.
The girls sitting in the front row couldn't help but turn their heads and hurriedly glance at the Englishman sitting in the corner with a pure pronunciation.
He was straightening up and sitting in his seat with a beaming look.
What a young English gentleman!
As Duke finished speaking, the classroom fell silent.
The students sitting in the first row sat in their seats with uneasy expressions, and none of them made a sound.
Jingzhi gently raised a hand and motioned to the boy who was shaking his head in front of Duke, and asked him to introduce himself.
The boy guessed that this would be the outcome, and he was ready.
When he saw Jingzhi's gesture, he immediately said "calmly": "My name is William, and I am also British, and my major is ......."
I didn't expect this reddish-brown haired boy to be British!
I don't know if it was a coincidence, or if they had discussed it in advance, and these British students were seated next to each other.
William's brief remarks didn't attract much attention.
As he spoke, the eyes of the other students in the classroom were focused on the well-proportioned girl beside him.
She will be the first girl to speak today.