少时教我语文的潘老师要退休了,我特地回老家参加他的退休告别宴。宴会中,一位已近中年的师兄举手示意大家安静下来,说是要送老师一份特别的礼物。只见他从身后拿出一个包装精美的长礼盒,在众人期待的目光中小心翼翼地打了开来。“哇——天哪!那不是老师的教鞭吗!”众人齐声惊呼。 Mr. Pan, who taught me Chinese as a minority, retired. I returned home to attend his retirement farewell party. At the banquet, a middle school-aged brother raised his hand to indicate that everyone was quiet and said that he would send a special gift to the teacher. I saw him from behind to take out a beautifully wrapped long gift box and carefully opened it in the eyes of everyone. “Wow - God! That’s not the teacher’s pointer!” everyone shouted in unison.