上完课刚走下讲台,郑乐又向我请假。这是他一个多月的时间内第三次请假了。我拿定了主意,这一次他不说实话,我决不准他假。我问他:“前两次请假已经耽误一个礼拜了,高三就是这么个上法?”他红着脸,要我到楼外的僻静处说话。看着他似有难言之隐的样子,我鼓励他:“你就说吧,我只要求你说实话。” After the class had just left the podium, Zheng Le asked me again. This was the third time he had taken a leave in more than one month. I made up my mind. This time he didn’t tell the truth. I’m not allowed to leave him. I asked him: “The previous two leave requests have been delayed for a week. Is this the third year that is going to be the law?” He blushed and asked me to speak in a secluded place outside the building. Looking at him as if he had something to hide, I encouraged him: “You say it. I only ask you to tell the truth.”