Teacher. What is this?
Pupil. It is a bird.
T. Did you ever see a bird ?
P. O yes; I’ve seen a great many birds.
T. What have you ever seen a bird do?
P. I have seen a bird hop on the ground.
T. What else did it do?
P. It flew into a tree.
T. Can a bird make a noise?
P. Yes; a bird can sing.
T. Did the bird that you saw, sing?
P. Yes; when it was up in the tree.
T. What do you say this is?
P. It is a bird.
T. Is it a bird? Let us see. Can it hop?
P. No.
T. Can it fly
P. No.
T. Can it sing?
P. No.
T. May be it is a dead bird.
P. O, no; it is not that kind of a bird. It is only a picture-bird.
T. Yes, I see. It is not a bird, but—
P. A picture of a bird.
T. That is right. It is the picture of a bird, but not a bird.
中文阅读
老师: 这是什么?
学生: 这是一只鸟。
老师: 你见过鸟吗?
学生: 噢,是的,我见过很多的鸟。
老师: 你见过一只鸟做什么事情?
学生: 我见过一只鸟跳跃到地上。
老师: 它还做了别的什么?
学生: 它飞进一棵树里面。
老师: 鸟能发出声音吗?
学生: 是的,鸟能唱歌。
老师: 你看见的那只鸟唱歌吗?
学生: 是的,当它在树上的时候。
老师: 你说这是什么?
学生: 这是一只鸟。
老师: 这是一只鸟吗?让我们来看看。它能跳跃吗?
学生: 不能。
老师: 它能飞吗?
学生: 不能。
老师: 它能唱歌吗?
学生: 不能。
老师: 也许它是一只死了的鸟。
学生: 噢,不。它不是那种鸟。它只是一只画中的鸟。
老师: 是的,我明白了。它不是一只鸟,而是—— 学生: 一只鸟的图画。
老师: 对。这是一只鸟的图画,不是一只鸟。