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“Don't preach at me like my father and mother! Don't forget you are only 1 year older than I am. Who are you to teach me like this?” I sulked.

“All I said is for your own good. Don't take it to heart if you are wounded by any of my words.” Feeling I was immovable against her words, Mary made a face, concluded the talk in haste and ran all the way back to her home.
“你又不笨，为什么不在考试上下点功夫呢？”
“这么做有意义吗？爱因斯坦是因为分数高而名声在外的吗？爱迪生花过一秒钟在考试上吗？法拉第奠定了电磁学的基础乃是因为他是一个试卷上的英雄吗？”对她的陈词滥调讨厌至极的我口齿伶俐地反问道。
“爱因斯坦也好、爱迪生也好、法拉第也好，他们都不是生活在真空中的人，他们首先是现实生活中的大活人，他们也需要挣钱养家，他们也渴望得到主流世界的认可，撇开成就不谈，我只知道如果你学不会随大流和应付考试，你就不得不面对从这个圈子中淘汰出局的命运。”玛丽苦口婆心地劝说我，把我当成了她的孩子。