pay attention to one's teacher
注意聽老師講課
-Pay more attention to your teacher when having a class。
-上課的時候你應該注意聽老師講課。
-I want to, but I can't concentrate on the subject。
-我也想啊，但我就是沒法把注意力集中在課上。
flock around one's teacher
聚集在老師周圍
-The children flocked around their teacher。
-孩子們都聚集在老師周圍。
-They were attracted deeply by the story the teacher told。
-他們被老師講的故事深深吸引了。
explain something to one's teacher
向老師解釋某事
-I was absented from class yesterday because my mother was ill。
-我昨天沒來上課是因為我媽媽病了。
-You should have explained that to your teacher。
-你應該向老師解釋這事的。
buy one's teacher a present
給老師買禮物
-Tomorrow is Teachers' Day。
-明天是教師節。
-I suggest you buy your teacher some presents. What do you think?
-我建議你給老師買些禮物，你說呢？
present flowers to one's teacher
給老師獻花
-Did you attend the graduation ceremony yesterday?
-你昨天參加畢業典禮了嗎？
-Sure. It was moving that students presented flowers to their teachers。
-當然，學生們給老師獻花的場景真讓人感動。
fall short of the expectations of one's teacher
辜負老師的期望
-I think the principal's speech encouraged me deeply and doubled my
confidence. The bitterness and tiredness of the past are now
transformed into aspiration for the future。
-我覺得校長的演講深深激勵了我，讓我信心倍增。過去的那些痛苦艱辛如今都轉化成了對於明天的嚮往。
-I have the same feeling. I thought that I would do my best to
study well in the future thus not to fall short of the expectations of
my teachers and my parents。
-我也有同樣的感受。我想我以後要努力學習，那樣才不辜負老師和父母的期望。
*live up to / come up to / meet one's expectations
不辜負某人的期望
stand well with one's teacher
深受老師的好評
-John stands well with his teachers。
-約翰深受老師的好評。
-Yes. He's a student with excellent morals and academic skills, so he's popular with all his classmates and teachers。
-是啊。他是個德才兼備的學生，所以很受同學、老師的歡迎。
get a rap on the knuckles from the teacher
受到老師的批評
-He got a rap on the knuckles from the teacher for not finishing his homework。
-因為沒完成作業，他被老師批評了。
-He deserved it. He spent the whole night on the Internet。
-活該，誰讓他整晚都在上網。
*(give somebody/get) a rap on/over/across the knuckles - (to give
somebody/receive) strong criticism for something (給某人以／受到)嚴厲譴責，厲聲訓斥
respect one's teacher
尊敬老師
-We should respect our teachers. You shouldn't have answered your teacher back in class。
-我們應當尊敬老師，你不該在課上同老師頂嘴。
-It was an impulse. I couldn't stand her。
-那是一時衝動，我實在受不了她。
acknowledge one's debt to one's teacher
感謝老師
-Congratulations! You finished top in the final examination。
-恭喜恭喜！你在期末考試中取得了第一名。
-Thank you very much. I don't know what to say. I want to acknowledge my debt to my teacher first。
-謝謝，我都不知道說什麼了。首先我得感謝老師。
