A large woman with salt-and ?pepper hair, and twinkling brown eyes, Mrs. Jordan had a voice that boomeranged off the walls of her tiny classroom.

• 她是个身材魁梧的女人，头发花白，一双棕色的眼睛炯炯有神，乔丹夫人有着洪钟般的嗓门，她那小教室似乎也被她的声音震得颤抖起来。