时间：2022-10-12 06:44:13
看“魔术达人”如何打动90后
90后是以自我为中心的一代，他们长在一个开放的社会，他们思想活跃，要取得他们的信任和尊重并不容易。而郭亚忠凭借着自己的高超技艺令这些90后学生折服。
How can you persuade young teenagers to learn something from you？
When you face the late-90s generation, you need to be cool.
Guo Yazhong, 20, a junior majoring in Electrical Engineering and Automation at Nanjing University of Science and Technology, is a “cool guy” who knows magic.
He began to learn magic in junior middle school and is now the leader of the magic club at his university. But when the club was chosen by Nanjing No. 9 Middle School to launch a class as part of an enrichment program there, Guo was worried. According to Guo, when he was in middle school, he was a rebellious and self-righteous boy who liked to challenge authority and push the limits.
“I know kids of that age aren’t easy to please. They will not be moved if you fawn on or cajole them,” Guo said.
He and his peers came up with different methods to teach teenagers. For example, the etiquette club used their good behavior and enthusiasm to ensure students felt the warmth of the group. But Guo took a different approach. In the opening class in October, while other members introduced the club in details, he stood on the platform and only said, “Who wants to learn magic？Follow me.”
Then, instead of introducing himself, Guo performed magic. He asked a student to pick out a card from a poker set, without showing him, and he then found the right card after riffling through the pack. When he held the card in hand, he quickly turned it to another one, and then suddenly three cards with the same number and pattern appeared. The students were all surprised.
“I told them that if they wanted to become as cool as me, they must listen to me carefully and study hard,” Guo said.
Magic is fun to watch, but the skill is quite boring, and needs lots of practice. But the students did better than Guo expected. “Although I teach them once a week, they’ve made great progress,” Guo said.
Gradually, Guo started to like the students, who have a strong will to learn. “I think they perform even better than some college students in my club,” Guo said.
However, not all students were easy to get along with. One student, who knew some magic always liked to expose Guo’s trick when he performed magic in class. Guo said he was angry, but instead of shutting him up, Guo asked him to perform in front of the class.
“He did not have the ability to perform well. So he kind of made a fool of himself,” Guo said.
After months of teaching, Guo admitted that he has learned a lot from those students. “The late-90s generation is totally different from us,” Guo said.
“They are eager to learn and will only be convinced if you have a strong ability. I’ve spent a lot of time and energy to win their trust, and I think that’s worth it.”
rebellious adj. 反抗的
self-righteous adj. 自以为是的
fawn on 讨好
例句： Many people fawn on him only because his wealthy. 人们讨好他只是因为他有钱。
cajole vt. 哄骗
etiquette n. 礼节
riffle through 飞快地翻阅
例如：He riffled through all the old letters but could not find the one which he wants to find. 他把所有的旧信飞快地翻了一遍，也没有找到他想要的那封。
convince vt. 说服
例如：Do you really think you can convince him to go with you？你认为你真的能说服他跟你一起去吗？