近代符文讲师是特里－普拉切特创作的“看不见的巫师学院”的众多巫师之一。这所大学的官方宣言就是“现在你看得到，现在你又看不到”，而非官方宣言却是“η β π”或者“Eta Beta Pi” 。忘掉虚构的教授们吧，这所虚构的大学才是我们想去的。

"Well, I for one have never believed all that business about dead animals turning into stone," said the Lecturer in Recent Runes. "It's against all reason. What's in it for them?"

“我个人从来不相信什么死了的动物会变成石头的说法，” 近代符文讲师说，“这怎么都讲不通。人们为什么会这么认为？”

"So how do you explain fossils, then?" said Ponder.

“那你怎么解释化石的存在呢？”庞德讲到。

"Ah, you see, I don't," said the Lecturer in Recent Runes, with a triumphant smile. "It saves so much trouble in the long run."

“我不解释啊，” 近代符文讲师说，面露胜利者的微笑。“这从长远来讲给我省了好多麻烦呢。”

(Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent)

9. John Keating – Dead Poets Society; Subject: English

约翰－基廷—《死亡诗社》；科目：英文

OK, so not strictly speaking a university professor, John Keating had to be on the list as one of the most inspiring fictional teachers ever (who, in any case, we would love to see teach at university). His alternative methods may not have won favour from the headmaster, but he won over his students; "carpe diem".

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