《奇迹男孩》｜每个人都值得被温暖和善待(11)

“一个善意的谎言，但，还是谎言，对不起。”她一边说着，一边试着朝我微笑，但见我没有好脸色，便转身坐好，面朝前方。
"What"s a lamb to the slaughter?" I said.
“什么叫待宰的羔羊？”我问。

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Mom sighed and gave Daddy a "look."
妈妈叹了口气，冲爸爸使了个眼色。
"I shouldn"t have said that," Dad said, looking at me in the rearview mirror.
“我不该那么说，”爸爸从后视镜里看着我说。
"It"s not true. Here"s the thing: Mommy and I love you so much we want to protect you any way we can. It"s just sometimes we want to do it in different ways."
“不是那样的。是这样的：妈妈和爸爸都爱你，我们都想尽全力来保护你。只是，有时候我们的方式会不同。”
"I don"t want to go to school," I answered, folding my arms.
“我不想去上学。”我抱着胳膊回答。
"It would be good for you, Auggie," said Mom.
“上学对你有好处，奥吉。”妈妈说。
"Maybe I"ll go next year," I answered, looking out the window.