《奇迹男孩》｜每个人都值得被温暖和善待(12)

“也许明年我会去。”我看着窗外回答。
"This year would be better, Auggie," said Mom.
“今年更好的，奥吉，”妈妈说。
"You know why? Because you"ll be going into fifth grade, and that"s the first year of middle school—for everyone. You won"t be the only new kid."
“你知道为什么吗？因为你要上五年级，也就是初中的第一年——所有学生都是第一年。这样你就不会是唯一的新生了。”
"I"ll be the only kid who looks like me," I said.
“可长成我这样的小孩只有我一个。”我说。
"I"m not going to say it won"t be a big challenge for you, because you know better than that," she answered.
“我不否认这对你来说是个巨大的挑战，你懂我意思的，”她回答道。
"But it"ll be good for you, Auggie. You"ll make lots of friends. And you"ll learn things you"d never learn with me."
“但上学对你有好处，奥吉。你会交很多朋友。你也能学到很多从我这里永远学不到的东西。”
She turned in her seat again and looked at me.
她又从座椅上转了过来，看着我。
"I don"t want to go," I said.
“我不想去。”我说。
"How about this? Can you at least meet Mr. Tushman before making up your mind?" Mom asked.
“这样好不好，在你做决定之前至少见一下图什曼先生？”妈妈问。