《奇迹男孩》｜每个人都值得被温暖和善待(10)

“这所学校很难进，他们有一整套招生程序。我是觉得提前告诉你也没什么意义，反倒让你产生不必要的担心。”
"But you"re right, Auggie, we should"ve told you when we found out last month that you got in," said Dad.
“不过你说得对，奥吉，上个月我们得知你被录取的时候就应该告诉你的。”爸爸说。
"In hindsight," sighed Mom, "yes, I guess."
“事后才想到，”妈妈叹道，“是啊，确实如此。”
"Did that lady who came to the house that time have something to do with this?" I said. "The one that gave me that test?"
“那一次到家里来的女士跟这件事有关系吗？”我说，“给我做测试的那个？”
"Yes, actually," said Mom, looking guilty. "Yes."
“是，的确。”妈妈看起来有点内疚。“是的。”
"You told me it was an IQ test," I said.
“你说那是个智力测验。”我说。
"I know, well, that was a white lie," she answered. "It was a test you needed to take to get into the school. You did very well on it, by the way."
“我知道，嗯，那是一个善意的谎言，”她回答道，“那是你入学时需要进行的测验。对了，你考得非常好。”
"So you lied," I said.
“所以你撒谎了。”我说。
"A white lie, but yes. Sorry," she said, trying to smile, but when I didn"t smile back, she turned around in her seat and faced forward.