万圣节忆往昔年：每个伙伴都不该被遗忘
52fw.cn 05-27 次遇见
Trick or Treat!
不给糖果就捣蛋！
(By Jacob W.)
(雅各布)
I strolled through the hallways with my first grade class preceding me. The day of our annual Halloween parade had finally arrived, and I, as always, dressed as the wise Merlin . The little ones masqueraded in their costumes and giggled . But teaching for 40 years had taught me that there is always one child who is forgotten by his peers. Today, that kid appeared to be Timothy.
我漫步于走廊，一年级班的孩子们走在我前面。一年一度的万圣节游行活动终于来临了，而我和往常一样，打扮成了睿智的默林。小家伙们身着各式装束，咯咯地笑着。但40年的教学经验告诉我，总会有一个孩子被他的伙伴们遗忘。今天，那个被遗忘的似乎是蒂莫西。
Timothy sauntered between his "friends" and me, a dark shadow crossing his face.
蒂莫西在我和他的“朋友”之间徘徊，脸上笼罩着一层阴影。
Why aren't you walking with the others? I asked. His eyes cast downward at his no-longer-jolly jester shoes which showed no sign of their former happy bounce.
“你为什么不和其他人一起走呢？”我问道。他瞥了一眼自己脚上那双不再搞笑的小丑鞋，走路失去了往日的欢快劲儿。
Apparently, Luis, Timothy's best friend, had galloped off to the front of the line with his friends on their "noble steeds". Since they considered themselves "venerable knights", they had no place for Timothy in his "lowly" jester costume. Timothy fought back tears like a child deprived of his sweets. His friends will realize someday just how thoughtless their actions really are, just as I learned many years ago....
显然，路易斯——蒂莫西最好的朋友，已经和他的朋友们骑着“贵族马”冲到了队伍的前列。他们自认为是“庄严的骑士”，当然就无法接纳蒂莫西“卑贱”的小丑装扮了。蒂莫西如同一个被抢了糖果的孩子，强忍着眼泪。迟早有一天，他的朋友会意识到他们的行为是多么欠缺考虑，就像多年前我所认识到的一样……
Hey, do you guys want to go trick-or-treating with me? my friend Steve asked. Prospects of sweets excited us and we all decided to meet that night to collect candy from our neighbors.
“嘿！你们想和我一起去要糖果吗？”我的朋友史蒂夫问。我们欢欣雀跃，期待吃到糖果，于是大家决定晚上碰面后一起去向邻居们索要糖果。
I quickly dressed in my costume and grabbed my treat bag. Just then,my friend Mikey called and asked if I wanted to go trick-or-treating with him.
我很快穿好我的万圣节服装，抓起了用来装糖果的包。就在此时，我的朋友迈克打电话过来，问我是否愿意和他一起去要糖果。
Naw, I'm going with my other friends. I casually responded.
“不了，我要和别的朋友一起去。”我随便答了一句。
Mikey whispered "Okay" and I forgot about it, candy taking up too much of my thought. My friends arrived and we left to capture our treats.