人生的一课

陈佳

It was a tiring day and I was completely worn out after the sports day practice. As the last bell rang， I felt happy because it was time to go home. I went to the hall where my mother would be waiting to pick me up. However， I realized I had to commute1 by school bus from that day. Since my younger brother was not well， my parents arranged my transport by school bus. My class teacher guided me to the bus. I was gloomy2 as I missed my mom. It was a minivan3 and there were only 8 kids in it. I sat by the window seat and smiled at my new companions. The senior girl among them behaved rudely and ordered me to leave the window seat and move to the aisle4 seat. I obeyed her. As I got down at my stop and waved at my new friends， the senior girl turned her face away. Her rude behavior became a routine. Travelling by bus back home became my biggest nightmare. She made all the other kids in the bus bully5 me and I became the silent sufferer. No one dared to disobey the senior girl.

这是个累人的一天，我在运动日的练习后完全筋疲力尽。当放学的钟声响起时，我很高兴，因为该回家了。我走到我妈妈会等着接我的大厅。然而，我意识到从那天起我不得不乘校车上学放学。因为我弟弟身体不好，父母安排了校车接送我。我的班主任把我带到了校车上。我很沮丧，因为我想妈妈了。那是一辆小型面包车，里面只有8个孩子。我坐在靠窗的座位上，对新的同伴微笑。他们中的一个高年级的姑娘举止粗鲁，命令我离开靠窗的座位坐到靠过道的座位上去。我顺从了。当我到站下车向新朋友挥手告别时，那个年长的女孩把脸转过去了。她的粗鲁行为成了惯例。乘校车回家成了我最大的噩梦。她让车上的其他孩子欺负我，我成了沉默的受害者。没有人敢违抗那个高年级的女孩。

As always， I talked about my problems to my mom and she helped me build up courage to deal with the situation. She was not ready to complain to the teacher on my behalf， instead she asked me to solve the problem myself. I felt bad as I expected my mother to either wait near the bus and scold the girl or write a note to the teacher. I knew I was totally innocent6 and never misbehaved with my friends in the bus. This thought gave me the courage to walk up to my teacher and express my problems. She immediately called the senior girl to her room and scolded her for her behavior. I was happy and hoped that my bus travels will never be like before.

像往常一樣，我和我妈妈谈到了我的问题，她帮助我鼓起勇气来处理这种情况。她不准备代表我向老师抱怨，而是让我自己解决这个问题。我觉得很难过，因为我期望妈妈要么在校车附近等着骂那个女孩，要么给老师写张便条。我知道我是无辜的，从来没有和朋友们在车上做错什么。这个想法给了我勇气走到老师面前，说明我的问题。她立刻把那个高年级的女孩叫到自己的办公室，并责备了她的行为。我很高兴，希望我的巴士旅途永远不会像以前那样。

I was wrong because I was still bullied and isolated. I reached home crying that day. My mom sat near me and consoled7 me. She told me that always in life we will not be in comfortable situations. There will be people who try to trouble us， put us down or hurt us knowingly or unknowingly. The success lies in being confident about yourself and your abilities and to ignore all the disturbances8 around you. She advised me to calm down and scare the bullies away.

我错了，因为我仍然被欺负、孤立。那天我哭着回家了。妈妈坐在我旁边安慰我。她告诉我，在生活中我们不会永远处于舒适的环境中。有人会有意或无意地试图给我们制造麻烦，让我们失望或伤害我们。成功在于对你自己和你的能力充满信心，忽略你周围的一切干扰。她建议我冷静下来，不要生气，然后吓跑欺凌者。

I continued to travel in the bus but nothing hurt me anymore and my bullies soon changed their focus from me. I realized it was nothing else but my own determination which helped me get over this problem. I learnt a lesson for the rest of my life.

我继续乘坐校车，但没有什么能伤害到我了，欺负我的人很快就转移了对我的关注。我意识到只有自己的决心才能帮助自己解决这个问题。我学到了人生的一课。

Notes

1. commute  vi. （搭乘车、船等）通勤

2. gloomy  adj. 黑暗的;沮丧的

3. minivan  n. 小型多用途车

4. aisle   n. 通道，走道;侧廊

5. bully  n. 欺凌弱小者;恃强凌弱者 vt. 欺负;威吓

6. innocent   adj. 无辜的;无罪的

7. console   vt. 安慰;慰藉

8. disturbance  n. 干扰;骚乱;忧虑