I look at spiders and butter-flies . I watch caterpillars and moths . Sometimes I think I'm the only one who notices these things . But if it hadn't been for a crowded cafeteria , I wouldn't Have ever noticed Valeri . After all , I wasn't looking for new friends .
我觀察蜘蛛和蝴蝶，還研究毛毛蟲和飛蛾。有時，我想我是唯一注意這些事物的人了。要不是一家擁擠的自助餐廳，我將永遠不會注意到瓦萊麗。畢竟，我一直都沒有找新朋友。
I look at spiders and butter-flies . I watch caterpillars and moths . Sometimes I think I'm the only one who notices these things . But if it hadn't been for a crowded cafeteria , I wouldn't Have ever noticed Valeri . After all , I wasn't looking for new friends .
我觀察蜘蛛和蝴蝶，還研究毛毛蟲和飛蛾。有時，我想我是唯一注意這些事物的人了。要不是一家擁擠的自助餐廳，我將永遠不會注意到瓦萊麗。畢竟，我一直都沒有找新朋友。
Valeri was a new student . She walked to class with her books huddled against her chest and her head down . He talked only when the teacher asked her a question . After a month at our school , she hadn't made any friend . At recess , she sat on a bench and read . If you asked who she was , you'd get a response like this , "She's in my PE class , I can't remenber her name ."
瓦萊麗是新來的學生。她總是將書抱在胸前，低著頭走進教室。只有在老師提問她時，她才肯說話。她來我們學校一個月了，還沒交到一個朋友。課間，她就坐在長椅上看書。如果你想知道她是誰，那你多半會得到這樣的答覆：“我和她在一起上體育課，但我不記得她叫什麼。”
One day at lunch , I had nowhere to sit . Most tables were full , my friends scattered among them . But Valeri sat alone , book in hand , I walked over to her .
一天，吃午餐時，餐桌差不多都坐滿了，我沒地方坐了，我的朋友們都分散開了。但瓦萊麗拿著書一個人坐在那兒。於是，我朝她走了過去。
May I sit here ?I asked .
“我可以坐在這兒嗎？”我問。
Sure ,she said .
“當然可以。”她說。
The cafeteria was noisy , but silence hung between us . Valeri didn't seem to mind , but it drove me crazy . I searched my mind for things to say .
餐廳裡喧鬧不已，而我們一直都沉默著。瓦萊麗好像並不在意，但我憋得受不了了。我絞盡腦汁，想找點話說。
I look at spiders and butter-flies . I watch caterpillars and moths . Sometimes I think I'm the only one who notices these things . But if it hadn't been for a crowded cafeteria , I wouldn't Have ever noticed Valeri . After all , I wasn't looking for new friends .
我觀察蜘蛛和蝴蝶，還研究毛毛蟲和飛蛾。有時，我想我是唯一注意這些事物的人了。要不是一家擁擠的自助餐廳，我將永遠不會注意到瓦萊麗。畢竟，我一直都沒有找新朋友。
Valeri was a new student . She walked to class with her books huddled against her chest and her head down . He talked only when the teacher asked her a question . After a month at our school , she hadn't made any friend . At recess , she sat on a bench and read . If you asked who she was , you'd get a response like this , "She's in my PE class , I can't remenber her name ."
瓦萊麗是新來的學生。她總是將書抱在胸前，低著頭走進教室。只有在老師提問她時，她才肯說話。她來我們學校一個月了，還沒交到一個朋友。課間，她就坐在長椅上看書。如果你想知道她是誰，那你多半會得到這樣的答覆：“我和她在一起上體育課，但我不記得她叫什麼。”
One day at lunch , I had nowhere to sit . Most tables were full , my friends scattered among them . But Valeri sat alone , book in hand , I walked over to her .
一天，吃午餐時，餐桌差不多都坐滿了，我沒地方坐了，我的朋友們都分散開了。但瓦萊麗拿著書一個人坐在那兒。於是，我朝她走了過去。
May I sit here ?I asked .
“我可以坐在這兒嗎？”我問。
Sure ,she said .
“當然可以。”她說。
The cafeteria was noisy , but silence hung between us . Valeri didn't seem to mind , but it drove me crazy . I searched my mind for things to say .
餐廳裡喧鬧不已，而我們一直都沉默著。瓦萊麗好像並不在意，但我憋得受不了了。我絞盡腦汁，想找點話說。
So,I said , "is that a good book?"Valeri gave me a small nod and went back to reading . "What's it about?"I asked , after several more agonizing seconds of silence . She looked at me , her eyes sparkling .
“呃，那本書很好看吧？”瓦萊麗輕輕的點了點頭，又繼續看書。“都寫了些什麼呢？”我問道。一陣令人惱火的沉默之後，她終於看著我，眼中閃出異樣的光芒。
Well , it's called Eragon , and it's about a dragon!This boy , Eragon , finds this dragon egg when he goes hunging one day . He thinks it's a rock !The egg hatches and Eragon hides the dragon from his cousin and uncle until it gets too big .
“唔，它叫《龍騎士》，講的是關於一條龍的故事！一天，一個名叫鄂爾根的男孩打獵時，發現了一枚龍蛋。他以為那是一塊石頭，但那枚龍蛋孵化出龍來，鄂爾根怕他的叔叔和堂兄發現，便把那條龍藏了起來，直到它長大。”
That sounds cool.I said. I was about to ask her another question,but the bell rang.
“聽來真不錯。”我說。我還想再問個問題，可上課鈴響了。
As I rushed out of the cafeteria , I called to Valeri , "See you later ."
我一邊往餐廳外衝，一邊對她大叫：“再見。”
Yeah,she said,"see you later."She sounded doubtful .
“好的，”她說，“再見。”她的聲音若有若無。
A couple of days later , I spotted Valeri looking for a place to sit at lunch .
幾天以後，我發現瓦萊麗正在找地方坐下來吃飯。
Valeri , come here.I pointed to an empty chair .
“瓦萊麗，來這裡。”我指著一個空座位說。
I look at spiders and butter-flies . I watch caterpillars and moths . Sometimes I think I'm the only one who notices these things . But if it hadn't been for a crowded cafeteria , I wouldn't Have ever noticed Valeri . After all , I wasn't looking for new friends .
我觀察蜘蛛和蝴蝶，還研究毛毛蟲和飛蛾。有時，我想我是唯一注意這些事物的人了。要不是一家擁擠的自助餐廳，我將永遠不會注意到瓦萊麗。畢竟，我一直都沒有找新朋友。
Valeri was a new student . She walked to class with her books huddled against her chest and her head down . He talked only when the teacher asked her a question . After a month at our school , she hadn't made any friend . At recess , she sat on a bench and read . If you asked who she was , you'd get a response like this , "She's in my PE class , I can't remenber her name ."
瓦萊麗是新來的學生。她總是將書抱在胸前，低著頭走進教室。只有在老師提問她時，她才肯說話。她來我們學校一個月了，還沒交到一個朋友。課間，她就坐在長椅上看書。如果你想知道她是誰，那你多半會得到這樣的答覆：“我和她在一起上體育課，但我不記得她叫什麼。”
One day at lunch , I had nowhere to sit . Most tables were full , my friends scattered among them . But Valeri sat alone , book in hand , I walked over to her .
一天，吃午餐時，餐桌差不多都坐滿了，我沒地方坐了，我的朋友們都分散開了。但瓦萊麗拿著書一個人坐在那兒。於是，我朝她走了過去。
May I sit here ?I asked .
“我可以坐在這兒嗎？”我問。
Sure ,she said .
“當然可以。”她說。
The cafeteria was noisy , but silence hung between us . Valeri didn't seem to mind , but it drove me crazy . I searched my mind for things to say .
餐廳裡喧鬧不已，而我們一直都沉默著。瓦萊麗好像並不在意，但我憋得受不了了。我絞盡腦汁，想找點話說。
So,I said , "is that a good book?"Valeri gave me a small nod and went back to reading . "What's it about?"I asked , after several more agonizing seconds of silence . She looked at me , her eyes sparkling .
“呃，那本書很好看吧？”瓦萊麗輕輕的點了點頭，又繼續看書。“都寫了些什麼呢？”我問道。一陣令人惱火的沉默之後，她終於看著我，眼中閃出異樣的光芒。
Well , it's called Eragon , and it's about a dragon!This boy , Eragon , finds this dragon egg when he goes hunging one day . He thinks it's a rock !The egg hatches and Eragon hides the dragon from his cousin and uncle until it gets too big .
“唔，它叫《龍騎士》，講的是關於一條龍的故事！一天，一個名叫鄂爾根的男孩打獵時，發現了一枚龍蛋。他以為那是一塊石頭，但那枚龍蛋孵化出龍來，鄂爾根怕他的叔叔和堂兄發現，便把那條龍藏了起來，直到它長大。”
That sounds cool.I said. I was about to ask her another question,but the bell rang.
“聽來真不錯。”我說。我還想再問個問題，可上課鈴響了。
As I rushed out of the cafeteria , I called to Valeri , "See you later ."
我一邊往餐廳外衝，一邊對她大叫：“再見。”
Yeah,she said,"see you later."She sounded doubtful .
“好的，”她說，“再見。”她的聲音若有若無。
A couple of days later , I spotted Valeri looking for a place to sit at lunch .
幾天以後，我發現瓦萊麗正在找地方坐下來吃飯。
Valeri , come here.I pointed to an empty chair .
“瓦萊麗，來這裡。”我指著一個空座位說。
She sat down and pulled out her book . Everyone was talking about next week's talent show . "So ,what are you going to do for the show? "My friend Erin asked my friend Kelly .
她坐了下來，拿出書。當時，大家都在談論下個星期的才藝展示會。“你打算表演什麼？”我的朋友埃林和凱利交談著。
Oh,I don't know , probably nothing,Kelly sighed ."What are you doing?"She pointed to Valeri.
“噢，我不知道，也許會放棄，”凱利嘆著氣，“你呢？”她問瓦萊麗。
Oh.Valeri put her book down ."I don't know . Maybe nothing."
“噢，”瓦萊麗放下書，“我不知道，也許什麼也不演。”
The week flew by . Before I knew it . I was sitting in the auditorium , listening to a group of girls sing the latest pop songs at the talent show . I was bored out of my life , and I wanted it to end so I could read Eragon . I'd checked it out at the library , Then a shy girl walked on stage . I recongized her immediately . Valeri clutched a violin in one hand and a bow in the other .
不知不覺中，週末就到了，我坐在會堂裡，聽一群女孩子唱當下最流行的歌曲，感覺卻枯燥極了，真希望演唱快點結束，那樣我就可以看《龍騎士》了，我在圖書館找到了這本書。這時，一個靦腆的女孩走上了舞臺，我立刻認出了她------瓦萊麗。她一手抓著小提琴，一手拿著琴弓。
She stared to play . The notes formed a soft , sweet tune . Then it turned fast , then faster . The music stopped altogether before the tune retumed . Valeri ended the song with one hard , fast , loud note . The auditorium fell completely silent until we realized the music was finished . Still in a halftrance , we burst into applause . Valeri took a swift bow and walked off stage .
她開始拉提琴了。一個個音符變成了柔和,優美的旋律，韻律逐漸加快，她越拉越急，音樂聲戛然而止。樂曲在瓦萊麗拉出一串強硬，急速，洪亮的音符後歸於沉寂。會堂裡出奇的安靜，過了一會兒，我們才意識到她已經演奏完了。仍陶醉於美妙中的我們對她報以雷鳴般的掌聲。瓦萊麗快速地鞠了一躬，走下了舞臺。
I smiled to myself . Valeri wasn't just a "quiet girl" .She knew about wonderful books and could play the violin like nothing I'd ever heard . Like a caterpillar or butterfly , she was beautiful and amazing when you looked closely .
我暗自微笑，原來瓦萊麗不僅僅是一個“安靜的女孩”，她博覽奇妙的好書，能拉出我聞所未聞的小提琴曲。她就像那毛毛蟲或蝴蝶，當你靠近她，仔細的觀察，你會發現，她有著驚人的美。
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