梅科姆镇

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My name is Scout, and I want to tell you a story from my childhood. 我叫斯各特，我想给你们讲一个关于我童年的故事。

I lived in a small, sleepy town called Maycomb, in the American South. 我住在美国南部一个叫做梅康镇的宁静小镇。

It was a slow, quiet place. 那是一个节奏缓慢、安静的地方。

In summer, the days were long and hot, and everybody knew everybody. 夏天，白天漫长而炎热，每个人都认识彼此。

I lived with my older brother, Jem, and our father, Atticus Finch. 我和我的哥哥杰姆，还有我们的父亲阿蒂克斯·芬奇住在一起。

Our mother had died when I was very young, 我们的妈妈在我非常小的时候就去世了。

so a kind cook named Calpurnia helped to raise us. 所以一位叫做卡尔珀尼亚的善良厨师帮助我们长大。

Atticus was a lawyer. 阿蒂克斯是个律师。

He was older than most fathers, and he wore glasses. 他比大多数父亲都年长，而且他戴着眼镜。

He did not run or play sports. 他既不跑步也不运动。

At first, Jem and I thought he could do nothing special. 起初，杰姆和我都觉得他没什么特别的。

But Atticus was wise and gentle. 但阿蒂克斯睿智而温和。

He treated everyone with respect—rich or poor, and no matter their color. 他尊重每一个人，无论贫富，也不论肤色。

He always told us the truth. 他总是告诉我们真相。

"You can learn a lot," Atticus said, "just by being kind and by listening." 阿蒂克斯说：“你能够学到很多东西，只要你善良并倾听。”

It is easy to judge people quickly, and hard to truly see them. 评判一个人很容易，但真正了解他们却很难。

In our little town, that was a lesson we would learn the hard way. 在我们的小镇上，我们以艰难的方式学到了这个教训。

It all began one summer, when a new boy came to Maycomb. 这都始于一个夏天，当时一个新男孩来到了梅康镇。