被封住的树洞

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We wrote a kind thank-you note. 我们写了一张友好的感谢纸条。

We planned to leave it in the tree hole the next morning. 我们计划第二天早上把它留在树洞里。

But when we reached the old oak, we stopped and stared. 但是当我们走到那棵老橡树旁时，我们停了下来，盯着看。

The hole in the tree was gone. 树上的洞不见了。

Someone had filled it up with grey cement. 有人用灰色的水泥把它填满了。

It was closed forever. 它永远被封住了。

"Why would someone do that?" “为什么会有人这样做？”

I asked. 我问道。

Jem went to ask Mr. Radley, Boo's older brother, who took care of the house. 杰姆去问拉德利先生，他是布的哥哥，负责照看房子。

"Oh, the tree was sick," Mr. Radley said. “哦，那棵树病了，”拉德利先生说。

"The cement will help it live." “水泥会帮助它活下去的。”

But that was not true. 但那不是真的。

Later, Atticus told us the tree was perfectly healthy. 后来，阿蒂克斯告诉我们那棵树非常健康。

There was no reason to close the hole. 没有理由堵住那个洞。

Then Jem understood. 然后杰姆明白了。

Boo had been leaving those gifts for us, reaching out in the only way he could. 布一直在给我们留下那些礼物，用他唯一能做到的方式伸出援手。

And his own brother had shut the door. 而他自己的哥哥却关上了这扇门。

That evening, Jem stood on the porch for a long time. 那天晚上，杰姆在门廊上站了很久。

When he came inside, I saw that he had been crying. 当他进来时，我看到他哭过了。

Even a small act of cruelty can break a lonely heart. 即使是一个小小的残忍举动也能击碎一颗孤独的心。

Jem did not talk about it. 杰姆没有谈论这件事。

But he had begun to see Boo Radley in a new way. 但他开始以一种新的方式看待布·拉德利了。

Soon, something far more serious would test our whole town. 很快，一件远比这更严重的事情将考验我们整个小镇。