警长的决定

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In the next room, Atticus and Sheriff Tate were talking in low, serious voices. 隔壁房间里，阿提克斯和泰特警长正低声严肃地交谈着。

Atticus believed in the truth. 阿提克斯坚信真相。

He thought everyone should know exactly what had happened in the woods, 他认为每个人都应该知道在林子里到底发生了什么，

even if it meant hard questions for his own family. 即使这意味着他的家人会面临一些棘手的问题。

He did not want to hide anything. 他不想隐瞒任何事情。

But Sheriff Tate saw it differently. 但是泰特警长有不同的看法。

He knew the real story: 他知道事情的真相：

shy Boo Radley had killed Bob Ewell to save Jem 害羞的布·拉德利为了救杰姆杀了鲍勃·尤厄尔

and me. 和我。

It was not a crime—it was to protect two children. 这不是犯罪——这是为了保护两个孩子。

"If this gets out," the sheriff said, "the whole town will come to thank Boo. “如果这事传出去，”警长说，“整个镇子的人都会来感谢布。

They'll bring gifts and knock on his door. 他们会带着礼物敲他的门。

For a man like Boo, 对布这样的人来说，

who cannot bear crowds, all 无法忍受人群的他，所有的

that attention 那些关注

would be a kind of cruelty." 都将是一种残忍。”

So the sheriff made his decision. 于是警长做出了决定。

He would tell the town that Bob Ewell had simply fallen on his own knife. 他会告诉镇上的人，鲍勃·尤厄尔只是不小心摔在了自己的刀上。

The truth about Boo would stay a secret. 关于布的真相会成为一个秘密。

Sometimes the kindest thing we can do is protect a gentle person from the world's eyes. 有时候，我们能做的最善良的事，就是保护一个温和的人免受世人的目光。

Atticus looked at me. 阿提克斯看着我。

"Do you understand, Scout?" “你明白吗，斯各特？”

And I found that I did. 我发现我明白了。