我把课上砸了三次之后短文★★★★★
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In my first year here I never put my hand up: a wrong sentence in front of thirty people is a bad thing.
在这儿上的第一年我从没举过手，因为在三十个人面前说一句错话是件坏事。
Our teacher did not push us. She left a few seconds of quiet after every question, and quiet is long when you are twelve.
老师没有逼我们。她每个问题问完都留几秒钟不出声，而你十二岁的时候，几秒钟是很长的。
One day she asked about a story we read, and I said the first thing in my head: that man was not brave, only afraid of going home.
有一天她问我们读过的一篇故事，我心里头一句什么就说了一句：那个人不勇敢，他只是不敢回家。
She wrote my idea on the blackboard with my name, and that was the whole thing.
她把这句话写在黑板上，旁边写上我的名字，事情就这么大。
After that I put my hand up once a week, and then more. I was still wrong often, but a wrong sentence in a classroom is cheap.
那之后我一周举一次手，再后来更勤。我还是经常说错，可教室里一句错话是便宜的。
It costs you one second of face and shows you the right one.
它只让你赔一秒钟的脸，却把对的那句指给你看。
School taught me to speak when I am not sure, and that a few seconds of quiet can be kind.
学校教会我在自己不确定时怎么开口，也让我知道留几秒钟不出声可以是一种好意。