After You

On Wednesday morning the school door is heavy. Lin Hao holds it open for a classmate with a big instrument case. "After you," he says. She smiles, walks in, and answers, "Thanks. Have a good day."

星期三早上，学校大门很沉。 林浩替一个提着很大乐器盒的同学拉着门。 他说：“你先请。” 她笑着走进去，回答：“谢谢。祝你今天愉快。”

Kindness is a habit, too, not only a feeling. Later in the corridor he lets a younger student go at the water fountain first. "Go ahead," he says, because the little boy is standing on tiptoe. None of this is in the exam paper, but it is in the day.

对别人好，也是一种习惯，不只是心情。 后来在走廊，他让一个低年级同学先喝水。 他说：“你先。”因为那小孩踮着脚。 这些都不在试卷上，却都在这一天里。

At lunch Zhao Min tells him a new student joined the class next door. The new girl looks lost near the dining hall map. They walk over and show her the way. "You can sit with us tomorrow if you want," Zhao Min says.

午饭时赵敏说，隔壁班来了新同学。 那个新来的女孩对着食堂地图有点迷路。 他们走过去给她指路。 赵敏说：“明天要是愿意，可以和我们坐。”

Lin Hao thinks of the first week, when he almost said no to basketball. Someone said come on, and the afternoon changed. Today he can be that someone, in a smaller way. After you. Go ahead. Have a good day. Three keys for a crowded school.

林浩想起第一周，差一点对篮球说不。 有人说了 come on，那个下午就不一样了。 今天他可以用更小的方式，成为那样的人。 你先请。你先。祝你今天愉快。拥挤学校里的三把小钥匙。