万圣节忆往昔年：每个伙伴都不该被遗忘

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[00:01.54]36 Trick or Treat!	不给糖果就捣蛋！
[00:06.69](By Jacob W.)	(译 / 朱颖)
[00:08.71]I strolled through the hallways with my first grade class preceding me. 我漫步于走廊，一年级班的孩子们走在我前面。
[00:14.08]The day of our annual Halloween parade had finally arrived, and I, as always, dressed as the wise Merlin . 一年一度的万圣节游行活动终于来临了，而我和往常一样，打扮成了睿智的默林。
[00:23.54]The little ones masqueraded in their costumes and giggled . 	小家伙们身着各式装束，咯咯地笑着。
[00:27.09]But teaching for 40 years had taught me that there is always one child who is forgotten by his peers. 但40年的教学经验告诉我，总会有一个孩子被他的伙伴们遗忘。
[00:34.94]Today, that kid appeared to be Timothy.今天，那个被遗忘的似乎是蒂莫西。
[00:38.51]Timothy sauntered between his "friends" and me, a dark shadow crossing his face.	蒂莫西在我和他的“朋友”之间徘徊，脸上笼罩着一层阴影。
[00:45.24]Why aren't you walking with the others? I asked. “你为什么不和其他人一起走呢？”我问道。
[00:48.35]His eyes cast downward at his no-longer-jolly jester shoes which showed no sign of their former happy bounce.	他瞥了一眼自己脚上那双不再搞笑的小丑鞋，走路失去了往日的欢快劲儿。
[00:57.31]Apparently, Luis, Timothy's best friend, had galloped off to the front of the line with his friends on their "noble steeds". 显然，路易斯――蒂莫西最好的朋友，已经和他的朋友们骑着“贵族马”冲到了队伍的前列。
[01:06.34]Since they considered themselves "venerable knights", they had no place for Timothy in his "lowly" jester costume. 他们自认为是“庄严的骑士”，当然就无法接纳蒂莫西“卑贱”的小丑装扮了。
[01:14.29]Timothy fought back tears like a child deprived of his sweets. 蒂莫西如同一个被抢了糖果的孩子，强忍着眼泪。
[01:19.25]His friends will realize someday just how thoughtless their actions really are, just as I learned many years ago....	迟早有一天，他的朋友会意识到他们的行为是多么欠缺考虑，就像多年前我所认识到的一样……
[01:27.62]Hey, do you guys want to go trick-or-treating with me? my friend Steve asked. “嘿！你们想和我一起去要糖果吗？”我的朋友史蒂夫问。
[01:32.10]Prospects of sweets excited us and we all decided to meet that night to collect candy from our neighbors.	我们欢欣雀跃，期待吃到糖果，于是大家决定晚上碰面后一起去向邻居们索要糖果。
[01:39.01]I quickly dressed in my costume and grabbed my treat bag. 我很快穿好我的万圣节服装，抓起了用来装糖果的包。
[01:43.00]Just then,my friend Mikey called and asked if I wanted to go trick-or-treating with him.	就在此时，我的朋友迈克打电话过来，问我是否愿意和他一起去要糖果。
[01:48.75]Naw, I'm going with my other friends. “不了，我要和别的朋友一起去。”
[01:51.50]I casually responded.	我随便答了一句。
[01:53.85]Mikey whispered "Okay" and I forgot about it, candy taking up too much of my thought.迈克低声说了句“好吧”，然后我就把这事抛在了脑后；我满脑子想的全是糖果。 
[02:00.54]My friends arrived and we left to capture our treats.	我的朋友们来了，于是我们一起出发，去收集战利品。
[02:04.89]We had such a wonderful time, racing from door to door to get the candy gifts of our friends and neighbors. 我们玩得非常愉快，从一扇门跑到另一扇门，跟朋友和邻居索取糖果。
[02:12.14]We screamed in unison , "Trick-or-treat!" and doors swung open. 我们齐声尖叫着：“不给糖果就捣蛋！”然后，一扇又一扇大门便打开了。
[02:16.50]Smiling with glee , we stared as hands deposited candy in our bags. 我们的脸上洋溢着欢乐的笑容，盯着大把大把的糖果流入我们的袋子。
[02:21.13]The smell of chocolate and other sweets wafted to our noses as we pushed on, collecting more loot .	巧克力和其他糖果的香味在我们的鼻尖飘荡，刺激着我们继续收集更多的“战利品”。
[02:28.99]Another 20 minutes and our bags were even larger. 又一个20分钟过去了，我们的口袋也越发地鼓了。
[02:32.98]On and on we trudged , the heavy bags making it harder for us to press on. 我们不断前行，而沉重的糖果袋却拖慢了我们的步伐。
[02:38.70]There remained one street - Mikey's. 还剩下一条街了，就是迈克住的那条街。
[02:42.55]His house loomed like a cliff against a shoreline, its frame outlined by the glowing full moon. 远远看去，他家像是耸立在海边的悬崖峭壁，在满月的照耀下，轮廓尽显无遗。
[02:49.24]Ringing the bell, we stood back and yelled "Trick-or-treat!" 我们按响了门铃，往后退了一步，喊道“不给糖果就捣蛋”！
[02:53.83]The door creaked open and my heart froze at the small figure of Casper the Friendly Ghost , whom I knew all too well was Mikey. 门“吱呀”一声开了，一个“鬼马小精灵”走了出来。我的心一下子沉了下去，因为我很清楚那是迈克。
[03:04.00]He reached out and placed candy in our bags.	他伸出手，将一把糖果放到了我们的口袋中。
[03:07.80]Why are you handing out candy when you could be getting it? I asked,confused. “你为什么要给我们糖果呢？你本可以去要糖果的呀？”我很疑惑地问道。
[03:13.37]Tears trickled down his cheeks, smudging his white face paint. 泪水顺着他的脸颊滑落，弄脏了他脸上白色的颜料。
[03:18.90]He had no one to go with, no one to share the night with. 没有人和他一起去，也没有人和他共度这个夜晚。
[03:23.13]My offhand decision had sentenced him to contribute to others' candy bags and not receive any. 我草率的决定造成了他只能奉献糖果给他人，却不会有任何收获。
[03:29.74]Yet surely it couldn't have been my fault to cause him so much sadness. 不过可以肯定的是，让他如此伤心并不是我的错。
[03:34.84]I never intended to be mean, yet there he stood, looking so unhappy.	我从未有意要伤害他，但他站在那儿，看起来十分不开心。
[03:40.39]Thanks for the candy," Steve joked. “谢谢你的糖果，”史蒂夫笑着说，
[03:42.88]"See you later!" We marched off, leaving a disheveled-looking Casper at the door.	“待会儿见！”我们继续前进， 留下一个衣裳凌乱的“鬼马小精灵”伫立在门边。
[03:49.28]Warm fall air gave way to a bitter wind and chills ran through my body. 刺骨的寒风吹走了秋天的暖空气，寒意涌遍了我的全身。
[03:54.54]Trees whispered and swung back and forth, daring me to take another step away from Mikey's house. 树枝发出飒飒的响声，来回摆动，让我不敢再向前一步。
[04:02.15]Formerly friendly jack-o-lanterns mocked me; my guilt was indescribable.	原本友善的南瓜灯似乎也在嘲笑我；我的罪恶感难以言喻。
[04:08.13]My conscience would not allow me to go any further. 良心不允许我再继续往前走。
[04:11.96]I ran back to Mikey's house and pounded on his door, creating bangs like a bass drum from the underworld.我跑回了迈克家，使劲敲着他家的大门，咚咚的声音就像从地底下传来的低音鼓声。 
[04:19.14]Once again, the door creaked open.	门再次吱呀着打开了。
[04:21.99]Go get a pillowcase, I hollered . “去拿一个枕套”，我大声喊道，
[04:24.02]"Fast!" Mikey scampered to his bedroom and snatched his pillowcase. “快点！”迈克冲回自己的卧室，扯下枕套。
[04:28.52]I tossed my bag into his house as we, together, raced around the dark streets collecting candy to fill Mikey's bag.	我将自己的袋子扔在他家，和他一起跑向漆黑的大街去要糖果，让迈克的袋子填满。
[04:36.11]Street lights highlighted our flight to find Mikey the candy he deserved...	在明亮的街灯下，我们飞速前去争取迈克应得的糖果……

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