The classroom is quiet. Everyone is busy with the math test. Dorian looks at question seven and bites his pencil.
教室里很安静。大家都在忙着做数学测验。多里安看着第七题，咬着铅笔。
Then a small brown bird flies in through the open window. It goes around the room two times. It hits the lamp with a bang. Then it sits on top of the board.
这时，一只棕色的小鸟从敞开的窗户飞了进来。它在教室里绕了两圈，砰的一声撞到了灯上，然后落在黑板顶上。
Rafferty, a boy in the back, shouts. A girl puts her hands over her head. The teacher stands up and says, "Everybody stay calm. The test is stopped."
后排的男孩拉弗蒂大叫起来。一个女孩用手抱住了头。老师站起来说：“大家都保持镇定。测验暂停。”
Now the room is noisy. Some students laugh. Some students stand on their chairs. The bird looks down at them and does not move.
现在教室里吵翻了天。有些学生在笑，有些学生站到了椅子上。小鸟低头看着他们，一动不动。
Dorian knows birds. He has a book about birds at home. He watches birds every weekend. He stands up slowly.
多里安懂得鸟。他家里有一本讲鸟的书，每个周末他都去观察鸟。他慢慢地站了起来。
"Please sit down and be quiet," he says. "It is a young sparrow. It is afraid of loud noises. If we stay still, it will not fly into the walls again."
“请大家坐下，安静，”他说，“这是一只小麻雀，它害怕很大的声音。如果我们不动，它就不会再撞墙了。”
The students sit down. Nobody speaks. Dorian walks to the big window and opens it wide. Then he steps back.
学生们坐了下来，谁也不说话。多里安走到大窗户边，把它完全打开，然后退后几步。
For a long minute, nothing happens. Then the bird jumps off the board. It flies over the desks and goes out into the sun.
漫长的一分钟里，什么也没有发生。然后小鸟从黑板上跳了下来，飞过一张张课桌，飞出去，飞进了阳光里。
The class claps. The teacher looks at the clock and smiles. "Thank you, Dorian," she says. "Now, who wants ten more minutes for the test?"
全班鼓起掌来。老师看了看钟，笑了。“谢谢你，多里安，”她说，“好了，谁想再多要十分钟做测验？”
