Pearl's teacher paired her with Kavi for the history project. They had one week to finish it together.
老师安排珀尔和卡维搭档做历史课题。他们有一周时间一起完成。
On the first day, Kavi barely spoke. He answered her questions with short words. He looked at his notebook most of the time.
第一天，卡维几乎不说话。他用寥寥几个字回答她的问题。大多数时候，他都低头看着自己的笔记本。
Pearl thought he did not like the project. Or maybe he did not like working with her.
珀尔以为他不喜欢这个课题。或者，也许他不喜欢和她一起做。
"If you have other ideas, we can use them," she said carefully.
“如果你有别的想法，我们可以用你的，”她小心地说。
Kavi looked up, surprised. "No, I like your ideas," he said. "I'm just quiet when I meet new people."
卡维惊讶地抬起头。“不，我喜欢你的想法，”他说，“我只是遇到不熟的人就不爱说话。”
"Oh," Pearl said. "I thought you were bored."
“哦，”珀尔说，“我还以为你觉得无聊呢。”
"Not at all," Kavi said. "I actually think this topic is interesting. I just don't talk much at first."
“一点也不，”卡维说，“其实我觉得这个主题很有意思。我只是一开始话不多。”
Pearl smiled and relaxed a little. "Me too, sometimes," she said. "Let's start with the timeline."
珀尔笑了，也放松了一些。“我有时候也这样，”她说，“我们先从时间线做起吧。”
They worked together every day that week. Kavi talked easily by the third day.
那一周他们天天一起干活。到了第三天，卡维已经聊得很自然了。
By Friday, he told jokes between the facts and maps.
到了周五，他还会在讲史实和看地图的间隙讲笑话。
They finished the project early and printed it together at the library.
他们提前完成了课题，还一起在图书馆把它打印了出来。
"Same partner next time?" Kavi asked with a smile.
“下次还做搭档吗？”卡维笑着问。
"Same partner," Pearl said, and they high-fived over the stack of papers.
“还做搭档，”珀尔说，两人隔着那一叠纸击了个掌。
