双语阅读｜My first day at school 你上学的第一天还记得么？

My mother accompanied me to school on the first day. Other parents accompanied their children as well. We all waited in front of the school office.

第一天我妈陪我上学。其他父母也陪伴他们的孩子。我们都在学校办公室门口等着。

Soon a teacher came and led us to some classrooms. There we were put into four separate classes. This was when some children began to cry as the parents were not allowed into the classrooms. I did not cry because I had been to kindergarten before. Actually my mother went home soon after she knew I would be all right.

不久，一位老师过来，带我们去了一些教室。我们被分为四个独立的班。由于一些孩子的父母不允许进入教室，这时他们开始哭泣。我没有哭，因为我以前去过幼儿园。实际上，我妈妈在知道我会没事之后不久就回家了。

It was an enjoyable time for me as I got to know my new classmates. The teacher was very busy writing down our particulars so we had plenty of time to ourselves.

对我来说，那是一段愉快的时光，因为我认识了我的新同学们。老师忙于写我们的个人资料，所以我们有很多自由的时间。

particular adj. 专指的，特指的(与泛指相对); 不寻常的； 格外的； 特别的； 讲究； 挑剔； n. (正式记下的) 细节，详情； 详细资料； 详细介绍材料；

Meantime some children continued to sob while their parents looked in anxiously through the windows.

同时，一些孩子还在哭泣，而他们的父母们却透过窗户焦急地看着。

Soon recess came. Some of us headed for the tuck-shop while the rest headed for their parents. I bought a drink with the money my mother gave me. Getting to know my new friends had made me thirsty.

不久休息时间到了。我们中的一些人前往糖果店，而其他人则前往他们的父母那里。我用妈妈给我的钱买了一杯饮料。认识新朋友的过程让我有点口渴了。

recess n. 休会期； 休庭； 壁龛； 壁橱； 凹室； v. 休会； 暂停； 宣布暂停； 把…放进壁龛(或壁橱); 将…嵌入墙壁；

After recess, we went back to our classroom and my new friends and I managed to coax two boys to stop crying. In fact, soon we were laughing and playing together. Once in a while, the teacher had to tell us to keep quiet as we were making too much noise.

休息后，我们回到教室，我和我的新朋友们设法哄着两个男孩让他们别哭。实际上，我们很快就一起开怀大笑并一起玩了。有时，老师不得不告诉我们要保持安静，因为我们太吵吵了。

coax 英 v. 哄劝； 劝诱；哄着人们说服某人轻轻地做某事

Still, some parents looked in anxiously through the windows.

尽管如此，一些父母还是焦急地透过窗户望了又看。

Finally, the bell rang for us to go home. Some of us were very relieved to be reunited with our parents. I too was glad to see my mother waiting for me at the school gate. I had made many friends. It had been a wonderful first day at school.

终于，铃响了，我们可以回家了。我们中的一些人为和父母团聚而感到很欣慰。我也很高兴看到妈妈在学校门口等我。我交了很多朋友。那是我在学校美好的第一天。

每一个孩子都有许多这样第一次，你上学的第一天还记得么？