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Out of the corner of his eye, Nath spots Jack sitting at the edge of the crowd beside his mother.[qh]
纳从眼角的余光看到，杰克坐在人群的边缘，母亲的旁边。[qh]
He imagines grabbing Jack by the shirt collar to find out what he knows.[qh]
他想象着抓住杰克的衣领，看看他知道些什么。[qh]
For the past week, his father has called the police every morning asking for new information,[qh]
在过去的一周里，他的父亲每天早上都给警察打电话，询问新的信息，[qh]
but Officer Fiske says only, over and over, that they are still investigating.[qh]
但菲斯克警官只是一遍又一遍地说，他们仍在调查。[qh]
If only the police were here now, Nath thinks.[qh]
纳认为，要是警察现在在这里就好了。[qh]
Should he tell his father?[qh]
他应该告诉他父亲吗?[qh]
Jack stares at the ground in front of him, as if he is too ashamed to look up.[qh]
杰克盯着他前面的地面，好像他羞得不敢抬头。[qh]
And then, when Nath himself glances back to the front, the coffin has already been lowered into the ground.[qh]
然后，当纳自己回头看前面的时候，棺材已经下葬了。[qh]
The polished wood, the white lilies fastened to its top—vanished, just like that:[qh]
磨光了的木头，顶上插着的白百合花，就这样消失了:[qh]
nothing but the blank space where it had once stood.[qh]
什么也没有，只有它曾经站过的那片空白。[qh]
He’s missed it all.[qh]
他错过了这一切。[qh]
His sister is gone.[qh]
他妹妹走了。[qh]
Something wet touches his neck.[qh]
有个湿东西碰到了他的脖子。[qh]
He reaches up to wipe it away and discovers that his whole face is wet, that he’s been crying silently.[qh]
他伸手去擦，却发现整个脸都湿了，他一直在默默地哭泣。[qh]
On the other side of the crowd, Jack’s blue eyes are suddenly fixed on him, and Nath blots his cheek in the crook of his arm.[qh]
人群的另一边，杰克的蓝眼睛突然盯上了他，纳用臂弯抹去了他的脸颊。[qh]
The mourners begin to leave, a thin line of backs filing toward the parking area and the street.[qh]
送葬者们开始离去，一排细细的背影鱼贯走向停车场和街道。[qh]
A few of Nath’s classmates, like Miles Fuller, give him a sympathetic glance,[qh]
纳的几个同学，比如迈尔斯·富勒，同情地看了他一眼，[qh]
but most—embarrassed by his tears—decide not to speak to him, and turn away.[qh]
但最让他尴尬的是他的眼泪——决定不跟他说话，转身离开。[qh]
They won’t have another chance;[qh]
他们不会再有机会了;[qh]
in light of Nath’s high grades and the tragic situation, the principal will exempt him from the last three weeks of school,[qh]
鉴于纳的高分数和悲惨的处境，校长将免除他最后三周的学习，[qh]
and Nath himself will decide not to attend commencement.[qh]
而纳本人将决定不参加毕业典礼。[qh]
