上学第一天,布兰德雷太太开车将我送进镇里,告诉我说我必须得步行回家。“只有一辆公共汽车,”她用清脆快速的声音说,“车在镇另一头接农场的孩子们。”放学后,我走出镇子,穿过铁道,灰尘在我的新凉鞋四周扬起。凉鞋是红色的,正好和那天早上妈妈在我的辫子上扎的丝绸带相配。土 On the first day of school, Mrs. Brandray drove me into the town and told me that I had to walk home. “There is only one bus,” she said in a crisp, quick voice. “The car is on the other side of the town and meets the children on the farm.” After school, I walked out of the town, across the railway, and dust picked up around my new sandals. The sandals were red and matched the silk that my mother had tied up on my mattress that morning. earth