2015-11-25 【Aiden in English】 No one enjoys having crutches. At least, that’s what I expect before this school year comes around. Everyone seems to have a pair so far, and it is becoming a trend at school. A year ago, it would not be cool at all to get crutches since the rooms were so close together in my elementary school. Nowadays, middle school requires a few minutes to travel between classes. The only good thing I can see about having crutches is that you can leave class early to get to your next. As the classes go on, kids with injuries are beginning to leave earlier and earlier to skip class (I would too), but require a partner to take their backpacks and stuff. The first sign of the trend appeared a few weeks ago when three kids all either sprained or broke their lower legs simultaneously. Coincidence, I think not! First, Collin was hit by a car. Of all the excuses, I would not recommend that one. Not only did it show that his parents did not teach him the basic rule of crossing the road. It tells me that this kid can’t be trusted to do anything. The next Friday, a friend of mine walked in with a pair of crutches. Apparently, he had an accident in gymnastics. So far, I wasn’t all that suspicious. It started to get out of hand when a few days later, however, a close friend of mine happened to trip on a crack and twisted his ankle. The good part is that he deserved it. The bad part is that he now bullies me with his crutches.
The most recent was about three days ago when another friend of mine Robbie was playing soccer. He didn’t tell me much, but he only used one crutch. Still, we had some of the same classes, which meant I had to help him get from point A to point B. An example would be that the teacher held us to the bell after band lessons, in which it took my friend and me five minutes to pack up. Our school’s system had a late pass, where late kids had an excuse but must be signed by the teacher. Well, the band teacher misplaced the pass, and so I stood there for another five minutes. Now my friend was still there and everyone else disappeared. With no other way out of the situation, I carried his stuff to his room, then to mine. The time span was ten minutes to do so, and I became twenty minutes late for Math.
Crutches are the new shoes: you have the means you’re cool. Well, I don’t want any, even if it means the road to fame. Although it would be nice to bully my lunch table mates for their food, it can really set a kid back in school.
【红霞译文】
没人喜欢拄拐，本学年期间希望它离我远点。迄今为止，学校里好像人人拐杖在身，如若潮流一般势不可挡。
要是发生在一年前，大家恐怕从来不会认为这么做酷劲十足，因为小学课堂与课堂之间距离很近，而如今初中每上完一门课起码要花上几分钟时间才能走到下一科教室。在我看来，拄拐的唯一优势无非可以提早下课以便赶往下一门教室。随着课程推移，腿脚受伤的学生却为了翘课（我也求之不得）而越来越早地离开课堂，但学校要求他们必须叫上一位同班同学，以便帮助背书包拎东西。几个星期前似乎才开始时髦起来，当时有三位学生不约而同地扭伤或摔断了小腿，巧合嘛，我倒觉得未必如此！首先，柯林被汽车撞了，其实无论想找什么借口，该招最不可取，谁家父母没教子女过马路常识，可以推断这家伙做事不靠谱。接下来周五，我朋友拄着一双拐杖来到学校，显然他因体育课发生的意外所致。瞧，我并不是对什么都爱多想。然而没过几天，晦气继续蔓延，我哥们偏巧踩到地面裂缝，结果崴伤了脚踝。从好的方面来看，他可以吃一堑长一智；而从坏的方面来说，他借机用拐杖欺负我。
最近的一起意外大约发生在三天前，当时另一位朋友罗比正踢足球，他没跟我细说经过，但事后手上多了一根拐杖，要知道我俩一起上几门课，意味着我得帮他把东西从一个地方搬到另一个地方。具体地说，上完管乐课后，老师讲个没完直至下课铃响起，而我俩尚需五分钟的光景才能收拾妥当书包。学校规定合理迟到可以领取迟到许可卡，这个迟到许可卡必须由老师签字画押，可眼下管乐老师一时找不到许可卡片，让我白白地又多等出五分钟宝贵时间，现在我的朋友仍原地不动，其他同学却早已不见踪影。没辙儿，我只好先把他的东西送到他将去的教室，然后再跑往我自己的教室，一来一去足足花上十分钟，等进入数学课堂，我已迟到了廿分钟。 拐杖堪称新式鞋款：武装在身叫人神气活现。是的，即使再招人眼目，我一点也不稀罕。虽说用它可以要挟同桌朋友进贡午餐食粮，但有它确实妨碍你在校生活。
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