16 Welcome to Our World

Welcome to Our World written by Diana Freeman illustrated by Robin Vanit Hof

欢迎来到我们的世界，作者戴安娜·弗里曼，插画罗宾·凡尼特·霍夫

Sanjay came with his family from far away to live in a new country. When he got ready to go to his new school, he felt strange in his school clothes. Shoes and socks felt really different. At his old school, in his own country, he had worn sandals.

桑杰和他的家人从很远的地方来到一个新的国家生活。 当他准备去他的新学校时，他觉得他的校服很奇怪。 鞋子和袜子感觉很不一样。 在他的母校，在他自己的国家，他穿凉鞋。

"It's time to go," said Mum quietly, and her voice was different now. She held Sanjay's hand very tightly. He thought that his Mum could be feeling strange, too. They walked together along the street to the school gates. There were lots of other children coming to school with their friends. They were all looking hard at Sanjay and his mother.

“该走了。”妈妈平静地说，她的声音现在变了。 她紧紧握住桑杰的手。 他想他的妈妈可能也感到奇怪。 他们一起沿着街道走到学校门口。 还有很多其他的孩子和他们的朋友来学校。 他们都紧盯着桑杰和他的母亲。

At the classroom door, the teacher was waiting for them. "Come in, Sanjay," she said. "My name is Mrs Morris. We have a place ready for you." She smiled at Mum and said, "You can stay for a while if you like." But Mum just smiled back and said, "I'll meet you after school, Sanjay." She gave his hand a squeeze, and then she waved and left.

在教室门口，老师正在等他们。 “进来，桑杰，”她说。 “我是莫里斯夫人。我们为你准备了一个地方。” 她笑着对妈妈说:“如果你愿意，你可以待一会儿。” 但妈妈只是笑了笑，说:“放学后见，桑杰。” 她握了握他的手，然后挥手离开了。

Sanjay sat with the other children. Everything felt new and different. He couldn't smile. He couldn't speak. He still felt strange, but everyone else looked happy. The teacher said to the class, "We have a new student today. His name is Sanjay. He's from India. Let's all say welcome to Sanjay." "Welcome, Sanjay," said the children.

桑杰和其他孩子坐在一起。 一切都是新的，不一样的。 他笑不出来。他说不出话。 他仍然觉得很奇怪，但其他人看起来都很开心。 老师对同学们说:“今天我们来了一位新同学。 他叫桑杰。他来自印度。 让我们一起说欢迎桑杰。” “欢迎你，桑杰。”孩子们说。

The teacher played some music and the class sang, "It's a small world after all." Sanjay felt himself starting to smile. He knew that song! He started to sing quietly with the children. He knew all the words. Everyone smiled at him and kept on singing.

老师放了一些音乐，全班一起唱:“毕竟世界很小。” 桑杰觉得自己开始微笑了。 他知道那首歌!他开始悄悄地和孩子们一起唱歌。 他知道所有的单词。每个人都对他微笑，继续唱歌。