Chapter 7: The Day We Met
第七章：相遇的那天
I sat opposite Run Tu, recalling the day we first met.
我坐在闰土对面，想起我们第一次相遇的那天。
It was a summer afternoon, and I was playing in the melon fields. Father said that someone was coming to help our family, and his name was Run Tu.
那是一个夏天的下午，我正在瓜田里玩耍。父亲说，有一个人要来我们家帮忙，他叫闰土。
I saw Run Tu arrive. He was wearing a blue cloth shirt and looked very energetic. Father said that Run Tu's family was very poor, so he came to help our family earn money.
我看到闰土来了，他穿着一件蓝布衫，看起来很精神。父亲说，闰土家很穷，所以他来我们家帮忙赚钱。
We quickly became friends. He taught me how to grow melons, how to catch badgers, and how to identify various birds. I taught him to read, taught him to write. We played together in the melon fields, swam together in the river, and picked fruit together on the mountain.
我们很快就成为了朋友。他教我种瓜，教我抓猹，教我认识各种鸟。我教他读书，教他写字。我们一起在瓜田里玩耍，一起在河边游泳，一起在山上摘果子。
At that time, Run Tu was so lively, so cheerful. He always smiled, always had endless things to say.
那时候的闰土，是多么活泼，多么开朗。他总是笑，总是有说不完的话。
Now, Run Tu is so silent, so exhausted.
现在的闰土，是如此沉默，如此疲惫。