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Inside the Gate走进苗圃园 Chapter 1 Waiting for Grandma等待奶奶 Today it is dusty outside. The wind is whipping at the earth and sending clouds of brown dirt all around the town. I sit here on the doorstep and watch the women come back from work. Finally, I see Grandma carrying her basket. She is covered in dust and looks tired, but she smiles when she sees me. “What are you up to, Kemzie?” she asks. “Waiting for you!” I say. “I want you to come and help me plant trees.” “Trees?” asks Grandma. I tell Grandma that someone came to speak to us at school today about tree planting. I tell her I want to help out in the nursery just out of town where they grow the trees. “We need the trees to give us wood, shade and fruit, and to help keep the Earth well.” I say quickly. Grandma laughs, and puts her basket down. “You go if you want, but I have to make dinner,” she says. For a moment I feel bad. I shouldn’t leave Grandma now. I should help her chop wood for the fire and cook the food she got at the market. Since Mun and Dad died, Grandma has been looking after all our family. It’s hard work for her. 今天外面灰尘很大。风不停的拍打地面，把成团棕色的泥土吹到小镇的每个角落。我坐在门口的台阶上，看着上班归来的妇女们。终于，我看到了奶奶拿着她的篮子。她浑身是土且看起来很累，可看到我时，她笑了。“你在干什么呢，Kemzie？”她问道。 “等你！”我回答说“我想你来帮我种树。” “树？”奶奶问。 我告诉奶奶，今天有人到学校来，给我们讲了些植树的事。我告诉她我想到小镇外的苗圃园帮忙，在那里有人种树了。 “我们需要树给我们木材，阴凉和水果，我们需要树把土壤保护好。”我急匆匆的说道。 奶奶笑了，放下了手中的篮子。“你想去就去吧，但是我必须要去做晚饭了，”她说。 之后的一段时间里，我感觉很糟糕。我现在不应该离开奶奶，我应当帮她砍木柴烧火，帮她做那些她从市场买回的饭菜。 自从父母去世后，奶奶一直在照顾我们整个家庭，对于她一个老太太而言是非常辛苦的。 Chapter 2 Out of Town离开小镇 I look at Grandma, not sure what to do. “Go! Go! But come back with some wood and some fruit,” she jokes. “Okay!” I say, and I turn and run as fast as I can, out the door and down the dusty street out of town. I follow an old track that leads towards the hills. Suddenly, in front of me, I see the nursery. It is like a sea of green. There are trees of all kinds, and a huge vegetable garden. I step inside the gate. It is quiet here, safe from the wind, and it smells so good. 我看着奶奶，不知道该怎么办才好。“去吧！