Tom always lived for grades. He was always interested in books and ideas. Why should he care about people? They only made fun of him. They were jealous because he was so smart, or so he thought. It seemed that Tom knew everything — except one thing. He didn’t know how to get along with other people.
汤姆总是为成绩而活。他总是对书籍和思想感兴趣。他为什么要关心别人？他们只是取笑他。他们嫉妒她，因为他太聪明了，至少他是这么想的。汤姆似乎什么都知道，除了一件事。他不知道如何与他人相处。
He made his parents believe that school was a waste of time, so he began home schooling with special teachers. He dreamed of being the youngest person to enter university, and he sent letters to famous professors to see if it was possible.
他让父母相信上学是浪费时间，所以他开始在家接受特殊教师的教育。他梦想成为进入大学的最年轻的人，他写信给著名教授，看看是否可能。
One day, the doorbell rang. When Tom opened the door, there was his idol—Professor Rosen. Tom was so excited that he could hardly speak. The two talked for a long time, exchanging ideas. The professor was surprised at what this young boy knew. “Tom, tell me about your friends. What do you do for fun?” the professor wanted to know.
有一天，门铃响了。汤姆打开门时，看到了他的偶像——罗森教授。汤姆激动得几乎说不出话来。两人聊了很久，交换了意见。教授对这个小男孩所知道的感到惊讶。“汤姆，跟我说说你的朋友。你有什么爱好？”教授想知道。
There was silence as Tom realised that he didn’t really have any friends. “Well, I don’t have time for all that. I’m too busy with my studies,” he said.
汤姆意识到自己并没有真正的朋友，现场一片寂静。“嗯，我没有时间做这些。我忙于学习，”他说。
“That’s a problem, Tom. You have to learn that the world is not just filled with ideas. It’s filled with people. And you have to remember to be what you are … a boy. Boys need to have fun.”
“这是个问题，汤姆。你必须明白，这个世界不仅仅充满了想法，还充满了人。你必须记住做你自己……一个男孩。男孩需要玩得开心。”
The professor talked a bit more and then said, “I have to go, but I have a test for you. In this box, there are three things. I want you to learn how to use them. It is not very simple and you’ll need another person to help you. Experiment and learn how to use them, and I’ll be back in a week to see how you’re doing. Then, I’ll have another test for you.”
教授又说了一会儿，然后说：“我得走了，但我有个测试要给你。在这个盒子里，有三样东西。我想让你学习如何使用它们。这不是很简单，你需要另一个人来帮助你。实验并学习如何使用它们，我一周后回来看看你做得怎么样。然后，我再给你做一个测试。”
The professor left and Tom opened the box. Inside were two baseball gloves and a ball. He tried on a glove and picked up the ball, looking at the other glove with a bright smile …
教授走了，汤姆打开了盒子。里面有两只棒球手套和一只球。他试戴了一只手套，捡起了球，带着灿烂的笑容看着另一只手套…
