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The school was a large old building with a dusty playground, surrounded by a high brick wall. It looked strangely deserted. I was very surprised to find that none of the boys were there, and was told that they were all on holiday, and that I had been sent there during the holidays as a punishment for mywickedness. The headmaster and teachers were on holiday too，all except for Mr Mell, who had to look after me.
學校由一幢很大的舊樓和一片雜亂的操場組成，四周圍著很高的磚墻。我很奇怪，學校里空無一人，后被告知，學生們都放假了，而我卻在假期里被送到學校是對我的劣行的一種懲罰。校長和老師們也都放假了，除了這位不得不照看我的梅爾先生以外。
I spent a whole month in thatmiserableplace，doing my lessons in the dirty, empty classroom, which smelt of old food and unwashed boys. Every evening I had to eat my supper with Mr Mell，and then go straight to bed. The worst thing was the sign I had to wear round my neck. It said： BE CAREFUL! HE BITES. I was only allowed to take it off when I went to bed.
我在這個糟糕的地方呆了整整一個月，在骯臟不堪的空教室里做功課，聞著食物霉爛的氣味和那種沒洗干凈的孩子身上的臭味。每天晚上我都得和梅爾先生一起吃晚飯，然后直接上床睡覺。最糟糕的是我必須在脖子上掛塊牌子，牌子上寫有“小心，他咬人”的字樣。只有在上床睡覺時這塊牌子才允許被摘下來。
