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127.Re-entry into life
127.重新回到生活
As Mark came out in the open he was in the seventh heaven; it was beautiful!
當馬克來到戶外的時候，他快樂極了，因為外面太美啦！
The leaves were turning red and the sky was blue! Oh how he had missed that when he was in prison!
樹葉正在變紅，天空一片蔚藍！在監(jiān)獄的時候他是多么想念這一切啊！
But now he was free, determined not to get in trouble!
現在他獲得了自由，他下定決心不再惹事生非！
He had a new business in the works and, if all went according to plan, he would only be in the red for a couple of months.
他正在籌備做點新的生意，如果一切按計劃進行,他只會有幾個月的虧損。
Then he would be able to get in touch with his children and let them know he was out!
然后他就能和孩子們聯(lián)系， 讓他們知道他出來啦！
Right now，however, he didn't want to be in the spotlight, he just wanted to slip back into life,
可是眼下他還不想處于公眾注意的中心，他只想悄悄地恢復原來的生活，
the glorious life of being free under a blue sky with the wind at his face laughing in the way only a child could laugh!
那種在藍天下自由自在的生活：清風拂面，像孩子那樣歡笑！
Nothing stood in the way of him now!
現在沒有什么可以妨礙他的了！
Then Mark began to realize that life in the world wasn't as easy as he had remembered while in prison.
這時馬克開始意識到生活畢竟沒有他在監(jiān)獄回憶起的那樣容易。
People were cruel there, but that was expected--it was prison.
監(jiān)獄里的人很殘忍，可那是意料之中的事——因為那是監(jiān)獄。
But outside people should in theory be kind, ready to help each other.
可是外面的人理論上應該很善良，隨時準備互相幫助。
The opposite was sometimes the case, especially for an ex-convict.
有時情況正好相反，尤其是對一個有犯罪前科的人。
He tried in vain, for example, to make friends with the neighbors,
比方說，他想和鄰居交朋友，結果卻是白費力氣，
but they just ignored him, not even inviting him to block parties.
他們根本不理他，就連街坊聚會也不邀請他參加。
Mark got used to it in time. He decided that his energy was best in use making his new business succeed.
馬克最終適應了這一切。他認為他的精力最好用在做生意上。
And finally his neighbors warmed to him and accepted him in trust into the community.
最后鄰居們終于對他熱情起來，接受他成為社區(qū)的托管對象。
Then Mark started planning on rebuilding his relationships with his kids...
接著馬克開始計劃重修他與孩子們之間的關系……
