我对自己说“你做得很棒”，如果妈妈认为寄宿学校是好地方，她是一定会这样对我说的，“我为你骄傲，莉”。

I have been at Ault for a month. I talked to myself as I imagined my mother would talk to me if she actually thought boarding school was a good idea: You’re doing great.

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但无论我怎么抱怨，我妈妈总是摆出这样那样的表情对我说，“这对我来说也不是一件好差事，小家伙。”

But whenever I'd complain, my mother would just give me one of those looks and she'd say, "This is no picnic for me either, buster."

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“诚实，是每个人都该拥有的品质。”记得开学的时候，妈妈是这样对我说的。

"Honesty, is everyone should have quality." Remember when school, my mother told me so.

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