小云是一个年轻的老师。
Xiǎo yún shì yī gè niánqīng de lǎoshī.
Xiao Yun is a young teacher.
去年大学毕业以后，她来到了山里的小学。
Qùnián dàxué bìyè yǐhòu, tā lái dào le shān lǐ de xiǎoxué.
After graduating from university last year, she came to a small school in the mountains.
那里离城市很远。
Nàlǐ lí chéngshì hěn yuǎn.
It is far from the city.
去那里没有车。
Qù nàlǐ méiyǒu chē.
There is no bus to get there.
那里的房子很少。
Nàlǐ de fángzi hěn shǎo.
There are very few houses there.
学校很小，只有一间教室。
Xuéxiào hěn xiǎo, zhǐyǒu yī jiān jiàoshì.
The school is very small, with only one classroom.
教室里只有十几个学生。
Jiàoshì lǐ zhǐyǒu shí jǐ gè xuéshēng.
There are only a dozen students in the classroom.
学生们的家都在山上。
Xuéshēng men de jiā dōu zài shān shàng.
The students' homes are all on the mountain.
从村子到学校，要走一个小时的山路。
Cóng cūn zi dào xuéxiào, yào zǒu yī gè xiǎoshí de shān lù.
From the village to the school, it takes an hour to walk the mountain road.
冬天的时候，教室很冷。
Dōngtiān de shíhou, jiàoshì hěn lěng.
In winter, the classroom is very cold.
孩子们的手都红了。
Háizi men de shǒu dōu hóng le.
The children's hands all turned red.
小云把自己的手套给了他们。
Xiǎo yún bǎ zìjǐ de shǒutào gěi le tāmen.
Xiao Yun gave them her own gloves.
她的手也很冷。
Tā de shǒu yě hěn lěng.
Her own hands were also very cold.
小云头一次觉得，这里太苦了。
Xiǎo yún tóu yī cì juéde, zhèlǐ tài kǔ le.
For the first time, Xiao Yun felt life here was too hard.
她想离开。
Tā xiǎng líkāi.
She wanted to leave.
可是她看着孩子们的眼睛，没有说出口。
Kěshì tā kàn zhe háizi men de yǎnjing, méiyǒu shuō chūkǒu.
But looking at the children's eyes, she did not say it out loud.
一天早上，天很冷，还下着雪。
Yī tiān zǎoshang, tiān hěn lěng, hái xià zhe xuě.
One morning, it was very cold and snowing.
小云走进教室，发现教室里很暖和。
Xiǎo yún zǒu jìn jiàoshì, fāxiàn jiàoshì lǐ hěn nuǎnhuo.
Xiao Yun walked into the classroom and found it warm.
原来，学生小刚早就来了。
Yuánlái, xuéshēng xiǎo gāng zǎo jiù lái le.
It turned out that student Xiao Gang had come very early.
他每天走两个小时的路，来给教室生火。
Tā měi tiān zǒu liǎng gè xiǎoshí de lù, lái gěi jiàoshì shēng huǒ.
He walks two hours every day to come and light the fire for the classroom.
小云问，你为什么来这么早？
Xiǎo yún wèn, nǐ wèi shénme lái zhème zǎo?
Xiao Yun asked, why do you come so early?
小刚说，老师怕冷，我想让您暖和一点儿。
Xiǎo gāng shuō, lǎoshī pà lěng, wǒ xiǎng ràng nín nuǎnhuo yìdiǎnr.
Xiao Gang said, teacher, you are afraid of the cold, so I want to warm the room for you.
小云听了，眼睛湿了。
Xiǎo yún tīng le, yǎnjing shī le.
Hearing this, Xiao Yun's eyes became wet.
那天以后，她再也没有想过离开。
Nà tiān yǐhòu, tā zài yě méiyǒu xiǎng guò líkāi.
From that day on, she never thought about leaving again.
她教孩子们读书，写字，画画。
Tā jiāo háizi men dúshū, xiě zì, huà huà.
She teaches the children to read, write, and draw.
晚上，她在灯下改作业。
Wǎnshang, tā zài dēng xià gǎi zuòyè.
At night, she corrects homework under the lamp.
周末，她去学生家里看他们。
Zhōumò, tā qù xuéshēng jiā lǐ kàn tāmen.
On weekends, she visits the students' homes.
有的学生家里很远，她就送去一些书。
Yǒude xuéshēng jiā lǐ hěn yuǎn, tā jiù sòng qù yìxiē shū.
For students who live far away, she brings some books.
她和家长说孩子的情况。
Tā hé jiāzhǎng shuō háizi de qíngkuàng.
She talks with parents about the children.
一年过去了。
Yī nián guòqù le.
One year passed.
学生们的成绩好了很多。
Xuéshēng men de chéngjì hǎo le hěn duō.
The students' grades improved a lot.
有的学生考上了县里的中学。
Yǒude xuéshēng kǎo shàng le xiàn lǐ de zhōngxué.
Some students got into middle school in the county town.
小云很高兴。
Xiǎo yún hěn gāoxìng.
Xiao Yun was very happy.
小云给家里打了电话。
Xiǎo yún gěi jiā lǐ dǎ le diànhuà.
Xiao Yun called her family.
她的朋友在城里工作。
Tā de péngyou zài chéng lǐ gōngzuò.
Her friends work in the city.
朋友说，你回来吧，城里的工作多。
Péngyou shuō, nǐ huílái ba, chéng lǐ de gōngzuò duō.
Her friends said, come back; there are more jobs in the city.
小云说，这里的学生需要我。
Xiǎo yún shuō, zhèlǐ de xuéshēng xūyào wǒ.
Xiao Yun said, the students here need me.
她说，我想看着他们长大。
Tā shuō, wǒ xiǎng kàn zhe tāmen cháng dà.
She said, I want to watch them grow up.
孩子们也喜欢她。
Háizi men yě xǐhuan tā.
The children also love her.
他们常常给她带水果。
Tāmen chángcháng gěi tā dài shuǐguǒ.
They often bring her fruit.
现在，小云还在山里。
Xiànzài, xiǎo yún hái zài shān lǐ.
Now, Xiao Yun is still in the mountains.
她说，这是她做过最好的选择。
Tā shuō, zhè shì tā zuò guò zuìhǎo de xuǎnzé.
She says this is the best choice she has ever made.
山里的路还是很长，可是她的心里很暖和。
Shān lǐ de lù háishi hěn cháng, kěshì tā de xīnlǐ hěn nuǎnhuo.
The mountain road is still long, but her heart is warm.