Lin jogs behind the school every morning. She usually takes the same flat loop. Today, she notices a new trail sign. The sign points into the trees. Lin checks her watch and has extra time.
林每天早上都在学校后面慢跑。她通常跑同一条平坦的环路。今天，她注意到一块新的小径指示牌。指示牌指向树林里面。林看了看手表，时间还有富余。
Lin feels curious and turns onto the trail. The path winds between tall, quiet trees. Birds call out from every direction.
林心里好奇，转上了那条小径。小路蜿蜒在高大、安静的树木之间。四面八方都有鸟儿在鸣叫。
After ten minutes, Lin stops suddenly. A large fallen tree blocks the whole path. Its branches stretch across the narrow trail.
十分钟后，林突然停了下来。一棵巨大的倒下的树挡住了整条路。它的树枝横在狭窄的小径上。
Lin looks left, then looks right. A small gap sits between two bushes. She steps through the gap carefully.
林往左看，又往右看。两丛灌木之间有一个小缺口。她小心地从缺口中走了过去。
On the other side, the trail continues. Lin climbs over a few small rocks. Soon, she reaches a clearing with a bench.
在另一边，小径继续向前。林爬过几块小石头。很快，她来到了一片空地，空地上有一张长椅。
Lin sits down and catches her breath. A small sign stands next to the bench. It reads, "Halfway Point. Great job."
林坐下来，喘了口气。长椅旁边立着一块小牌子。上面写着：“中途点。做得好。”
Lin smiles and takes a photo of it. She sends the photo to a running friend.
林笑了，给它拍了张照片。她把照片发给了一位跑步的朋友。
"I found a new trail today," she writes. "One tree fell, but I found a way around."
“我今天发现了一条新小径。”她写道。“有一棵树倒了，不过我找到了绕过去的办法。”
Her friend writes back right away. "Let's run it together this weekend," the message says.
她的朋友马上回了信。“这个周末我们一起跑吧。”消息里说。
Lin puts her phone away and stretches. Then she jogs back toward the fallen tree. She finds the same small gap again. The morning sun shines through the branches. Lin thinks about the weekend run and smiles.
林收起手机，伸了伸腿。然后她慢跑着回到那棵倒下的树旁。她又找到了那个小缺口。早晨的阳光透过树枝洒下来。林想着周末的跑步，笑了。
