学校的孩子们都认为我是个书呆子。那是因为我不喜欢篮球和橄榄球,但我喜欢国际象棋和数学。家里的情形差不多,虽然没有人这样或那样叫我。爸爸妈妈和哥哥贾克总是骑自行车或跑半程马拉松或划船,并且他们总想让我也去。“好啦,亚历克。试一试嘛。”当我对他们说“不”的时候,他们就摇头,而我知道他们心里在想什么:书呆子。爷爷对我十分重要的原因就在这里,因为他理解我。 School children think I’m a nerd. That’s because I do not like basketball and rugby, but I like chess and math. The situation is similar at home, though no one calls me that way or that. Dad and mom and brother Jake always ride a bike or run a half marathon or boating, and they always want me to go. “Okay, Alec, try it.” “When I told them” No, "they shook their heads and I knew what they were thinking: nerds. The reason my grandfather is very important to me is here because he understands me.