离开山谷

护林员托马斯在日出时来到游客中心。他带了一壶咖啡，坐在波莉旁边的长椅上。

Tomas the ranger came to the visitor centre at sunrise. He had a Thermos of coffee. He sat on a bench next to Polly.

他们没有说太多话。波莉在整理她的羽毛。早晨的空气中弥漫着河水的气息。

They did not say much. Polly preened her feathers. The morning smelled of the river.

“你要离开了，”托马斯说。

"You are leaving," Tomas said.

波莉歪了歪头。

Polly tilted her head.

他告诉她关于公园其他地方的事。高地有湖泊。北边还有另一个山谷。一片高大的树林。

He told her about the rest of the park. The high country with its lakes. Another valley to the north. A grove of tall trees.

“这个地方太大了，三天根本看不完，”他说，“你只能看到一部分。”

"This place is too big to see in three days," he said. "You only see pieces."

波莉想起她从悬崖上跳下的那些次。没有一次是完美的，但每一次都有一点进步。她可以用一生来不断进步。

Polly thought about her dives off the cliff. None of them were good. But each one was a little better. She could keep getting better for a lifetime.

绿色的接驳车回来了，还是同一个司机。托马斯站起来。“走吧，”他说。

The green shuttle bus came back. The same driver. Tomas stood up. "Off you go," he said.

波莉伸展了她的翅膀，从长椅上飞了起来。她绕着游客中心盘旋，然后开始攀升。

Polly stretched her wings. She lifted off the bench. She circled the visitor centre. She climbed.

山谷在她身下渐渐远去。左边是酋长岩，右边是半圆顶。

The valley dropped away. El Capitan was on her left. Half Dome was on her right.

在山脊上，她向西转去。她下方，一只游隼正在悬崖边捕猎小雨燕。波莉看着。然后她找到了风，让风带着她飞出了公园。

At the rim, she banked west. Below her, a peregrine hunted small swifts along the cliff. Polly watched. Then she found the wind and let it carry her out of the park.