A photograph shows a boy standing on a wall, one arm raised. Posted online, it looks like a victory pose. The caption says he climbed where he was not allowed.
一张照片里，一个男孩站在墙上，举起一只手臂。发到网上后，它看起来像胜利的姿势。配文说，他爬到了不许去的地方。
The next day, a second photograph appears. From the other side, we see a small cat trapped below the wall and the boy reaching toward it. He is not cheering. He is calling for help.
第二天，第二张照片出现了。从另一侧看，我们能看见墙下困着一只小猫，男孩正伸手够它。他不是在欢呼，而是在呼救。
Both images are real. Neither is the whole event. The first one was taken before the cat was visible; the second was taken by a neighbor who came outside to investigate.
两张照片都是真的，可没有一张记录了整件事。第一张拍摄时，猫还看不见；第二张是邻居出来查看时拍的。
The person who posted the first photo deleted it, but the argument continued. Some people apologized; others insisted the boy should not have been on the wall at all. Both things might be true at once.
发布第一张照片的人把它删了，争论却没有停。有些人道了歉；另一些人坚持认为，男孩根本不该爬到墙上。两件事也许同时成立。
A photograph is a sentence without its paragraph. It can tell the truth and still mislead. Before we decide what someone deserves, we should ask what the frame leaves out.
一张照片就像一句没有上下文的句子。它能说出真相，却仍然误导人。在判断一个人该受什么对待之前，我们应该先问：这个画面漏掉了什么？