001 孩子们迷路了

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There were three children: Gerald, Jimmy, and Kathleen

有三个孩子：杰拉尔德、吉米和凯瑟琳。

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And they were at school in a little town in England

他们在英国的一个小镇上学。

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The boys were at one school, of course, and their sister was at another

当然，男孩们在一所学校，他们的妹妹在另一所学校。

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They used to see each other only on weekends

他们以前只在周末见面。

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So they looked forward to going home for summer vacation

所以他们盼望着回家过暑假。

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But one year they couldn't go home because someone in the family had the measles

但有一年，因为家里有人得了麻疹，他们不能回家。

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That disease was easy to catch

那种病很容易传染。

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After many letters back and forth, their parents agreed to let them stay at Kathleen's school

经过多次书信往来，父母同意让他们留在凯瑟琳的学校。

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All the girls had gone home

所有的女孩都已经回家了。

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All the teachers had left except the French teacher

除了法语老师，其他老师都离开了。

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Now the boys had arrived, and they were drinking tea with Kathleen

现在男孩子们已经到了，他们正和凯瑟琳一起喝茶。

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" We need a summer project," she said

她说道：“我们需要一个暑假项目。”

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" Let's write a book."

“我们写本书吧。”

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" Too much work," said Gerald, who was the oldest

“太费事了，”杰拉尔德说，他年龄最大。

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" We'll do something outdoors

“我们做些户外活动吧。

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A cave would be good

找个山洞就很不错。

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We could eat our meals there."

我们可以在那里吃饭。”

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" There aren't any caves,"

“根本没有山洞，”

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said Jimmy, who liked to say no

吉米说，他就爱说不。

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" And I doubt Mademoiselle will let us go out by ourselves."

“而且我怀疑玛德莫塞尔小姐不会让我们自己出去。”

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" Well, I'm going to talk to her," said Gerald

“嗯，我去跟她说吧。”杰拉尔德说。

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He washed his hands and combed his hair before he knocked on Mademoiselle's door

他洗了手，梳理了头发，才去敲小姐的房门。

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She was reading

她正在看书。

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" Excuse me, Mademoiselle," said Gerald politely

“打扰了，小姐。”杰拉尔德礼貌地说。

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" I thought I'd say hello because you're in charge of us."

“我想应该来打个招呼，因为您是负责照顾我们的人。”

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Mademoiselle was charmed by the young man's manners

小姐被这个年轻人的礼貌举止打动了。

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" Can I do anything for you?"

“我能为你做些什么吗？”

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" No, thank you

“不用了，谢谢。

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We don't want to be any trouble

我们不想添任何麻烦。

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In fact, we would cause less trouble tomorrow if we spent all day outside."

其实，如果我们明天一整天都待在外面，反而会更少添麻烦。”

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Mademoiselle smiled

马德莫瓦塞尔小姐笑了。

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" I know what you really want

“我知道你们真正想要的是什么。

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You want to be left alone."

你们想自己待着。”

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Gerald laughed and Mademoiselle did too

杰拉尔德笑了，马德莫瓦塞尔小姐也笑了。

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" Go ahead," she said

“去吧，”她说。

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" I won't stand in your way."

“我不会妨碍你们的。”

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The next morning the children went off on their adventure

第二天早上，孩子们出发去探险了。

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It was a beautiful day

那天天气很好。

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" We're sure to find something," said Gerald

“我们肯定会发现点什么，”杰拉尔德说。

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" A boy at school said that there was a cave near here

“学校有个男孩说这附近有个山洞。”

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But he said there's an enchanted castle too

但他说还有一座魔法城堡。

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So none of that may be true."

所以那些可能都不是真的。”

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The children walked along the road, which was very hot

孩子们沿着路走，天气非常炎热。

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They decided to share a drink from their lunch

他们决定分享午餐里的饮料。

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Soon they came to a fork in the road

很快他们来到了一个岔路口。

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They went right and came to another fork and then another

他们向右走，又遇到一个岔路，接着又是一个。

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" We're completely lost," said Kathleen." What fun!"

“我们完全迷路了，”凯瑟琳说，“真好玩！”

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Now the trees arched overhead and bushes lined the banks along the road

此时，树木在头顶上拱成穹顶，灌木丛排列在路边的斜坡上。

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" Let's have some lunch," said Jimmy

“我们吃午饭吧，”吉米说。

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As they sat down, Gerald leaned against some bushes

他们坐下时，杰拉尔德靠在一丛灌木上。

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" Oh my!" he cried

“天哪！”他喊道。

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The bushes gave way and he almost fell backward

灌木丛被压开了，他差点向后摔倒。

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The other two pulled back the bushes

另外两人把灌木丛往后拉。

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There was a large hole in the bank

河岸上有一个大洞。

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" It's a cave!" said Gerald." I'm going in."

“是个洞穴！”杰拉尔德说，“我要进去。”

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" Oh, don't!" said Kathleen." There might be snakes."

“哦，别进去！”凯瑟琳说，“可能会有蛇。”

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But Gerald was already crawling through the hole

但杰拉尔德已经开始从洞口往里爬了。

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" It is a cave! Come look!"

“真的是个洞穴！快来看！”

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Kathleen and Jimmy followed him down the hole

凯瑟琳和吉米跟着他钻进了洞里。

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They walked a short distance and came out into the sunshine

他们走了一小段路，出来重见阳光。

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" How wonderful!" said Kathleen

“太美妙了！”凯瑟琳说。

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Ahead of them was a tall arch framed with ferns and grasses

他们前方有一座高高的拱门，周围长满了蕨类和青草。

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" It looks like a train tunnel," said Jimmy

“看起来像火车隧道，”吉米说。

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" It's the entrance to the enchanted castle," said Kathleen

“这是通往魔法城堡的入口，”凯瑟琳说。

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" Oh, don't be silly."

“哦，别犯傻了。”

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Gerald led the way to the arch

杰拉尔德领头走向拱门。

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" There's a set of steps!" said Jimmy

“有一排台阶！”吉米说。

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They followed Gerald down the steps, walking slowly through the darkness

他们跟着杰拉尔德走下台阶，在黑暗中慢慢前行。

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Up ahead was a patch of daylight

前方出现了一片日光。

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The children passed under another arch and out onto a terrace

孩子们穿过另一道拱门，来到一个露台上。

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Below them was a lake with an island

他们下方是一个湖，湖中有一个小岛。

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Beyond that, marble statues gleamed among the trees

再远处，大理石雕像在树林间闪闪发光。

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White towers stood out against the sky

白色的塔楼在天空映衬下格外醒目。

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" It's the enchanted castle!" cried Kathleen

“这就是魔法城堡！”凯瑟琳喊道。