014 山地快车

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The next weekend my friends and I climbed aboard a big luxury bus

下个周末，我和朋友们登上了一辆大型豪华巴士。

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We were headed for our mountain getaway with Mr. Chen

我们要和陈老师一起去山间度个短假。

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Bunch came too, of course

邦奇当然也来了。

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But he had to travel in his dog cage

但它只能待在自己的狗笼里出行。

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We found seats on the bus

我们在巴士上找到了座位。

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All around us, lots of people were talking and laughing

我们周围，许多人有说有笑。

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I guess we weren't the only ones excited about a mountain getaway!

看来，不是只有我们对山间度假感到兴奋！

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Caswell was sitting next to Molly

卡斯韦尔坐在莫莉旁边。

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He had his huge teddy bear backpack with him

他带着他那大大的泰迪熊背包。

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" Are we there yet?" he asked her

“我们到了吗？”他问她。

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" Caswell, the bus hasn't even left yet,"

“卡斯韦尔，巴士都还没开呢，”

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said Molly, laughing at her little brother

莫莉笑着说，笑她的小弟弟。

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" So how could we be there already?"

那我们怎么可能已经到了呢？

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The bus finally pulled out of the station a few minutes later

几分钟后，大巴终于驶出了车站。

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I smiled to myself and patted my backpack

我暗自笑了笑，拍了拍背包。

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Besides my clothes, the backpack contained my secret invention

除了衣服，背包里还装着我的秘密发明。

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From inside his dog cage, Bunch kept sniffing the air

邦奇在狗笼里不停地嗅着空气。

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He could probably smell the hamster pellets I had used for my invention

它大概是闻到了我发明里用的仓鼠粮。

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Bunch loves hamster pellets

邦奇很喜欢吃仓鼠粮。

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He was even drooling!

它甚至流口水了！

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Mr. Chen had brought a big suitcase that held his magic tricks

陈老师带了一个大箱子，里面装着他的魔术道具。

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When he wasn't working at the supermarket, Mr. Chen sometimes performed magic shows

陈老师不在超市工作的时候，有时会表演魔术。

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Once I'd seen him make a frog leap out of his shirt sleeve

我曾见过他让一只青蛙从他的衬衫袖子里跳出来。

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The audience had loved that trick

观众们很喜欢那个魔术。

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Molly had noticed the suitcase too

莫莉也注意到了那个手提箱。

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" Mr. Chen, can we see your magic things?" she asked

“陈老师，我们可以看看你的魔术道具吗？”她问道。

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" Sure," said Mr. Chen with a smile

“当然可以，”陈老师笑着说。

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" I'm working on some new tricks

“我正在准备一些新魔术。

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I'm going to practice them at Shadow Lake Lodge."

我打算在影湖旅馆练习它们。”

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He took his suitcase down from the overhead rack

他从头顶的行李架上取下手提箱。

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He showed us some of the things inside:

他给我们看了里面的一些东西：

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gold coins, playing cards, and a magic wand

金币、扑克牌和一根魔杖。

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" Are we there yet?" Caswell kept asking

“我们到了吗？”卡斯韦尔不停地问。

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Molly covered her face with her hands

莫莉用双手捂住脸。

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But Josh smiled patiently

但乔希只是耐心地微笑着。

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" Not yet, Caswell," he said

“还没到呢，卡斯韦尔。”他说道。

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" But we're going into a cool tunnel now!"

“不过，我们正要进一条很酷的隧道呢！”

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" This tunnel goes under a river," I added

“这条隧道要穿过一条河底。”我补充道。

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Caswell peered nervously through the window

卡斯韦尔紧张地透过车窗向外张望。

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" I hope the river doesn't fall on our heads," he said

“希望河水别浇到我们头上。”他说道。

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" Don't worry, Caswell," said Mr. Chen

“别担心，卡斯韦尔。”陈老师说。

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" This tunnel is strong

“这条隧道很坚固。”

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It will keep the river out."

这样河水就进不来了。”

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When we came out of the tunnel, we were not in the city anymore

当我们驶出隧道时，已经不在城市里了。

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We were on a busy highway

我们行驶在一条繁忙的高速公路上。

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In the distance I could see hills with colorful fall trees

我能看见远处山丘上长满彩色的秋叶。

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An hour later the bus was climbing a steep mountain road

一小时后，大巴正沿着一条陡峭的山路爬升。

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It led up to Shadow Lake Lodge

这条路通往影湖旅馆。

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" Oh my gosh!" Jenny gasped

“哇！”珍妮倒吸了一口气。

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" This is where we're staying?" said Josh

“我们就住这儿吗？”乔希说。

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" Caswell, guess what," Molly whispered." We're finally here."

“卡斯韦尔，你猜怎么着，”莫莉轻声说，“我们终于到了。”

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I was staring at the building in amazement too

我也正目瞪口呆地盯着那栋建筑。

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I decided that Shadow Lake Lodge wasn't really a hotel

我敢肯定，影湖旅馆其实根本不是个旅馆。

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It was a fairy-tale castle sitting on a mountain

它是一座坐落在山上的童话城堡。

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Flags flew from its towers

塔楼上旗帜飘扬。

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Hills rippled below

山下丘陵起伏。

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A blue lake glittered in the sunlight

一个蓝色的湖在阳光下闪闪发光。

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" I can't wait to see our room!" said Molly

“我等不及要看咱们的房间了！”莫莉说。

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" Maybe it will have gold curtains."

“说不定会有金色的窗帘。”

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" And diamond tables," said Jenny

“还有镶着钻石的桌子。”珍妮说。

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Molly giggled." We'll be like princesses!"

莫莉咯咯笑着说：“我们会像公主一样！”

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" Maybe we'll be invited to a fancy ball tonight," said Jenny

“或许我们今晚会被邀请去参加一场华丽的舞会。”珍妮说。

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Josh gave me a look

乔希看了我一眼。

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The look meant," Ugh! Girls."

那个眼神的意思是：“唉，女生啊。”

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I knew just how he felt

我完全明白他的感受。

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I didn't care about gold curtains or diamond tables either

我也不在乎什么金色窗帘、钻石桌子。

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And I definitely didn't care about fancy balls

我更不关心什么华丽舞会。

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" I want to hike up to that lookout tower," I said

“我想徒步走到那个瞭望塔上去。”我说。

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I pointed to a tall stone tower at the very top of the mountain

我指向山顶上那座高高的石塔。

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" Me too!" cried Josh

“我也想去！”乔希喊道。

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I had never climbed a mountain before

我以前从来没爬过山。

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I patted my backpack again, really glad that I had brought along my latest invention

我又拍了拍我的背包，心里特别高兴自己带上了最新的发明。

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Looking up at the steep mountain, I had a feeling that we were going to need my invention

抬头望着陡峭的山，我有种预感，我们会需要我的发明。