055 乔什的想法

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I was worried about Molly

我担心莫莉。

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I didn't want her to have an operation

我不想让她做手术。

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But I was also worried about me

但我也担心我自己。

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What if I couldn't think of a way to cheer Molly up?

如果我想不出让莫莉振作起来的办法怎么办？

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What if I — Iggy, the incredible inventor — was finally out of incredible ideas?

如果我——了不起的发明家伊吉——终究耗尽了奇思妙想，怎么办？

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Josh and Jenny went home, and I went to my room

乔什和詹妮回家了，我回到了自己的房间。

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To get my mind off worrying about Molly, I started tinkering with my fan

为了不再为莫莉担心，我开始摆弄我的风扇。

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And guess what

你猜怎么着。

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I found out that my fan worked with batteries!

我发现我的风扇可以用电池工作！

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I didn't need electricity to use it

我用它不需要电。

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I liked having my fan on again, even if it did just blow hot air around

我喜欢重新打开风扇，即使它只是吹着热风。

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Later Josh, Jenny, and I visited Molly

后来乔什、珍妮和我去看了莫莉。

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Since we had no electricity, we played games and did jigsaw puzzles together

因为没有电，我们一起玩游戏、拼拼图。

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At first Molly seemed cheerful

一开始莫莉看起来挺开心的。

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But then she began to look sad again

但后来她又开始显得难过。

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" My whole summer is ruined," she said

“我的整个夏天都毁了。”她说。

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" I can't ride my bike in the park or go on the swings

“我不能在公园里骑自行车，也不能荡秋千了。

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If only that bee hadn't chased me!"

要是那只蜜蜂没有追我就好了！”

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" Don't think about that," said Jenny

“别想那些了。”珍妮说。

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" Think about getting better quickly."

“想想快点好起来。”

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" I saw a TV show about how pets can help people get better," I said

“我看过一个电视节目，说宠物能帮助人康复。”我说。

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" My mom is allergic to cats and dogs," Molly reminded me

“我妈妈对猫和狗都过敏。”莫莉提醒我。

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" Why don't you keep Caswell as a pet?" suggested Jenny

“你为什么不养卡斯韦尔当宠物呢？”珍妮建议道。

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Josh laughed." You could keep him in a cage like a zoo animal!"

乔什笑了。“你可以把他关在笼子里，像动物园的动物一样！”

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Caswell started hopping around the room

卡斯韦尔开始在房间里跳来跳去。

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" I'm a monkey! I'm a monkey!" he cried

“我是猴子！我是猴子！”他喊道。

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That made everyone laugh

这让大家都笑了起来。

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But I noticed that Josh was unusually quiet

但我注意到乔什异常安静。

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When Molly was searching for a missing puzzle piece, I saw him whispering to Jenny

当莫莉在找一块丢失的拼图时，我看见他在跟珍妮耳语。

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Jenny's eyes widened

珍妮的眼睛瞪大了。

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Then she nodded and smiled

然后她点了点头，笑了。

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A moment later Josh and Jenny went into the hallway

过了一会儿，乔什和珍妮去了走廊。

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I could hear them talking to Molly's mom in low voices

我能听见他们在和莫莉的妈妈低声说话。

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"... help Molly..." I heard Josh say

“……帮帮莫莉……”我听见乔什说。

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" If he's quiet," answered Molly's mom

“如果他安静的话。”莫莉的妈妈回答。

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What would help Molly?

什么能帮到莫莉呢？

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And if who was quiet? I wondered

而且，谁要保持安静？我心里纳闷。

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After that Josh and Jenny went downstairs to their apartment

之后，乔什和珍妮下楼回他们的公寓了。

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When they came back, they were carrying Tufty in his cage

他们回来时，提着装着小毛球的笼子。

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Molly smiled." Hello, Tufty," she said

莫莉笑了。“你好，小毛球。”她说。

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" Have you come to visit?"

“你是来看望我的吗？”

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" He's come to stay forever!" Jenny burst out

“它要永远留在这儿了！”珍妮脱口而出。

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" Jenny and I want to give you Tufty," said Josh

“珍妮和我想把小毛球送给你。”乔什说。

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" We already have two pets, and Tufty will cheer you up."

“我们已经有两只宠物了，而且小毛球能让你开心起来。”

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Molly's mom had come into the kitchen

莫莉的妈妈走进了厨房。

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She was smiling broadly

她笑得很灿烂。

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" Can I keep Tufty, Mom?" Molly asked

“妈妈，我可以留下小毛球吗？”莫莉问道。

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" I told Josh and Jenny it would be all right as long as Mr. Chen agreed," replied Mrs. O'Donnell

“我跟乔什和珍妮说过，只要陈先生同意就没问题。”奥唐纳太太回答。

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" And I'm not allergic to birds."

“而且我对鸟不过敏。”

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" My dad thought it was a great idea!" said Josh

“我爸爸觉得这是个超棒的主意！”乔什说。

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" We can visit Tufty every day," said Jenny

“我们可以每天来看小毛球。”珍妮说。

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" I can't believe it!" cried Molly

“我简直不敢相信！”莫莉叫了起来。

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" My own pet!

“我自己的宠物！

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Thank you, Josh and Jenny!"

谢谢你们，乔什和珍妮！”

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" Wow," I thought

“哇，”我心想。

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I hadn't been able to invent something to help Molly

我没能发明出什么东西来帮助莫莉。

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But Josh and Jenny found a great way to help her

但乔什和珍妮找到了一个很棒的办法来帮她。

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" Maybe we can teach Tufty to talk," said Jenny

“也许我们可以教小毛球说话。”珍妮说。

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" I don't think so," said Josh

“我觉得不太可能。”乔什说。

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" Aunt Lydia said she never heard Tufty say a word."

“莉迪亚姑妈说她从没听小毛球说过一个字。”

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I leaned closer to Tufty's cage

我凑近了小毛球的笼子。

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" Hello, Tufty," I said

“你好，小毛球。”我说。

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Tufty cocked his head and stared at me silently

小毛球歪着头，一声不响地盯着我。

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" I'm glad Tufty is a quiet bird," said Molly's mom

“我很高兴小毛球是只安静的鸟。”莫莉的妈妈说。

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" Our apartment is pretty small."

“我们的公寓挺小的。”

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Tufty opened his beak wide

小毛球把嘴张得大大的。

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For a second I thought he was going to yawn

有那么一瞬间，我以为它要打哈欠。

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Suddenly the loud roar of a subway train speeding under the street filled the room

突然，地铁列车在街道下飞驰而过的巨大轰鸣声响彻房间。

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But there was no subway train under our street

可是，我们这条街道底下根本没有地铁。

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The roar of the subway train had come from Tufty!

那地铁列车的轰鸣声，竟然是小毛球发出来的！