001 开始做生意

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" Hey, Henry! Come out here!"

“嗨，亨利！出来一下！”

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Henry looked out the window and saw his cousin waving at him from the sidewalk in front of his house

亨利望向窗外，看到他的表妹在他家门前的便道上朝他挥手。

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Maggie was nine years old and lived next door

玛吉九岁，住在隔壁。

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Her mom and Henry's mom were sisters

她的妈妈和亨利的妈妈是姐妹。

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" What do you want?" Henry called down to Maggie." I'm busy."

“你要干嘛？”亨利朝楼下的玛吉喊道，“我忙着呢。”

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He glanced at his computer

他瞥了一眼电脑。

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He'd just finished lunch, and now he was playing his favorite game, Puzzle Pirates

他刚吃完午饭，正在玩他最喜欢的游戏《海盗谜题》。

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All he had to do was solve one more puzzle, and he would reach Level Ten

他只要再解一个谜题，就能升到第十级了。

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" Just come down here!" Maggie yelled again

“快下来！”玛吉又喊道。

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Henry sighed. He was two years older than Maggie, but that didn't stop her from bossing him around

亨利叹了口气。他比玛吉大两岁，但这并不妨碍她对他指手画脚。

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His best friend, Cole, always told him that he should just ignore her

他最好的朋友科尔总是告诉他，应该直接忽略她。

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But Maggie was usually so loud and dramatic, she was hard to ignore!

但玛吉通常又吵又夸张，很难让人忽略她！

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Henry turned off his computer and headed outside

亨利关掉电脑，朝外面走去。

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Maggie was waiting for him and holding a handmade cardboard sign

玛吉正等着他，手里拿着一个手工制作的纸板招牌。

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" Look at this," she said." Isn't it awesome?"

“看看这个，”她说，“是不是超棒的？”

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The sign read: MAGGIE'S LEMONADE STAND

招牌上写着：玛吉的柠檬水小摊

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ONE CUP: 25 cents

单杯特惠：25美分

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TWO CUPS: 45 cents

双杯特惠：45美分

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BELLTOWN'S BEST BEVERAGE!

贝镇最佳饮品！

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Maggie was very artistic. She'd drawn a glass of lemonade below the words

玛吉很有艺术细胞。她在文字下方画了一杯柠檬水。

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It looked so realistic that it made Henry thirsty

这招牌看起来太逼真了，让亨利都觉得口渴。

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" Great sign," Henry said." Maybe I'll buy a cup."

“招牌不错，”亨利说，“也许我会买一杯。”

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" You won't have to," Maggie said." You'll get your lemonade for free."

“你不用买，”玛吉说，“你可以免费喝柠檬水。”

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Henry was instantly suspicious

亨利立刻起了疑心。

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If Maggie was running a lemonade stand to make money, why would she give away the lemonade for free?

如果玛吉摆柠檬水摊是为了赚钱，她为什么要免费送柠檬水呢？

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" What do you mean?" he asked

“你这是什么意思？”他问道。

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She grinned." You'll get it for free because you're an employee," she said

她咧嘴一笑。“你免费喝，因为你是我的员工。”她说。

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" I hereby hire you to help me with my lemonade stand."

“我特此雇你来帮我打理柠檬水摊。”

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Henry rolled his eyes." Are you kidding me?" he said

亨利翻了个白眼。“你在跟我开玩笑吧？”他说。

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" Lemonade stands are for babies."

“柠檬水摊是小屁孩才玩的东西。”

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Maggie scowled." No, they're not!"

玛吉皱起眉头。“不，不是的！”

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" Yes, they are," Henry said

“就是的。”亨利说。

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" Why do you want to do something like that anyway?"

“话说回来，你为什么想做这种事呢？”

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" Mom and Dad said I can take horseback-riding lessons if I pay half of the cost myself," Maggie explained

“爸爸妈妈说了，如果我自己付一半的费用，就可以去上骑马课。”玛吉解释道。

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" I figured I could make lots of money selling lemonade while it's hot out

“我想趁天热的时候卖柠檬水，可以赚很多钱。

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I'll switch to hot chocolate when the weather turns cold."

等天冷了，我就改卖热巧克力。”

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" Sounds like a good plan," Henry said

“听起来是个不错的计划。”亨利说。

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" So you'll help?" Maggie looked excited

“那你愿意帮忙吗？”玛吉看起来很兴奋。

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" Nope," Henry said

“不。”亨利说。

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Maggie tried to change his mind

玛吉想让他改变主意。

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She promised him all the free lemonade he could drink

她向他承诺，柠檬水免费喝，想喝多少都行。

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Then she told him he could have 10 percent of the profits

接着，她告诉他，可以分给他10%的利润。

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Henry just shook his head." No, thanks," he said

亨利只是摇了摇头，说："不用了，谢谢。"

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" Good luck with your new business. I'm going to Cole's."

"祝你新生意顺利。我去科尔家了。"

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He walked over to Cole's house on the next block

他走到隔壁街区科尔的家。

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The two of them played soccer for a while in Cole's yard

他俩在科尔的院子里踢了一会儿足球。

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Then they headed back to Henry's house to play Puzzle Pirates

然后，他们一起回亨利家玩《谜题海盗》游戏。

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On the way they passed Maggie's lemonade stand

路上，他们经过了玛吉的柠檬水小摊。

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The stand was a table set up on the sidewalk in front of Maggie's house

那个小摊是摆在玛吉家门前人行道上的一张桌子。

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Two teenage girls were standing nearby sipping lemonade from paper cups

两个十几岁的女孩正站在旁边，小口喝着纸杯里的柠檬水。

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A boy with a skateboard was chugging his lemonade

一个踩滑板的男孩正在咕咚咕咚地喝他的柠檬水。

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A little boy clung to his mother's hand while she leaned against the table and talked on her cell phone

一个小男孩紧紧抓着妈妈的手，而他妈妈正靠着桌子打电话。

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Maggie was nearby chatting with a kid named Nathan and his little sister, Nora

玛吉在不远处，正和一个叫内森的小孩和他的小妹妹诺拉聊天。

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It looked as if Nathan and Nora had just returned from the local swimming pool

看起来内森和诺拉好像刚从社区游泳池回来。

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Their bathing suits were still wet

他们的泳衣还是湿的。

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When Maggie spotted Henry and Cole coming, she hurried to meet them

玛吉看到亨利和科尔来了，就赶紧迎了上去。

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" Want some lemonade?" she asked." It's a dollar per cup."

“想来点柠檬水吗？”她问道，“一块钱一杯。”

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" A dollar?" Henry said." I thought you were charging 25 cents."

“一块钱？”亨利说，“我记得你本来要卖两毛五的。”

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" Yeah!" Cole pointed to the sign." It's written right there. See?"

“就是！”科尔指着牌子，“那上面写着呢。你看？”

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Maggie tossed her head." That's the price for normal people

玛吉把头一扬。“那是给普通人的价格。

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Rotten cousins and their friends get charged extra."

讨厌的表哥和他的朋友得多收点。”

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" Fine. I wasn't thirsty anyway," Henry said, rolling his eyes

“行。反正我也不渴。”亨利翻了个白眼说。

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" Come on, Cole. We have plenty of soda at my house."

“走吧，科尔。我家多的是汽水。”

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They started to walk away. But Maggie ran after them

他们转身要走。但玛吉追了上去。

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" Stop. I was just kidding," she said

“别走。我刚才开玩笑的。”她说。

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" I'll sell you lemonade for fifty cents per cup."

“柠檬水我可以卖你们五毛钱一杯。”

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When the boys kept walking, she tried again." Okay, okay! Twenty cents

见男孩们还在继续走，她又试了一次。“好吧，好吧！两毛钱。

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That's my special price for cousins and friends of cousins."

这是我给表哥和表哥朋友的特别价。”

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" You have a deal," Cole said, turning around

“成交。”科尔转过身来说。

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Henry and Cole headed back to the lemonade stand

亨利和科尔走回了柠檬水摊。

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Maggie poured them each a cup of lemonade

玛吉给他们每人倒了一杯柠檬水。

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Henry fished some change out of his pocket to pay for it

亨利从口袋里掏出些零钱付了款。

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Cole took a sip." Hey, this lemonade is really good!"

科尔尝了一口。“嘿，这柠檬水真好喝！”

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Maggie smiled." It's the best in town," she bragged

玛吉笑了。“这绝对是镇上最好喝的。”她得意地夸口道。

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" Everyone says so. I've made a ton of money already!"

“大家都这么说。我已经挣了一大笔钱了！”

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She opened the cashbox on her table to put the boys' money away

她打开桌上的钱箱，准备把男孩们的钱放进去。

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When she looked inside the box, she gasped

当她往钱箱里看时，倒抽了一口凉气。

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" Oh no!" she cried." My money is gone!"

“哦不！”她大叫起来，“我的钱不见了！”