013 寻找谜案

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" Hi! I heard you guys are detectives."

"嗨！我听说你们是侦探。"

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Henry glanced up from pouring a cup of lemonade

亨利倒着柠檬汁，抬起头瞥了一眼。

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So did his cousin, Maggie, and his best friend, Cole

他的表妹玛吉和最好的朋友科尔也抬起了头。

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It was a hot summer day in Belltown, and the kids' lemonade stand was busy

这是贝尔镇一个炎热的夏日，孩子们的柠檬汁摊很忙碌。

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A girl named Gail was standing there

一个名叫盖尔的女孩站在那里。

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Gail was a year ahead of Henry and Cole in school and three years ahead of Maggie

盖尔在学校比亨利和科尔高一个年级，比玛吉高三个年级。

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" Yes, we are detectives!" Maggie told her

"是的，我们是侦探！" 玛吉对她说。

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" We solve all mysteries, large and small. See our new sign?"

"我们解决所有大大小小的谜团。看到我们的新招牌了吗？"

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There were two handmade signs hanging by the lemonade stand

柠檬汁摊旁挂着两块手工制作的招牌。

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The first sign was about the lemonade

第一块招牌是关于柠檬汁的。

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The second sign was about the stand's latest business

第二块招牌写的是摊子最新的业务。

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It said: The Lemonade Detectives

上面写着：柠檬汁侦探社

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All Mysteries Solved, Guaranteed

保证解决所有谜团

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No Problem Too Large or Too Small

无论大事小事，全都接办

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$5 per case plus expenses

每案5美元，外加开销

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Henry thought the new sign looked great, but so far it hadn't brought any customers with mysteries to solve

亨利觉得新招牌看起来很棒，但到目前为止，还没有带来想解谜的顾客。

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The other sign, however, had brought plenty of people looking for a cold glass of lemonade

不过，另一块招牌倒是吸引了不少想买冰柠檬汁的人。

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" Do you have a mystery for us?" Cole asked Gail eagerly

“你有什么谜题要交给我们吗？”科尔急切地问盖尔。

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" No, my sister just told me that you three are detectives now," Gail said

“没有，只是我姐姐告诉我，你们三个现在是侦探了，”盖尔说。

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" I'd like to buy some lemonade though."

“不过，我想买点柠檬汁。”

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Maggie looked disappointed." Are you sure you don't have a case for us?

麦琪显得很失望。“你确定没有什么案件要委托给我们吗？

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Hasn't anything mysterious happened to you lately?"

你最近难道没遇到过什么神秘的事情吗？”

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" Nope. Sorry," Gail said

“没有。抱歉。”盖尔说。

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Henry reached for the lemonade pitcher

亨利伸手去拿柠檬汁水壶。

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He poured some into a cup and handed the cup to Gail

他倒了一些到杯子里，把杯子递给盖尔。

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" That will be 25 cents, please," he told her." Enjoy your lemonade."

“请付25美分。”他对她说，“请享用你的柠檬汁。”

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" Thanks." Gail handed him a quarter." Good luck with your detective agency."

“谢谢。”盖尔递给他一枚25分硬币。“祝你们的侦探社好运。”

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After she left, Henry sighed

她离开后，亨利叹了口气。

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" I'm starting to think that there are no more mysteries to solve in Belltown."

“我开始觉得贝尔镇已经没有什么谜题可解了。”

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" We've been sitting here all morning, and haven't gotten a single case!" Cole added

“我们在这儿坐了一上午，一个案件都没接到！”科尔补充道。

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" We could have been playing soccer instead."

“我们本可以去踢足球的。”

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" At least we're making money." Maggie fanned herself with her hand

“至少我们在赚钱。”麦琪用手扇着风。

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" It won't be long before I have enough to start horseback-riding lessons!"

“用不了多久，我就能攒够钱去上骑马课了！”

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Maggie had started the lemonade stand because she wanted to take riding lessons

麦琪摆柠檬汁摊，是因为她想上骑马课。

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Her parents had told her they would only pay half the cost

她父母告诉她，他们只肯付一半的费用。

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She needed to earn enough money to pay the other half herself

她需要自己赚够另一半的钱。

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The lemonade stand was a success right from the start

柠檬汁摊从一开始就很成功。

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Maggie had made plenty of money selling her delicious lemonade

麦琪靠卖她美味的柠檬汁赚了不少钱。

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But then all her money had disappeared right out of her cashbox!

可后来，她所有的钱竟然从她的钱箱里不翼而飞！

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Henry and Cole had helped her track down the thief

亨利和科尔帮她追查到了小偷。

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That was when the idea for The Lemonade Detectives was born

“柠檬汁侦探社”就是在那时候诞生的。

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" We'd be making a lot more money if we had a case," Cole grumbled

“要是能接个案子，我们肯定能多赚好多钱。”科尔嘟囔着说。

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" Besides Henry and I never agreed to be lemonade salesmen

“再说了，亨利和我可从没答应过要当卖柠檬汁的。”

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We want to be detectives!"

我们想当侦探！”

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" Detectives need to be patient," Maggie shot back

“侦探得有耐心才行。”麦琪立刻回了一句。

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" Sooner or later we'll get a case and then — "

“早晚会接到案子的，到那个时候——”

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" Stop arguing, you two," Henry said." Here come some more customers."

“你俩别吵了，”亨利说，“又有客人来了。”

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A group of boys was heading their way

一群男孩正朝他们走来。

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" Four lemonades, please," one boy said, holding out a dollar bill

“请来四杯柠檬汁。”一个男孩递过一张一美元钞票。

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" Here you go." Maggie poured their lemonade

“来，慢用。”麦琪给他们倒柠檬汁。

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" Did you know that we offer detective services now as well as lemonade?"

“你们知道我们现在除了卖柠檬汁，还提供侦探服务吗？”

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The first boy squinted at the new sign

第一个男孩眯起眼睛看着那块新招牌。

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" How can you guys be detectives?" he asked." You're just kids."

“你们怎么能当侦探呢？”他问道，“你们只是小孩子。”

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A boy named Ryan, who never went anywhere without his skateboard, was standing there too

一个叫瑞恩的男孩也站在那儿，他到哪儿都离不开滑板。

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" I bet it's because they figured out who stole Maggie's money," he said

“我打赌是因为他们查出了是谁偷了麦琪的钱。”他说。

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" They thought it was me at first!"

“一开始他们还怀疑是我呢！”

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He began telling his friends about how he'd been a suspect as the boys walked away sipping their lemonade

男孩们边喝着柠檬汁边走开，他开始跟朋友们讲自己如何成了嫌疑人。

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" At least people are hearing about our detective agency," Maggie said, watching them go

“至少人们听说了我们的侦探社。”麦琪看着他们离去的背影说道。

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" That's good," Henry said

“这是好事。”亨利说。

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" But I don't think all three of us need to stay here for the whole day."

“但我觉得没必要我们三个人整天都待在这儿。”

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Cole nodded." Henry and I could go play soccer, and you could call us if someone shows up with a mystery."

科尔点点头：“亨利和我可以去踢足球，如果有人带着谜题来了，你就打电话叫我们。”

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" No way!" Maggie said." I need you to help me with the lemonade."

“不行！”麦琪说，“我需要你们帮我弄柠檬汁。”

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" If we aren't here, it means you get to keep all the lemonade money," Henry reminded her

“如果我们不在这儿，就意味着你可以独吞所有卖柠檬汁的钱。”亨利提醒她。

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Maggie hesitated, thinking about that

麦琪犹豫了，琢磨着这话。

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" Here comes your next lemonade customer, Maggie," Cole said, pointing down the street." He's all yours."

“麦琪，你的下一位柠檬汁顾客来了。”科尔指着街那头说，“他交给你了。”

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Henry glanced at the boy hurrying toward them

亨利瞥了一眼那个急匆匆朝他们走来的男孩。

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" Hey, it's Nathan," he said

“嘿，是纳森。”他说。

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" Maybe we should see if he wants to play soccer with us."

“也许我们该问问他愿不愿意和我们一起踢足球。”

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Nathan was a kid in Henry and Cole's class who lived nearby

纳森和亨利、科尔是同班同学，就住在附近。

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Everyone liked him because he was always friendly, nice, and happy

大家都喜欢他，因为他总是很友善、和气又开心。

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When he got closer, though, Henry saw that Nathan didn't look very happy right now

不过，当他走近时，亨利发现纳森此刻看起来不怎么开心。

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In fact, he was frowning and looking worried

事实上，他正皱着眉头，一脸担忧。

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" What's up, Nathan?" Cole asked when Nathan reached the lemonade stand

“怎么了，纳森？”纳森走到柠檬汁摊前时，科尔问道。

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Nathan pulled a five-dollar bill out of his pocket and slapped it down on the table

纳森从口袋里掏出一张五美元的钞票，啪地拍在桌上。

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" I've got a mystery for you!" he announced

“我有个谜题要委托给你们！”他宣布道。