031 后院烧烤

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" Here, kitties," Henry said." Fetch!"

“来，小猫咪，”亨利说。“接着！”

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He tossed a cat toy across the family room

他把一个猫玩具扔到家庭活动室的另一边。

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Two kittens ran over and pounced on it

两只小猫跑过去扑了上去。

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Henry laughed as the tiny cats batted the toy under the sofa

亨利笑了，因为小猫咪们把玩具打到了沙发下面。

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Henry was at his aunt and uncle's house

亨利在他叔叔和婶婶家。

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They lived next door to him and his parents

他们就住在亨利和他父母家的隔壁。

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It was a nice summer day, and the two families were having a barbecue in the backyard

那是个美好的夏日，两家人正在后院里烧烤。

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" The kittens are cute, Ellen," Henry's mother said as she picked up a plate of hot dogs in the kitchen

“这些小猫咪真可爱，艾伦，”亨利的妈妈说着，一边在厨房端起一盘热狗。

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Henry's aunt Ellen sighed." Yes, they are," she said

亨利的婶婶艾伦叹了口气。“是啊，它们是很可爱，”她说。

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" But they get into everything! I'll be glad when they're a little older."

“但它们什么都捣乱！等它们再大一点，我就高兴了。”

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One of the kittens started rolling on the rug

其中一只小猫在地毯上打起滚来。

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The other one jumped onto the sofa. Henry smiled as he watched them

另一只跳上了沙发。亨利看着它们微笑。

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They were really playful! The kittens belonged to his cousin Maggie

它们真是爱玩！这些小猫是他表妹玛吉的。

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She was nine years old, two years younger than Henry

她九岁，比亨利小两岁。

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" Should we head outside?" Henry's father asked

“我们该出去了吗？”亨利的爸爸问。

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" I could start grilling the food while we wait for Uncle Bruce and Maggie to get home."

“我可以先开始烤食物，等布鲁斯叔叔和玛吉回家。”

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Henry's father and Uncle Bruce both loved to cook on Uncle Bruce's fancy grill

亨利的爸爸和布鲁斯叔叔都喜欢在布鲁斯叔叔的高档烤架上做饭。

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Whenever the families had a barbecue together, the two dads did most of the cooking

每当两家人一起烧烤时，两位爸爸就负责大部分烹饪。

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" Good idea," Henry told his father." I'm hungry!"

“好主意，”亨利对爸爸说，“我饿了！”

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" Henry, would you please put the kittens in Maggie's room before we go outside?" Aunt Ellen asked

“亨利，你能在我们出去前把小猫放到玛吉的房间吗？”艾伦阿姨问。

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" They can't get into too much trouble there

在那儿它们不会惹太多麻烦。

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All her clothes are already covered in cat hair!"

她的衣服上已经全是猫毛了！

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" Sure," Henry said. He scooped up one kitten in each hand

“没问题。”亨利说着，双手各捧起一只小猫。

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They wriggled and meowed, trying to escape

它们扭来扭去，喵喵叫着，想要挣脱。

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But soon they were safely shut inside Maggie's bedroom

但很快它们就被安全地关进了玛吉的卧室。

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Henry headed outside

亨利朝外面走去。

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His parents and Aunt Ellen were setting food on the picnic table

他的父母和艾伦阿姨正把食物摆到野餐桌上。

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They were having hot dogs and hamburgers, corn on the cob, and Henry's favorite — watermelon

他们有热狗、汉堡、玉米棒，还有亨利最爱吃的西瓜。

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" I hope Maggie gets home from her riding lesson soon," Henry's father said as he walked over to the grill

“希望玛吉上完骑马课快点回来。”亨利的爸爸说着走向烤架。

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" I want some of her delicious lemonade."

“我想喝点儿她做的好喝的柠檬水。”

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" Watch out, Dad," Henry joked." She'll probably charge you 25 cents per cup!"

“小心喽，爸爸，”亨利开玩笑说，“她很可能会收你二十五美分一杯！”

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Everyone chuckled

大家都笑了。

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Maggie had started a lemonade stand a few weeks ago to earn money for horseback-riding lessons

几周前，玛吉摆了个柠檬水小摊，想攒钱上骑马课。

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Her parents had told her they would pay half the lesson fees if she paid the other half herself

父母答应她，只要她自己出一半学费，他们就付另一半。

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" I wonder what's taking them so long," Aunt Ellen said, looking at her watch

“他们怎么这么久还没回来，”艾伦舅妈看看表说。

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" Bruce left to pick Maggie up from the barn almost an hour ago

“布鲁斯快一个小时前就去马厩接玛吉了。

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They should be home by now."

现在该到家了呀。”

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" Uh-oh," Henry's dad joked

“哎呀，”亨利的爸爸开玩笑说，

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" Sounds like a mystery for The Lemonade Detectives!"

“看来又该‘柠檬水侦探’出马破案了！”

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Henry grinned

亨利咧嘴一笑。

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A few weeks ago, Maggie, Henry, and their friend, Cole, had started The Lemonade Detective agency

几周前，玛吉、亨利和他们的朋友科尔创办了柠檬水侦探社。

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They'd already solved quite a few cases

他们已经解决了相当多的案件。

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Some cases were interesting, like figuring out who'd dumped frogs into the town pool

有些案件很有趣，比如查出是谁往镇上的游泳池里倒了一堆青蛙。

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Other cases were kind of boring, like finding people's lost keys or library books

其他案件就有点无聊了，比如帮人找丢失的钥匙或图书馆的书。

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But so far The Lemonade Detectives had solved them all

不过到目前为止，柠檬水侦探社把它们全解决了。

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They were even making money, which was helping to pay for Maggie's horseback-riding lessons

他们甚至赚了钱，这些钱帮玛吉付了骑术课的学费。

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" That's not much of a mystery, Dad," Henry said

“这也算不上什么谜团，爸爸。”亨利说。

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" We already know that Maggie loves being at the barn

“我们早就知道玛吉喜欢待在谷仓里。

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We also know that she's really talkative

我们也知道她话特别多。

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She's probably giving Uncle Bruce a tour and making him meet all the horses before they leave."

她大概还在带布鲁斯叔叔参观，让他在走之前认识所有的马呢。”

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" But I thought this was her third riding lesson," Henry's father said

“但我还以为这是她第三次骑术课了。”亨利的父亲说。

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" Hasn't Uncle Bruce been to the barn before?"

“布鲁斯叔叔没去过那个谷仓吗？”

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" Yes," Henry replied with a shrug

“去过。”亨利耸耸肩回答。

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" But that wouldn't stop Maggie from dragging him all over the place!"

“但这可挡不住玛吉，她还是会拽着他到处转的！”

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Aunt Ellen smiled." Good detective work, Henry," she said

艾伦阿姨笑了。“不错的推理，亨利。”她说。

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" If you're right, will we owe you five dollars for your detective fee?"

“如果你说对了，我们是不是得付你五美元的侦探费？”

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" No," Henry said with a laugh." I'll give you the family discount

“不用。”亨利笑着说，“我给你算家庭优惠价。

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Just don't tell Maggie!"

可别告诉玛吉！”

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" It's nice that Maggie is enjoying her lessons," Henry's father said

“玛吉喜欢她的课，这很好。”亨利的父亲说。

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" She worked so hard to earn the money for them."

“她为了挣学费，可下了不少功夫。”

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" Yes, she's definitely enjoying them," Aunt Ellen said

“是啊，她肯定是很高兴的。”艾伦阿姨说。

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" I think she'd move into the barn if we'd let her!"

“我想，要是我们同意，她干脆就搬去谷仓住了！”

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Henry grinned." It's easy to imagine Maggie sleeping in a stall like a horse," he said

亨利咧嘴笑了。“不难想象玛吉像马一样睡在马房里。”他说。

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" But I can't imagine her eating hay. She doesn't even like salad!"

“但我没法想象她吃干草。她连沙拉都不喜欢！”

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Just then the back door swung open

就在这时，后门猛地打开了。

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Maggie came stomping into the backyard, still dressed in her riding clothes

玛吉踩着沉重的步子走进后院，还穿着她的骑装。

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Her face was bright red, and she did not look happy

她满脸通红，看起来一点也不高兴。

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" There's a rotten thief at the barn!" she cried. She pointed at Henry

“谷仓里有个可恶的小偷！”她喊道，又用手指着亨利，

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" And I need the other Lemonade Detectives to help me figure out who it is!"

“我需要其他柠檬水侦探来帮我查出来是谁！”