037 亨利的陷阱

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" Big Spot's saddle pad is missing?" Maggie said." What do you mean?

“大斑点的鞍垫不见了？”玛吉说，“你是什么意思？”

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I put it back in the tack room, just like always!"

我把它放回鞍具房了，就像往常一样！”

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" What's a tack room?" Cole whispered to Henry

“鞍具房是什么？”科尔小声问亨利。

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" I think it's where they keep the horses' equipment," he answered

“我想那是放马具的地方，”他回答。

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" Are you sure?" Ms. Wood was asking Maggie

“你确定吗？”伍德女士问玛吉。

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" Because the other pads were there. But yours wasn't with them."

“因为其他垫子都在。但你的不在其中。”

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" I'm positive!" Maggie insisted

“我肯定！”玛吉坚持说。

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" I remember because it was kind of damp from Spot's sweat

“我记得，因为垫子有点潮，是大斑点的汗。

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I could feel it through my shirt when I carried everything back to the tack room."

我抱着东西回鞍具房时，都能透过衬衫感觉到湿气。”

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Ms. Wood didn't look convinced

伍德女士看起来不太相信。

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" Well, I haven't seen it since your last lesson

“嗯，自从你上次上课之后我就没见过了。

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If it doesn't turn up soon, I'll have to speak to your parents about replacing it."

如果它很快还找不到的话，我就得和你父母谈谈赔偿的事了。”

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Henry looked at Cole, worried. Had the thief struck again?

亨利担忧地看着科尔。小偷又下手了？

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" I put a different pad under Spot's saddle," Ms. Wood went on

“我给大斑点的鞍子下面放了另一块垫子，”伍德女士接着说。

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" You can use that one for today."

“今天你可以用那块。”

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The barn owner hurried away. Maggie stomped toward Big Spot's stall

马厩主人匆匆走开了。玛吉跺着脚走向大斑点的马厩。

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The boys followed

男孩们跟了上去。

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" I can't believe this!" Maggie cried

“我真不敢相信！”玛吉喊道。

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" It's bad enough that my parents might not let me ride anymore

“我爸妈可能不让我再骑马了，这已经够糟了。

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Now I have to worry about Ms. Wood kicking me out of the barn too!"

现在我还得担心伍德女士把我赶出马厩！”

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" How much does a saddle pad cost?" Henry asked

“一个鞍垫多少钱？” 亨利问。

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" Why?" Maggie looked hopeful

“为什么？” 玛吉看上去满怀希望。

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" Are you going to buy Ms. Wood a new one so she doesn't tell my parents?"

“你是要给伍德女士买个新的，好让她不告诉我父母吗？”

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" No. I'm trying to figure out whether the thief could sell that pad for a lot of money."

“不。我在想那小偷能不能把这个鞍垫卖很多钱。”

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" Probably not." Maggie started changing into her riding boots

“大概不能。” 玛吉开始换骑靴。

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" The pad was kind of old

“那个鞍垫有点儿旧了。

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And saddle pads only cost about 15 dollars when they're new

新鞍垫也就大概15美元。

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I looked at some when Mom took me to the store to buy my riding clothes."

妈妈带我去商店买骑马服时，我看过一些。”

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" This case doesn't make sense," Cole said

“这个案子说不通。” 科尔说。

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" The thief is stealing really weird stuff."

“小偷净偷些很奇怪的东西。”

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Henry nodded." It's weird that only Maggie's stuff has disappeared

亨利点点头。“只有玛吉的东西不见了，这很奇怪。

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And it's even weirder that some of the missing stuff is valuable and some isn't."

更奇怪的是，有些丢的东西很值钱，有些却不值钱。”

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" A thief could sell Maggie's bracelet or her new riding gloves," Cole said

“小偷偷了玛吉的手镯或者她的新骑马手套可以拿去卖。”科尔说。

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" And the check was worth money too, of course

“那张支票当然也值钱。

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But why steal one sock? Or a sweaty old saddle pad?"

但为什么要偷一只袜子呢？或者一块臭烘烘的旧鞍垫？”

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" Who cares why someone did it?" Maggie said

“谁在乎别人为什么这么做？”玛吉说。

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" We just need to figure out who did it. And fast!"

“我们只需要找出是谁干的。而且要快！”

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" Don't worry," Henry told her." I have a plan, remember?"

“别担心，”亨利对她说，“我有个计划，记得吗？”

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" Good. I hope it works."

“太好了。希望这计划能行。”

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Maggie started getting her pony ready, and the boys wandered off

玛吉开始给她的小马做准备，男孩们则溜达到别处去了。

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" Do you think your plan will work?" Cole asked

“你觉得你的计划会奏效吗？”科尔问。

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Henry stooped to pat Little Spot as the dog ran up to them

大斑点朝他们跑来，亨利弯腰拍了拍它。

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" I don't know. But it's the best plan I can think of right now."

“不知道。但这是我目前能想到的最好计划。”

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He was carrying a plastic bag. Reaching inside, he pulled out a baseball glove

他拿着一个塑料袋。他伸手进去，掏出了一只棒球手套。

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" Are you sure you want to risk losing your autographed glove?" Cole asked

“你确定要冒失去你签名手套的风险吗？”科尔问。

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" It's really cool. Plus your parents will be mad if you lose it."

“它真的很酷。而且如果你弄丢了，你父母会生气的。”

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" I won't lose it," Henry said." We'll be hiding and watching it, remember?"

“我不会弄丢的，”亨利说，“我们会躲起来看着它，记得吗？”

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That was his plan

这就是他的计划。

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The baseball glove had been autographed by several famous baseball players

这只棒球手套上有好几位著名棒球运动员的签名。

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Anyone could see it was worth a lot of money

谁都能看出来它值很多钱。

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Henry was planning to put the glove in the barn aisle where everyone would notice it

亨利打算把手套放在谷仓过道里，一个大家都能看见的地方。

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Then he and Cole would hide out and see if anyone tried to take it

然后他和科尔就藏起来，看有没有人会去拿它。

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With luck, they'd catch the thief before Maggie's riding lesson started!

运气好的话，他们能在玛吉的骑术课开始前抓住小偷！

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" If Jill is stealing because she needs money, she'll definitely grab this glove," Cole said

“如果吉尔是因为缺钱才偷东西，她肯定会拿走这只手套。”科尔说。

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" If Zach's the thief, he might take it too," Henry said

“如果扎克是小偷，他也可能会拿走。”亨利说。

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" He loves baseball. And we don't know what Eleanor's motive might be

“他超爱棒球。而且我们不知道埃莉诺的动机可能是什么。

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Maybe she needs money too

也许她也需要钱。

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My aunt and uncle keep saying that riding is an expensive sport."

我叔叔婶婶总说，骑马是项昂贵的运动。”

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He set his glove down. Then he and Cole hid in an empty stall nearby

他放下手套。然后和科尔藏进了附近一个空的马厩隔间里。

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It wasn't long before they heard footsteps

没过多久，他们就听到了脚步声。

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Henry peeked out and saw Zach coming down the aisle

亨利偷偷往外看，看到扎克正沿着过道走过来。

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" Hey, what's that?" Zach muttered. He stopped and picked up the glove

“嘿，那是什么？”扎克咕哝道。他停下脚步，捡起了手套。

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" Whoa, cool!" he said." Guess someone will come back to look for this."

“哇哦，好酷！”他说。“估计会有人回来找这个的。”

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He dropped the glove where he'd found it. Then he kept walking

他把手套放回了原处，然后继续往前走。

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" Zach didn't take the bait!" Cole whispered." I guess he's innocent."

“扎克没上钩！”科尔轻声说。“我猜他是清白的。”

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Henry nodded." Shh! Here comes Eleanor."

亨利点点头。“嘘！埃莉诺来了。”

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Eleanor hurried down the aisle." Spot? Spot, where are you?" she called

埃莉诺匆匆走过过道。“点点？点点，你在哪儿？”她喊着。

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She was so busy calling her dog that she almost tripped over the glove before she saw it

她忙着呼唤她的狗，差点被那只手套绊倒，才发现它。

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Then she stopped, looking confused

然后她停了下来，一脸困惑。

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She leaned down for a better look at the glove

她俯下身子，想看清楚那只手套。

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Finally she shrugged and hurried off, still calling Spot

最后，她耸了耸肩，又匆匆走了，继续呼唤着点点。

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" Eleanor didn't take it either," Cole whispered

“埃莉诺也没拿走它。”科尔轻声说。

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Henry just nodded. He'd heard the sound of Jill's wheelbarrow rolling toward them

亨利只是点了点头。他已经听到了吉尔的手推车朝他们滚过来的声音。

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The older girl saw the glove right away. She stopped her wheelbarrow

那个大一点的女孩立刻就看到了手套。她停下推车。

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Then she hurried over, grabbed the glove, and took off down the aisle!

接着她快步走过去，抓起手套，就沿着过道跑掉了！