042 骑行开始

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" I'll be leading the ride," Ms. Hernandez said

“我会带队骑行，”埃尔南德斯女士说。

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" Remember, this isn't a race. Everyone who finishes gets a prize."

“记住，这不是比赛。每个完成的人都能得到奖品。”

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" Even if it takes me until tomorrow?" Cole called out

“即使我骑到明天？”科尔喊道。

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Lots of people laughed, including Ms. Hernandez

很多人都笑了，包括埃尔南德斯女士。

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" Even then," she said." Let's get on the trail!"

“即使那样也行，”她说。“我们上步道吧！”

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" Go, Belltown!" a blond girl cried

“加油，贝尔镇！”一个金发女孩喊道。

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Henry recognized the girl

亨利认出了那个女孩。

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Her name was Melanie, and she was a cheerleader at Belltown High

她叫梅兰妮，是贝尔镇高中的啦啦队员。

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Today Melanie wasn't the only person cheering

今天梅兰妮不是唯一在欢呼的人。

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Almost everyone let out a whoop as the bikers started down the trail

几乎所有人都发出了一声欢呼，这时骑手们开始沿着步道出发。

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Henry was trying to keep up with Cole and Maggie through some pine trees when a shiny mountain bike rushed in front of him

亨利正努力跟上正穿过一片松林的科尔和麦琪，这时，一辆闪亮的山地车突然冲到他面前。

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" Whoa!" Henry cried

“哇！”亨利叫了一声。

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He braked just in time to keep from crashing into the other bike

他刚好及时刹住车，避免了和那辆自行车撞上。

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The rider was about his age

那个骑手和他年纪相仿。

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" Sorry," the boy muttered, glancing back at Henry. Then he rode ahead quickly

“对不起，”那个男孩嘟囔了一句，回头瞥了一眼亨利，然后飞快地骑向前方。

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Henry's friends had heard Henry cry out

亨利的朋友们听到了亨利的喊声。

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They stopped and turned around to see if he was okay

他们停下来，转过身看他是否没事。

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" Who was that kid?" Maggie asked

“那个孩子是谁？”麦琪问。

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A girl named Daisy overheard her

一个名叫黛西的女孩听到了她的话。

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" Are you talking about that boy on the fancy mountain bike?" she asked

“你们在说那个骑着漂亮山地车的男孩吗？”她问道。

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" Yeah," Cole said." We didn't recognize him."

"是啊，" 科尔说，"我们不认识他。"

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" He just moved here," Daisy said." His name is William

"他刚搬来，" 黛西说，"他叫威廉。

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My mom told me his family bought a huge house right outside of town."

我妈妈告诉我，他家在城外买了一栋大房子。"

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" How does she know?" asked Maggie

"她怎么知道的？" 麦琪问。

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" She sells houses for a living," Daisy explained

"她以卖房子为生，" 黛西解释道。

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A few more riders rode past, including Jill and Ashley

又有几个骑手经过，包括吉尔和阿什莉。

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" Giving up already?" Jill called out to Henry and the others with a grin

"已经放弃了吗？" 吉尔咧嘴笑着对亨利他们喊道。

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" No way!" Cole called back." Come on, guys. Let's go!"

"才没有！" 科尔回应道，"来吧，大伙儿。我们走！"

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He raced off. Henry and Maggie chased after him, laughing

他疾驰而去。亨利和麦琪笑着追在他后面。

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All three of them kept riding fast for a while

他们三个继续快速骑行了一阵。

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Then they slowed down to rest their legs

接着他们放慢速度让腿歇一歇。

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Lots of other people were riding slowly too, enjoying the pretty scenery

还有许多人也在慢悠悠地骑，欣赏着美丽的风景。

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" This is fun," Maggie said." I'm glad we came."

"真好玩，"麦琪说。"我真高兴我们来了。"

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" Even though it cost you ten dollars?" Cole teased

"即使花了你十美元？"科尔逗她。

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" Maybe more than that," Maggie reminded him

"说不定还不止，"麦琪提醒他。

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" With all the lemonade business we lost today!"

"加上今天少做的那些柠檬水生意！"

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Henry laughed, and then looked around

亨利笑了，然后四处看了看。

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" Where's Nathan? I haven't seen him since we started riding."

"内森呢？开始骑之后我就没见到他。"

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" I think he was behind us," Cole said." Let's wait for him to catch up."

"我觉得他刚才在我们后面，"科尔说。"我们等会儿他。"

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They stopped their bikes. Lots of other riders passed them

他们停下了车。好多其他骑行的人从他们身边经过。

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Most were smiling or chatting with their friends

大多数人都在微笑或与朋友聊天。

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Everyone seemed to be having fun

每个人看起来都很开心。

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Then William rode past again. He wasn't smiling or talking to anyone

这时，威廉又骑车经过。他没有微笑，也没有和任何人说话。

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" He doesn't look like he's having a good time," Cole whispered

"他看起来不像在享受好时光，"科尔小声说。

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Henry didn't answer. He'd just spotted Nathan coming

亨利没有回答。他刚刚发现内森过来了。

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He wasn't smiling either

他也没有微笑。

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The teenage boy in the Valley High shirt was riding alongside him

那个穿山谷高中衬衫的十几岁男孩正骑在他旁边。

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" What's the matter?" the older boy teased Nathan

"怎么了？"年长的男孩取笑内森。

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" Can't you keep up?

"你跟不上吗？

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Is everyone at Belltown High School as slow and lazy as you?"

贝尔镇高中的每个人都像你一样又慢又懒吗？"

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Henry could tell that Nathan was trying to ignore the bully

亨利看得出，内森在努力不去理会那个欺负人的家伙。

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But just then Nathan bumped into a rock on the trail

可就在这时，内森撞上了小路上的一块石头。

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His front tire wobbled, and he had to brake suddenly

他的前轮晃了晃，只得猛踩刹车。

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" Looks like you're quitting," the bully said with a smirk

"看来你要放弃了，"那家伙得意地笑着说。

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" I guess that makes you a Belltown quitter!"

"我猜这让你成了个贝尔敦逃兵！"

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" Hey!" Cole said." Leave him alone!"

"喂！"科尔喊道，"别惹他！"

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Just then three other riders caught up to them

就在这时，另外三个骑手追了上来。

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They all went to Belltown High School

他们都上贝尔敦高中。

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One was Henry's neighbor, Tiny, the tallest kid in tenth grade

其中一个是亨利的邻居，泰尼，十年级里个子最高的孩子。

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" What's going on?" Tiny asked

"怎么回事？"泰尼问道。

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" That Valley High kid is bothering Nathan," Maggie said

“那个谷景高中的孩子在找内森的麻烦，”麦琪说。

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The bully heard her and scowled." I was just joking around," he muttered

那个欺负人的男孩听到了，皱起眉头。“我只是开个玩笑，”他嘟囔着。

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One of Tiny's friends laughed

泰尼的一个朋友笑了起来。

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" That makes sense, since Valley High's sports teams are all a big joke."

“说得通，毕竟谷景高中的体育队全是个天大的笑话。”

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" They are not!" the bully retorted angrily." Yours are!"

“才不是！”那个欺负人的男孩生气地回嘴。“你们的才是！”

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He sped away, still scowling. The others shrugged and continued the ride

他飞快地骑走了，仍皱着眉头。其他人耸耸肩，继续骑行。

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The trail wound through the woods, up and down hills, and past wildflower meadows

小路蜿蜒穿过树林，上下起伏的山坡，经过野花盛开的草地。

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Finally it widened into a big field

最后，小路变宽，进入了一大片田野。

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Many people had already stopped their bikes there

很多人已经在那儿停下自行车了。

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" This must be the first rest stop," Henry said

“这肯定是第一个休息点，”亨利说。

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There were two stops planned during the ride

骑行途中计划有两次休息。

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A local restaurant was providing drinks and snacks for all the riders at each stop

当地一家餐馆在每个休息点都为所有骑手提供饮料和点心。

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Henry and the others left their bikes in the field and walked up a narrow hiking trail

亨利和其他人把自行车留在田野里，沿着一条窄窄的徒步小径往上走。

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It took about five minutes to reach a picnic area near the river

大约花了五分钟，他们到达了河边的一个野餐区。

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For the next half hour, everyone rested and enjoyed the snacks and the view

接下来的半小时，大家休息着，享受着点心和风景。

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Henry sat with Cole, Maggie, Nathan, and some other friends

亨利和科尔、麦琪、内森以及其他几个朋友坐在一起。

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He noticed William sitting by himself and wondered if he should invite William to sit with them

他注意到威廉一个人坐着，心想是不是该邀请威廉过来和他们一起坐。

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Before Henry could decide, William got up and wandered away

亨利还没来得及决定，威廉就站起来走开了。

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Finally Ms. Hernandez announced that it was time to continue the ride

终于，埃尔南德斯女士宣布，是时候继续骑行了。

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But when they got back to the bikes, someone let out a cry of surprise

但当他们回到放自行车的地方时，有人发出一声惊呼。

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" I can't believe this!" Daisy shouted." Someone slashed our tires!"

“我真不敢相信！”黛西喊道。“有人割破了我们的轮胎！”