045 不在场证明

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" We knew it!" Maggie yelled at Joey." You slashed those tires, didn't you?"

“我们知道了！”玛吉朝乔伊大喊。“是你割破了那些轮胎，对不对？”

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" It wasn't me!" Joey pointed at Tina

“不是我！”乔伊指着蒂娜说。

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" She probably did it, and now she's trying to blame it on me!"

“很可能是她干的，现在她想把责任推到我身上！”

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Tina gasped." I did not do it!"

蒂娜倒吸一口气。“我没干！”

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All the commotion was attracting attention

这阵骚动引来了注意。

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" What's going on?" Ashley asked, hurrying over

“出什么事了？”阿什莉匆匆赶过来问道。

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" This kid slashed the tires!" Maggie cried, pointing at Joey

“这个小孩割破了轮胎！”玛吉喊道，指着乔伊。

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" I already told you dummies that I didn't do it!" Joey yelled

“我已经告诉你们这些笨蛋了，不是我干的！”乔伊吼道。

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Maggie glared at him." Why should we believe you?

玛吉瞪着他。“我们为什么要相信你？

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We heard you teasing Nathan. So we already know you're a bully!"

我们听到你在取笑内森。所以我们早就知道你是个恶霸！”

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More people had arrived by then

那时，更多人已经围了过来。

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" Wait," the Belltown cheerleader named Melanie spoke up

"等等，"贝尔镇那个叫梅兰妮的啦啦队长开口了。

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" He's telling the truth. He didn't do it."

"他说的是实话。真的不是他干的。"

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" How do you know?" Jill asked

"你怎么知道？"吉尔问道。

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" Because I saw him hanging out right here by the restrooms," Melanie said

"因为我看到他一直待在这里，就在洗手间旁边，"梅兰妮说。

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" I was down here for most of the break because I had a stomachache

"休息的大部分时间我都待在这下面，因为我肚子疼。

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He was here the whole time."

他全程都在这里，从未离开过。"

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" Are you sure?" Ashley asked

"你确定吗？"阿什莉问。

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" Maybe he sneaked away while you weren't looking."

"也许他趁你不注意的时候溜走了呢。"

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Melanie laughed." Are you kidding?

梅兰妮笑了起来。"你开玩笑吧？"

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Those Valley High colors are so bright you can't miss them

山谷高中队的队服颜色特别鲜亮，一眼就能注意到。

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I would have noticed if he left even for a second."

他只要离开哪怕一秒钟，我都会注意到的。”

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" Oh." Ashley shrugged

“哦。”阿什莉耸了耸肩。

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" Okay, I guess he couldn't have slashed the tires after all."

“好吧，看来轮胎确实没可能是他割的。”

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Just then Ms. Hernandez arrived." What's all the yelling over here?"

就在这时，埃尔南德斯老师过来了。“这边嚷嚷什么呢？”

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" Nothing," Jill said." We were just talking."

“没什么，”吉尔说，“我们只是在聊天。”

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Joey and Tina stomped off in opposite directions

乔伊和蒂娜各自跺着脚朝相反方向走开了。

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Soon most of the other kids wandered away

很快，其他孩子也都散开了。

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Henry led his friends to a private spot

亨利把朋友们带到了一处僻静的地方。

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" I guess Joey didn't do it," he said." He has an alibi."

“我看乔伊确实没干这事儿，”他说，“他有不在场证明。”

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" What's an alibi?" Maggie asked

“什么是‘不在场证明’？”玛吉问。

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" It's when someone can prove that he or she wasn't at the scene of the crime," Henry said

“就是有人能证明他或她当时不在犯罪现场，”亨利说。

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" Joey's alibi is that Melanie saw him by the restrooms

“乔伊的不在场证明是，梅兰妮看见他在洗手间那边。

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That means he couldn't have been down at the bikes slashing tires."

这意味着他不可能在自行车那儿割轮胎。”

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" Okay," Maggie said." I guess he's not the culprit. But what about Tina?

“好吧，”玛吉说，“我想他不是犯人了。但蒂娜呢？

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Melanie didn't say anything about seeing her."

梅兰妮可没说看见过她。”

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" Yeah. And a few people said she disappeared for a while," Cole added

“是啊。而且有人说她消失了一阵子，”科尔补充道。

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" She's still a suspect, I guess," Henry said

“我想她还是有嫌疑，”亨利说。

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" But we shouldn't focus only on the Valley High kids

“但我们不能只盯着山谷高中的人。

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There are other suspects."

还有其他嫌疑人。”

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Just then he spotted the stranger in the sunglasses walking along, muttering into a cell phone

就在这时，他注意到那个戴太阳镜的陌生人正一边走，一边对着手机嘀咕。

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" Like him, for instance," he whispered

“比如说，像他，”他低声说。

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" Did either of you question him earlier?"

“你们之前有谁问过他吗？”

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" Nope," Maggie said while Cole shook his head

“没有，”玛吉说，科尔也摇了摇头。

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" Let's talk to him now," Henry said

“我们现在去跟他谈谈，”亨利说。

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They hurried after the man, who was heading toward the bike rack

他们连忙跟上那个正走向自行车架的男人。

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On the way they passed Ms. Hernandez talking to William. He looked upset

路上，他们经过正在和威廉说话的埃尔南德斯老师。威廉看起来很沮丧。

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" Why can't I leave now?" he whined

“为什么我现在不能走？”他抱怨道。

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" My bike is ruined, and I want to go home."

“我的自行车毁了，我想回家。”

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Ms. Hernandez sighed." Please be patient. The new tires will be here soon."

埃尔南德斯老师叹了口气。“请耐心点。新轮胎很快就到。”

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" They probably won't even fit my bike," William argued

“这些可能根本就不适合我的自行车。”威廉争辩道。

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" Anyway this ride is no fun."

“反正这次骑行一点也不好玩。”

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" Why does he want to quit the bike ride?" Maggie whispered

“他为什么想退出骑行？”玛吉小声问道。

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" Maybe he feels guilty because he committed the crime."

“也许他因为犯了罪而感到内疚。”

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" But his tire got slashed too," Cole whispered

“但他的轮胎也被割了。”科尔小声说。

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" Why would he ruin his own tire?"

“他为什么要弄坏自己的轮胎？”

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" Maybe he did it so nobody would suspect him," Henry said

“也许他这么做是为了不让别人怀疑他。”亨利说。

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" We can question him after we talk to the mystery man."

“我们可以在和那个神秘人谈完话之后再问他。”

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They kept going

他们继续往前走。

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The man in the sunglasses stopped near his own bike and finished up his call

那个戴太阳镜的男人在自己的自行车旁停下，打完了电话。

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" Hi," Henry said, walking up to the man

“嗨，”亨利一边说，一边朝那个男人走去。

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" It looks like your tires didn't get slashed, huh? That's lucky."

“看来你的轮胎没被割破，对吧？真幸运。”

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The man shrugged." I suppose so. But only nine tires were damaged."

男人耸了耸肩。“我想是吧。但只有九个轮胎被损坏了。”

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Henry traded a look with his friends

亨利和朋友们交换了一个眼神。

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How did this man know exactly how many tires had been slashed?

这个男人怎么知道一共有多少个轮胎被割破的？

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It seemed suspicious

这看起来很可疑。

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" How did you hear about this bike ride?" Cole asked

“你是怎么听说这次骑行活动的？”科尔问道。

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" Most of the riders are from the Belltown schools

“大多数骑手都来自贝尔镇的各所学校。

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I didn't know other people even knew about it."

我都不知道其他人也知道这件事。”

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The man looked away." News gets around, I guess," he muttered

男人移开了目光。“消息总会传开的，我猜。”他咕哝道。

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Henry could tell he didn't want to answer their questions

亨利看得出他不想回答他们的问题。

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That seemed suspicious too

这也显得很可疑。

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Luckily Henry's father worked as a reporter at the local newspaper

幸运的是，亨利的父亲是当地报社的记者。

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He'd taught Henry a few interviewer's tricks

他教过亨利几个采访的小技巧。

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One trick was rewording the same question in a different way

其中一个技巧就是用不同的方式，换个说法问同一个问题。

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" Did you see a flyer hanging up around town?" he asked

“你在镇上看到贴的传单了吗？”他问道。

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" I bet that's how you heard about the ride

“我猜你就是这样知道这次骑行的。

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Or maybe you have a relative that goes to Belltown High."

或者你有个亲戚在贝尔镇高中上学。”

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" Not exactly." The man looked annoyed

“不是这样的。”男人看起来很恼怒。

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" Actually I'm a news reporter. I'm here to cover the story for the local paper."

“其实我是一名新闻记者。我是来这里为本地报纸报道这个故事的。”

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" What?" Maggie exclaimed." But..."

“什么？”玛吉惊呼道。“可是……”

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Henry elbowed her in the ribs before she could say anything more

亨利在她能说出更多话之前，用胳膊肘捅了捅她的肋骨。

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A second later the stranger hurried off

一秒钟后，那个陌生人匆匆离开了。

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Cole looked confused." What was that all about?

科尔看起来很困惑。“这是怎么回事？

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Does that man work with your dad, Henry?"

那个人是和你爸爸一起工作的吗，亨利？”

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" No," Henry said

“不是，”亨利说。

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" I know all the reporters at the paper, and that guy isn't one of them. He's lying!"

“我认识报社所有的记者，那个人不是其中之一。他在撒谎！”