061 冷热交替

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" Whew! It sure is hot today," Henry's friend Cole said

“呼！今天真热啊，”亨利的朋友科尔说。

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" That's why we're getting ice cream, remember?"

“这就是我们要去买冰淇淋的原因，记得吗？”

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Henry pointed to a shop just ahead

亨利指向前面的一家店铺。

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It was called the Sweet Shop

那家店叫“甜蜜店”。

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A board on the sidewalk outside listed the store's special flavors

店外人行道上的一块牌子上写着店里的特色口味。

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" Today's special flavors are raspberry mint chip and bubble gum banana swirl," Cole read aloud

“今天的特色口味是树莓薄荷脆片和泡泡糖香蕉旋纹，”科尔大声读道。

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" Maybe I'll try bubble gum banana swirl

“也许我试试泡泡糖香蕉旋纹。

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No... Wait, I think I'll get marshmallow fudge. That's my favorite."

不……等等，我想我要买棉花糖软糖。那是我的最爱。”

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A bell over the door jingled when Henry and Cole entered the ice-cream shop

门上方的铃铛在亨利和科尔进入冰淇淋店时叮当作响。

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Several people were waiting in line

几个人在排队等候。

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The woman behind the counter looked up when she heard the bell

柜台后面的女人听到门铃响时抬起了头。

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" Hello, boys," she said." I'll be with you shortly."

“你们好，孩子们，”她说。“我马上就来招呼你们。”

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" Thanks, Mrs. Sweet," Henry said

“谢谢，Sweet太太，”亨利说。

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Everyone in Belltown liked Mrs. Sweet and her homemade ice cream

贝尔镇的每个人都喜欢Sweet太太和她自制的冰淇淋。

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She had owned the Sweet Shop since Henry's parents were babies

早在亨利的父母还是婴儿时，她就拥有这家甜点店了。

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The shop never changed much, but the flavors did

这家店没怎么变，但口味一直在变。

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Mrs. Sweet was always inventing new ones

Sweet太太总是在发明新的口味。

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Henry and Cole waited until it was their turn to be served

亨利和科尔等着轮到他们点单。

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" I'll try one scoop of raspberry mint chip in a cone, please," Henry said

“请给我一个蛋筒，一勺覆盆子薄荷巧克力碎冰淇淋，”亨利说。

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" Marshmallow fudge for me," Cole said

“我要棉花糖软糖的，”科尔说。

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" Coming right up, boys."

"马上就来，孩子们。"

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Mrs. Sweet picked up two cones and leaned into the cooler to get the ice cream

Sweet太太拿起两个蛋筒，弯腰从冰柜里取冰淇淋。

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Henry looked around." This place is busy today."

亨利环顾四周。"今天这里真热闹。"

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" It sure is

"确实如此。

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Hot weather always makes people want a nice cool treat!" Mrs. Sweet winked

热天气总是让人们想来点清凉的甜品！" Sweet太太眨了眨眼。

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" But you must know that already. How's business at your lemonade stand?"

"但你们肯定早就知道了。你们的柠檬水小摊生意怎么样？"

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" Great," Henry said

"很好，"亨利说。

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" That reminds me, we promised to bring back some ice cream for Maggie."

"那提醒了我，我们答应了给玛吉带些冰淇淋回去。"

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Cole nodded." She wants a scoop of cherry vanilla in a cup."

科尔点点头。"她要一球樱桃香草味的，装杯子里。"

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Soon Henry and Cole were back outside with their ice cream

很快，亨利和科尔就拿着冰淇淋回到了外面。

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" We'd better hurry," Henry said

“我们最好快点儿，”亨利说。

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" We promised Maggie we'd be back soon to help with the customers."

“我们答应了玛吉很快就回去帮忙招呼客人。”

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" Yeah." Cole licked his ice cream, which was already starting to melt in the heat

“是啊。”科尔舔了舔冰淇淋，这么热的天，它已经开始融化了。

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" Besides," he added," Maggie will be mad if her ice cream melts before we get back."

“再说，”他补充道，“要是我们回去前她的冰淇淋就化了，玛吉会生气的。”

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Half a dozen people were clustered around the lemonade stand when Henry and Cole reached it

亨利和科尔到的时候，柠檬水摊周围已经围了五六个人。

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Maggie saw the two boys coming

玛吉看到两个男孩回来了。

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" Hurry up, you two!" she called." I can't do everything by myself!"

“快点儿，你们两个！”她喊道。“我一个人忙不过来了！”

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" Sorry. We tried to hurry." Henry ate the last bite of his ice-cream cone

“对不起。我们尽量快了。”亨利吃完最后一口蛋筒冰淇淋。

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Then he handed Maggie her ice cream and grabbed a pitcher of lemonade

然后他把冰淇淋递给玛吉，拿起一壶柠檬水。

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" Who's next?" he called to the customers

“下一位是谁？”他朝客人们喊道。

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" I am," a familiar voice said

"是我，"一个熟悉的声音说。

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" Dad!" Henry looked up and saw his father grinning at him

"爸爸！"亨利抬起头，看到父亲正对他咧嘴笑着。

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" What are you doing here?"

"你在这儿做什么呢？"

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" Are you writing a story about our lemonade stand, Uncle Kevin?" Maggie joked

"凯文叔叔，您是在写关于我们柠檬水摊的故事吗？"玛吉开玩笑道。

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Henry's father chuckled. He was a reporter for the local newspaper

亨利的父亲轻声笑起来。他是当地一家报社的记者。

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" Nope," he said." I'm just here for lemonade."

"不是，"他说。"我就是来喝柠檬水的。"

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As Henry handed his father a cup, an older man arrived

亨利递给父亲一杯柠檬水时，一位年长的男士走了过来。

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" Well, hello, Kevin," he greeted Henry's father

"哟，你好啊，凯文，"他向亨利的父亲打招呼。

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" Mr. Moss!" Henry's dad smiled." I've been meaning to call you

"莫斯先生！"亨利的爸爸笑着说。"我一直想给您打电话来着。

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You did a great job fixing our garage door last weekend."

您上周末帮我们修好了车库门，手艺真棒。"

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" One lemonade, please," Mr. Moss said to Henry, handing him a quarter

“请给我一杯柠檬水，”莫斯先生边对亨利说，边递给他一枚25美分硬币。

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Then he turned back to Henry's father

然后他转向亨利的父亲。

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" I'm glad you're pleased with the repair job," he said

“我很高兴您对修理工作满意，”他说。

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" Speaking of garages, did you hear about Mr. O'Malley's new car?"

“说到车库，您听说了奥马利先生的新车吗？”

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The two men wandered away with their lemonade, still chatting

两个男人拿着柠檬水走开了，边走边继续聊着天。

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" Mr. Moss fixed your garage door?" Cole asked Henry

“莫斯先生修好了你家的车库门？”科尔问亨利。

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" I thought he was an art teacher."

“我还以为他是美术老师呢。”

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" He retired last year," Maggie told him." Now he does odd jobs around town

“他去年退休了，”玛吉告诉他。“现在他在镇上打些零工。

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My parents hired him to paint our garden shed, and they said he did a great job."

我父母雇他刷过我们花园的工具棚，他们说他干得很棒。”

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She grinned." Except he likes to chatter while he works about things going on around town."

她咧嘴一笑。“就是他干活时喜欢闲聊镇上发生的事儿。”

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" Mr. Moss loves to gossip," Henry agreed

“莫斯先生超爱八卦的，”亨利赞同道。

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Cole looked around." Whew!" he said

科尔环顾四周。“呼！”他说。

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" That's the last of our customers for right now."

“这会儿最后一位客人也走了。”

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" Yeah," Maggie said." The lemonade stand has been really busy all day."

“是啊，”玛吉说。“一整天柠檬水摊子都特别忙。”

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She glared at the boys." Especially while you two were gone."

她瞪了男孩们一眼。“尤其是你们两个不在的时候。”

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Henry grinned." Having more customers means we make more money."

亨利咧嘴笑了。“客人多，我们就赚得多呀。”

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" That's true." Maggie looked happier." I need all the money I can get

“那倒是。”玛吉看起来开心些了。“我需要尽可能多的钱。

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I'm still saving up to enter the horse show at my barn

我还在攒钱，想报名参加马场的马术表演呢。

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And we're not making much from our detective business these days."

而且最近我们的侦探生意也不怎么赚钱。”

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" True." Henry nodded." We haven't had a new case in a few days."

“没错。”亨利点点头。“好几天没接到新案子了。”

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Cole helped himself to some lemonade

科尔给自己倒了杯柠檬水。

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" You're right. Maybe we've solved all the mysteries in Belltown!"

“你说得对。说不定贝尔镇所有的谜团都让我们给破解了！”

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" Maybe," Henry said

“也许吧，”亨利说。

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Maggie looked worried." I hope not. Entering that horse show is expensive."

玛吉看上去很担心。“希望不是这样。参加那个马术表演可贵了。”

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" Here comes another customer." Cole pointed down the street

“又来了一位客人。”科尔指向街道另一头。

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" Who is it?" When Henry turned to look, he saw a young man he didn't recognize

“是谁？”亨利转头望去，看到一名他不认识的年轻男子。

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A moment later the man reached them

不一会儿，那人走到了他们面前。

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But he didn't even glance at the lemonade

但他连看都没看一眼柠檬水。

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" Are you the kid detectives I've heard about?" he demanded

“你们就是我听说的那几个小侦探吗？”他急切地问道。

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" Because I need someone to help me prove something — my ice-cream flavor was stolen!"

“我需要找人帮我证明一件事——我的冰淇淋口味被人偷了！”