081 游行准备中

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" That will be 25 cents, please," Henry said

“请付25美分。”亨利说。

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He handed a cup of lemonade to Tiny

他把一杯柠檬水递给泰尼。

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

泰尼是亨利的邻居，也是十年级里个子最高的孩子。

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Tiny was also one of the lemonade stand's best customers

泰尼也是柠檬水摊最好的顾客之一。

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He stopped by the stand to buy lemonade almost every day, sometimes more than once

他几乎每天都来摊上买柠檬水，有时还不止一次。

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" Here you go." Tiny handed over a few coins." Thanks for the lemonade!"

“给你。”泰尼递过几枚硬币。“谢谢你的柠檬水！”

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" You're welcome."

“不客气。”

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After Tiny left, Henry looked at Cole

泰尼走后，亨利看着科尔。

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" I hope Maggie comes back soon," he said." We're almost out of lemonade."

“我希望玛吉快点回来，”他说，“我们的柠檬水快没了。”

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Just then Nathan hurried over." Hi, guys," said their friend

就在这时，内森急忙跑了过来。“嗨，伙计们。”他们的朋友说。

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" How are the lemonade and detective businesses?"

“柠檬水和侦探生意怎么样啦？”

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" Hi, Nathan," Henry said." The lemonade business is great."

“嗨，内森，”亨利说，“柠檬水生意很红火。”

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" Yeah," Cole agreed." But the detective business is a little slow."

“是啊，”科尔附和道，“不过侦探业务有点冷清。”

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" It's a good thing we haven't been busy solving any mysteries this week, though," Henry reminded Cole

“但这周我们没忙着破案，其实是件好事，”亨利提醒科尔。

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" Otherwise we wouldn't have had enough time to work on our float."

“不然我们就没有足够的时间做花车了。”

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Nathan looked interested." A float? You mean for the parade?"

内森看起来很感兴趣。“花车？你是说为游行准备的吗？”

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Henry nodded

亨利点了点头。

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Belltown's annual Summer Parade was coming up that Saturday afternoon

贝尔镇一年一度的夏日游行就在那个周六下午举行。

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Anyone in town could sign up to enter a float

镇上的任何人都可以报名参加花车游行。

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" It's going to be awesome!" Cole told Nathan

“一定会超棒的！”科尔告诉内森。

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" This is the first time The Lemonade Detectives are entering."

“这是‘柠檬水侦探社’第一次参加！”

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Henry laughed." It would have been hard for The Lemonade Detectives to enter a float last year

亨利笑了。“去年要是想参加花车游行可就难了，

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Our business didn't exist then!"

那会儿我们还没开张呢！”

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" Good point." Cole grinned

“说得对。”科尔咧嘴一笑。

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" Anyway, we're sure to win the grand prize for Best Float."

“不管怎样，我们肯定会赢得‘最佳花车’大奖。”

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" That's what Maggie is hoping," Henry said

“梅姬也是这么盼着的，”亨利说，

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" She really wants that cash prize, especially since she spent all her money on that horse show last week."

“她特别想要那笔奖金，尤其是上周她把钱都花在那场马术表演上了。”

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Cole pointed." Speaking of Maggie, here she comes."

科尔一指。“说曹操曹操到，她来了。”

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Maggie was rushing toward them. She was clutching a pitcher of lemonade and a laptop computer

梅姬正朝他们跑来，一手紧抓着一壶柠檬水，一手夹着台笔记本电脑。

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" You guys will never believe what I just found out!" she exclaimed

“你们绝对想不到我刚刚发现了什么！”她嚷道。

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" There are going to be two prizes awarded at the parade this year!"

“今年的游行将颁发两个奖项！”

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" Two prizes?" Henry said." Do you mean there's a first prize and a second prize?"

“两个奖项？”亨利说。“你是说有第一名和第二名吗？”

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" No, there will be two first prizes," Maggie said

“不，将有两个一等奖，”梅姬说。

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" Huh?" Cole looked confused." How can there be two first prizes?"

“啊？”科尔看起来很困惑。“怎么可能有两个一等奖？”

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Maggie looked impatient." I'm trying to tell you," she said

梅姬显得不耐烦。“我正在跟你们说呢，”她说。

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" The mayor will award a cash prize for the best float, just like he does every year

“市长会为最佳花车颁发现金奖，就像每年一样。

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But there's also going to be a poll on the town website

但镇网站上还会有一个投票。

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Anyone in town can vote for his or her favorite float."

镇上的任何人都可以为自己喜欢的花车投票。”

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" Wow, cool!" Nathan said

“哇，酷！”内森说。

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" Does the winner of the popular vote get a cash prize too?"

“最受欢迎投票的获胜者也能得到现金奖吗？”

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" No," Maggie said

“不是，”梅姬说。

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" But the popular vote winner gets to be interviewed on TV."

“但民意投票的获胜者将有机会接受电视采访。”

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" That could be fun," Cole said

“那可能挺有意思的，”科尔说。

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" Not just fun," Maggie said

“不只是有意思，”梅姬说。

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" It would be great publicity for both of my — I mean our — businesses."

“这对我的——我是说我们的——两个生意来说都是很好的宣传。”

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She waved a hand at the signs advertising the lemonade stand and the detective business

她朝宣传柠檬水小摊和侦探事务所的招牌挥了挥手。

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Henry grabbed the laptop and opened it

亨利一把抓过笔记本电脑，打开了它。

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The screen showed Belltown's website

屏幕上显示的是贝尔镇的网站。

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" It looks like the popular poll isn't open yet," he said

“看来民意投票还没开始，”他说。

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" Of course it's not, silly." Maggie shrugged

“当然还没开始，傻瓜。”梅姬耸耸肩。

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" Nobody has seen any of the floats yet. They're all top secret."

“还没有人见过任何花车。它们都是最高机密。”

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Henry scanned the website

亨利浏览了网站。

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" It says voting will start as soon as the parade is over on Saturday."

“上面写着，投票将在周六游行一结束就开始。”

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Cole looked over Henry's shoulder

科尔越过亨利的肩膀看了过去。

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" What's that?" he asked, pointing to something at the bottom of the computer screen

“那是什么？”他指着电脑屏幕底部的什么东西问道。

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Henry scrolled down for a better look

亨利往下滚动页面，想看个清楚。

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" It's a place where people can write comments about the parade

“这是人们可以写游行评论的地方。

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See? Here's a note from Mrs. Sweet."

看到了吗？这是斯威特太太的一条留言。”

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" It says,' My float will be the sweetest treat in town,'" Maggie read

“上面写着：‘我的花车会是镇上最甜蜜的款待，’”梅姬念道。

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" Here's one from Miss Bishop, the lady who owns the jewelry store right across from the Sweet Shop."

“这是毕晓普小姐的一条留言，她就是那家正对着甜蜜屋的珠宝店的主人。”

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Cole leaned closer to read the comment

科尔凑近了些，去看那条评论。

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" She says,' My float will win the gold medal for sure.'"

“她说：‘我的花车肯定会赢得金牌。’”

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Maggie snorted." Those ladies can keep dreaming," she said

梅姬哼了一声。“那两位女士就继续做梦吧，”她说。

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" The Lemonade Detectives are definitely going to win both of those prizes!"

“柠檬水侦探社肯定能把那两个奖都赢回来！”

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" I'll vote for you guys," Nathan promised." What does your float look like?"

“我会给你们投票的，”内森保证道。“你们的花车是什么样子的？”

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Henry opened his mouth to answer, but Maggie spoke first

亨利张嘴正要回答，梅姬却先开了口。

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" We can't tell you," she said to Nathan." It's top secret."

“我们不能告诉你，”她对内森说。“这是最高机密。”

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" Don't be silly, Maggie!" Cole laughed." We can trust Nathan."

“别傻了，梅姬！”科尔笑着说。“我们可以信任内森。”

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Maggie looked uncertain." Do you promise not to tell anyone?

梅姬显得有些迟疑。“你保证不告诉任何人吗？

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Especially your little sister, Nora. She has a big mouth."

尤其是你的小妹妹诺拉。她嘴不严。”

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" I promise," Nathan said

“我保证，”内森说。

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" My sister is staying with my grandparents this week, so I couldn't tell her even if I wanted to."

“我妹妹这周和我的爷爷奶奶住在一起，所以就算我想告诉她也不行。”

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" Our float is really cool," Cole told him

“我们的花车真的很酷，”科尔告诉他。

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" We made a huge lemon out of papier-mâché, and we're dressing it up to look like Sherlock Holmes."

“我们用纸浆做了一个巨大的柠檬，还要把它打扮得像夏洛克·福尔摩斯。”

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" Get it?" Henry said." Sherlock Holmes is a famous detective

“明白了吗？”亨利说。“夏洛克·福尔摩斯是一位著名侦探。

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And we're The Lemonade Detectives."

而我们是柠檬水侦探社。”

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Nathan was laughing." A lemon dressed like Sherlock Holmes? That's funny!"

内森大笑起来。“一个柠檬打扮得像夏洛克·福尔摩斯？真有趣！”

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Suddenly Maggie spun around." Hey!" she cried, pointing at a figure

突然梅姬转过身来。“嘿！”她喊道，指着一个身影。

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" Who are you? Are you spying on us?"

“你是谁？你在监视我们吗？”