091 艺术节开幕

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" Wow, there are a lot of people here," Cole said

“哇，这里人好多啊，”科尔说。

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" I know." Maggie sounded happy." We might need to make more lemonade."

“我知道。”玛吉听起来很开心。“我们可能得多做点柠檬水了。”

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Henry smiled

亨利笑了。

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It had been Maggie's idea to set up their lemonade stand at the park for Belltown Arts Day

在贝尔敦艺术节期间把柠檬水摊摆在公园里，是玛吉的主意。

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She'd thought they would make lots of money

她原以为他们会赚很多钱。

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And it looked like she was right. The stand had been busy all morning long

看来她是对的。整个上午摊位生意都很好。

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Belltown Arts Day was a popular tradition in Belltown

贝尔敦艺术节是贝尔敦一项很受欢迎的传统活动。

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It was a whole day of art, music, and crafts for all ages

那是一个整整一天的艺术、音乐和手工艺活动，面向所有年龄段。

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There was a crafts fair at one end of the park

公园的一头有个手工艺品集市。

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People had set up booths there to display crafts like glassblowing and basket weaving

人们在那里设了摊位，展示吹玻璃、编篮子这类手艺。

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At the other end of the park, right in front of the Belltown Museum of Art, was an art show

在公园的另一端，贝尔敦艺术博物馆的正前方，有一场艺术展览。

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Anyone could enter a painting, sculpture, or other piece of art in the show

任何人都可以提交绘画、雕塑或其他艺术作品参加展览。

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That afternoon a committee of experts was going to judge all the pieces

那天下午，一个专家委员会将评判所有作品。

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The pieces that won first place would be displayed in the museum for the rest of the year

获得第一名的作品将在博物馆展出到年底。

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The bandstand in the middle of the park featured a full schedule of musical acts and dance groups

公园中央的演奏台安排了全天的音乐表演和舞蹈团体。

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Right now a fiddler was playing a lively tune

此刻，一位小提琴手正在演奏一首活泼的曲子。

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Henry, Maggie, and Cole had set up the lemonade stand near the bandstand

亨利、麦琪和科尔把柠檬水摊位设在演奏台附近。

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Cole tapped his foot along with the music

科尔随着音乐用脚打着拍子。

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" Here come some more customers," he said

“又来了一些顾客，”他说。

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For the next few minutes, The Lemonade Detectives stayed busy pouring lemonade and collecting money

接下来的几分钟里，柠檬水侦探们忙着倒柠檬水和收钱。

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When the last customer wandered off, Henry turned to his friends

当最后一位顾客慢悠悠地离开后，亨利转向他的朋友们。

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" We should look for Nathan," he said

“我们该去找内森了，”他说。

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" I want to see his painting before the judging starts."

“我想在评选开始前看看他的画。”

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" Me too," Cole agreed." I heard it's really good."

“我也是，”科尔表示同意。“我听说那幅画非常棒。”

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Their friend Nathan was a talented artist

他们的朋友内森是个有天赋的小画家。

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This was his first year entering the art show

这是他第一年参加艺术展。

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He was competing in the Age 12 and Under category

他参加的是12岁及以下年龄组的比赛。

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The other two categories were for teenagers and adults

另外两个组别是青少年组和成人组。

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Maggie looked around." I guess we can take a short break," she said

玛吉环顾四周。“我想我们可以休息一小会儿，”她说。

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" I want to see Nathan's painting too

“我也想看看内森的画。

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His little sister, Nora, can't stop talking about it."

他的小妹妹诺拉总是念叨这件事。"

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Cole laughed." Nora can never stop talking!" he joked

科尔笑了。"诺拉永远说个不停！"他打趣道。

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" She talks more than any other little kid I know."

"她比我知道的任何小孩都能说。"

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The Lemonade Detectives set out a Closed sign

柠檬水侦探们摆出了"歇业"的牌子。

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Then they headed across the crowded park to the art show

然后他们穿过拥挤的公园，前往艺术展区。

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They found Nathan standing in front of his painting

他们找到了内森，他正站在自己的画作前。

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Nora was sitting on the ground, playing with a doll

诺拉坐在地上，玩着娃娃。

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Nathan's mom was chatting with a friend nearby

内森的妈妈正在附近和一位朋友聊天。

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Nathan was talking to a red-haired boy named Patrick and his parents

内森正和一个名叫帕特里克的棕红色头发的男孩及其父母交谈。

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Patrick was in the grade below Henry, Cole, and Nathan

帕特里克比亨利、科尔和内森低一个年级。

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" Hi, Patrick," Henry greeted him." Did you enter the art show too?"

“嗨，帕特里克，”亨利向他打招呼。“你也参加艺术展了吗？”

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" Of course," Patrick said." I enter the show every year

“当然参加了，”帕特里克说。“我每年都参加。

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My painting came in third place last year."

我的画去年得了第三名。”

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" Wow." Nathan sounded impressed." I'd be thrilled to come in third place."

“哇。”内森听起来很佩服。“能得第三名我就很高兴了。”

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Patrick looked at Nathan's painting. Henry looked closely too

帕特里克看了看内森的画。亨利也仔细看了看。

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Nathan had painted a very good watercolor of a calico cat

内森用水彩画了一只三花猫，画得非常好。

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" I'm sorry to say this, Nathan, but you probably won't win," Patrick declared

“很抱歉这么说，内森，但你很可能赢不了，”帕特里克宣布道。

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" Art judges don't usually like pictures of animals."

“艺术评委通常不太喜欢动物画。”

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Maggie frowned." I think Nathan's cat painting is amazing!"

玛吉皱起眉头。“我觉得内森的猫画得很棒！”

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Nora looked up." Are you talking about my kitty?"

诺拉抬起头。“你们在说我的小猫咪吗？”

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" Your kitty?" Henry looked at the painting again

“你的小猫？”亨利又看了看那幅画。

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" Oh, I get it. It's a painting of Patches."

“哦，我明白了。这是小帕的画像。”

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That was the name of Nora's pet cat

那是诺拉宠物猫的名字。

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" You should try painting a landscape next year, Nathan," Patrick went on

“你明年应该试试画风景画，内森，”帕特里克继续说道。

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" That's what I did. My art teacher thinks I'll win first place this year."

“我就是这么做的。我的美术老师觉得我今年能得第一名。”

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" We'll see about that," Maggie told Patrick

“那就走着瞧吧，”玛吉对帕特里克说。

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" If Patches winds up in the museum and your painting doesn't, you'll regret bragging!"

“要是小帕的画进了博物馆，而你的没有，你可要后悔自己说大话了！”

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Nora's eyes widened." No!" she blurted out

诺拉瞪大了眼睛。“不！”她脱口而出。

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" Patches can't live in the museum. She lives in my room with me!"

“小帕不能住在博物馆里。它和我一起住在我的房间里！”

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" Don't worry," Henry told her

“别担心，”亨利告诉她。

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" We're not talking about sending Patches away to live in the museum

“我们不是说要把小帕送走，让它住到博物馆去。

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Just the painting of her."

只是那幅她的画而已。”

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Nora still looked upset

诺拉看起来还是不高兴。

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" Nathan said I could hang the painting in my room after the show

“内森说了，展览结束后我可以把画挂在我房间里。

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She's my kitty, so I should have the painting!"

她是我的小猫，所以这幅画应该归我！”

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" It's okay, Nora," Nathan said." I'm sure my painting won't win anyway."

“没关系的，诺拉，”内森说。“反正我肯定我的画赢不了。”

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Just then another kid ran up to them

就在这时，另一个孩子向他们跑来。

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His name was Owen, and he was one of Patrick's friends

他叫欧文，是帕特里克的朋友之一。

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" Guess what, you guys?" Owen said. He stopped to take a big breath

“你们猜怎么着？”欧文说。他停下来，深吸了一大口气。

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" I just heard the judges talking about the paintings they liked!"

“我刚听到评委们在谈论他们喜欢的画！”

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" Really?" Nathan sounded surprised

“真的吗？”内森听起来很惊讶。

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" I thought judging didn't start until two o'clock."

“我以为评审两点才开始呢。”

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" It doesn't. But I guess they walked through the show and saw some of the artwork already," Owen said

“是还没开始。不过我猜他们提前逛了展览，已经看到一些作品了，”欧文说。

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" All three judges were talking about how good Nathan's cat painting is

“三位评委都在说内森的猫画得有多好。

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It sounds like he might win!"

听起来他可能会赢！”