004 阿克姆家和村集市

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Akhom took his new friends through his home

阿空带他的新朋友参观了他的家。

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To Mandy and Vinnie, the one-room house seemed quite empty

对曼迪和维尼来说，这个单间屋子显得很空。

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Then he led them up the stairs to the roof

然后他领他们上楼到屋顶。

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The roof was flat and square, just like the house

屋顶又平又方，和房子一样。

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It had straw mats, a wooden chest and baskets filled with fruits and grains

上面有草席、一个木箱，还有装满水果和谷物的篮子。

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" There are more things here on the roof than inside the house," Mandy commented

“屋顶上的东西比屋里多，”曼迪说。

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" During the hot season, we sleep and eat up here," he explained

“在炎热的季节，我们在这里睡觉和吃饭，”他解释道。

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" Why?" asked Vinnie

“为什么？”维尼问。

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" It's very hot inside the house

“屋里太热了。

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On the roof, it's much cooler," Akhom explained

屋顶凉快多了，”阿空解释道。

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" What a lovely house," said Mandy

“多可爱的房子啊，”曼迪说。

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Akhom bowed proudly

阿空自豪地鞠了一躬。

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" My father, brothers, and I made all the bricks ourselves."

“我父亲、兄弟们和我，这些砖都是我们自己做的。”

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" How?" asked Mandy

“怎么做？”曼迪问。

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Akhom brought over a pan

阿空拿来一个平底锅。

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" In this pan, we mix mud from the Nile River with straw and stones

“在这个锅里，我们把尼罗河的泥和稻草、石头混合在一起。”

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We shape the mixture into bricks

我们把混合物做成砖的形状。

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Then we take them out into the sun to dry."

然后把它们拿到太阳下晒干。”

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Akhom held out a basket

阿空递过来一个篮子。

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" Are you hungry?

“你饿了吗？

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Would you like some dates?"

“来点椰枣吗？”

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" Thank you," Mandy replied

“谢谢。”曼迪回答。

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She bit into the dark soft fruit

她咬了一口深色的软果。

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" What other foods do you eat?"

“你们还吃什么别的食物？”

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asked Vinnie, taking another date

文尼一边问，一边又拿了一颗椰枣。

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" Mostly bread... Oh no!"

“主要是面包……哦不！”

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Akhom cried, looking up at the sun

阿空抬头看了看太阳，叫了一声。

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" What's the matter?" asked Mandy

“怎么啦？”曼迪问。

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" I must take lunch to my father and brother."

“我得给我爸爸和哥哥送午饭去。”

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Akhom grabbed a small basket

阿空抓起一个小篮子。

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He filled it with bread, figs, and dates

他装了面包、无花果和枣子。

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" We'll come with you," said Vinnie

“我们跟你一起去。”维尼说。

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" We must hurry," gasped Akhom

“我们得快点。”阿空喘着气说。

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" My brother has to eat before removing the organs."

“我兄弟得在取出器官前吃饭。”

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Puzzled, Vinnie and Mandy said together," Organs?"

维尼和曼迪一脸困惑，异口同声地说：“器官？”

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" They just received a new dead body today," Akhom said, nodding

“他们今天刚收到一具新的遗体。”阿空点了点头说。

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" Today Tau, my brother, will embalm his first body."

“今天我的兄弟塔乌将第一次做遗体防腐处理。”

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" Embalm?" Vinnie repeated

“防腐？”维尼重复道。

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" That means preparing a dead body to make it into a mummy," explained Mandy

“意思是处理遗体，把它做成木乃伊。”曼迪解释道。

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She had read about this in one of her books

她在一本书里读到过这个。

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" Mummies?" Vinnie's eyes got big." Cool!"

“木乃伊？”维尼睁大了眼睛。“真酷！”

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He ran after Akhom

他跟着阿空跑了。

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Mandy had no choice but to follow them

曼迪别无选择，只能跟上他们。

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Akhom and Vinnie raced through the village market

阿空和维尼飞快地穿过村子里的市场。

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Mandy followed, but soon stopped to catch her breath

曼迪跟在后面，但很快就停下来喘口气。

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The outdoor market was crowded

这个露天市场很拥挤。

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All kinds of things — fruits, vegetables, spices, pottery, wigs, and jewelry — were displayed on mats and stools

各种东西——水果、蔬菜、香料、陶器、假发和珠宝——都摆在垫子和凳子上。

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Curious and no longer afraid, Mandy wandered more slowly down the street

曼迪好奇起来，也不再害怕，便放慢脚步，沿着街道溜达。

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She saw a woman trade a cucumber for a small bag of spices

她看到一个女人用一根黄瓜换了一小袋香料。

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Another man traded a sack of corn for a skinny cow

另一个男人用一袋玉米换了一头瘦牛。

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Smiling, Mandy stopped at a fruit stall

曼迪微笑着在一个水果摊前停了下来。

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" What's this?" Mandy picked up a large red fruit

“这是什么？”曼迪拿起一个红色的大水果。

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She had never seen anything like it before

她以前从没见过这样的东西。

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It was bigger than an apple

它比苹果还大。

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The skin felt like an orange

外皮摸起来像橙子。

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" How many do you want?"

“你要多少个？”

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The fruit seller barked at Mandy

卖水果的人冲曼迪厉声喝道。

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She was so startled that she dropped the fruit

她吓了一跳，水果掉在了地上。

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It rolled down the road

它顺着路滚了下去。

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The skinny cow that was being led away stomped on it

那头正被牵走的瘦牛踩了上去。

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Red juice burst everywhere

红色的汁液溅得到处都是。

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" My cow is bleeding!

“我的牛在流血！

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You sold me a sick cow!"

你卖给我一头病牛！”

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the owner yelled at the merchant

牛主人对着商人大喊。

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The two men started to argue loudly

这两个男人开始大声争吵起来。

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" You better pay for my fruit!"

“你最好赔我的水果！”

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the fruit seller shouted at Mandy

卖水果的人冲曼迪喊道。

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Mandy was in big trouble

曼迪这下可惹上大麻烦了。