006 制作纸莎草纸

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Mandy was now on her own adventure

曼迪现在开始了她自己的探险。

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In the papyrus workshop, groups of men were making different things

在纸莎草作坊里，一群群人正在制作各种不同的物件。

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Mandy saw a young boy make a ball like Akhom's

曼迪看见一个小男孩正在制作一个球，就跟阿肯那个一样。

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Another person worked on a pair of sandals

另一个人在做一双凉鞋。

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" These reeds are for making paper," the friendly man explained

“这些芦苇是用来造纸的，”那位友善的男子解释道。

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He took a long reed from his bundle

他从他那一捆里抽出一根长长的芦苇。

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" First you cut the reeds to make them shorter

“首先，你要把芦苇切短。

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Then you strip off the green skin."

然后把绿色的外皮剥掉。”

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The inside of the papyrus was white

纸莎草的里面是白色的。

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The man used a knife to cut it into thin sheets

那个男子用刀把它切成薄片。

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" You can do this part," he said to Mandy

“这部分你可以自己来做，”他对曼迪说。

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" Just put these sheets on this block," he explained

“把这些纸莎草纸片放在这块木板上，”他解释道。

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Mandy sat down in front of the block

曼迪在木板前坐了下来。

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" Cover the papyrus with this cloth," he continued

“用这块布把纸莎草纸盖上，”他继续说道。

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He gave Mandy a hammer

他给了曼迪一把锤子。

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" Now beat the cloth evenly."

“现在，均匀地敲打这块布。”

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She gently hit the papyrus sheets

她轻轻地敲打着那些纸莎草纸片。

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" This is amazing," she exclaimed

“这太神奇了，”她惊叹道。

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Nodding, the man said

男子点点头，说道：

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" Papyrus is a gift from the gods."

“纸莎草纸是众神赐予的礼物。”

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She lifted the cloth

她揭开了布。

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The papyrus still felt thick and rough

纸莎草纸摸起来还是又厚又粗糙。

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" After the papyrus dries," the man explained," we will use this to make the surface smoother."

“纸莎草纸晾干后，”工匠解释说，“我们会用这个把表面打磨得更光滑。”

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He picked up a shiny stone

他捡起一块光滑的石头。

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" It's time to go, Issa,"

“该走了，伊萨，”

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said another man, motioning to his friend

另一个男人说着，向他的朋友示意。

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" Where are you going?" Mandy asked

“你们要去哪里？”曼迪问道。

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" We must take the papyrus rope to the pyramid," Issa replied

“我们必须把纸莎草绳送到金字塔去，”伊萨回答。

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He pointed to coils of thick rope

他指了指一卷卷粗绳子。

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Mandy had almost forgotten her brother and the glowing pyramid

曼迪差点忘了她的哥哥和那座发光的金字塔。

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" Can I come with you?" she asked her new friend

“我能跟你一起去吗？”她问新朋友。

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Shaking his head, Issa said

伊萨摇摇头，说：

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" That is no place for a young girl

“那儿不是小姑娘该去的地方。

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You shouldn't even be here."

你根本不该待在这儿。”

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" I promise not to get in the way," she begged

“我保证不添乱。”她恳求道。

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Issa gave in

伊萨让步了。

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" But you must stay in the boat," he warned

“但是你必须待在船上。”他警告说。

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Suddenly Mandy missed Vinnie

突然，曼迪想念起文尼。

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" Come on, Vinnie," she said in her mind

“快来，文尼。”她在心里说。

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" The glowing pyramid is where we both want to go."

“发光的金字塔，是我们都想去的地方。”

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She hoped her brother was thinking the same thing

她希望哥哥也这么想。

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Meanwhile, Vinnie and Akhom walked back to the market

与此同时，文尼和阿赫姆走回了市场。

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" I don't see her anywhere!" cried Vinnie

“我到处都找不到她！”文尼喊道。

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" Where would she go?" asked Akhom

“她会去哪儿呢？”阿赫姆问。

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Vinnie thought for a moment

文尼想了一会儿。

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" Wait!" He pulled out the photograph

“等等！”他掏出了那张照片。

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The pyramid was now glowing blue

金字塔现在闪着蓝光。

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" Great Amon-Ra!" Akhom shouted, when he saw the photo

“伟大的阿蒙-拉！”阿赫姆看到照片时大喊起来。

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" Don't worry," comforted Vinnie." It's just a photo."

“别担心，”文尼安慰道，“这只是一张照片。”

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" A what?" Akhom opened one eye

“一个……什么？”阿赫姆睁开一只眼睛。

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" Never mind," said Vinnie

“没什么，”文尼说。

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" I think Mandy may be going there."

“我觉得曼迪可能去了那里。”

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He pointed to the pyramid

他指向了金字塔。

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" Do you know where this is?"

“你知道这是哪里吗？”

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Akhom cautiously studied the picture and shuddered

阿赫姆小心翼翼地端详着照片，打了个寒颤。

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" Yes, it is the Pharaoh's tomb along the Nile."

“知道，这是尼罗河边的法老陵墓。”

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" Can you take me there?" asked Vinnie

“你能带我去那里吗？”文尼问。

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Akhom did not answer

阿赫姆没有回答。

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" Please, Akhom, I must find my sister," begged Vinnie

“求你了，阿赫姆，我得找到我妹妹，”文尼恳求道。

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Akhom finally agreed

阿赫姆终于同意了。

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" But we must be very careful because it is forbidden."

“但是我们得非常小心，因为那里是禁地。”