010 阿兹特克人

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The person in the water turned out to be a boy

水里的人原来是个男孩。

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He was holding a large basket of mud

他提着一大篮泥巴。

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Coughing, Vinnie climbed back onto the tiny island

维尼咳嗽着，爬回了那个小岛上。

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" Who are you?" the boy asked

“你是谁？”男孩问。

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" I'm Vinnie. This is my sister, Mandy,"

“我是维尼。这是我妹妹曼迪。”

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Vinnie replied, shaking his wet hair

维尼甩着湿漉漉的头发回答道。

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" Where is your family garden?" the boy asked

“你们家的菜圃在哪里？”男孩问。

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" We don't have one," admitted Vinnie

“我们没有菜圃，”维尼承认。

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" We're just visiting

“我们只是来参观的。

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Do you need help?"

你需要帮忙吗？”

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The boy thought a moment

男孩想了一会儿。

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" Yes," he said

“是的，”他说。

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" Collect mud from the lake

“从湖里收集泥巴。

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Then pile it on here."

然后把它堆在这里。”

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He pointed to the island

他指向那个岛。

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He had dark skin and was dressed like Vinnie

他皮肤黝黑，穿着和维尼差不多。

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" Why do you need mud?" Vinnie asked

“你为什么需要泥巴？”维尼问。

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The boy looked at them, surprised

男孩惊讶地看着他们。

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" It helps the crops grow strong," he said

“它能让庄稼长得更壮实，”他说。

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" Corn and beans grow best on this soil

“玉米和豆子在这种土壤上长得最好。

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Our corn was very good last year

我们的玉米去年长得很好。

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So we are making more floating gardens."

所以我们正在建更多的漂浮菜园。

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" What a great name!"

“这个名字真好听！”

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Mandy clapped her hands

曼迪拍了拍手。

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The tiny islands did look like floating gardens

这些小岛看起来确实像漂浮菜园。

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Each one had a different crop

每块地上都种着不同的庄稼。

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For the next hour, Vinnie and Mandy helped the boy

接下来的一个小时里，维尼和曼迪帮男孩干活。

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They piled mud on the island

他们把湖泥堆在岛上。

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Mandy smoothed the mud with a stick

曼迪用一根棍子把泥抹平。

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A canoe went by

一艘独木舟驶过。

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" Look, Vinnie!" she called

“看，维尼！”她喊道。

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" People use canoes to move from one island to the next."

“人们用独木舟来往于各个岛屿之间。”

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" Who are you, little girl?" someone behind her asked

“你是谁，小姑娘？”她身后有人问道。

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Mandy turned around

曼迪转过身。

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A man was sitting in a canoe with a big pile of corn

一个男人坐在独木舟里，身边放着一大堆玉米。

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He had kind eyes

他双眼透着和善。

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" We're friends of..." Mandy paused

“我们是……的朋友。”曼迪顿了一下。

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She didn't know the boy's name

她不知道那男孩的名字。

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" Of Mazatl? I see

“是马萨特尔吗？原来如此。

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Where is my son now?" he asked

我儿子现在在哪？”他问道。

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" He's getting mud from the water, sir," she replied

“先生，他正在水里挖泥。”她答道。

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Mandy thought Mazatl looked very much like his father

曼迪觉得马萨特尔长得非常像他父亲。

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" Good," Mazatl's father nodded

“很好。”马萨特尔的父亲点点头。

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" Tell Mazatl I will be at the market

“告诉马萨特尔，我会在集市。

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I want to go early to get a good spot."

我想早点去，占个好位置。”

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He paddled away

他划着桨离开了。

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As Mandy watched him leave, she wondered

曼迪看着他离去，心里想：

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" Where are we?"

“我们这是在哪儿？”

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When the boys returned, Mandy told Mazatl what his father said

男孩们回来时，曼迪把马萨特尔父亲的话转告了他。

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" I must hurry and join Papa at the weekly market," said Mazatl

“我得赶快去每周集市，和爸爸会合。”马萨特尔说。

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" May we come with you?" asked Vinnie

“我们可以跟你一起去吗？”维尼问。

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" Yes, but come to my house first," said Mazatl

“可以，不过先去我家吧。”马萨特尔说。

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" We can take a bath and change our clothes."

“我们可以洗个澡，换身衣服。”

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" Thanks, Mazatl," Mandy said

“谢谢你，马萨特尔。”曼迪说。

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" What a great place this is."

“这地方真棒。”

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Mazatl nodded

马萨特尔点点头。

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She really wished she knew where she was

她真希望自己知道身在何处。

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" Our gods are good to us if we are good to them," Mazatl said

“如果我们善待神，神也会善待我们。”马萨特尔说。

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" How are you good to the gods?" Mandy asked

“你们怎么善待神呢？”曼迪问。

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" We make sacrifices regularly."

“我们定期献祭。”

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" What kind of sacrifices?" asked Vinnie

“献什么样的祭品？”维尼问。

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Mazatl stared at them suspiciously

马萨特尔狐疑地盯着他们。

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" Our Aztec gods are offered only the best sacrifices — humans!" he said proudly

“我们的阿兹特克神只享用最好的祭品——人！”他骄傲地说。

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" Aztec? We're in ancient Mexico?" gasped Mandy

“阿兹特克？我们在古墨西哥？”曼迪倒吸一口凉气。

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" Human sacrifices?" cried Vinnie

“人祭？”维尼大叫道。