106 美国西部

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The cowboy leaned toward them

牛仔向他们探过身来。

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A little afraid, Vinnie and Mandy moved to the other side of the wagon

有点害怕，维尼和曼迪挪到了马车的另一边。

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" Come on out of there,"

“从那里出来吧。”

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he said in a firm but friendly voice

他用坚定但友好的声音说。

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The children crawled forward and looked out

孩子们向前爬去，往外看。

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" Wow!" Vinnie said loudly

“哇！”维尼大声说。

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A large herd of cattle was nearby

附近有一大群牛。

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Vinnie counted about ten cowboys riding horses

维尼数了数，大约有十个牛仔骑着马。

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The children started to climb out of the wagon

孩子们开始从马车里爬出来。

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" Where are we? Oops!"

“我们在哪儿？哎呀！”

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cried Mandy, almost falling off the wagon

曼迪喊道，差点从马车上摔下来。

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" Careful now, little one," the cowboy laughed

“小心点，小家伙，”牛仔笑着说。

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" We left Texas quite a while ago

“我们离开德州已经有一阵子了。

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We're in Kansas, on the Chisholm Trail."

我们在堪萨斯，在奇泽姆小径上。”

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" Kansas?" cried Vinnie

“堪萨斯？”温妮喊道。

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" How did you two get in my wagon?" asked the cowboy

“你们俩是怎么上我马车的？”牛仔问。

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" Actually, we...," stuttered Vinnie

“其实，我们……”温妮结结巴巴地说。

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" We wanted to go on an adventure!" Mandy interrupted

“我们想去冒险！”曼迪打断道。

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The cowboy smiled and shook his head

牛仔笑着摇了摇头。

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" You'll get adventure, all right

“你们会有冒险的，没问题。

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But this trail can be dangerous."

但这条路可能很危险。”

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The children introduced themselves, and Mandy said

孩子们做了自我介绍，曼迪说：

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" We promise not to bother you

“我们保证不打扰您。

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Can we stay?"

我们能留下吗？”

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" Hey, Cookie! When's supper?" a young cowboy called to the man

“嘿，库奇！晚饭什么时候好？”一个年轻的牛仔朝那人喊道。

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" Wait a minute, my friend," Cookie shouted back

“等一下，我的朋友，”库奇喊道。

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Then he turned to the children

然后他转向孩子们。

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" I'll talk to the boss to see if you can stay

“我去和老板谈谈，看看你们能不能留下。

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Meanwhile, you can help me cook."

与此同时，你们可以帮我做饭。”

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Cookie asked the children to unload a frying pan and a large pot

库奇让孩子们卸下一个煎锅和一口大锅。

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Then, as Cookie picked up a sack of beans, another cowboy walked over

接着，库奇拿起一袋豆子时，另一个牛仔走了过来。

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" Who are these kids?" he said

“这些孩子是谁？”他问。

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" They're Vinnie and Mandy, and they're on a big adventure," chuckled Cookie

“他们是文尼和曼迪，正在经历一场大冒险。”库奇轻声笑道。

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He winked at the other man

他对那个男人眨了眨眼。

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" This is Frank, children

“这是弗兰克，孩子们。

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He's the trail boss."

他是赶牛队的领队。”

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" That's right," said Frank sternly

“没错。”弗兰克严肃地说。

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" Come with me, Vinnie

“跟我来，文尼。

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I can use your help."

我需要你帮个忙。”

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Vinnie followed Frank

文尼跟着弗兰克走了。

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Mandy stayed behind to help Cookie

曼迪留下来帮库奇做饭。

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" What are we going to do?" asked Vinnie

“我们该怎么办？”文尼问道。

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Frank untied two horses from a nearby bush

弗兰克从附近的灌木丛解下了两匹马。

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" We need to move the herd,"

“我们得把牛群赶起来。”

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explained Frank, getting on one horse

弗兰克解释着，骑上了一匹马。

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" Just follow me."

“跟着我就行。”

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Frank made a clicking noise with his tongue and then rode off

弗兰克用舌头发出哒哒声，然后骑马走了。

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Nervously, Vinnie climbed onto the other horse

文尼紧张地爬上了另一匹马。

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" Good horse," he said softly

“好马儿，”他轻声说道。

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The horse didn't move

马没有动。

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Vinnie tried making the clicking noise like Frank

文尼试着像弗兰克那样发出哒哒声。

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But his horse just lowered its head and ate some grass

但他的马只是低下头吃草。

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Vinnie watched Frank circle the cattle, going in and out of the herd

文尼看着弗兰克绕着牛群转，在牛群里穿进穿出。

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He shouted and snapped a whip in the air

他大声吆喝着，在空中甩着鞭子。

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" Please, do something," Vinnie said to his horse

“求你了，动一动吧，”文尼对他的马说。

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" First time on a horse?" asked Frank, riding over

“第一次骑马？”弗兰克骑马过来问道。

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" Yes, sir," said Vinnie

“是的，先生，”文尼说。

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" Our horses know their job," said Frank

“我们的马儿知道它们该干什么，”弗兰克说。

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" But you need to show them who's boss."

“但你得让它们知道谁说了算。”

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Frank showed Vinnie how to hold the reins and lightly kick with his heels

弗兰克教文尼如何握缰绳，以及如何用脚后跟轻轻踢马。

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" Now, give it a try," ordered Frank

“现在，试试看，”弗兰克命令道。

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" Come on, horse!" Vinnie shouted in a strong voice

“驾，马儿！”文尼用洪亮的声音喊道。

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The horse moved slowly forward

马慢慢地向前走去。

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Vinnie held on as tight as he could

文尼能抓多紧就抓多紧。