113 牛竞赛

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Vinnie, Mandy, and Wayan's family passed farmers in the fields that surrounded the village

文尼、曼迪和瓦扬的家人路过了环绕村庄的田野里耕作的农夫。

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When they arrived in the center of the village, Vinnie and Mandy stopped to watch two men with swords

当他们到达村子中心时，文尼和曼迪停下来观看两个拿着剑的男人。

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" Are they fighting?" Vinnie asked

“他们在打架吗？”文尼问道。

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" Long ago, warriors used to fight with those weapons

“很久以前，武士们曾用那些武器战斗。

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But now they use them for this dance," explained Nyoman

但现在他们用它们来表演这种舞蹈。”尼欧曼解释道。

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They all watched the men's careful movements

他们都看着那两人小心谨慎的动作。

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Their dance was smooth and graceful

他们的舞蹈流畅而优雅。

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Finally they reached a large field

最终他们到达了一片宽阔的场地。

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There were many wooden carts on the field

场地上有许多木制的双轮车。

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" We're here!" Wayan exclaimed

“我们到了！”瓦扬喊道。

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" Help me tie the bar," his father instructed

“帮我把横杆绑上。”他父亲指示道。

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Wayan and Vinnie placed a long bar on the oxen's necks

瓦扬和温妮把一根长横杆放在两头公牛的脖子上。

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The bar connected two long sticks to a small cart

横杆将两根长杆连到一辆小车上。

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" Let's take them to the starting line," said Wayan's father

“我们带它们去起跑线吧。”瓦扬的父亲说。

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They joined a group of other men with their oxen

他们加入了一群带着自家公牛的男人。

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Wayan's father climbed onto the cart and stood up

瓦扬的父亲爬上小车，站了起来。

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He grabbed the rope reins to steer the team

他抓起缰绳来驾驭公牛队。

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" Ready!" shouted an elderly man with a red flag

“预备！”一位举着红旗的老人喊道。

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He swung the flag down

他挥下旗子。

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All the oxen took off, pulling the carts

所有的公牛都拉着车冲了出去。

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" Go, Budi! Go, Gede!" shouted Wayan

“快跑，布迪！快跑，盖德！”瓦扬喊道。

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The crowd cheered as the oxen ran down the field

当公牛们沿着场地奔跑时，人群欢呼起来。

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The race was only 100 meters long, but it was very exciting

比赛只有100米长，但非常激动人心。

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" We won!" Wayan was jumping up and down with joy

“我们赢了！”瓦扬高兴得跳上跳下。

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" Congratulations!" Vinnie yelled

“恭喜！”温妮喊道。

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The other men congratulated Wayan's father

其他人向瓦扬的父亲祝贺。

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Wayan and Vinnie went to pet Budi and Gede

瓦扬和温妮去抚摸布迪和盖德。

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" Help me take this bar off, Vinnie," Wayan asked

“帮我把这根杆子拿掉，温妮，”瓦扬请求道。

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" Let's take the oxen for a walk."

“我们带公牛们去走走吧。”

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The boys walked through the crowd

男孩们穿过人群。

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Some villagers stopped to congratulate Wayan

一些村民停下来祝贺瓦扬。

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Meanwhile, Mandy and Nyoman walked among the crowd in the village

与此同时，曼迪和尼奥曼走在村子的人群中。

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" What happens now?" asked Mandy

“现在要做什么？”曼迪问道。

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" Some people will go home and prepare for the Iron Fence festival," explained Nyoman

“有些人会回家，为铁栅栏节做准备。”尼奥曼解释道。

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" It is being celebrated now

“现在正在庆祝这个节日。

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But my parents will attend a village meeting first."

不过，我父母要先参加一个村里的会议。”

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" What is the meeting about?" asked Mandy

“会议是关于什么的？”曼迪问道。

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" Today it will be about water for the rice fields," said Nyoman

“今天是关于稻田用水的事。”尼奥曼说。

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" But they discuss lots of things at village meetings."

“不过，他们在村里开会时会讨论很多事情。”

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Mandy suddenly realized Vinnie wasn't around

曼迪突然意识到，温妮不在旁边。

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" Where are the boys?" she asked

“男孩子们去哪儿了？”她问道。

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" Wayan is probably showing off his oxen to his friends," laughed Nyoman

“瓦扬很可能在向他的朋友们炫耀他的牛呢。”尼奥曼笑着说。

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Soon the girls reached a large, open building

很快，女孩们来到一栋开阔的大房子前。

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" What's this place?" asked Mandy

“这是什么地方？”曼迪问道。

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" This is the village community hall," replied Nyoman

“这是村里的社区会堂。”尼奥曼回答道。

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" You don't know much about Bali, do you?"

“你对巴厘岛了解不多，对吧？”

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" No," said Mandy

“是的，不多。”曼迪说。

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" This is my first time here

“这是我第一次来这儿。

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So I really want to learn about your people."

所以，我真的很想了解你们这里的人。”

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Nyoman smiled at her and said

尼奥曼对她笑了笑，说：

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" We are very friendly people, Mandy."

“我们是非常友善的人，曼迪。”