115 节日准备

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The girls headed toward a large, open structure

女孩们朝一个宽敞的开放式建筑走去。

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It was one of seven buildings that made up Nyoman's family's home

这是组成尼奥曼家宅院的七栋建筑之一。

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" Now we can prepare the offerings," said Nyoman

“现在我们可以准备祭品了。”尼奥曼说。

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" What offerings?" asked Mandy

“什么祭品？”曼迪问。

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" To give to the temple," she explained

“要献给寺庙的。”她解释道。

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Nyoman held up some coconut leaves and different kinds of flowers

尼奥曼拿起一些椰叶和各种各样的花。

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" I will show you how to make it."

“我教你们怎么做。”

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Meanwhile the boys were running down the mountain

与此同时，男孩们正往山下跑。

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" I think the rumbling stopped," gasped Vinnie, out of breath

“我觉得隆隆声停了。”维尼气喘吁吁地说。

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When they finally reached the village, the mountain was quiet again

等他们终于回到村里时，大山又恢复了平静。

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In fact, no one in the village seemed to know that the ground had shook

事实上，村里似乎没人知道地面曾经晃动过。

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They were all getting ready for the Iron Fence festival

他们都正在为铁栅节做准备。

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" That mountain is a volcano," said Wayan

“那座山是一座火山，”韦恩说。

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" According to our ancestors, it has erupted several times

“根据我们的祖先，它已经喷发过好几次了。

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Who knows when it will happen again?"

谁知道它什么时候会再喷发呢？”

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" Well, I'm glad it didn't erupt today!" cried Vinnie

“嗯，我很高兴它今天没有喷发！”维尼喊道。

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Meanwhile Nyoman and Mandy finished making three offerings

与此同时，尼奥曼和曼迪完成了三份祭品。

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Then Nyoman wove some flowers through a bamboo comb

然后尼奥曼用竹梳编插了一些花朵。

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She put it on her head

她把它戴在了头上。

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" That looks so pretty," remarked Mandy

“看起来真漂亮，”曼迪说。

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" I will make you one too, Mandy," said Nyoman," since we will be going to the temple."

“我也会给你做一把，曼迪，”尼奥曼说，“因为我们要去寺庙。”

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" Oh, thank you!" said Mandy

“哦，谢谢你！”曼迪说。

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Nyoman began to weave flowers into a comb for Mandy

尼奥曼开始用花为曼迪编一把梳子。

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" Why is it called the Iron Fence festival?"

“为什么叫铁栅节呢？”

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Mandy asked as Nyoman put the comb in Mandy's hair

当尼奥曼把梳子插进曼迪的头发时，曼迪问道。

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" It is a time when we imagine an iron fence around our minds

“这段时间，我们想象自己的心灵周围有一道铁栅栏。

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The fence protects us from evil spirits and bad thoughts

这道栅栏保护我们免受邪灵和坏念头的侵害。

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We try to think only good thoughts so we can be better people

我们只努力想好念头，这样就能成为更好的人。

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We celebrate by making offerings at the temple, like these

我们通过在寺庙供奉祭品来庆祝，就像这些。

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There will be music and a special dance too!" she added

还会有音乐和特别的舞蹈！”她补充道。

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" That's so interesting!" Mandy said

“太有趣了！”曼迪说。

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" You look wonderful, Mandy!" said Nyoman

“你看起来真漂亮，曼迪！”尼奥曼说。

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" Now let's go see the dance."

“现在我们去看舞蹈吧。”

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The girls went to meet Nyoman's parents in the center of the village

女孩们去村子中央见尼奥曼的父母。

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The area was already filling up with people who wanted to see the performance

那个区域已经聚集了许多想观看表演的人。

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Everyone was smiling and looked happy

每个人都在微笑，看起来很开心。

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" The dance is about to begin!"

“舞蹈就要开始了！”

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cried Nyoman as she led Mandy close to the stage

尼奥曼喊道，一边拉着曼迪靠近舞台。

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" Who are those men?" asked Mandy

“那些人是谁？”曼迪问道。

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A large group of musicians were sitting on the ground

一大群乐师坐在地上。

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Some of them had drums and gongs

有些人拿着鼓和锣。

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Mandy did not recognize the other instruments

曼迪不认识其他乐器。

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" That's the band," explained Nyoman

“那是乐队，”尼奥曼解释说。

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" They will play music for the dance."

“他们会为舞蹈演奏音乐。”

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One of the musicians began to beat a drum

一位乐师开始击鼓。

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Soon the others joined in

很快其他人也加入了。

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Mandy liked the music a lot

曼迪非常喜欢这音乐。

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" I wish Vinnie could hear this," she thought to herself

“我希望温尼能听到这个，”她心里想。