116 母庙

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The band played as two large, masked creatures jumped onto the stage

乐队演奏着，两个戴着面具的巨大生物跳上了舞台。

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One looked like a scary lion made of straw

一个看起来像稻草做的可怕狮子。

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The other had long hair, bulging eyes, and pointy fingernails

另一个有着长发、凸出的眼睛和尖尖的指甲。

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" What is this dance about?" asked Mandy

“这个舞蹈是关于什么的？”曼迪问。

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" This is a story of good and evil," explained Nyoman

“这是一个关于善与恶的故事，”尼欧曼解释道。

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" The lion protects his people and land from an evil spirit."

“狮子保护他的人民和土地免受邪灵的侵害。”

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She pointed to the two dancers in strange costumes

她指向那两个穿着奇异服装的舞者。

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Mandy clapped her hands excitedly

曼迪兴奋地拍着手。

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She was scared and amazed at the same time

她既害怕又惊奇。

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On the other side of the crowd, Vinnie was watching the dance too

在人群的另一边，文尼也在观看这场舞蹈。

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" Cool!" he kept saying." Look at that mask!"

“真酷！”他不停地说，“看那个面具！”

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" Watch the lion's helpers,"

“看狮子的帮手们，”

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said Wayan as men in checkered clothes jumped out

瓦扬说，这时一些穿着格子衣服的人跳了出来。

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" They have knives!" shouted Vinnie

“他们带着刀！”维尼喊道。

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" Yes. The evil spirit will soon put a spell on them," said Wayan

“对，邪灵很快会对他们施咒的。”瓦扬说。

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Vinnie noticed Mandy in the crowd with Nyoman and her family

维尼注意到人群中的曼迪，她和尼欧曼以及家人在一起。

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" Hey! There's my sister!"

“嘿！我姐姐在那儿！”

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he shouted and ran over

他喊着跑了过去。

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" Where have you been?" she asked

“你去哪儿了？”她问。

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" It's a long story," said Vinnie

“说来话长。”维尼说。

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He told her about the rumbling volcano

他告诉她火山在隆隆作响。

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The dance ended

舞蹈结束了。

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People began to leave the village center, walking in happy groups

人们开始离开村子中心，三五成群地快乐地走着。

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Wayan came over to Vinnie and Mandy

瓦扬走到维尼和曼迪身边。

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" We'll make our offerings now," said Wayan

“我们现在要去献祭了，”瓦扬说。

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" Where is the temple?" asked Mandy

“寺庙在哪儿？”曼迪问。

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" It's on the slopes of that mountain," said Nyoman

“在那座山的山坡上，”尼欧曼说。

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" It is the most important temple in all of Bali

“那是全巴厘岛最重要的寺庙。

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We call it the Mother Temple."

我们称它为母庙。”

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" It's the only temple anyone can enter," added Wayan

“这是唯一一座人人都能进入的寺庙，”瓦扬补充道。

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" What do you mean?" asked Mandy

“你是什么意思？”曼迪问道。

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" You have to belong to a special group to worship at other temples," explained Nyoman

“在其他寺庙，你必须属于某个特殊群体才能祭拜。”尼欧曼解释道。

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" At Mother Temple, everyone is welcome."

“在母庙，所有人都欢迎。”

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" I don't know if it's a good idea to go there,"

“我不知道去那里是否是个好主意，”

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said Vinnie, remembering the shaking ground

维尼说，想起晃动的地面。

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" We are not afraid of the mountain god," said Wayan

“我们不怕山神。”瓦扬说。

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" The Mother Temple protects us from his rumblings."

“母庙保护我们免受他的轰鸣。”

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Vinnie stopped

维尼停了下来。

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" I don't want to go up there again, Mandy,"

“曼迪，我不想再上去了。”

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he whispered, grabbing his sister's arm

他抓住姐姐的胳膊，低声说道。

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" It's a volcano!"

“那是火山！”

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Mandy suddenly gasped as she stared ahead

曼迪凝视着前方，突然倒吸了一口气。

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On the slope of the mountain was a large temple

山坡上有一座大庙。

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The village people were all heading toward it

村民们都朝那里走去。

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" Vinnie, look!" Mandy pulled the photo out

“维尼，看！”曼迪抽出照片。

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It was glowing blue

它闪着蓝光。

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" We're in the right place," Vinnie said

“我们来对地方了。”维尼说。

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" But what's everyone holding?"

“可是大家都拿着什么？”

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" Mandy! Vinnie! Come on," Nyoman called to them

“曼迪！维尼！快过来。”尼欧曼朝他们喊道。

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" We must take our offerings to the gods."

“我们必须把祭品献给神灵。”

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She quickly walked on ahead

她迅速向前走去。

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" What's in their hands?" Vinnie asked again

“他们手里拿着什么？”维尼又问。

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As they got closer, they saw people walking up the steps

走近些，他们看见人们走上台阶。

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Everyone held something in their hands

每个人手里都拿着东西。

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Mandy looked at the photo and smiled

曼迪看着照片，笑了。

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The offerings in the photo were glowing red

照片里的祭品闪着红光。

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" Flowers," Mandy said, pointing

“花。”曼迪指着说。

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Everyone was holding flowers wrapped in coconut leaves

大家都拿着椰子叶包裹的花束。

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Suddenly the children were blinded by the bright light

突然，孩子们被明亮的光刺得睁不开眼。

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They fell down the dark tunnel and landed with a thump in the attic

他们跌入黑暗的隧道，砰的一声摔在了阁楼里。