117 温暖地板

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When Mandy woke up, the house was very quiet

曼迪醒来时，家里非常安静。

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Vinnie was already awake and eating breakfast

维尼已经醒了，正在吃早餐。

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Mom was in the kitchen reading the newspaper

妈妈在厨房里看报纸。

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Mandy grabbed a banana

曼迪抓起一根香蕉。

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" Where's Dad?" she asked

“爸爸呢？”她问道。

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" He had a business meeting," said Mom

“他有个商务会议，”妈妈说。

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" He went to the city early this morning."

“他今天一大早就去市区了。”

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Mandy barely heard what Mom was saying

曼迪几乎没听进去妈妈在说什么。

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All she could think about was the attic

她满脑子想的都是那个阁楼。

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If Dad was out, then it was empty!

如果爸爸出去了，那阁楼就是空着的！

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Mandy looked over at Vinnie

曼迪朝文尼那边看去。

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He was looking back at her, grinning

他也看着她，咧嘴笑着。

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" Let's go!" he whispered

“我们走！”他小声说。

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A minute later the two kids ran up the stairs

一分钟后，两个孩子跑上了楼。

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Vinnie pulled the photo album from its hiding spot

文尼从藏东西的地方拿出了相册。

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They flipped toward the end and noticed there were just two pages left

他们翻到最后，发现只剩下两页了。

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But neither one said anything about it

但两人都没说什么。

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" There he is!"

“他在那儿！”

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Mandy spotted the old man in the photo

曼迪在照片里认出了那个老人。

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He stood in front of a building with three large, glowing gates

他站在一栋楼前，楼有三扇发光的大门。

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Vinnie and Mandy stared at the photo

文尼和曼迪盯着那张照片。

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Seconds later they tumbled into the dark tunnel

几秒钟后，他们跌进了黑暗的隧道。

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Mandy and Vinnie landed on their backs

曼迪和文尼仰面摔在地上。

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They lay on the floor of a small room

他们躺在一个小房间的地板上。

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Mandy sat up and then looked at Vinnie

曼迪坐起身，然后看向文尼。

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" Does this floor feel warm?" she asked

“这地板摸起来是暖的吗？”她问道。

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" Yes," said Vinnie

“是的，”文尼说。

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He sat up too

他也坐了起来。

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" I hope there isn't a fire," said Mandy

“但愿没有着火，”曼迪说。

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She leaped to her feet and looked around

她一跃而起，环顾四周。

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Suddenly the door opened, and a boy entered the room

门突然开了，一个男孩走了进来。

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He jumped back when he saw Mandy and Vinnie

他看到曼迪和文尼，吓得往后一跳。

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" Who are you?" the boy demanded

“你们是谁？”男孩质问道。

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" What are you doing here?"

“你们在这里做什么？”

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" Uh, well, I, uh..." stuttered Vinnie

“呃，嗯，我，呃……”文尼结结巴巴地说。

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" Uh... I'm Mandy, and this is my brother, Vinnie," said Mandy

“呃……我是曼迪，这是我哥哥文尼。”曼迪说。

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" The floor is very warm!" she added

“地板很暖和！”她补充道。

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" Is... is your house on fire?"

“你……你家着火了吗？”

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The boy stared at Mandy for a moment, confused

男孩困惑地盯着曼迪看了一会儿。

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Then he burst out laughing

然后他突然大笑起来。

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" My home is not on fire!

“我家没着火！

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Our floors are heated!"

我们家的地板是加热的！”

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He shook his head, still laughing

他摇着头，仍然在笑。

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" Don't you have heated floors in your house?"

“你们家没有加热的地板吗？”

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Mandy blushed and shook her head

曼迪脸红了，摇了摇头。

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She felt silly for saying something

她为自己说的话感到难为情。

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" Follow me, and I will show you how it works," the boy continued

“跟我来，我让你们看看它是怎么工作的，”男孩继续说。

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" My name is Gildong, by the way."

“对了，我叫吉童。”

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He led them to the kitchen

他带他们到了厨房。

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" Heat from the stove warms stones under the floor," he explained

“灶火的热量会把地板下面的石头加热，”他解释道。

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" That is how the floor stays hot."

“这样地板就一直是热的了。”

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" Wow," said Vinnie

“哇，”文尼说。

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" That's cool!" Mandy added

“真酷！”曼迪补充说。

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" I mean warm," she joked

“我是说，真暖和，”她开玩笑地说。

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" Come," Gildong said

“来吧，”吉童说。

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They followed him to the porch

他们跟着他来到门廊。

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He reached for a bamboo basket and began wrapping it in cloth

他伸手去拿一个竹篮子，开始用布把它包起来。

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" I have an important errand," he explained

“我有一件重要的差事，”他解释说。

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" I must bring these bowls to a nobleman's house

“我必须把这些碗送到一个贵族家里去。

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His family is having a special ceremony tonight

他家今晚有一个特殊的仪式。

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Would you like to come with me?"

你们想跟我一起去吗？”

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" Yes!" cried Vinnie and Mandy together

“想！”文尼和曼迪齐声喊道。