045 商队

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It turned out Dad's ankle was badly sprained

原来爸爸的脚踝严重扭伤了。

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He could not walk for two weeks

他两周内都不能走路。

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" Since I can't work, let's all take a little vacation," Dad said cheerfully

“既然我不能工作了，我们全家都放个短假吧，”爸爸高兴地说。

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" We can spend more time in the attic," whispered Vinnie to Mandy

“我们可以多花点时间待在阁楼上，”维尼对曼迪轻声说。

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They started up the stairs

他们开始上楼。

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" Mandy? I need your help," Mom called from the kitchen

“曼迪？我需要你帮忙，”妈妈从厨房喊道。

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" Coming, Mom!" Mandy yelled

“来了，妈妈！”曼迪喊道。

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Then she turned to Vinnie

然后她转向维尼。

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" Wait for me," she said

“等等我，”她说。

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" Well, you'd better hurry up!"

“嗯，你最好快点！”

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he replied, running up the stairs

他边回答边跑上楼。

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In the attic, Vinnie picked up the photo album

在阁楼里，维尼拿起了相册。

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He wanted to open it so badly

他非常想打开相册。

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He listened for Mandy's footsteps

他仔细听着曼迪的脚步声。

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He looked at the clock on the attic wall

他看了看阁楼墙上的钟。

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Fifteen minutes had passed by

十五分钟过去了。

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" Come on, Mandy!" he said aloud

他大声说：“快点，曼迪！”

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Impatiently, Vinnie opened the album

维尼不耐烦地打开了相册。

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He stared at the next photo

他盯着下一张照片。

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The old man was standing in front of a large domed building

老人站在一座大圆顶建筑前。

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It had four tall towers around it

它四周有四座高塔。

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The towers were glowing

这些塔在发光。

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" Sorry, Mandy," Vinnie said, as his eyes closed

“对不起，曼迪，”维尼说着，闭上了眼睛。

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He fell down the dark tunnel

他坠入了黑暗的隧道。

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He landed on something hard, though not as hard as the ground

他落在了一个硬硬的东西上，不过没有地面那么硬。

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But he wasn't alone

但他不是一个人。

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" Ouch!" Vinnie cried

“哎哟！”维尼大叫道。

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" You tried to leave me again!"

“你又想丢下我！”

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Mandy was pinching him

曼迪正在掐他。

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" I waited but you were taking too long,"

“我等了，但你太慢了，”

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Vinnie said, rubbing his arm

维尼揉着胳膊说。

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" You couldn't wait ten more seconds?" asked Mandy

“你就不能多等十秒钟吗？”曼迪问。

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Suddenly, something under them began to move

突然，他们身下有什么东西动了起来。

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" Hey!" cried Vinnie." What's happening?"

“嘿！”维尼喊道，“怎么回事？”

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" Vinnie! We didn't land on the ground," whispered Mandy

“维尼！我们没有落到地上，”曼迪低声说。

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" We're on a camel!"

“我们在一只骆驼身上！”

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The children were sitting in two saddles on a very large camel

两个孩子正坐在一头巨大的骆驼背上，每人一个鞍座。

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" Where are we?" Mandy asked aloud

“我们在哪儿？”曼迪大声问。

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She looked around

她环顾四周。

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Donkeys were pulling wagons loaded with wooden boxes of different sizes

驴子们拉着满载大小不一木箱的货车。

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Other wagons carried barrels

其他的马车装着木桶。

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Some people rode on horses

有些人骑着马。

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Carpets were piled on top of camels

骆驼背上堆着地毯。

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Everyone in the group moved slowly

队伍里的每个人都走得很慢。

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" There are so many people!" said Vinnie

“人好多啊！”维尼说。

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" And lots of animals too," added Mandy

“还有很多动物呢，”曼迪补充说。

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" I wonder where we're going," said Vinnie

“真想知道我们要去哪儿，”维尼说。

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" Let me see the photo," said Mandy

“让我看看那张照片，”曼迪说。

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Vinnie gave it to her

维尼把照片给了她。

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Mandy studied the photo for a moment

曼迪仔细端详了一会儿照片。

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" It looks like a temple," she remarked

“看起来像一座庙宇，”她说。

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Their camel stopped suddenly

他们的骆驼突然停了下来。

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Everyone else had stopped too

其他人也都停了下来。

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A man on a horse stopped next to them

一个骑马的男人停在了他们旁边。

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He was wearing a long robe and turban

他穿着长袍，裹着头巾。

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" We are about to enter the city," he shouted to the travelers

“我们就要入城了，”他对旅人们喊道。

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" Look after your goods and animals

“看好你们的货物和牲口。

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We don't want any strangers coming after our caravan."

我们可不想被什么陌生人盯上商队。”

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" Strangers?" Vinnie gulped

“陌生人？”维尼咽了口口水。

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The man pointed ahead and cried

那人指向前面，大声喊道，

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" To Istanbul — the greatest city in the great Ottoman Empire!"

“向伊斯坦布尔——伟大的奥斯曼帝国的都城——出发！”