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Jordan and Scarlet were screaming at the top of their lungs

乔丹和斯嘉丽在声嘶力竭地尖叫。

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" TV! TV! We want to watch TV!"

“电视！电视！我们想看电视！”

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Vinnie and Mandy's parents had gone shopping with Uncle Wilson and Aunt Leah

文尼和曼迪的父母跟威尔逊叔叔和莉亚阿姨一起去购物了。

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Before leaving, Aunt Leah had said:

临走前，莉亚阿姨说过：

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" No TV for Jordan and Scarlet."

“乔丹和斯嘉丽不能看电视。”

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" You're not allowed," began Vinnie

“你们不可以看，”文尼刚开口说。

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The twins started screaming again

双胞胎又开始尖叫了。

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" How about some ice cream!"

“吃点冰淇淋怎么样！”

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Mandy said, clapping her hands

曼迪拍着手说。

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" Ice cream?" cried Scarlet

“冰淇淋？”斯嘉丽叫道。

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" We have chocolate and strawberry,"

“我们有巧克力和草莓味的，”

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said Mandy, walking toward the kitchen

曼迪边说边朝厨房走去。

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The twins followed quietly

双胞胎静静地跟在后面。

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Vinnie wiped his forehead

威尼擦了擦额头。

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" Babysitting is hard

“照看小孩真不容易。

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I need a break," he said to himself

我需要休息一下，”他自言自语道。

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Vinnie started for his bedroom, and then changed his mind

威尼朝自己的卧室走去，然后又改变了主意。

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He walked up to the attic

他走上了阁楼。

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" I wonder if I should..." thought Vinnie

“我在想我是不是应该……”威尼心想。

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" No, I can't

“不，我不能。

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Mandy will be mad

曼迪会生气的。

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But she's downstairs having ice cream..."

可她正在楼下吃冰激凌呢……”

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Vinnie found the album

威尼找到了相册。

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" I'm only going to take a peek," he said to himself

“我就偷偷看一眼。”他自言自语道。

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" I'll close it if I see a glowing picture."

“要是有发光的照片，我就马上合上。”

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He sat down and opened the album

他坐下来，翻开了相册。

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At the same time, Mandy burst into the attic

就在这时，曼迪猛地冲进了阁楼。

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" I knew it!" she shouted

“我就知道！”她大声嚷道。

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" I knew you would try to go without me!"

“我就知道你想自己偷偷去！”

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" But I... well... I...," Vinnie stammered

“可我……那个……我……”威尼结结巴巴地说。

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Mandy snatched the album from his hands

曼迪从他手中抢走了相册。

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A photo was glowing

一张照片在发光。

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" Oh, how strange!" she gasped

“哦，太奇怪了！”她倒吸一口气说。

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Vinnie got up and looked over her shoulder

威尼站起来，从她肩膀上方看过去。

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The old man stood between two statues of scary-looking animals

那个老人站在两尊样子可怕的动物雕像之间。

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They had big eyes and huge mouths with many sharp teeth

它们有大眼睛和长满锋利牙齿的大嘴。

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Behind the statues was a tall structure

雕像后面是一座高大的建筑。

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It was glowing brightly

它正明亮地发着光。

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" It looks like rooftops stacked on top of each other," remarked Vinnie

“看起来像是屋顶一层层叠在一起，”威尼评论道。

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" I wonder where this could be?" said Mandy

“我想知道这会是哪里？”曼迪说。

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" I don't know, but...," Vinnie paused

“我不知道，不过……”威尼停顿了一下。

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" Where are the twins?"

“双胞胎去哪儿了？”

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Just as Vinnie asked that question, Jordan and Scarlet appeared at the door

威尼话音刚落，乔丹和斯嘉丽就出现在了门口。

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And at that exact moment, Vinnie and Mandy fell down the dark tunnel

也就在那一瞬间，威尼和曼迪跌进了漆黑的隧道。

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" Hey!" cried Mandy

“嘿！”曼迪大喊。

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" Whoa!" cried Vinnie

“哇啊！”威尼大喊。

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" Hooray!" shouted people as they clapped loudly

“太棒啦！”人们一边大声鼓掌一边欢呼。

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" Huh?" Vinnie opened his eyes

“嗯？”威尼睁开了眼睛。

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He was lying on a stage in front of lots of people

他正躺在一个舞台上，面前有许多人。

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Mandy was next to him

曼迪就在他旁边。

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" What's going on?" she whispered to her brother

“这是怎么回事？”她低声对哥哥说。

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" Wasn't that amazing?"

“刚才那不是很神奇吗？”

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A man stood in front of them

一个男人站在他们面前。

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He was waving to the crowd

他正向人群挥手。

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" Come back for our next show!"

“下次演出再来啊！”

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The crowd moved away

人群散去了。

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Then the man turned and looked down at them

然后那男人转过身，低头看着他们。

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" Who are you?" he said, stunned

“你们是谁？”他惊愕地说。

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" How did you do that?"

“你们是怎么做到的？”

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" Do what?" asked Vinnie

“做什么？”威尼问。

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" It looked as if you fell from the sky," he said, pointing up

“看起来你们像是从天上掉下来的，”他指着上方说。

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" I am Samir the great magician

“我是伟大的魔术师萨米尔。

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And yet, I cannot explain how you did that."

然而，我无法解释你们是怎么做到的。”

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The children got up and looked around

孩子们站起来，环顾四周。

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" Where are we?" asked Mandy

“我们在哪儿？”曼迪问。

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They were in a large square

他们在一个大广场上。

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Mandy could hear music and the sounds of animals

曼迪能听到音乐和动物的声音。

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Samir laughed

萨米尔笑了。

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" You are at a celebration for Master Yuan — an important government official."

“你们在参加袁大人的庆典——他是一位重要的朝廷官员。”

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" Which government?" asked Vinnie

“哪个朝廷？”威尼问。

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Samir looked at him in surprise

萨米尔惊讶地看着他。

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" Why, the Tang Dynasty of China, of course," he replied

“啊，当然是中国的唐朝了。”他回答。