058 拯救朋友

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Vinnie and Mandy looked at each other

维尼和曼迪互相看了一眼。

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" China?" they said together

“中国？”他们异口同声地说。

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Samir looked at them with great interest

萨米尔饶有兴趣地看着他们。

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" Tell me the secret of that trick you just did," he said

“告诉我你们刚才那个把戏的秘密，”他说。

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" We don't know," Vinnie admitted

“我们不知道，”维尼承认道。

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" Ah, you do not wish to tell me?" Samir asked

“啊，你们不愿意告诉我？”萨米尔问。

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" No, we really don't know," said Mandy

“不，我们真的不知道，”曼迪说。

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Samir laughed loudly

萨米尔大声笑了起来。

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" Well, see me if you ever need a job

“好吧，如果你们需要工作，就来找我。

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That trick could make me — I mean you — a lot of money."

那个把戏能让我——我是说你们——赚很多钱。”

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Samir walked behind a curtain at the back of the stage

萨米尔走到舞台后方的一块幕布后面。

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" Look at that!" said Mandy

“看那边！”曼迪说。

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She could see a group of houses outside a nearby gate

她看见附近大门外有一片房屋。

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" I count four buildings," said Vinnie

“我数了数，一共四栋房子。”维尼说。

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" Is it a little village?" asked Mandy

“那是个小村庄吗？”曼迪问道。

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" Village?" said a laughing voice below them

“村庄？”下方传来一个带笑的声音。

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The children looked down and saw a girl

孩子们低头看去，看到了一个女孩。

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" That is Master Yuan's courtyard house," the girl said

“那是袁老爷家的四合院。”女孩说。

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" Wealthy people live in such homes."

“有钱人家才住这样的房子呢。”

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She looked a bit older than Vinnie

她看起来比维尼稍大一点儿。

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Vinnie and Mandy jumped down from the stage

维尼和曼迪从舞台上跳了下来。

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" You're new to Chang'an," she remarked

“你们刚来长安吧，”她说。

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" Everyone knows Master Yuan

“人人都知道袁老爷。

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You must be with the visiting performers

你们肯定是跟着巡回表演团一起来的。

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The acrobats are my favorite."

我最喜欢看杂技了。”

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" Acrobats?" said Vinnie

“杂技？”维尼问。

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The girl led them through a noisy crowd of performers

女孩带他们穿过一片喧闹的表演人群。

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Jugglers were lifting umbrellas with their feet

杂耍艺人正在用脚顶伞。

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" There they are!" cried Vinnie

“在那儿！”维尼喊道。

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Young girls were jumping and flipping in the air

年轻姑娘们正在空中跳跃、翻腾。

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" What's your name?" Mandy said to the girl

“你叫什么名字？”曼迪对女孩说。

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" I'm Mei-Li," the girl replied

“我是梅丽。”女孩回答。

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" My parents are bakers

“我父母是做馒头的。

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They made two hundred buns for Master Yuan's celebration."

他们为袁老爷的庆祝做了两百个馒头。”

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Mandy introduced herself and pointed to Vinnie

曼迪介绍了自己，然后指了指维尼。

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" And he's my brother Vinnie," she said

“他是我的哥哥维尼。”她说。

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" What's the celebration for?"

“到底是庆祝什么呢？”

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" Master Yuan's son Jinying has passed the first level of the imperial exams," explained Mei-Li

“袁老爷的儿子金英通过了科举的第一关。”梅丽解释道。

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" What are they?" asked Mandy

“科举是什么？”曼迪问。

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" They are very difficult tests

“那是非常难的考试。

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There are three levels of exams, and each level is harder than the one before," said Mei-Li

梅丽说：“考试有三关，一关比一关难。”

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" If all levels are passed, the person becomes a mandarin

“如果通过了所有考试，就能成为官员。

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A mandarin is a very respected official."

官员是非常受人尊敬的。”

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" That's a lot of work," said Mandy

“那可真是个大工程。” 曼迪说。

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Mei-Li nodded

梅丽点了点头。

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" It takes many years of study."

“这需要很多年的学习。”

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Vinnie rejoined his sister and Mei-Li

维尼回到了姐姐和梅丽身边。

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They walked past two monkeys dressed in red costumes

他们走过两只穿着红色服装的猴子。

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The children giggled

孩子们咯咯地笑了起来。

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" I have to go to the market," said Mei-Li

“我得去市场了。”梅丽说。

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" It was nice meeting you."

“很高兴认识你们。”

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" Can we come with you?" asked Vinnie

“我们能和你一起去吗？”维尼问道。

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" Sure," said Mei-Li

“当然可以。”梅丽说。

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They walked toward a large gate

他们朝着一扇大门走去。

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Then Mandy noticed a monkey trainer beating one of the two monkeys

这时，曼迪注意到一个驯猴人正在打那两只猴子中的一只。

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" That's not right!" Mandy thought to herself

“这样不对！”曼迪心想。

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She marched over to the trainer as Vinnie and Mei-Li walked on

维尼和梅丽继续往前走，而曼迪则大步走向驯猴人。

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" You shouldn't hurt your animals," said Mandy

“你不应该伤害你的动物。”曼迪说。

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" Mind your own business!" yelled the trainer

“少管闲事！”驯猴人大喊道。

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He put the monkey in a cage and walked off

他把猴子关进笼子，然后走开了。

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Vinnie and Mei-Li were already out of sight, walking toward the market

维尼和梅丽已经走得看不见了，正朝市场走去。

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" Poor thing," said Mandy, as she walked over to the cage

“可怜的小东西。”曼迪边说边走到笼子旁。

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" Don't worry, I'll save you."

“别担心，我会救你的。”

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Mandy opened the cage

曼迪打开了笼子。

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The monkey jumped out and ran across the square

猴子跳了出来，跑过了广场。

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" Wait! Come back!" Mandy shouted

“等等！快回来！”曼迪喊道。