059 首都城市

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Vinnie followed Mei-Li through the city

薇妮跟着梅丽穿过城市。

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" Chang'an is so big!" said Vinnie

“长安真大啊！”薇妮说。

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Mei-Li nodded

梅丽点了点头。

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" Chang'an is the capital of the Tang Dynasty

“长安是唐朝的都城。

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The famous Silk Road begins here

著名的丝绸之路就是从这里开始的。

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Almost all trade moves along the Silk Road."

几乎所有的贸易都沿着丝绸之路进行。”

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" Oh, that's why there are so many different people here," said Vinnie

“哦，难怪这里有这么多不同的人。”薇妮说。

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They passed a very high wall with a guarded gate

他们经过了一面很高的墙，墙上有一道有人把守的大门。

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" That's the East Gate," said Mei-Li

“那是东门，”梅丽说。

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" We have four gates, but we can use only three."

“我们有四座城门，但只能使用其中的三座。”

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" Why?" asked Vinnie

“为什么？”维尼问道。

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" The North Gate is only for the emperor," said Mei-Li

“北门只供皇帝使用，”梅丽说。

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" Where is Mandy?"

“曼迪在哪儿？”

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" She's wandered off again," sighed Vinnie

“她又自己跑开了，”维尼叹了口气。

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" Don't worry, she does this all the time."

“别担心，她老是这个样子。”

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Meanwhile, the monkey ran fast out of the square

这时候，猴子飞快地跑出了广场。

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Then it climbed up on the roof of a building

接着它爬上了一座房子的屋顶。

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" Come here," she called to the animal

“过来，”她朝那动物喊道。

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The monkey shyly moved down to a windowsill

猴子害羞地挪到了窗台上。

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Mandy carefully climbed up some steps

曼迪小心翼翼地爬上几级台阶。

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She tried to grab the monkey

她试图抓住那只猴子。

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But she tripped and tumbled through a door

但她绊倒了，跌跌撞撞地冲进了一扇门。

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" I'm terribly sorry,"

“非常抱歉，”

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she apologized to a startled young man

她向一位受惊的年轻男子道歉。

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He was sitting cross-legged on a low couch

他正盘腿坐在一张矮榻上。

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In front of him was a low table covered with open books

他面前是一张矮桌，桌上摊满了打开的书。

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" May I help you?" he asked

“需要帮忙吗？”他问道。

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" Well, yes," Mandy said

“嗯，是的，”曼迪说。

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" I'm looking for a monkey."

“我在找一只猴子。”

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" Are you sure it's here?" he laughed

“你确定它在这里吗？”他笑了起来。

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Mandy nodded." I chased it here."

梅丽点点头：“我追它追到这儿了。”

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She explained the trainer's behavior

她解释了驯猴人的行为。

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The man nodded sadly

那人难过地点了点头。

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" We should treat all living things kindly

“我们应该善待一切生灵。

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That's Buddha's way."

这是佛祖的教导。”

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" Who are you?" asked Mandy

“你是谁？”梅丽问道。

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" My name is Jinying

“我叫金英。

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I am Master Yuan's son," he replied

我是袁大师的儿子。”他答道。

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" How come you aren't at your party?" she asked

“你怎么没去参加你的宴会？”她问。

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" My father is a little too eager to celebrate

“我父亲太急于庆祝了。

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My exams are not over yet," laughed Jinying

我的考试还没结束呢，”金英笑道。

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" I still have many Chinese characters to memorize."

“我还有很多汉字要记。”

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" How many do you have to know?" asked Mandy

“你得认识多少个？”曼迪问。

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She glanced at his open book

她瞥了一眼他摊开的书。

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She saw a vertical row of Chinese characters on one side of the page

她看到页面上有一竖列汉字。

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Next to each character was a series of smaller characters

每个大字旁边都有一串小字。

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" I memorize about two hundred a day," replied Jinying

“我每天大概记住两百个，”金英答道。

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" Each character has a different meaning."

“每个字都有不同的意思。”

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" How many do you have to learn altogether?" Mandy asked

“你总共得学多少个？”曼迪问。

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" Over four hundred thousand." Jinying sighed

“超过四十万字。”金英叹了口气。

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Mandy was shocked

曼迪震惊了。

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" I won't disturb you then," she said

“那我就不打扰你了，”她说。

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" Wait!" Jinying stood up and stretched

“等等！”金英站起来，伸了个懒腰。

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" I need a break

“我需要休息一下，

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I'll help you find your monkey."

我来帮你找你的猴子。”

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Meanwhile, Vinnie stopped and stared at the crowded streets

与此同时，薇妮停下来，盯着拥挤的街道。

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" This is like New York!" he cried

“这就像纽约！”他叫了起来。

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" Excuse me?" asked Mei-Li

“你说什么？”梅丽问道。

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" Uh, nothing," he said

“呃，没什么，”他说。

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Chang'an was busy and noisy with people, wagons, and animals

长安城里车水马龙，人来人往，喧闹非凡。

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When he and Mei-Li reached the market, Vinnie was even more surprised

当他和梅丽到达市场时，薇妮更是惊讶。

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There were many lanes, and each lane sold only one product

那里有很多条巷子，每条巷子只卖一种商品。

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" Wow! There's one lane for oil, and one lane for vegetables

“哇！有一条巷子卖油，还有一条卖菜，

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And even one," Vinnie laughed," for roast duck with the head still attached?"

甚至还有一条，”薇妮笑道，“专门卖头还连着的烤鸭？”

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" My favorite!" said Mei-Li

“我的最爱！”梅丽说。

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" The duck seems to be looking at me!"

“那鸭子好像在看着我！”

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" But it's delicious!" she replied

“但它很好吃！”她答道。

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" Let's try some."

“我们尝尝吧。”

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Vinnie gulped

薇妮咽了口口水。

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" Maybe I should go and find my sister."

“也许我该去找我妹妹了。”