071 圣彼得堡内外

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Vinnie's back felt stiff

维尼的后背感觉僵硬。

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He stretched and followed the other cleaners out of the theater

他伸了个懒腰，跟着其他清洁工走出剧院。

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" Good night, Vinnie!" Mikhail called out

"晚安，维尼！"米哈伊尔喊道。

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" Wait!" Vinnie cried

"等一下！"维尼叫道。

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" Uh, I'm looking for a place to stay tonight

"呃，我想找个今晚住的地方。

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I have nowhere to sleep."

我没地方睡觉了。"

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Mikhail looked at him kindly

米哈伊尔和善地看着他。

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" Let me ask Papa."

"让我问问爸爸。"

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He spoke to a man smoking a pipe nearby

他对旁边一个抽着烟斗的男人说了几句话。

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" We live simply, Vinnie," Mikhail's father said," but you are welcome

"我们过得很简单，维尼，"米哈伊尔的父亲说，"但欢迎你来。"

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The czar does not care about his people

沙皇不关心他的人民。

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So we must take care of one another."

所以我们必须互相照顾。”

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" Thank you," Vinnie said with relief

“谢谢你。”维尼松了一口气说。

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He hoped Mandy had a place to sleep too

他希望曼迪也有地方睡觉。

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Mikhail's home was very small, but clean

米哈伊尔的家很小，但很干净。

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It was three rooms in an apartment building near the marketplace

那是市场附近一栋公寓楼里的三个房间。

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Mikhail's mother welcomed them with soup and some bread

米哈伊尔的母亲用汤和一些面包欢迎他们。

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" This isn't much," Mikhail's mother said, handing Vinnie a thin blanket," but it will keep you warm."

“东西不多，”米哈伊尔的妈妈说着，递给维尼一条薄毯子，“但它能让你暖和。”

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Vinnie soon fell asleep next to Mikhail

维尼很快就在米哈伊尔身边睡着了。

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The next day, they ate hot cereal called kasha for breakfast

第二天，他们早餐吃了叫卡沙的热粥。

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Afterward, Mikhail's mother poured tea into three glasses and one cup

随后，米哈伊尔的母亲往三个玻璃杯和一个茶杯里倒了茶。

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" Have some tea," she said

“喝点茶吧，”她说道。

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Vinnie reached for the cup, but Mikhail's mother stopped him

维尼伸手去拿茶杯，但被米哈伊尔的母亲拦住了。

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" Drinking tea from cups is only for women," she laughed

“用茶杯喝茶是女人才做的事，”她笑道。

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" Russian men drink from glasses."

“俄罗斯男人都用玻璃杯喝。”

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" Today is a big day!" said Mikhail's father

“今天是个大日子！”米哈伊尔的父亲说。

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" We're going into the Imperial Palace of the czar."

“我们要进沙皇的皇宫里去。”

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" Why are you going there?" Vinnie asked

“你们去那儿做什么？”维尼问道。

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" We have a special delivery to make," Mikhail replied

“我们有一件特别的货物要送，”米哈伊尔回答。

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" Today is the presentation of the Easter gift

“今天是呈献复活节礼物的日子。

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Papa and Uncle Anton are in charge of the flowers."

爸爸和安东叔叔负责那些花。”

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" What gift?" asked Vinnie

“什么礼物？”维尼问道。

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Mikhail chuckled," Why, the same gift that is given to the royal family every Easter!"

米哈伊尔轻声笑着说：“哎呀，就是每年复活节送给皇室的那份礼物呀！”

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Vinnie had no idea what the gift was, but he pretended to know:

维尼完全不知道礼物是什么，但他假装知道：

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" Oh, that is exciting

“哦，那可真让人兴奋。

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I can't wait to see it."

我等不及想看看了。”

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" I'll need help," said Mikhail's father

“我需要帮手，”米哈伊尔的父亲说。

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" Anton and I can't carry all the baskets of flowers."

“安东和我两个人搬不完所有的花篮。”

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Mikhail and Vinnie were eager to help

米哈伊尔和维尼都很乐意帮忙。

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They wanted to see inside the palace too

他们也想看看宫殿里面是什么样子。

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Meanwhile, Mandy had slept in a small servant's room in Anna Pavlova's house

与此同时，曼迪睡在安娜·巴甫洛娃家的一间小佣人房里。

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First thing in the morning, Mandy had to take Anna her breakfast

早上的第一件事，曼迪就得给安娜端去早餐。

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Then Mandy helped the ballerina dress

然后曼迪帮这位芭蕾舞女演员穿衣打扮。

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" I'm going to have lunch at the palace," she told Mandy

“我要去宫殿用午餐，”她对曼迪说。

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" You will come with me

“你跟我一起去。

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Make sure the ruffle at the bottom of my dress stays clean."

确保我裙子底部的褶边保持干净。”

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Anna pointed to the hem of her long dress

安娜指了指她长裙的裙摆。

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When Mandy and Anna arrived at the palace, Mandy was speechless

当曼迪和安娜到达宫殿时，曼迪惊讶得说不出话来。

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It wasn't just the size of the palace

不仅仅是因为宫殿的宏伟规模。

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It was how luxurious it was!

更是因为它极尽奢华！

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The palace reminded her of Versailles in France

这座宫殿让她想起了法国的凡尔赛宫。

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Four palace guards came out to meet the carriage

四名宫殿卫兵走出来迎接马车。

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Anna gracefully got out

安娜优雅地下了车。

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Mandy was close behind, but she wasn't so graceful

曼迪紧随其后，但动作就没那么优雅了。

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Mandy tripped on the hem of the ballerina's dress

曼迪被芭蕾舞女演员的裙摆绊倒了。