082 波士顿的信使

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Carefully, Vinnie and Mandy moved closer to the ship being tied to the dock

维尼和曼迪小心翼翼地靠近了正被拴在码头边的船。

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The Redcoat captain was speaking to a tall man in a black hat

一名红衣军船长正在和一个戴黑帽子的高个男人说话。

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He wore a long coat, pants that ended just below his knees, white stockings, and black shoes

他穿着长外套，裤子刚好过膝，白长袜和黑鞋。

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" Mr. John Hancock," the captain read from a paper," by order of His Royal Highness, King George III of England, you are under arrest."

"约翰·汉考克先生，" 船长照着纸念道，"奉英格兰国王乔治三世陛下的命令，你被逮捕了。"

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" What have I done?" John Hancock asked calmly

"我做了什么？" 约翰·汉考克平静地问。

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" Your ship, The Liberty, is carrying illegal tea into Boston Harbor," said the captain

"你的船‘自由号’正载着非法茶叶进入波士顿港，" 船长说。

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Before John Hancock could say anything, the soldiers took him away

约翰·汉考克还没来得及开口，士兵就把他带走了。

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The men on the dock followed angrily

码头上的人愤怒地跟了上去。

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One of them saw Vinnie and Mandy and quickly walked over

其中一个人看到了维尼和曼迪，快步走了过来。

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" What are your names?" he asked when he got close

"你们叫什么名字？" 他走近后问道。

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" I'm Vinnie, and this is my sister Mandy," said Vinnie bravely

维尼勇敢地说：“我是维尼，这是我妹妹曼迪。”

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" Are you American patriots?" the man asked

那人问：“你们是美国爱国者吗？”

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" Yes, sir!" Vinnie said proudly

维尼自豪地说：“是的，先生！”

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" Good," the man said

“很好，”那人说。

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He took out a piece of paper and wrote something on it

他拿出一张纸，在上面写了些什么。

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" You must find John Adams and give this to him

“你必须找到约翰·亚当斯，把这个交给他。

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Go quickly. No one will suspect you."

快去吧。没人会怀疑你们。”

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" Yes, sir." Vinnie saluted, but the man didn't see

“是，先生。”维尼敬了个礼，但那人没看见。

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He had already moved away to rejoin the others

他已经走开，重新加入其他人了。

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" Vinnie! Why did you say that?" Mandy said

“维尼！你为什么那样说？”曼迪说。

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" We don't even know who those men are!"

“我们根本不知道那些是谁！”

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" John Hancock? John Adams? Come on, Mandy

“约翰·汉考克？约翰·亚当斯？拜托，曼迪，

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We are in Boston

我们可是在波士顿。

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These are the founders of our country!" Vinnie said passionately

这些人可都是我们国家的奠基者！”维尼激动地说。

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" Right now, America is under British rule

“现在，美国还处在英国统治下，

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We must help."

我们必须伸出援手。”

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" So what can we do?" she asked

“那我们能做些什么呢？”她问道。

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" Just as the man said, we must find John Adams," explained Vinnie

“就像那个人说的，我们必须找到约翰·亚当斯，”维尼解释道。

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The children walked down the busy Boston streets

孩子们走在繁忙的波士顿街道上，

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Horses, carriages, and wagons were everywhere

到处都是马匹、马车和货车。

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Women were in simple cotton dresses

女人们穿着简朴的棉布裙。

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Men wore three-cornered hats

男人们戴着三角帽。

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As they approached an intersection, Vinnie and Mandy heard shouting and clapping

当他们走近一个路口时，维尼和曼迪听到了叫喊声和鼓掌声。

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" What's going on?" Vinnie wondered

“出什么事了？”维尼感到纳闷。

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On the next street, a crowd was gathered in front of a man standing on a barrel

在下一条街上，一群人聚在一个站在木桶上的男人面前。

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He looked excited and angry

他看上去既激动又愤怒。

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" Should we pay taxes to the British?" he shouted

“我们应该向英国人交税吗？”他喊道。

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" No!" the crowd cheered

“不应该！”人群欢呼道。

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" We have no vote!

“我们没有投票权！

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We have no one to speak for us in England!" the man continued

在英国没有人替我们说话！”那个男人继续说。

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People shouted loudly

人们大声喊叫着。

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" The Redcoats take over our homes!

“英国兵强占了我们的家！

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We pay too much for our tea!

我们的茶叶税太高了！

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We even pay too much to mail our letters!" cried the man

我们甚至连寄信都要交那么多钱！”那男人喊道。

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" Who is he?" Mandy asked a boy standing nearby

“他是谁？”曼迪问旁边站着的一个男孩。

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" That's Mr. Keith, the grocer," said the boy

“那是杂货店的基思先生。”男孩说。

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" Why is he shouting?" asked Vinnie

“他为什么大喊大叫？”维尼问。

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The boy stared at them

男孩直盯着他们。

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" You aren't from Boston, are you?" he said

“你们不是波士顿人吧？”他说。

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" King George signed the Stamp Act

“乔治国王签署了《印花税法》。

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The law makes us pay extra money, a tax, for everything we buy

这部法律让我们不管买什么都要多付一笔税钱。

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Everyone is very angry about it."

大家对此都非常愤怒。”

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" I never knew America was like this once," Mandy whispered to Vinnie

“我从不知道美国曾经是这样的。”曼迪轻声对维尼说。