084 自由之子

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Will left to get Paul Revere, and Vinnie and Mandy stayed to help his mother pick apples

威尔去找保罗·里维尔了，维尼和曼迪留下来帮他妈妈摘苹果。

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Several large apple trees grew in the backyard

后院里有几棵大苹果树。

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Will's mother gave them each a basket, and they all filled them with apples

威尔的妈妈给了每人一个篮子，他们都把篮子装满了苹果。

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As they worked, the children asked about England

一边干活，孩子们一边问起英格兰的事。

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" A while ago, the British passed the Stamp Act," Will's mother said

“前阵子，英国人通过了《印花税法》，”威尔的妈妈说。

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" We heard something about that," said Vinnie

“我们好像听说过一点，”维尼说。

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" Everything we read — newspapers, magazines, books, even playing cards — must have a stamp

“我们看的所有东西——报纸、杂志、书，甚至连扑克牌——都得有印花。

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The stamp shows that a tax has been paid for it

印花表明已经为它缴过税了。

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Americans shouldn't have to pay taxes to the British," she said with feeling

“美国人不应该向英国人纳税。”她动情地说道。

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" That's not fair," said Mandy

“这不公平，”曼迪说。

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" Many people are upset," Will's mother continued

“很多人感到不满，”威尔的母亲继续说道。

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" And many of us spoke up

“我们很多人都曾公开反对。

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Some Boston men formed a group called the Sons of Liberty."

波士顿的一些人成立了一个名叫‘自由之子’的团体。”

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" Are Mr. Adams and Mr. Hancock members?" asked Vinnie

“亚当斯先生和汉考克先生是成员吗？”文尼问道。

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Will's mother did not answer

威尔的母亲没有回答。

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She said," It is a secret group

她说道：“那是个秘密团体。

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No one knows for sure who is a member

没人确切知道谁是成员。

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But we know they are fighting for America's freedom."

但我们知道，他们在为美国的自由而战。”

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" Is that why Mr. Hancock was arrested?" asked Mandy

“汉考克先生就是因为这个被捕的吗？”曼迪问道。

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" I want to show you something,"

“我想给你们看样东西，”

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Will's mother said in a direct way

威尔母亲直截了当地说。

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She carried her basket into the house and down to the basement

她提着篮子走进屋子，下到地下室。

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The children followed

孩子们跟了上去。

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The basement was filled with barrels of apples

地下室里堆满了苹果桶。

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" Wow! What are you going to do with all these apples?" asked Vinnie

“哇！这么多苹果你打算做什么？”维尼问道。

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" We make apple cider," she explained

“我们做苹果酒，”她解释道。

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" Our Boston apple cider is very popular in Europe

“我们波士顿的苹果酒在欧洲很受欢迎。

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We ship it everywhere."

我们把它运往各地。”

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She proudly showed them a stack of clothes, neatly folded

她自豪地给他们看一摞叠得整整齐齐的衣服。

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" See these clothes?" said Will's mother

“看到这些衣服了吗？”威尔母亲说。

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" Some women and I belong to our own group

“我和一些妇女属于我们自己的团体。

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We are called the Daughters of Liberty

我们叫做‘自由之女’。

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We make all of our own clothes

我们所有的衣服都自己做。

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We don't buy any dresses from Britain

我们不从英国买任何裙子。

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Boston families don't want or need anything from Britain."

波士顿的家庭不想要，也不需要来自英国的任何东西。”

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Just then, Will returned

就在那时，威尔回来了。

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" We need to go now," he said simply

“我们现在得走了。”他简短地说。

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Vinnie and Mandy said good-bye to Will's mother and his sisters

维尼和曼迪向威尔的母亲和姐妹们道别。

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They followed Will to the center of town

他们跟着威尔向镇中心走去。

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Beautiful brick homes with stone steps lined the streets

带有石阶的漂亮砖房沿着街道排列。

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Some houses also had offices

有些房子还兼作办公室。

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They walked up to one office with a sign that read," John Adams, Attorney."

他们走到一间办公室前，门上挂着牌子，写着“律师，约翰·亚当斯”。

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A servant opened the door

一个仆人开了门。

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" Will Coats to see Mr. Adams," Will told the servant

“威尔·科茨求见亚当斯先生。”威尔告诉仆人。

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They followed the servant into an office

他们跟着仆人进了一间办公室。

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It was beautifully decorated with polished wooden furniture

办公室装饰精美，摆放着擦得锃亮的木质家具。

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Portraits hung on the walls

墙上挂着肖像画。

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" Is Mr. Adams a famous attorney?" asked Mandy

“亚当斯先生是位著名的律师吗？”曼迪问。

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Will nodded and added," He is also a fighter for freedom."

威尔点点头，补充道：“他也是一位为自由而战的斗士。”

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" And the second president of the United States," whispered Vinnie to his sister

“还是未来的美国第二任总统。”维尼小声对妹妹说。

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Mandy giggled

曼迪咯咯地笑了。

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The servant led them to two men talking before a fireplace

仆人带他们来到壁炉前，两位男士正在交谈。

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They turned when the children walked in

孩子们走进来时，他们转过身来。

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" Come in!" A man with a sharp, thin nose walked toward them

“快进来！”一个鼻子又尖又瘦的男人向他们走来。

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" I'm John Adams," he said," and this is Paul Revere."

“我是约翰·亚当斯，”他说，“这位是保罗·里维尔。”