086 自由树

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When the town hall meeting ended, people returned to their homes

市政厅会议结束后，人们各自回家。

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Paul Revere and John Adams stayed behind speaking together

保罗·里维尔和约翰·亚当斯留了下来，一起交谈。

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The children stayed close by

孩子们待在近旁。

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" Paul, you know what to do," said John Adams

“保罗，你知道该怎么做，”约翰·亚当斯说。

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Revere nodded and put on his hat

里维尔点点头，戴上了帽子。

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" It was nice meeting you,"

“很高兴认识你们，”

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he said to the children and then left

他对孩子们说完，便离开了。

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" Where is he going?" asked Vinnie

“他去哪儿？”温妮问道。

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" Mr. Revere takes important messages to New York and Philadelphia," explained Will

“里维尔先生负责把重要消息送到纽约和费城去，”威尔解释道。

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" That's what I want to do someday."

“我将来也想做那样的事。”

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" To be a messenger?" asked Vinnie

“当信使吗？”文尼问。

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" To be one of the Sons of Liberty," said Will seriously

“成为自由之子的一员。”威尔认真地说。

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" Good-bye, children," said John Adams

“再见，孩子们。”约翰·亚当斯说。

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" Never forget the value of freedom."

“永远不要忘记自由的价值。”

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They all shook hands, and the children left

他们互相握手，然后孩子们离开了。

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As they walked down Boston's streets, the daylight was fading

他们走在波士顿的街道上，天色渐渐暗了下来。

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" Come for supper

“来吃晚饭吧。

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Mother is making meat stew," said Will

妈妈在炖肉。”威尔说。

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" You have been so kind to us," said Mandy

“你们对我们真好。”曼迪说。

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" But we should go now."

“但我们现在该走了。”

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" Where are we going?" Vinnie whispered to her

“我们这是要去哪儿？”文尼小声问她。

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" Thank you for everything," said Mandy to Will

“谢谢你做的一切，”曼迪对威尔说。

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" Well, you know where I live," he said

“嗯，你知道我住哪儿，”他说。

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" Visit some time

“有空来坐坐。

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You can try our apple cider."

你可以尝尝我们的苹果酒。”

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Waving good-bye, the children watched Will disappear down the street

孩子们挥手道别，看着威尔消失在街的尽头。

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" That's just great!" Vinnie sighed

“真是太好了！”文尼叹了口气。

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" Without Will, how are we supposed to find this tree?"

“没有威尔，我们怎么找到这棵树？”

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He took the photo out of his pocket

他从口袋里掏出照片。

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Mandy was looking up the street

曼迪正朝街的尽头望去。

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Two familiar figures were walking ahead of them

两个熟悉的身影走在了他们前面。

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" Vinnie, let me see the photo," said Mandy

“文尼，让我看看照片。”曼迪说。

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He showed it to her

他把照片递给她看。

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The flag in the photo was glowing blue

照片里的旗子发出蓝色的光。

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" There's a big tree over there

“那边有棵大树。

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It looks like this one," said Mandy

看起来就像这棵。”曼迪说。

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Mandy followed the two figures, walking just behind them

曼迪跟在两个身影后面，紧挨着他们走。

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Vinnie followed her

文尼跟在她后面。

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When they got to the corner, the children noticed a sign on the nearby elm tree

到了街角，孩子们注意到旁边的榆树上有个标志。

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" Can you read it?" asked Mandy

“你能读出来吗？”曼迪问道。

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Vinnie shook his head

文尼摇了摇头。

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" It's too far."

“太远了。”

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The two figures walked into a grocery store

那两个身影走进了一家杂货店。

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Vinnie ran up to the tree and quickly read the sign

文尼跑到树旁，快速看了看牌子。

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Then he ran back to Mandy

然后他跑回了曼迪身边。

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" It says,' The Tree of Liberty'," he gasped

“上面写着，‘自由之树’，”他气喘吁吁地说。

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The two men reappeared

那两个人又出现了。

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One of the men was Mr. Keith, the grocer

其中一位是杂货店老板，基思先生。

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He held a long pole

他拿着一根长杆。

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The other man carried a red and white, bundled cloth

另一个人拿着一捆红白相间的布。

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At the tree, they tied the cloth at the top of the pole;

在树下，他们把布系在了长杆的顶端；

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it was a flag!

那是一面旗！

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They lifted the flag high enough in the tree so it stuck out from the branches

他们把旗子升到树上足够高的地方，让它伸出树枝。

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The grocer said," The Sons of Liberty will meet tonight."

杂货店老板说：“自由之子今晚要集会。”

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" Action will be taken," said the other man

“将要采取行动了，”另一个人说。

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Then he turned around

然后他转过身来。

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It was John Hancock

是约翰·汉考克。

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" He's been released!" Mandy nearly shouted

“他被释放了！”曼迪几乎要喊出来。

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" Mandy! The photo!" Vinnie pointed to the picture

“曼迪！照片！”文尼指着那张照片。

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Sticking out of the tree, the red and white flag was glowing brightly

那面伸出树外的红白旗子，正发出明亮的光芒。

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It was time to go home

该回家了。

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The children's eyes closed as they fell into the familiar dark tunnel

孩子们闭上眼睛，坠入了那条熟悉的黑暗隧道。