088 准备扬帆

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Vinnie and Mandy hid behind the church benches and watched the two men

维尼和曼迪躲在教堂长椅后，观察着那两个男人。

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Columbus put his book down and hugged the other man

哥伦布放下书，拥抱了另一个男人。

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" Thank you, Martin Alonzo," he said

“谢谢你，马丁·阿隆索，”他说。

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" We have much to do before sailing."

“出海前我们还有很多事要做。”

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" The Pinzon family is with you!

“平松家族支持你！

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The sailors are ready too," said Martin Alonzo

水手们也都准备好了，”马丁·阿隆索说。

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The two men hurried out of the church

那两个人匆忙走出了教堂。

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They never noticed the children

他们根本没注意到孩子们。

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" Do you think he's really Christopher Columbus?" asked Vinnie excitedly

“你觉得他真的是克里斯托弗·哥伦布吗？”维尼兴奋地问。

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" Hey, he left his book!"

“嘿，他把书落下了！”

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cried Mandy, running to pick it up

曼迪喊道，跑过去捡起了它。

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" The Travels of Marco Polo," Mandy read on the cover

“《马可·波罗游记》，”曼迪念出封面上的书名。

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She flipped through the pages

她翻了翻书页。

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" Whoever he is, he must love this book

“不管他是谁，他一定很爱这本书。

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He's written in it and underlined some parts."

他在上面写了字，还划了一些重点。”

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Mandy stopped. She thought she heard a noise

曼迪停了下来。她觉得听到了什么动静。

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" What was that?" she said

“那是什么？”她说。

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" What was what?" asked Vinnie

“什么声音？”维尼问。

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A young man stepped out from behind a stone column

一个年轻人从石柱后面走了出来。

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Vinnie screamed

维尼尖叫起来。

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" Shh! Quiet!" said the young man

“嘘！安静！”年轻人说。

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He seemed as scared as the children

他看起来和孩子们一样害怕。

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" Who are you?" asked Mandy

“你是谁？”曼迪问。

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" My name is Julio," he said

“我叫胡里奥，”他说。

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" That man, Martin Alonzo, is my uncle

“那个男人，马丁·阿隆索，是我叔叔。

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I didn't want him to see me."

我不想让他看见我。”

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Julio looked about 18 years old

胡里奥看起来大约18岁。

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The children introduced themselves

孩子们做了自我介绍。

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" Why were you hiding?" asked Vinnie

“你为什么躲起来？”维尼问。

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Julio looked embarrassed

胡里奥看起来很不好意思。

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" Today we sail and... I was scared."

“今天我们要起航……我害怕。”

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" Are you sailing with someone named Christopher Columbus?" asked Vinnie

“你是在和一个叫克里斯托弗·哥伦布的人一起航行吗？”维尼问道。

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Julio nodded

胡里奥点了点头。

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" Wow!" cried Vinnie." He's a great explorer!"

“哇！”维尼喊道，“他是个伟大的探险家！”

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" He is crazy!" said Julio

“他疯了！”胡里奥说。

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" He thinks we can find the Indies by sailing west."

“他认为我们可以向西航行找到印度群岛。”

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" Columbus knows what he's doing," said Vinnie

“哥伦布知道自己在做什么，”维尼说。

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Julio shook his head

胡里奥摇了摇头。

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" Columbus planned this journey many years ago

“哥伦布很多年前就计划了这次航行。

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But nobody wanted to support him, not even Queen Isabella

但没人愿意支持他，就连伊莎贝拉女王也不愿意。”

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But now that Spain is a powerful nation again, the queen and King Ferdinand said yes."

但现在西班牙又成了一个强大的国家，女王和费迪南德国王就答应了。"

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" What if Columbus discovers something great?

"万一哥伦布发现了什么了不起的东西呢？

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There's only one way to find out," Mandy said

只有一种方法能知道，"曼迪说。

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" He DID discover something great. America!" Vinnie said

"他确实发现了了不起的东西。美洲啊！"维尼说。

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" The Portuguese travel around Africa

"葡萄牙人绕过非洲航行。

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They reach the Indies going east without any problems," said Julio

他们向东走，就能顺顺利利到达印度群岛，"胡里奥说。

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" When people heard of Columbus' crazy plan, no one wanted to sail with him."

"大家听说了哥伦布那个疯狂的计划，都不愿意跟他一起出海。"

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" So why are you going on the voyage?" asked Vinnie

"那你为什么还要去呢？"维尼问。

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Julio's face softened

胡里奥的表情柔和了下来。

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" My uncles are the Pinzon brothers

"我的叔叔们是平松兄弟。

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Everybody here in the port of Palos respects them

在帕洛斯港这里，人人都尊敬他们。

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When they decided to support Columbus, the sailors decided to go

既然他们决定支持哥伦布，水手们也就跟着去了。

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I couldn't be the only one to say no."

我可不能是唯一一个说不的人。"

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" How many uncles do you have?" asked Vinnie

"你有几个叔叔啊？"维尼问。

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" Three," replied Julio

"三个，"胡里奥回答。

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" They are all very capable seamen

"他们都是非常能干的船员。

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I came to the church today to pray for a safe voyage

我今天来教堂，是为了祈祷航行平安。

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I didn't expect my uncle to be here

我没想到叔叔会在这里。

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If he knew I was scared, he would call me a baby."

要是他知道我害怕，会叫我胆小鬼的。"

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" So when are you leaving?" asked Mandy

"那你们什么时候出发？"曼迪问。

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" In a few hours," replied Julio

"再过几个小时，"胡里奥回答。

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" I am ready now

"我现在准备好了。

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I must get to my ship."

我得回我船上了。"