094 亚洲珍珠

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The splashing ended and the laughter quieted down

泼水声停了，笑声也静了下来。

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People were returning home

人们正在返回家中。

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" What happens now?" Mandy asked Rishi

“现在会发生什么？”曼迪问里希。

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" We wash," said Rishi." And life continues."

“我们洗洗，”里希说，“然后生活继续。”

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Vinnie and Mandy looked around

文尼和曼迪环顾四周。

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They still did not know where they were

他们仍然不知道自己身在何处。

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" Rishi, we're new here," said Vinnie

“里希，我们刚来这里，”文尼说。

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" What is this place?"

“这是什么地方？”

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" The city of Patna," Rishi said

“巴特那城，”里希说。

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He noticed Vinnie and Mandy still looked confused

他注意到文尼和曼迪仍然一脸困惑。

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" India!" he shouted

“是印度！”他喊道。

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" Wow!" cried Vinnie and Mandy

“哇！”文尼和曼迪喊道。

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Rishi stared at them curiously

里希好奇地盯着他们看。

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" Where are you from?" he asked

“你们是从哪里来的？”他问道。

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" America," said Mandy

“美国。”曼迪说。

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" America?" repeated Rishi." I've never heard of it."

“美国？”里希重复道。“我从来没听说过。”

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Suddenly, a young girl ran up

突然，一个小女孩跑了过来。

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" Rishi! Mother says to come and wash," said the girl

“里希！妈妈说快回去洗洗。”女孩说。

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" This is Rima, my sister," Rishi said

“这是我妹妹瑞玛。”里希说。

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He introduced Vinnie and Mandy

他把文尼和曼迪介绍给了她。

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" Would you like to meet my parents?" he asked

"你们想见见我的父母吗？"他问道。

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" We'd love to," said Mandy

"我们很乐意。"曼迪说。

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Rishi and Rima's house was made of mud and bamboo

里希和瑞玛家的房子是用泥和竹子建成的。

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The roof was made of palm leaves

屋顶是用棕榈叶铺的。

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A small clay stove was in a porch area

门廊那里有一个小小的土灶。

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Rishi's mother was stirring rice in a pot

里希的妈妈正搅着锅里的米饭。

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His father was standing next to her wearing a white turban

他爸爸站在她旁边，戴着一顶白色的缠头巾。

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Rishi introduced the children to his parents

里希把两个孩子介绍给了他的父母。

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" Hello," Vinnie and Mandy said, putting their hands together and bowing

"您好。"文尼和曼迪双手合十，鞠了一躬，说道。

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Rishi's father did the same and smiled

里希的父亲同样回礼，微笑着。

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" The boys will wash first," said his father

“男孩们先洗。”他父亲说。

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Vinnie followed Rishi outside to a large jug of water

文尼跟着里希走到屋外一个大水罐旁。

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With a cup, Rishi scooped up some water

里希用杯子舀了些水。

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He handed it to Vinnie

他把杯子递给文尼。

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" You wash first," said Rishi

“你先洗吧。”里希说。

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" Thanks," replied Vinnie

“谢谢。”文尼回答。

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He emptied the cup over his head

他把整杯水从头上倒下去。

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Shocked, Rishi stared at him

里希震惊地盯着他。

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Then he said: " Do not waste water."

然后他说：“别浪费水。”

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" I'm sorry," said Vinnie, his face turning red

“对不起。”文尼说着，脸涨红了。

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" We have a short rainy season," explained Rishi

“我们的雨季很短，”里希解释道。

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" So we collect rainwater in a well outside the village."

“所以我们在村外的井里收集雨水。”

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Rishi filled the cup again

里希又把杯子倒满水。

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He dipped his fingers in the cup and rubbed water on his arms

他把手指伸进杯子里蘸水，然后擦在胳膊上。

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" Water is very valuable," Rishi continued

“水非常珍贵，”里希接着说。

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" We must not waste one drop."

“我们一滴都不能浪费。”

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Embarrassed, Vinnie looked at the puddle at his feet

文尼很尴尬，低头看着脚边的那滩水。

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Inside the house, Mandy was looking at a row of statues on a low table

屋里，曼迪正看着矮桌上的一排神像。

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" What's this?" Mandy asked

“这是什么？”曼迪问。

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She pointed to a statue of a four-headed person with four arms

她指着一尊有四张脸和四条手臂的神像。

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" Brahma," explained Rima

“这是梵天，”瑞玛解释道。

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" He is the creator of the universe

“他是宇宙的创造者。

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Brahma is one of our three main gods."

梵天是我们三大主神之一。”

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" Who are the others?" asked Mandy

“其他两位是谁？”曼迪问。

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There was a dark blue statue with four arms

旁边还有一尊深蓝色的神像，也有四条手臂。

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Each of its arms held an object

每条手臂都拿着一样东西。

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" That is Vishnu, the preserver of the universe," said Rima

“那是毗湿奴，宇宙的保护者，”瑞玛说。

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" And this is Shiva."

“还有这尊是湿婆。”

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The statue of Shiva sat with its legs crossed and eyes closed

湿婆的神像盘腿而坐，双目紧闭。

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" The destroyer of the universe."

“宇宙的毁灭者。”

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Mandy looked at the smaller statues on the table

曼迪看了看桌上那些小一些的神像。

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" Are all of these gods?" she asked

“这些全都是神吗？”她问。

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Rima nodded." We worship many gods."

瑞玛点点头。“我们崇拜很多神。”

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Vinnie and Rishi returned

文尼和里希回来了。

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They looked cleaner

他们看起来干净多了。

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" It's your turn," Vinnie said to Mandy

“该你了，”文尼对曼迪说。

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" Oh, and don't waste water."

“哦，还有，别浪费水。”

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Mandy gave him a puzzled look and headed outside with Rima

曼迪不解地看了他一眼，然后跟着瑞玛朝外面走去。