095 房中有牛

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After washing, Mandy put on clothes Rima gave her

洗完澡后，曼迪穿上了丽玛给她的衣服。

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She wore loose pants and a shirt that almost came to her knees

她穿着宽松的裤子，衬衫长到几乎及膝。

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Vinnie also dressed in a long shirt

维尼也换上了一件长衬衫。

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But he wore a skirt that went all the way to his ankles!

但他却穿了一条长及脚踝的裙子！

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" Time to eat," Rishi's father announced

“吃饭啦。”瑞希的爸爸宣布。

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The family gathered around the stove

一家人围拢在炉子旁。

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Vinnie and Mandy joined them

维尼和曼迪也加入了他们。

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Rishi's family closed their eyes and began to chant quietly

瑞希的家人闭上眼睛，轻声吟唱起来。

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They put their hands together

他们双手合十。

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Then, the family threw rice grains into the fire

接着，一家人把米粒撒入火中。

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" They're praying," whispered Mandy to Vinnie

“他们在祈祷，”曼迪小声对维尼说。

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After the prayer, Rishi brought out a bowl of water

祈祷结束后，里希端出来一碗水。

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He and Rima sat beside their father and washed his feet

他和瑞玛坐在父亲身边，为他洗脚。

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" I guess this is a sign of respect," whispered Vinnie

“我猜这是一种尊重的表示，”维尼轻声说。

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" Maybe we should wash Dad's feet too," he joked

“也许我们也该给爸爸洗洗脚，”他开玩笑说。

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Mandy giggled

曼迪咯咯地笑了。

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Finally, the food was served

终于，食物端上来了。

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Rishi's father sat on a mat, cross-legged on the floor

里希的父亲盘腿坐在地上的一张垫子上。

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His wife put rice onto a large banana leaf for him

他的妻子把米饭盛到一张大芭蕉叶上给他。

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" Does your mother always serve your father food?" Vinnie asked Rishi

“你妈妈总是这样伺候你爸爸吃饭吗？”维尼问里希。

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" Of course," he replied

“当然，”他回答说。

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" It is our custom

“这是我们的习俗。

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Now we must serve our mother."

现在我们必须服侍母亲。”

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The children washed their hands, and their mother sat beside their father

孩子们洗了手，母亲坐在父亲身边。

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Then Rishi and Rima served rice to their mother

然后里希和里玛给母亲端上米饭。

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" Children eat last," said Rishi

“孩子们最后吃，”里希说。

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He gave rice to Vinnie and Mandy and they sat on a mat

他给维尼和曼迪盛了米饭，他们坐在垫子上。

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" How do I eat this?" Mandy asked

“这怎么吃？”曼迪问道。

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She had no spoon or fork

她没有勺子，也没有叉子。

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" Like this," said Rima, picking up the rice with her hand

“像这样，”里玛说着，用手抓起米饭。

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Vinnie and Mandy tried to copy her, but most of the rice ended up on the floor

维尼和曼迪试着学她的样子，但大部分米饭都掉到了地上。

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Everyone laughed

大家都笑了起来。

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Then, without warning, a large cow walked right into the porch!

接着，毫无预兆地，一头大牛径直走进了门廊！

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" Hey!" cried Mandy

“嘿！”曼迪叫了起来。

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She dropped her rice and hid behind her brother

她扔下米饭，躲到了哥哥身后。

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" Get away! Move!"

“走开！快走！”

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Vinnie got up and waved his arms at the cow

维尼站起来，朝着牛挥舞手臂。

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The cow looked at him with big, bored eyes

那头牛用又大又无趣的眼睛看着他。

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" You mustn't...," Rishi cried

“你不能……”里希喊道。

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Vinnie slapped the cow's back, and it mooed loudly

维尼拍了一下牛背，牛大声地哞哞叫起来。

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Mandy wondered why Rishi's family wasn't doing anything

曼迪很纳闷，为什么里希的家人什么都不做。

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" Get away! Shoo!"

“走开！嘘！”

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Vinnie grabbed a stick lying against the wall and poked the cow

维尼抓起一根靠墙的棍子，去戳那头牛。

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Suddenly, a man ran into the porch

突然，一个男人跑进了门廊。

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He saw Vinnie poke the animal

他看见维尼在戳那头牲口。

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" What are you doing to my cow?" he shouted

“你对我的牛做什么呢？”他大喊道。

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" Please, Babu Yadav," Rishi's father said, trying to calm the man

“求您了，巴布·亚达夫，”里希的爸爸说，试图让那个男人平静下来。

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Rishi grabbed the stick from Vinnie

里希从维尼手里夺过棍子。

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" Stop!" cried Rishi

“住手！”里希喊道。

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" What's the matter?" asked Vinnie

“怎么了？”维尼问道。

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" That boy! He hit my cow!

“那个男孩！他打了我的牛！

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I'm telling the king!" Babu Yadav shouted

我要去告诉国王！”巴布·亚达夫喊道。

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" What is he talking about?" asked Vinnie, confused

“他在说什么呢？”维尼困惑地问。

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" Vinnie! Cows are sacred animals

“维尼！牛是神圣的动物。

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We never treat them badly," said Rishi

我们从不虐待它们，”里希说。

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" Even if they come into your house?" asked Vinnie

“就算它们进到你们家里也一样？”维尼问。

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" There is great punishment for those who harm cows," Rishi said seriously

“伤害牛的人会受到很重的惩罚，”里希严肃地说。

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" The king will hear about this!" Babu Yadav cried

“国王会知道这件事的！”巴布·亚达夫喊道。