007 龙舟比赛

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Grace was at the park

格雷丝在公园里。

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Today was her cousin's dragon boat race!

今天是她表兄的龙舟比赛！

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" I have to meet my team now," her cousin, Peter, said

"我现在得去和我的队伍集合了，"她的表兄彼得说。

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" The race starts soon."

"比赛快开始了。"

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" Good luck!" said Grace

"祝你好运！"格雷丝说。

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Grace and Dad walked toward the river

格雷丝和爸爸朝河边走去。

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" Look!" Grace pointed to the boats on the water

"看！"格雷丝指着水面上的船。

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They all had tall dragon heads and tails

它们都有高高的龙头和龙尾。

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" In China there's a dragon boat festival every spring," said Dad

"在中国，每年春天都有一个端午节，"爸爸说。

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" Why are all the boats shaped like dragons?" asked Grace

"为什么所有的船都做成龙的形状？"格雷丝问。

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" Long ago farmers believed that dragons would bring rain," said Dad

“很久以前，农民相信龙会带来雨水，”爸爸说。

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" Rice needs lots of rain to grow."

“水稻需要很多雨水才能生长。”

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Just then Grace saw Peter with his team

就在这时，格雷丝看到了彼得和他的队友们。

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He looked worried

他看起来忧心忡忡。

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" One of our paddlers is sick," Peter said

“我们的一名划手生病了，”彼得说。

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" We can't race."

“我们没法比赛了。”

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" I can paddle," said Grace

“我会划船，”格雷丝说。

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" Thanks, Grace," Peter said

“谢谢，格雷丝，”彼得说。

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" But you don't know how to paddle a dragon boat."

“但你不知道如何划龙舟。”

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Grace shrugged." I know how to row a canoe."

格雷丝耸了耸肩。“我知道怎么划独木舟。”

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The boat captain heard Grace

队长听到了格雷丝的话。

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" Let's give her a chance

“给她一个机会吧。

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The race starts in a few minutes!"

比赛几分钟后就要开始了！”

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" Okay," Peter said

“好吧，”彼得说。

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Grace jumped into the boat

格雷丝跳进了船里。

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Peter gave her a paddle and showed her what to do

彼得递给她一支桨，并教她怎么做。

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Then a horn blew

接着，号角吹响了。

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The dragon boats were off!

龙舟出发了！

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Boom! Boom! The captain stood in front with a drum

咚！咚！队长站在船头敲鼓。

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Each time she banged the drum, the twenty paddlers paddled

她每敲一下鼓，二十名划手就划一下。

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A boy in the back steered

一个男孩在船尾掌舵。

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Boom! Whoosh! Boom! Whoosh!

咚！唰！咚！唰！

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The dragon boat flew over the water

龙舟在水面上飞驰。

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The crowd roared from the shore

人群在岸边欢呼。

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Grace cheered as their boat zipped across the finish line

当他们的船冲过终点线时，格雷丝欢呼起来。

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" Third place!" cried Peter

“第三名！”彼得喊道。

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" Thanks, Grace. You saved the day!"

“谢谢你，格雷丝。你真是救星！”