033 斯皮迪和布默的新工作

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It was Christmas Eve

那是平安夜。

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Speedy and Boomer were about to start their new job

斯皮迪和布默正要开始他们的新工作。

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The two reindeer looked around the warehouse

两头驯鹿环顾仓库。

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They saw a huge, pretty sleigh

他们看到一架又大又漂亮的雪橇。

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Colorful presents filled tall shelves

五颜六色的礼物堆满高高的架子。

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Elves scurried around everywhere

小精灵们到处奔走忙碌。

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" Hey there!" said a friendly voice

“嘿，你们好！”一个友好的声音说。

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Speedy and Boomer turned around

斯皮迪和布默转过身来。

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" I'm Rudolph," said a reindeer with a shiny red nose

“我是鲁道夫，”一头有着闪闪红鼻子的驯鹿说。

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" I'm the reindeer in charge

“我是负责的驯鹿。

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Our job tonight is to pull that sleigh through the air."

今晚我们的工作是在空中拉那辆雪橇。”

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" That sounds easy," said Boomer

“听起来很容易，”布默说。

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Rudolph nodded." It's not hard

鲁道夫点点头。“不难。

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But our boss, Santa, has lots of stops to make

但是我们的老板，圣诞老人，有很多地方要停。”

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We'll stop at millions of houses all over the world."

我们会在全世界数百万个家庭停留。”

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" Whoa!" Speedy gasped." One night isn't enough time!"

“哇！”斯皮迪倒吸了口气。“一个晚上时间不够啊！”

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" Don't worry," said Rudolph

“别担心，”鲁道夫说。

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" We will have 24 hours of night."

“我们会有24小时的夜晚。”

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" Huh?" said Boomer." How is that possible?"

“嗯？”布默说。“这怎么可能？”

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Rudolph led Boomer and Speedy to a giant map

鲁道夫领着布默和斯皮迪来到一张巨大的地图前。

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" Earth is divided into 24 time zones," said Rudolph

“地球分为 24 个时区，”鲁道夫说。

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" Because there are 24 hours in one day?" asked Speedy

“因为一天有 24 个小时吗？”斯皮迪问。

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" Right," said Rudolph

“对，”鲁道夫说。

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" The sun only shines on one side of Earth at a time

“太阳一次只照到地球的一面。

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So it's always daytime in some places and nighttime in others."

所以有些地方总是白天，而有些地方是黑夜。”

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" Let me show you."

“让我展示给你看。”

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Rudolph pressed a button

鲁道夫按了一个按钮。

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A big part of the map went dark

地图上很大一部分变暗了。

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" When it's 11:00 p. m. in Japan, it's only 11:00 a. m. in Argentina," Rudolph said

“当日本是晚上 11 点时，阿根廷才上午 11 点，”鲁道夫说。

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" Argentina's time is 12 hours behind Japan's."

“阿根廷的时间比日本晚 12 个小时。”

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He pressed another button

他又按了另一个按钮。

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A zigzag line appeared

一条锯齿状的线出现了。

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" This is the International Date Line," said Rudolph

“这是国际日期变更线，”鲁道夫说。

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" Each day starts here

“每一天从这里开始。

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We'll start at this line and fly west."

我们从这条线开始，向西飞行。”

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" How long will we spend in each time zone?" asked Speedy

“我们在每个时区会待多久？”斯皮迪问。

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" One hour. Then we'll move west to the next time zone," said Rudolph

“一个小时。然后我们向西移动到下一个时区，”鲁道夫说。

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" Oh! The time will be one hour earlier there!" said Boomer

“哦！那里的时间会早一个小时！”布默说。

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" Exactly!" said Rudolph

“没错！”鲁道夫说。

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" We should get ready

“我们该准备了。

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We have 24 time zones to visit!"

我们要去 24 个时区呢！”

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" That's a lot of flying," said Boomer

“那要飞很多路呢，”布默说。

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" I'm going to get hungry."

“我会饿的。”

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" Many children leave treats for us," said Rudolph

“很多孩子会给我们留好吃的，”鲁道夫说。

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" But watch out — the boss usually eats them all!"

“不过要小心——老板通常会全吃光！”