071 新年惊喜

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One winter it was very cold

有一年冬天，天气非常寒冷。

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An old Japanese man named Yosaku and his wife, Ine, could find nothing to eat

一个名叫与作的日本老人和他的妻子伊音找不到任何吃的东西。

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The snow was thick on the ground, and they had no money to buy food

地上的雪很厚，他们也没有钱买食物。

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Yosaku was a very talented hat maker

与作是个手艺很好的帽子匠。

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He usually sold his hats in the village

他平时在村里卖帽子。

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But it was a cold, hard winter

但那是一个寒冷难熬的冬天。

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Because of the snow, the couple could not find grass to make hats

因为下雪，老两口找不到草来做帽子。

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One day, Yosaku and Ine searched through their food chests looking for rice

一天，与作和伊音翻找他们的食物柜找米。

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Ine found only a few grains of rice left

伊音只找到了剩下的几粒米。

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As she cooked the rice, some hungry mice came to watch

在她煮饭的时候，几只饥饿的老鼠过来看。

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Ine said," Oh Yosaku, look! Even the poor mice are hungry

伊音说：“哦，与作，你看！连可怜的老鼠都饿了。”

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It is a sad home that has hungry mice."

“家里有老鼠饿肚子，真是件难过的事。”

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" Let us share our food with them, Ine," said Yosaku

“我们把食物分给它们吧，伊音。”与作说。

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The mice were grateful

老鼠们很感激。

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" You are both so kind to us

“你们俩对我们真好。

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Usually people shoo mice away and we starve during the winter."

通常人们会赶走老鼠，我们在冬天就只能挨饿。”

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The mice ate the rice and, late during the night, snuck out into the cold snow

老鼠们吃了米饭，深夜悄悄溜进了寒冷的雪地里。

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The next morning, the mice surprised Yosaku and Ine

第二天早上，老鼠们给了与作和伊音一个惊喜。

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All night long the brave mice had dug deep in the snow for precious grass

勇敢的老鼠们整夜在雪中深挖，寻找珍贵的草。

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They brought Yosaku and Ine enough grass for six hats

它们给与作和伊音带来了足够编六顶帽子的草。

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" Look what gifts the mice have brought!

“快看老鼠们带来了什么礼物！

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Now we can make grass hats for New Year's

现在我们可以编草帽过新年了。

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We can sell them in town and buy food!" said Yosaku

我们可以去镇上卖，然后买食物！”与作说。

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Yosaku and Ine worked hard all that day

与作和伊音一整天都在辛勤劳作。

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They made six excellent hats to sell at the market

他们编好了六顶漂亮的草帽，准备拿到市场去卖。

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As Yosaku walked to the market the next morning, he passed six Jizo-sama Buddhas

第二天早上，在与作去市场的路上，他路过六尊地藏菩萨石像。

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Each Buddha had snow covering his head

每一尊菩萨的头上都积满了雪。

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Yosaku felt sad at seeing this

看到这番景象，与作感到很难过。

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" I wish I could give an offering to you, Jizo-samas

“我多希望能供养你们啊，地藏菩萨们。

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But sadly, I am only a poor hat maker."

但遗憾的是，我只是个穷编草帽的。”

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Yosaku removed the towel from his head and wiped the snow off the Buddhas' heads

与作拿下自己头上的毛巾，擦去了菩萨们头上的雪。

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At the market, Yosaku called out

在市场上，与作吆喝道：

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" Grass hats! Grass hats for sale for New Year's!"

“草帽！新年卖草帽喽！”

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But no one had money to buy his hats

但是没有人有钱买他的帽子。

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As Yosaku walked home, he passed the Jizo-sama Buddhas again

与作回家时，又路过了那些地藏菩萨像。

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" Oh, Jizo-samas!" he said," I have not sold any hats, so I cannot give an offering of food to you

“哦，地藏菩萨们！”他说，“我草帽一顶都没卖掉，所以没法用食物供养你们了。

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But I will wipe the snow from your heads

不过，我会擦掉你们头上的雪。

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I will place my grass hats upon you so that you can stay warm at night."

我把我的草帽给你们戴上，这样你们夜里就能暖和些。”

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The Jizo-samas remained silent, and Yosaku walked home

地藏菩萨们依然静默不语，于是与作走回了家。

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The next morning was New Year's

第二天早晨，就是新年了。

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Yosaku and Ine woke to a cold room and a bare cupboard

与作和伊音醒来，面对的是一间冰冷的屋子，还有空空如也的碗柜。

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Their mice friends were also hungry and shivered in the corner

他们的老鼠朋友们也饿着肚子，在角落里瑟瑟发抖。

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Suddenly, there was a knock on the door

突然，传来一阵敲门声。

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Ine opened the door

伊音打开了门。

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There stood the six Jizo-sama Buddhas

门外站着六尊地藏菩萨。

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In their outstretched hands were rice cakes, some vegetables, and the New Year's pine decoration

他们伸出的手里拿着年糕、一些蔬菜和新年的松枝装饰。

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One Jizo-sama said," You have been good to Buddha

一位地藏菩萨说：“你们一直善待佛陀。

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You have helped the small animals and warmed us with your hats

你们帮助了小动物，还用草帽温暖了我们。

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For this we honor you and give you New Year's offerings."

因此，我们向你们表达敬意，并送来新年的供品。”

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The Jizo-sama Buddhas bowed to Yosaku and Ine

地藏菩萨们向与作和伊音鞠躬。

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Yosaku and Ine began to cry with happiness

与作和伊音高兴得哭了起来。

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To be honored by the Jizo-sama Buddhas was very unusual, and it was a special occasion

得到地藏菩萨的敬重是件非同寻常的事，这是一个特殊的时刻。

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They knew that the next year would be lucky for them and their friends

他们知道，来年对他们和朋友们来说将是幸运的一年。

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Yosaku, Ine, and the mice crowded around the New Year's feast

与作、伊音和老鼠们围聚在新年盛宴旁。

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" Oh, how lucky we are to have friends and happiness, even at this cold New Year's celebration," said Yosaku

“哦，即使在这么寒冷的新年庆典中，我们拥有朋友和快乐，是多么幸运啊。”与作说。

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Yosaku, his wife, and their mice friends enjoyed the heartwarming food from the Jizo-sama Buddhas

与作、他的妻子和他们的老鼠朋友们享用着地藏菩萨送来的暖心食物。

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" May we have a happy new year!" he said

“祝我们新年快乐！”他说。