080 和卢克一起玩耍

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Luke and I have been best friends since we were in the first grade

卢克和我从一年级起就是最好的朋友。

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We did everything together

我们做什么都在一起。

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We played basketball and rode our bikes

我们一起打篮球、骑自行车。

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We went swimming together in the summer

夏天我们一起去游泳。

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Sometimes I would even sleep over at Luke's house

有时候我甚至会在卢克家过夜。

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But last year, something really terrible happened to Luke

但去年，一件非常糟糕的事情发生在了卢克身上。

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One day, he was riding his bicycle to the park

有一天，他正骑着自行车去公园。

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He was riding really fast because he was late for his baseball game

他骑得非常快，因为他的棒球比赛要迟到了。

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So, when Luke came to the big road, he couldn't stop

所以，当卢克骑到大路上时，他停不下来了。

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Luke went right out into the middle of the road

卢克径直冲到了马路中间。

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There was a car coming, and the driver couldn't stop either

当时有一辆车开过来，司机也没能刹住车。

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The car ran right into my friend Luke

那辆车直接撞到了我的朋友卢克。

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The ambulance had to come and take Luke to the hospital

救护车必须赶来，把卢克送到医院。

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Luke was really sick and he had to stay in the hospital for three months

卢克伤得很重，不得不在医院里待了三个月。

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Finally, after waiting for one month, I was allowed to visit him in the hospital

终于，等了一个月后，我得到允许去医院看望他。

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I was so excited I asked my mom if I could buy Luke a present

我兴奋极了，就问妈妈能不能给卢克买个礼物。

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I thought he would like a new soccer ball

我觉得他会喜欢一个新足球。

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Then my mom told me the bad news

然后妈妈告诉了我这个坏消息。

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" Luke cannot use a soccer ball now

“卢克现在不能踢足球了。

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Because of his accident, Luke cannot walk," she said

因为那场意外，卢克不能走路了，”她说。

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" What do you mean?" I cried

“你什么意思？”我喊道。

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" If Luke can't walk, then how can he play with me?

“如果卢克不能走路，那他还怎么陪我玩？

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Who will I play basketball with?" I said to my mother

我跟谁一起打篮球呢？”我对妈妈说。

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Then I began to cry

然后，我哭了起来。

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" You can still play with Luke," my mother said

“你还是可以和卢克一起玩的，”妈妈说。

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" I can't play with him," I replied

“我不能跟他玩了，”我回答说。

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" How can he play if he can't walk?"

“他都不能走路了，还怎么玩？”

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For many days, I didn't go to the hospital to see Luke

一连好多天，我都没有去医院看卢克。

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I became very lonely and sad

我变得非常孤独和悲伤。

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I tried to play basketball, but it wasn't any fun

我试着去打篮球，但一点也不好玩。

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I went swimming, but it was boring

我去游泳了，但很无聊。

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Then I thought of Luke

然后我想起了卢克。

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I realized that Luke must be even sadder and more bored than I

我意识到卢克一定比我更难过、更无聊。

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So finally, one Saturday morning, I went to visit Luke in the hospital

所以终于，一个周六的早上，我去医院看望卢克。

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I arrived at the hospital, and slowly I walked toward his door

我到了医院，慢慢地走向他的病房门口。

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But I was really scared

但我真的很害怕。

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I had never talked to a person who had been hurt in an accident

我从来没和遭遇过事故受伤的人说过话。

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What would I say to him?

我该对他说什么呢？

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Maybe he would not want to be friends with me

也许他不想和我做朋友了。

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Maybe he'd be mean and angry

也许他会变得刻薄又生气。

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When I knocked, I heard a familiar voice say," Who's there?"

我敲门时，听到一个熟悉的声音说：“是谁？”

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" It's Richard," I responded

“是我，理查德。”我回答道。

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I opened his door, and there he was, sitting in a wheelchair

我打开门，他就在那里，坐在轮椅上。

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I didn't know what to say to him, and I wanted to run away

我不知道该对他说什么，只想跑掉。

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" Watch this!" he shouted

“看这个！”他喊道。

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" I can make my wheelchair go on two wheels

“我能让轮椅只用两个轮子走。

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Do you want to see?"

你想看吗？”

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" Sure," I replied quietly

“好啊。”我轻声回答。

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Soon Luke and I were racing up and down the halls at the hospital

很快，卢克和我在医院的走廊里跑来跑去地比赛。

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Then the nurse got mad and told us to stop, so we played with Luke's new video game

后来护士生气了，叫我们停下，于是我们玩了卢克的新电子游戏。

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We had lots of fun that day

那天我们玩得很开心。

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I learned that Luke was the same friend I had always had

我明白了，卢克还是我一直拥有的那个朋友。

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I felt a little ashamed that I didn't visit him earlier, but I was glad I went to the hospital that day

我有点羞愧，没能早点来看他，但我很高兴那天去了医院。

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When Luke came out of the hospital, he wanted to do all the old things we used to do

卢克出院后，想做所有我们以前常做的那些事。

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He wanted to play basketball, and he wanted to play baseball

他想打篮球，还想打棒球。

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At first he couldn't do any of these things, so sometimes Luke would get angry, and sometimes he would be sad

起初他一样也做不了，所以卢克有时会生气，有时会伤心。

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But slowly, Luke learned how to play without his legs

但慢慢地，卢克学会了不用双腿也能玩耍。

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He learned to play basketball by using a special sports wheelchair

他学会了用特制的运动轮椅打篮球。

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He learned how to swim without using his legs

他学会了不用腿游泳。

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Today, with help from his family and friends, Luke can usually do whatever he wants

如今，在家人和朋友的帮助下，卢克通常能做任何他想做的事。

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Of course, Luke has changed a bit since his accident, but he is still a great person

当然，事故之后卢克有些变化，但他仍然是个很棒的人。

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And he is definitely still my friend

而且他绝对还是我的朋友。