092 荷兰小男孩

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One day, a little boy named Hans was walking to a friend's house

有一天，一个名叫汉斯的小男孩正步行去朋友家。

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The day was cold and windy

那天寒冷又多风。

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But Hans wanted to take some hotcakes to his friend

但汉斯想带些热蛋糕给朋友。

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Hans lived in Holland where dikes hold back the sea from the land

汉斯住在荷兰，那里的堤坝阻挡海水淹没陆地。

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The land was used to grow wheat

这片土地被用来种植小麦。

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The townspeople had built brick walls around the town and fields

城镇居民在城镇和田野周围筑起了砖墙。

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These brick walls are called dikes

这些砖墙叫做堤坝。

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The dikes kept the fields from flooding

堤坝防止了田野被水淹。

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Hans was hurrying back from his friend's house when the weather became stormy

汉斯正从朋友家匆匆往回赶，这时天气变得狂风暴雨。

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The wind burned his cheeks and whipped his scarf around

风灼痛了他的脸颊，吹得围巾四处乱飘。

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Suddenly, Hans saw a hole in a dike

突然，汉斯看到堤坝上有一个洞。

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He knew that a hole was very bad because it could become a bigger hole

他知道有洞很糟糕，因为它会变成更大的洞。

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If the hole became too big, the sea might flood the town

如果洞变得太大，海水可能会淹没小镇。

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The wheat crops would die and the townspeople would starve

小麦会枯死，镇上的人们会挨饿。

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Hans did not know what to do, so he ran to town to find help

汉斯不知道该怎么办，于是他跑到镇上去求助。

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The wind was blowing very hard

风刮得非常猛烈。

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He called out, but no one could hear him because of the wind

他大声呼喊，但因为风太大，没有人能听见他。

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He had to fix the problem on his own

他必须自己解决这个问题。

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Hans went back to the dike

汉斯回到堤坝那里。

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" Oh, what can I do?" he thought

“哦，我能做什么呢？”他想。

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" I am only one little boy!"

“我只是一个小男孩！”

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Finally, he got an idea

终于，他想到了一个主意。

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He wrapped his scarf around his hand and pushed his fist into the hole

他用围巾把手包起来，然后把拳头塞进了洞里。

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This stopped the water from coming through the dike

这阻止了水流进堤坝。

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The stormy night went on and on

暴风雨之夜持续了很久很久。

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" I must be strong," thought Hans

“我必须坚强，”汉斯想。

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" I must be as brave as a man."

“我必须像男子汉一样勇敢。”

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Hans was weary

汉斯疲惫不堪。

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" I am so tired, but I must hold back the sea."

“我很累，但我必须挡住海水。”

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Morning finally came and the storm passed

早晨终于来临，暴风雨过去了。

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An old man discovered Hans with his hand still in the dike

一位老人发现汉斯的手还堵在堤坝上。

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He was shivering and almost dead from the cold

他浑身发抖，几乎快冻死了。

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Hans had held back the sea all night

汉斯整夜都挡住了海水。

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The town bricklayers came running to fix the dike

镇上的泥瓦匠们跑来修补堤坝。

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Hans pulled out his fist and they quickly sealed the hole

汉斯抽出了拳头，他们迅速封住了洞口。

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Hans was bundled up in warm clothes

汉斯被裹在暖和的衣服里。

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He was very tired, but he was smiling in the warm morning sun

他非常疲倦，但在温暖的晨光下微笑着。

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The storm had passed and his town was safe

暴风雨过去了，他的小镇安全了。

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His mother and all the townspeople were very proud of Hans

他的母亲和所有镇民都为汉斯感到非常骄傲。

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The next day, a bright winter morning, the town awarded Hans a medal for his actions

第二天，一个晴朗的冬日早晨，小镇为汉斯的行为颁发了一枚奖章。

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From that time on, Hans was known as the Little Dutch Boy with the Big Heart

从那时起，汉斯就被称为“心胸宽广的荷兰小男孩”。