053 失去的一天

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Pluck woke up one morning earlier than usual

普拉克一天早上比平时醒得早。

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He could hear his friends outside singing," Get up! Get up! It's a new day!"

他能听到朋友们在外面唱歌：“起床啦！起床啦！新的一天开始了！”

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" What should I do today?" he wondered

“今天做什么好呢？”他想。

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" I could pick worms, glide through the air, or clean my feathers

“我可以捉虫子，在空中滑翔，或者梳理羽毛。

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But none of that sounds like fun."

但听起来都不好玩。”

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Pluck was not very excited about the new day

普拉克对新的一天并不怎么兴奋。

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So Pluck flew off to the riverbank to visit his friend, Duckie

于是普拉克飞向河边，去找他的朋友小鸭。

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" Hi Duckie!" Pluck called as he swooped down to the bank

“嗨，小鸭！”普拉克一边叫着，一边俯冲向河岸。

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" Well hello, Pluck. What a nice surprise to see you!" said Duckie

“哎呀，普拉克，见到你真是一个惊喜！”小鸭说。

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" Do you have any exciting plans for today?" said Pluck

“你今天有什么令人兴奋的计划吗？”普拉克说。

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" I am bored and don't know what to do."

“我好无聊，不知道做什么。”

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" Hmm." Duckie had to think hard

“嗯。”达基得好好想想。

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" You could fly with me up and down the river, or we could dig in the mud to cool off our feet," he offered

“你可以和我一起沿着河上下飞，或者我们可以在泥里挖坑凉快凉快脚，”他提议。

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" No, thanks," said Pluck

“不了，谢谢。”普拉克说。

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" Well, if we have nothing to do at least we can be bored together."

“好吧，如果我们没事可做，至少可以一起无聊。”

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So Pluck and Duckie settled into the bank

于是普拉克和达基在岸边安顿下来。

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They watched the flowers opening their faces to the sun

他们看着花朵朝着太阳绽开笑脸。

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The flowers bent their stems to get as close to the light as possible." Ooh!"

花朵弯下茎，尽可能靠近阳光。“哦！”

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They watched the fish jump at the bugs, trying to catch some lunch

他们看着鱼儿跃起捕虫，想抓点午餐。

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The fish jumped high out of the water and made a lot of ripples when they fell back in

鱼儿高高跳出水面，落回时激起圈圈涟漪。

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One fish splashed so much that he got Pluck and Duckie wet!" Hey!"

一条鱼扑腾得水花四溅，把普拉克和达基都弄湿了！“喂！”

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While Pluck and Duckie were trying to shake off the water, they heard a little voice below them start to complain

普拉克和达基正想把水抖掉，却听到下面传来一个小小的声音开始抱怨。

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" Please stop! You are soaking my home!"

“请停下！你们把我的家弄湿了！”

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They looked at the ground and saw a row of ants marching food into their hole

他们看向地面，看到一队蚂蚁正排着队往洞口搬运食物。

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Sure enough, the water from their wings was getting the ground wet

果然，他们翅膀上抖落的水把地面弄湿了。

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" Oops! We're sorry!" Duckie said, and they moved to the side

“哎呀！我们很抱歉！”达基说，然后他们挪到了一边。

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" Those ants are really strong!" said Pluck, sounding very impressed

“那些蚂蚁真强壮！”普拉克说，语气里满是佩服。

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" Their food is five times bigger than they are!"

“它们的食物比它们自己的身体大五倍呢！”

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After the ants left, Pluck and Duckie looked around

蚂蚁们离开后，普拉克和达基环顾四周。

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There was nothing left to see. Duckie lay down and stared at the sky

已经没什么可看的了。达基躺了下来，凝视着天空。

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" That cloud looks like Big Farmer Parton!" said Duckie, sounding very sure of himself

"那朵云看起来像大农夫帕顿！"达基说，语气非常肯定。

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" Yeah, I see him! And next to him is Dolly, his little girl!" said Pluck

"是啊，我看见他了！他旁边是多莉，他的小女儿！"普拉克说。

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As they lay there finding shapes in the clouds, the clouds began to turn pink and purple

当他们躺在那里，在云朵中寻找形状时，云开始变成粉红色和紫色。

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This made the pictures in the sky even more beautiful and helped their imaginations find new shapes in the clouds

这让天空中的图画更加美丽，也帮助他们发挥想象力，在云中找到了新的形状。

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Eventually the pinkish purple colors began to turn to dark blue

最后，粉紫色的云彩开始变成深蓝色。

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While Pluck and Duckie were watching the clouds, the sun had begun to set

普拉克和达基在看云的时候，太阳已经开始落山了。

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The flowers began to close their petals. The fish stopped jumping

花儿开始合拢花瓣。鱼儿不再跳跃。

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The ants shut the door to their hole for the night

蚂蚁们关上了洞口，准备过夜。

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Pluck and Duckie could no longer see the cloud shapes

普拉克和达基再也看不清云的形状了。

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Pluck stood up and looked at Duckie

普拉克站起来，看着达基。

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" Oh no! Duckie, we've wasted the whole day!

"哦，不！达基，我们浪费了一整天！

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We didn't do anything important!" he said disappointedly

我们什么重要的事都没做！"他失望地说。

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" We didn't waste the day. We did nothing!" said Duckie

"我们没有浪费这一天。我们是什么都没做！"达基说。

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" What?" asked Pluck, sounding confused

"什么？"普拉克问，听起来很困惑。

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" We don't have to be busy working to have an important day

"我们不一定要忙着工作才能拥有重要的一天。

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Watching everyone else go about their day helped us appreciate the world around us

看着其他人度过他们的一天，让我们懂得欣赏身边的世界。

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I had a wonderful time, but I won't be able to do it again for a little while."

我过得很开心，但接下来好一阵子，我都没法再这样做了。"

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" Why not?" asked Pluck

"为什么不行？"普拉克问。

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He was starting to like the idea of doing nothing every day

他开始喜欢上每天什么都不做的想法了。

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" Because I have work to do tomorrow. Would you like to help?"

"因为我明天有活要干。你想来帮忙吗？"

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" Sure," Pluck agreed

"当然。"普拉克同意了。

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" Goodnight, Duckie," he said, as he watched him waddle home

"晚安，达基。"他看着达基摇摇摆摆地走回家，说道。

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" See you tomorrow for a brand new adventure," Duckie called back

"明天见，一起去经历全新的冒险。"达基回头喊道。

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Pluck flew home for a good night's sleep

普拉克飞回家，准备好好睡一觉。