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There was a canal near the children's house

孩子们的房子附近有一条运河。

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Small boats called barges went up and down the canal

运河上小型的驳船来往穿梭。

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The boats often carried coal

这些船常运载煤。

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Some boats had motors and some were pulled by horses or mules

有的船用马达驱动，有的由马或骡子拉。

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The children loved the canal almost as much as the railway

孩子们喜欢运河，几乎和喜欢铁路一样。

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They loved the railway best for two reasons

但他们最喜欢铁路，有两个原因。

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They had found the railway first, and the people who worked on the canal barges were unfriendly

他们先发现了铁路，而且运河驳船上工作的人不太友好。

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Once the children had gone fishing in the canal

有一次，孩子们去运河钓鱼。

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But a boy on a barge had thrown a piece of coal at Phyllis

但驳船上的一个男孩朝菲莉丝扔了一块煤。

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He'd done it just for fun

他只是闹着玩。

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What a nasty boy!

真是一个讨厌的男孩！

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Phyllis said it didn't hurt, but they stopped fishing and went home

菲莉丝说并不疼，但他们还是停止钓鱼，回家了。

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One fine day the three children were walking along the road near the canal

一个晴朗的日子，三个孩子沿着运河边的路走着。

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Peter said," Let's go fishing again!"

彼得说：“我们再去钓鱼吧！”

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Phyllis remembered the mean boy

菲莉丝想起了那个坏男孩。

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But Peter said," I'll fight any boys who throw coal at your head, Phyllis!"

但彼得说：“我会跟任何朝你头上扔煤块的男孩打架，菲莉丝！”

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So they went down to the path next to the canal and started fishing

于是他们下到运河边的小路，开始钓鱼。

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The children fished for half an hour

孩子们钓了半个小时鱼。

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" Hey!" said a loud voice." Move!"

“嘿！”一个响亮的声音喊道，“让开！”

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An old white horse walked slowly toward them

一匹老白马慢慢地向他们走来。

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It was pulling a barge

它正拉着一艘驳船。

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Bobbie, Peter, and Phyllis jumped off the path and climbed up the hill

博比、彼得和菲莉丝跳下小路，爬上了山坡。

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They waited for the barge and the horse to pass so they could keep fishing

他们等着驳船和马过去，好继续钓鱼。

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" The barge is staying here! What rotten luck!" said Peter

“驳船停在这儿了！真倒霉！”彼得说。

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The man on the barge looked at them and said angrily," What are you staring at?"

驳船上的人看着他们，生气地说：“你们盯着看什么？”

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" We weren't staring," said Bobbie

“我们没有盯着看。”博比说。

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" Well, go away!" said the man

“那就走开！”那人说。

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" We can stay here

“我们可以待在这儿。

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We're not bothering anyone!" said Phyllis

我们没有打扰任何人！”菲莉丝说。

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" You're bothering me!" said the man

“你们打扰到我了！”那人说。

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He got off his barge and started to climb the hill

他下了驳船，开始往山坡上爬。

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The children were a little scared

孩子们有点害怕。

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The bargeman grabbed Peter's leg and said," You can't fish in the canal

那个驳船工抓住彼得的腿说：“你们不能在运河里钓鱼。

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And don't be so cheeky!"

也别这么放肆！”

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Bobbie came down the hill a little and talked to the bargeman

博比从山坡上往下走了几步，跟驳船工说话。

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" Please don't be angry with Peter

“请别生彼得的气。

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We won't fish anymore."

我们不会再钓鱼了。”

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" All right then

“那好吧。

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Now go home," he replied

现在回家吧。”他回答道。

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The man went down to his barge

那个男人下到他的驳船那里去了。

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" Give me a coat, Maria!" he shouted

“给我件外套，玛丽亚！”他喊道。

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A red-haired woman with a baby threw a coat at him

一个抱着婴儿的红发女人把外套扔给他。

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" I'll be at the pub, the Rose and Crown

“我会在酒吧，玫瑰与皇冠。

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Meet me there when the baby's asleep," he said

等孩子睡着了来那里找我。”他说。

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When the bargeman had gone, the children climbed down the hill

驳船工人走后，孩子们从小山上爬下来。

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" I think the canal belongs to everyone," Peter said

“我觉得运河是属于大家的。”彼得说。

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The woman got off the boat and saw them

那女人下了船，看见了他们。

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" Don't worry about Bill," she said

“别担心比尔。”她说。

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" He gets angry quickly

“他脾气来得快，

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He'll be back in two hours

两小时后他就会回来。

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You can catch fish now," she said

现在你们可以钓鱼了。”她说。

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" Thank you," said Bobbie

“谢谢你。”博比说。

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" You're kind. Where's your baby?"

“你人真好。你的宝宝呢？”

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" Asleep in the cabin," she replied

“在船舱里睡着了。”她回答。

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" He'll be fine

“他会没事的。

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He's safe in there, and the dog's with him."

他在里面很安全，而且狗狗陪着他。”

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The woman left, and Peter fished for a while, but he didn't catch anything

女人离开了，彼得钓了一会儿鱼，但什么也没钓到。

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It was nearly dark, and the girls were tired

天快全黑了，女孩们也累了。

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Suddenly Phyllis cried," What's that?"

突然，菲莉丝喊道：“那是什么？”

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She pointed to the barge

她指向那艘驳船。

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Smoke poured from the doors

浓烟从门里冒出来。

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" The bargeman's boat is on fire, that's all

“不过是那驳船工的船着火了而已。

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I'm glad!" said Peter

我挺高兴的！”彼得说。

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" Peter, how can you say that?" cried Phyllis

“彼得，你怎么能这么说？”菲莉丝喊道。

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" Think of the poor dog!"

“想想那只可怜的狗！”

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" And the baby!" Bobbie suddenly screamed

“还有那个婴儿！”博比突然尖叫起来。

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All three children ran to the barge as fast as they could

三个孩子都拼命朝驳船跑去。