022 隧道

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" The boys from the next town are playing Paper Chase today," said Bobbie one morning

一天早上，博比说：“邻镇的男孩们今天在玩纸屑追踪。”

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" Perks thinks they'll run along the railway line

“珀克斯认为他们会沿着铁路线跑。”

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We can go and watch."

我们可以去看。”

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Mother gave the children some lunch, and they left

妈妈给了孩子们一些午饭，他们就出发了。

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There were men working on the tracks, using different tools like spades and shovels

铁路上有工人在干活，用着铁锹和铲子之类的不同工具。

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The children watched them for awhile

孩子们看了一会儿他们。

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Then a voice said," Let me pass, please."

这时一个声音说：“请让我过去。”

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It was the first boy from the school

那是学校里的第一个男孩。

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" He's ' it.'" Bobbie explained the game to her brother and sister

“他是‘捉人者’。”博比向弟弟妹妹解释这个游戏。

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" All the other boys have to chase after him."

“其他所有男孩都得追他。”

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Under the boy's arm was a bag full of little pieces of paper

男孩的胳膊下夹着一个装满小纸片的袋子。

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The boy dropped a piece of paper behind him for the other boys to follow

男孩往身后丢下一张纸片，让其他男孩跟着跑。

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The children watched as he ran into the long dark tunnel, dropping more paper behind him

孩子们看着他跑进那条又长又黑的隧道，一路上不停地丢下纸片。

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The workmen watched him too

工人们也看着他。

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" He shouldn't go in there," said one

“他不该进去那里。”一个人说。

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" It's only a game," said another

“这不过是个游戏。”另一个人说。

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Then the other boys came, running and following the little white pieces of paper

接着，其他男孩跑过来，追着那些小小的白色纸片。

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Bobbie and Phyllis and Peter counted the boys as they ran past

博比、菲利斯和彼得数着跑过去的男孩。

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There were thirty of them

总共有三十个人。

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The boys ran into the tunnel and disappeared into the deep darkness

男孩们跑进隧道，消失在深深的黑暗里。

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The last boy wore a red shirt

最后一个男孩穿着红色衬衫。

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" It's not easy running in the dark," said one of the workmen

“在黑暗中跑步可不容易，”一个工人说道。

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" How long will it take?" Peter asked, eyeing the long tunnel

“需要多久？”彼得问，眼睛盯着长长的隧道。

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It went through a hill

隧道穿过一座小山。

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" An hour or more," the man said

“一个小时或者更久，”那人说。

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" Let's go across the top of the hill," said Peter

“我们翻过山顶过去吧，”彼得说。

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" We can watch the boys come out the other end."

“我们可以看着男孩们从另一头出来。”

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The children climbed up the steep hill, over rocks and tree trunks

孩子们爬上陡峭的山坡，翻过岩石和树干。

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" It's like climbing the Alps!" said Bobbie, out of breath

“这就像在爬阿尔卑斯山！”博比上气不接下气地说。

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At last they reached the top

他们终于到达了山顶。

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Peter lay down on the grass, and the girls lay down too

彼得躺在草地上，女孩们也躺了下来。

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After a while Bobbie sat up

过了一会儿，博比坐了起来。

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" Look!" she cried

“看！”她喊道。

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" What?" said Phyllis

“什么？”菲利斯说。

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" The view," said Bobbie

“风景，”博比说。

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" Let's go now," said Peter

“我们现在走吧，”彼得说。

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" But this view is fantastic!" insisted Bobbie

“但这景色太棒了！”博比坚持说。

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They could see the fields, the village, the station and even their white house

他们能看到田野、村庄、车站，甚至他们的白房子。

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" We'll miss the paper chase!" said Phyllis impatiently

“我们会错过纸屑追踪的！”菲利斯不耐烦地说。

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" Come on. Let's go."

“快点。我们走吧。”

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They climbed down until they were level with the top of the tunnel. They waited

他们往下爬，直到与隧道顶部齐平。他们等待着。

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" The boys have all gone past already, of course," said Phyllis, annoyed

“那些男孩肯定都已经跑过去了，”菲利斯恼火地说。

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" I don't think so," said Bobbie

“我不这么觉得。”博比说。

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" But even if they have, there's a wonderful view here too!

“不过，就算他们过去了，这里的风景也很棒！

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We can see the trains come out of the tunnel

我们可以看见火车从隧道里开出来。

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We've never seen the trains from on top before."

我们以前从没在隧道顶上看过火车。”

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" Look, here he comes!" Peter shouted at last

“看，他来了！”彼得终于喊道。

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The first boy with the paper came slowly out of the tunnel

第一个拿着纸片的男孩慢慢地走出了隧道。

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Soon after came the other boys

不久，其他男孩也出来了。

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Some looked very tired

有些看上去很累。

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" What will we do now?" asked Bobbie

“我们现在怎么办？”博比问。

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" That's not the last one," Peter said

“那不是最后一个。”彼得说。

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" Where's the boy in the red shirt?"

“穿红衬衫的那个男孩呢？”

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They waited a long time, but the boy did not appear

他们等了很久，但那男孩没有出现。

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The children began to worry, and they climbed down to the train tracks

孩子们开始担心起来，他们爬下到铁轨边。

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" Perhaps he had an accident," said Phyllis

“也许他出事了。”菲利斯说。

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" Let's go and look," said Bobbie

“我们去看看吧。”博比说。

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They slowly walked a few steps into the dark tunnel

他们慢慢地往黑暗的隧道里走了几步。

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But they couldn't see a boy in a red shirt

但他们看不见穿红衬衫的男孩。

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It was very dark and water dripped down the wall

隧道里很黑，水从墙上滴落下来。

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" I don't like it in here!" said Phyllis, looking frightened

“我不喜欢这里！”菲利斯说，看上去很害怕。