024 新朋友

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The boys watched as the man crossed the street

男孩们看着那个男人穿过街道。

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" We have to follow him," Bobby almost shouted

“我们必须跟着他，”鲍比几乎喊了出来。

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" Maybe we should find the police," Cy said uncertainly

“也许我们应该去找警察，”赛不确定地说。

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" We don't have time. Come on!"

“我们没有时间了。快走！”

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Bobby made sure the street was clear

鲍比确认街道上安全，没有车。

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Then he ran over to the other side

然后他跑到了对面。

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His brother followed him

他的弟弟跟着他。

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The man walked quickly

那个男人走得很快。

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He kept looking at his watch

他不停地看手表。

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" He must be meeting someone," Bobby said

“他一定是去见某个人，”鲍比说。

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Hiding behind a car, the boys watched the man

男孩们躲在一辆车后面，注视着那个男人。

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He stopped in front of a dark van

他在一辆深色货车前停了下来。

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The window opened

车窗摇了下来。

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Another man with a ponytail was inside

里面是另一个扎着马尾辫的男人。

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Bobby pointed and exclaimed," He's getting into that van!"

鲍比指着，喊道："他要上那辆货车！"

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" What's the license plate?"

"车牌号是多少？"

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Cy searched for the numbers

赛伊搜寻着号码。

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The van started its engine and sped down the street

货车发动引擎，沿着街道飞驰而去。

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" I memorized the numbers," Cy said

"我记住号码了。" 赛伊说。

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" Let's go find the police."

"我们去找警察吧。"

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The boys ran and ran until they found an officer

男孩们跑啊跑，一直跑到找到一位警官。

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" Officer!" they shouted

“警官！”他们喊道。

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" Where's the fire, boys?" the policeman laughed

“孩子们，着火了吗，这么急？”警察笑着说。

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Cy and Bobby explained what they'd seen

赛伊和鲍比解释了他们看到的情况。

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The officer stopped laughing

警官不笑了。

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He looked very serious as he wrote down the numbers

他一边记下车牌号码，一边表情变得非常严肃。

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" Thanks for your help," the officer said

“谢谢你们的帮助，”警官说。

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Then the boys headed back home

然后男孩们就回家去了。

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" What took so long?"

“怎么这么久才回来？”

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Aunt Martha said as she took the bread from Cy

玛莎阿姨一边从赛伊手里接过面包，一边问道。

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The boys explained what had happened

男孩们解释了发生的事情。

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The townspeople listened too

镇上的居民们也在听。

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Not long after, Panther walked into the kitchen with a police officer

没过多久，潘瑟和一名警察走进了厨房。

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It was the same one the boys had spoken to

正是男孩们之前交谈过的那位警察。

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" The bank robbers have been caught," he announced

“银行劫匪已经被抓住了，”他宣布道。

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Everyone cheered loudly

所有人都大声欢呼起来。

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" You can thank the boys,"

“你们可以感谢这些男孩们，”

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the officer said, patting them on the back

警官说着，拍了拍他们的背。

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Cy and Bobby turned red

赛伊和鲍比脸红了。

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Their neighbors shook their hands

邻居们和他们握了手。

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They gave them hugs

他们拥抱了他们。

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" I'm so proud of you," cried Aunt Martha

“我真为你们骄傲。”玛莎姑妈喊道。

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When everyone had left, the children flopped onto the sofa

等所有人都走了，孩子们扑通倒在沙发上。

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Outside it was getting dark

外面天色渐暗。

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" I guess people here aren't that bad," said Panther

“我觉得这儿的人也没那么差。”潘瑟说。

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" But after the sun sets, they'll forget what happened," Bobby said in a sad voice

“但太阳落山后，他们就会忘记发生过的事。”鲍比难过地说。

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" They'll forget all about us," Cy added

“他们会彻底忘了我们。”赛伊补充道。

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" At least we know people can be nice," Jane said

“至少我们知道，人是可以很友善的。”简说。

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The children watched as the sun disappeared

孩子们看着太阳完全消失。

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A sharp knock on the door startled them

一阵急促的敲门声吓了他们一跳。

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Cy opened the door

赛伊打开了门。

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It was Farmer Jenkins

是农夫詹金斯。

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" I brought some homemade jam for our heroes," he said, smiling

“我给我们的小英雄们带了点自制果酱，”他笑着说。

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" Huh?" Bobby was confused

“啊？”鲍比很困惑。

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" What for?" asked Panther cautiously

“为什么？”潘瑟警惕地问道。

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She still remembered how much jam they owed Farmer Jenkins

她还清楚地记得他们欠了农夫詹金斯多少果酱。

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" For helping to catch the robbers," the farmer chuckled

“为了感谢你们帮忙抓住了劫匪，”农夫轻声笑着说。

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" I hope you kids enjoy this."

“希望你们孩子们喜欢这个。”

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He handed the jars to Cy then waved good-bye

他把果酱罐递给赛伊，然后挥手告别。

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The children looked at the jam guiltily

孩子们愧疚地看着果酱。

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" Why did he remember the robbery?"

“他怎么会记得抢劫案？”

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Bobby was still confused, looking outside at the dark

鲍比望向窗外的夜色，依然困惑不解。

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" Huey said everything returns to normal once the sun sets."

“休伊说过，太阳一落山一切都会恢复正常。”

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No one could explain it

没人能解释这是怎么回事。

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Early the next morning, the children went to see Huey

第二天一大早，孩子们就去找休伊。

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As soon as Cy pulled him up, Bobby started to throw out questions

赛伊刚把他拉上来，鲍比就开始连珠炮似的发问。

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" Whoa!" Huey held up his hand

“哇哦！”休伊举起手来。

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" What exactly was your wish again?"

“再说一次，你们到底许了什么愿？”

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" For something exciting to happen," answered Bobby

“希望发生点激动人心的事。”鲍比回答。

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" And did it?" Huey asked

“那实现了吗？”休伊问。

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" There was a bank robbery," said Bobby

“发生了一起银行抢劫案。”鲍比说。

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" It was more kind of scary than exciting."

“但那更像是有点吓人，而不是激动人心。”

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" What else happened?" Huey asked

“还有别的事发生吗？”休伊问。

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" We got to meet many new people," said Cy

“我们认识了很多新朋友。”赛伊说。

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" So maybe the bank robbery wasn't the wish," said Huey

“所以也许银行抢劫案并不是愿望的实现。”休伊说。

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" I don't understand," said Bobby

“我不明白。”鲍比说。

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" How did it feel to meet new people?" asked Huey

“认识新朋友感觉怎么样？”休伊问。

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The children were thoughtful

孩子们都陷入了沉思。

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Finally Bobby answered

最后鲍比回答了。

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" It was kind of exciting," he said

“有点激动人心。”他说。

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" Maybe that was your wish."

“也许那才是你们的愿望。”

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Huey spread his hands like a magician

休伊像魔术师一样摊开双手。

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" But the wish ended yesterday," said Jane

“可是愿望昨天就结束了。”简说。

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" Will they stop being our friends now?"

“他们现在会不再做我们的朋友吗？”

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" That depends on you," said Huey

“那就要看你们自己了。”休伊说。