027 最后的愿望

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The next morning, the Barth children were feeling much better

第二天早上，巴思家的孩子们感觉好多了。

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Still, they missed their parents very much

尽管如此，他们还是非常想念父母。

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It was over a week since Mom and Dad had left

爸爸妈妈离开已经一个多星期了。

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Of course they called every night

当然，他们每晚都打电话。

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But it wasn't the same

但这不一样。

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" I hope Mom and Dad come home soon," said Bobby

“我希望爸爸妈妈快点回家，”鲍比说。

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" I miss them so much," Jane said, almost in tears

“我好想他们，”简说，几乎要哭了。

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" Dad has to find a job first," said Cy bravely

“爸爸得先找到工作，”赛勇敢地说。

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Inside, he, too, missed his parents

内心里，他也想念父母。

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" I wish he would find one today," said Panther

“我希望他今天就能找到，”潘瑟说。

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Almost at the same time, the children looked up

几乎同时，孩子们抬起了头。

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" Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" asked Cy

“你们想的和我想的一样吗？”赛问道。

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" Huey," Bobby said under his breath

“休伊，”博比低声说。

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" But we said no more wishes," argued Panther

“但我们说过不再许愿了，”潘瑟争辩道。

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" Each of us got two wishes. That's it!"

“我们每人许了两个愿。到此为止了！”

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" But this is different," said Cy

“但这次不一样，”赛说。

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" It's not for us, it's for Mom and Dad."

“这不是为了我们，是为了爸爸妈妈。”

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The children thought about this

孩子们思考了一下。

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" And we didn't say good-bye to Huey," added Jane

“而且我们还没跟休伊告别呢，”简补充道。

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" That's true," admitted Panther

“这倒是真的，”潘瑟承认道。

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So the children set out to see Huey once again

于是，孩子们再次出发去见休伊。

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Cy lowered the bucket as usual

赛像往常一样放下了桶。

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But it took longer to locate Huey's shell

但找到休伊的贝壳花了更长时间。

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Finally Cy found him and pulled him up

终于，赛找到了他，把他拉了上来。

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" Where were you, Huey?"

“你去哪了，休伊？”

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asked Cy when the magical creature appeared

当这个神奇生物出现时，赛问道。

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" Just busy with something,"

“只是在忙点事情，”

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Huey answered, avoiding their eyes

休伊避开他们的目光回答道。

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Huey seemed different from his usual self

休伊看起来和平时不太一样。

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But the children were afraid to ask if something had happened to him

但孩子们不敢问他是不是出了什么事。

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" Whose turn is it today?"

“今天轮到谁啦？”

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Huey said, his voice back to normal

休伊问道，声音恢复了正常。

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The children looked at each other

孩子们面面相觑。

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Then Cy answered," Well, it's our wish."

这时赛伊答道：“嗯，是我们的愿望。”

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He pointed to his siblings and himself

他说着，指了指自己和兄弟姐妹们。

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Huey looked surprised

休伊看起来有些惊讶。

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" That's unusual. What is your wish, then?"

“这很少见。那你们的愿望是什么？”

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" We wish our dad would find a job," said Cy

“我们希望爸爸能找到一份工作。”赛伊说。

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" And hurry and come home," added Jane

“还要赶快回家来。”简补充道。

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" But you know the rules," said Huey

“但你们知道规矩的。”休伊说。

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He stared at the children's blank faces

他盯着孩子们茫然的脸。

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" The wish is granted for only one day, remember?" he reminded them

“愿望只能实现一天，记得吗？”他提醒他们。

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" Oh, yeah," they replied sadly

“哦，对，”他们伤心地回答。

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" But this is the only wish we really, really want," pleaded Bobby

“可这是我们真的、真的想要的唯一愿望，”鲍比恳求道。

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" The other wishes were for fun

“其他的愿望都是为了好玩。

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This is for real."

这个是认真的。”

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" Yeah, this is a real wish," said Jane

“是啊，这是个认真的愿望，”简说。

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Huey shook his head slowly

休伊慢慢地摇了摇头。

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" I'm sorry, children

“对不起，孩子们。

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But rules are rules."

但规则就是规则。”

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Huey's fins started to glow and shine

休伊的鳍开始闪闪发光。

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The colors were more beautiful than ever

那些色彩比以往任何时候都更美。

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But the children were too sad to notice

但孩子们太难过了，毫不在意。

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" Okay, Huey. We understand," Cy said finally

“好吧，休伊。我们明白了。”赛终于说道。

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" Then we don't have any more wishes," said Panther

“那我们再也没有愿望了。”潘瑟说。

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Cy gently placed Huey back into the bucket

赛轻轻地把休伊放回水桶里。

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" Cheer up," said Huey

“高兴点，”休伊说。

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" I'm sure your parents will be home soon."

“我相信你们的爸爸妈妈很快会回家的。”

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With that he disappeared into his shell

说完，他就缩进壳里不见了。

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Cy lowered him down once again

赛又一次把他沉入水中。

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With heavy hearts, the children walked back home

孩子们心情沉重地走回了家。

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They spent the rest of the day with long faces

那天剩下的时间里，他们都拉长着脸。

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" I know what will cheer us up," Panther said

“我知道什么能让我们开心起来，”豹子说。

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The children were sitting on the porch eating a snack

孩子们正坐在门廊上吃点心。

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" We should bake cookies for everyone."

“我们应该给大家烤些饼干。”

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" What for?" asked Bobby, his mouth full of peanut butter

“为什么？”鲍比嘴里塞满了花生酱，问道。

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" Well, after meeting Huey, so many things happened," Panther continued

“嗯，遇到休伊之后，发生了这么多事情，”豹子继续说。

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" Our wishes affected other people."

“我们的愿望影响到了其他人。”

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" Aunt Martha, Mr. Becker and Silver," Jane counted," and Farmer Jenkins."

“玛莎阿姨、贝克先生、西尔弗，”简数着，“还有农夫詹金斯。”

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" And we made a lot of friends," said Panther

“而且我们交了很多朋友，”豹子说。

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" That's a great idea," Cy said happily

“那是个好主意，”赛高兴地说。

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So the children baked lots of cookies

于是孩子们烤了很多饼干。

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Of course Aunt Martha and Lamb helped too

当然玛莎阿姨和兰姆也帮忙了。

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Outside it was getting dark

外面天色渐暗。

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" We can take the cookies to everyone tomorrow," said Panther

“我们明天可以把饼干给大家送去，”豹子说。

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Suddenly there was a knock on the door

突然传来一阵敲门声。

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" I'll get it," said Jane

“我去开门，”简说。

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" I wonder who it can be?"

“会是谁呢？”

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asked Bobby as he took another cookie from a plate

鲍比一边从盘子里又拿了一块饼干，一边问道。

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" Surprise!" two familiar voices shouted loudly

“惊喜！”两个熟悉的声音大声喊道。

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Mom and Dad had returned

爸爸妈妈回来了。