002 养鸡计划

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It was Sunday morning, and Grandpa was making everyone pancakes

那是周日早晨，爷爷正在给大家做煎饼。

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Joy was still in her pajamas and still talking about chickens

乔伊还穿着睡衣，还在谈论鸡。

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" This one has a blue tail," said Joy

“这只鸡有一条蓝色的尾巴，”乔伊说。

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" And this one has feathers on its feet!"

“这只鸡脚上还有羽毛！”

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Mom smiled." They look like house slippers."

妈妈笑了。“它们看起来像家居拖鞋。”

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Grandpa gave Joy a plate of pancakes and looked over her shoulder at the catalog

爷爷递给乔伊一盘煎饼，越过她的肩膀看了看目录。

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" See that one with the black and white stripes?" he said

“看到那只带黑白条纹的了吗？”他说。

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" We had a hen like that when I was a boy

“我小时候，家里就有一只那样的母鸡。”

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Sometimes she slept in my lap — just like a cat."

“有时它会睡在我腿上——就像只猫。”

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Dad smiled." So Joy," he said," do you think we should get some chickens?"

爸爸笑了。“那么乔伊，”他说，“你觉得我们应该养些鸡吗？”

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Joy's eyes opened wide, and a big smile spread across her face

乔伊睁大了眼睛，脸上绽开了灿烂的笑容。

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" Oh, Dad! Could we?

“哦，爸爸！我们可以吗？

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Could we buy some little chicks?"

我们可以买些小鸡吗？”

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" They won't be little for long," warned Mom

“它们不会一直这么小，”妈妈提醒道。

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" They'll become big chickens

“它们会长成大鸡。

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Would you take care of them?

你会照顾它们吗？

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Would you feed them and give them water?"

你会喂它们、给它们水喝吗？”

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" Yes, I promise," said Joy

“是的，我保证，”乔伊说。

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" And I'd gather the eggs too."

“我也会去捡鸡蛋的。”

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" I could make some delicious omelets with those fresh eggs," said Grandpa

“我可以用那些新鲜鸡蛋做出美味的煎蛋卷，”爷爷说。

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" Where's Katie?" asked Joy, jumping up from the table

“凯蒂呢？”乔伊从桌边跳起来问道。

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She ran to the stairway and called," Come downstairs, Katie!"

她跑到楼梯口喊道：“快下楼，凯蒂！”

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Upstairs Katie didn't hear her sister

楼上的凯蒂没听见妹妹的声音。

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She was busy staring at herself in the bathroom mirror

她正忙着盯着浴室镜子里的自己看。

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Jellybean, the cat, was sitting in the doorway, licking her gray fur

小猫软糖正蹲在门口，舔着它灰色的毛。

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" Here we go," Katie whispered as she picked up the scissors

“开始啦。”凯蒂拿起剪刀，小声说道。

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Jellybean stopped licking and watched Katie with round, yellow eyes

软糖停止舔毛，用它那圆圆的黄眼睛看着凯蒂。

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Downstairs Dad was talking

楼下，爸爸在说话。

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" It's good for the planet when we raise our own food," he said

“自己种养食物，对地球有好处。”他说。

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" I hope I can remember how to take care of baby chickens," said Grandpa

“希望我还记得怎么照顾小鸡。”爷爷说。

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" You have to teach me, Grandpa,"

“你得教教我，爷爷，”

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replied Joy as she sat back down at the table

乔伊说着，坐回了桌边。

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She'd given up trying to get Katie's attention

她已经放弃了引起凯蒂的注意。

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" I'll bring home a book on the subject tomorrow," said Mom

“我明天会带一本关于这个主题的书回家，”妈妈说。

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She worked part-time at the Willow Creek library

她在柳溪图书馆做兼职。

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Suddenly everyone looked up at the ceiling

突然，大家都抬头看向天花板。

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They heard Katie's footsteps in the hallway above

他们听到凯蒂在上方走廊的脚步声。

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Then they heard her pounding down the stairs

接着，他们听到她噔噔噔跑下楼梯的声音。

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" Here she comes," said Joy

“她来了，”乔伊说。

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" Good morning, world!" Katie exclaimed as she popped into the kitchen

“早安，世界！”凯蒂蹦蹦跳跳地进了厨房，大声说道。

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She twirled on her bare feet

她光着脚转了个圈。

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" Notice anything different about me?"

“注意到我有什么不同吗？”

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Magoo, who had been napping in the corner, opened his eyes

刚才在角落里打盹的马古，睁开了眼睛。

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" Yes, I noticed that you ran down the steps with scissors!" scolded Mom

“是的，我注意到你拿着剪刀跑下楼！”妈妈责备道。

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" That's really dangerous."

“那真的很危险。”

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Katie looked down at the scissors in her hand

凯蒂低头看了看手里的剪刀。

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" Oops," she said." Sorry."

“哎呀，”她说，“对不起。”

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" You've done something to your hair," stated Dad

“你对自己的头发动了点手脚，”爸爸断言道。

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" You've got bangs!" Joy burst out

“你剪了刘海！”乔伊突然喊道。

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" Ta-da!" exclaimed Katie

“嗒哒！”凯蒂喊道。

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Joy frowned." But Katie," she said," now we look different."

乔伊皱起眉头。“可是凯蒂，”她说，“现在我们看起来不一样了。”

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" That's right," Katie said happily

“没错，”凯蒂高兴地说。

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" From now on, I'm the one with bangs."

“从今以后，我就是有刘海的那个。”

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She sat down at the table

她在餐桌旁坐了下来。

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" Grandpa, may I have some pancakes, please?"

“爷爷，请给我一些煎饼好吗？”

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" You did a good job, Katie," Mom commented

“干得不错，凯蒂，”妈妈评价道。

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Joy looked around the table, upset

乔伊不高兴地环顾着餐桌。

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" But... do we still look like twins?"

“可是……我们看起来还像双胞胎吗？”

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" Sure you do," said Dad

“当然像了，”爸爸说。

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" Nope," corrected Katie." We look completely different."

“不像，”凯蒂纠正道。“我们看起来完全不一样了。”

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Then Mom spoke up." Joy, tell Katie about the chickens."

这时妈妈开口了。“乔伊，跟凯蒂说说小鸡的事。”

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" Chickens?" repeated Katie

“小鸡？”凯蒂重复道。

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" Yes," said Joy." We're getting chicks from the Cackle Farm!"

“是的，”乔伊说。“我们要从咯咯农场买小鸡了！”

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Katie stared at her sister

凯蒂盯着妹妹。

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" What will we have to do?"

“我们得做些什么？”

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" Lots!" Joy was smiling again

“可多了！”乔伊又笑了起来。

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" You see, they have to live indoors for a while

“你看，它们得先在屋里住一阵子。

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We have to keep them warm and watch them every minute."

我们必须给它们保暖，还要时刻看护它们。”

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When Katie thought of the cute little chicks, she almost smiled

凯蒂想到那些可爱的小鸡，差点笑了出来。

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But then she remembered that she was the Donovan twin who didn't like chickens

但她随即想起，自己是不喜欢小鸡的那个多诺万双胞胎。

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Joy noticed Katie's blank expression

乔伊注意到凯蒂面无表情。

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" Aren't you excited?" she asked

“你不激动吗？”她问。

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Katie shrugged and poured syrup on her pancakes

凯蒂耸耸肩，往自己的煎饼上倒糖浆。

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" Last chance for pancakes, folks," Grandpa announced

“煎饼最后一次机会了，各位，”爷爷宣布道。

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" Joy and I have to get this kitchen cleaned up

“乔伊和我得把厨房收拾干净。

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We've got chicken plans!"

我们有养鸡计划呢！”