003 重大消息

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The next day Katie and Joy rode their bicycles to Boone Elementary School

第二天，凯蒂和乔伊骑自行车去了布恩小学。

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They were both excited

她们俩都很兴奋。

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Katie couldn't wait for everyone to see her new bangs

凯蒂迫不及待地想让大家看到她的新刘海。

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And Joy wanted to tell everyone about the chickens

而乔伊想告诉大家关于小鸡的事。

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" There's Luke!" shouted Joy

“卢克在那儿！”乔伊喊道。

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She waved at a boy in a T-shirt that said " I DIG WORMS."

她朝一个穿T恤的男孩挥手，T恤上写着“我爱挖蚯蚓”。

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Luke was Katie and Joy's cousin

卢克是凯蒂和乔伊的表弟。

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" Joy," said Katie," why don't you wait until Mr. Higgins starts the science lesson?

“乔伊，”凯蒂说，“你为什么不等到希金斯老师开始上科学课呢？

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Then tell everybody about the chicks

那时再告诉大家关于小鸡的事。

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Learning about animals is part of science."

学习动物知识是科学的一部分。”

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Joy hesitated." Well, if you think so," she said

乔伊犹豫了一下。“好吧，既然你这么觉得。”她说。

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" I guess I could wait until science."

“我想我可以等到科学课再说。”

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But Katie didn't wait to share her news

但凯蒂可没等着分享她的消息。

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" Hey, Luke! I've got bangs!

“嘿，卢克！我剪刘海了！

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Now nobody will mix me up with Joy!"

这下没人会再把我和乔伊搞混了！”

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" Oh. That's good, I guess," Luke replied

“哦。那挺好的，我想。”卢克回答。

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" How's your bait business?" asked Katie

“你的鱼饵生意怎么样了？”凯蒂问。

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Luke collected earthworms and sold them to fishermen at the gas station

卢克收集蚯蚓，然后卖给加油站的钓鱼人。

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" Excellent," said Luke

“棒极了，”卢克说。

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" On Saturday I sold eight cups of worms for a dollar each

“星期六我卖了八杯蚯蚓，每杯一美元。

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Wait until summer

等到夏天。

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I won't be able to keep up with the demand."

我都供不应求了。"

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" Here comes Laura!" exclaimed Joy

"劳拉来了！"乔伊喊道。

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Laura Layman was in the third grade too

劳拉·雷曼也是三年级的学生。

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" What's new?" Laura asked

"有什么新鲜事吗？"劳拉问道。

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" I've got bangs," Katie blurted out

"我剪了刘海。"凯蒂脱口而出。

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" And I've got something exciting to tell everyone," Joy whispered to Laura

"我有个激动人心的消息要告诉大家，"乔伊小声对劳拉说。

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" But I can't say it yet."

"但现在还不能说。"

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Ms. Olson, the school principal, stood outside the front door

校长奥尔森女士站在前门外。

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" Good morning, twins," she said." Good morning, Luke, Laura."

"早上好，双胞胎，"她说。"早上好，卢克、劳拉。"

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" Good morning, Ms. Olson," said Katie

“早上好，奥尔森老师，”凯蒂说。

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" From now on remember — Katie is the one with bangs."

“从现在起记住——凯蒂是那个有刘海的人。”

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" Okay. That's nice to know," replied Ms. Olson

“好的。知道这个真好，”奥尔森老师回答。

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Mr. Higgins waited by the door to the third-grade classroom

希金斯先生在三年级教室门口等着。

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" Hello, Luke. Hello, Laura," he said." Hello, twins."

“你好，卢克。你好，劳拉，”他说。“你们好，双胞胎。”

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" Katie here," stated Katie." I'm the one with bangs."

“我是凯蒂，”凯蒂明确说道。“我是那个有刘海的人。”

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She thought," It's going to be a great day."

她想：“今天会是美好的一天。”

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The first activity of the day was a math worksheet

当天的第一个活动是数学练习题。

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Katie got three division problems wrong

凯蒂做错了三道除法题。

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Joy solved them all

乔伊全做对了。

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During spelling time Katie spelled " cheese " with a z instead of an s

拼写的时候，凯蒂把“cheese”写成了“cheeze”，用z代替了s。

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Joy spelled every word right

乔伊每个词都拼对了。

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When it was time for art, Katie's clay horse would not stand up

上美术课的时候，凯蒂的陶土马怎么也站不住。

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But Joy's clay sheep looked perfect

可乔伊的陶土绵羊看起来完美无缺。

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" What is happening to my great day?" wondered Katie

“我的美好一天怎么变成这样了？”凯蒂心想。

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She had a feeling that things would get worse

她有种预感，事情会变得更糟。

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Science was next, and that meant Joy would soon have everyone's attention

下一节是科学课，这意味着乔伊很快就要成为大家的焦点了。

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First, Luke showed the class a creepy earthworm he dug up

首先，卢克给全班同学展示了一条他挖出来的吓人蚯蚓。

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It was 23 centimeters long!

它足足有23厘米长！

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Next, Joy raised her hand

接着，乔伊举起了手。

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Katie jumped out of her seat." Guess what?"

凯蒂从座位上跳起来："猜猜看！"

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Mr. Higgins and the class looked at Katie

希金斯老师和全班同学都看着凯蒂。

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" We're getting baby chickens," said Katie

"我们要有小鸡宝宝了。"凯蒂说。

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She heard Joy gasp

她听到乔伊倒抽一口气。

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" That's big news," said Mr. Higgins." How old will they be?"

"这真是个大消息。"希金斯老师说，"它们来的时候多大？"

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" Um, they'll be really little," Katie said quickly

"呃，它们会非常小。"凯蒂赶紧说。

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" One day old," Joy answered

"刚出生一天。"乔伊回答。

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Mr. Higgins turned to Joy." Oh," he said

希金斯老师转向乔伊："哦。"他说。

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Then he looked back at Katie

然后他又回头看向凯蒂。

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" How many chicks are you getting?"

"你们打算养几只小鸡？"

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" Maybe three," replied Katie

"大概三只。"凯蒂回答。

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She looked over at Joy, who narrowed her eyes at Katie

她朝乔伊看去，乔伊正眯着眼看她。

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" Six," Joy corrected her

"是六只。"乔伊纠正她。

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" What do chicks eat?" asked Mr. Higgins

"小鸡吃什么？"希金斯老师问。

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" Are you getting a rooster?" asked Luke

"你们会养公鸡吗？"卢克问。

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" Will they miss their mother?" asked Laura

"它们会想妈妈吗？"劳拉问。

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Katie was sorry that she had opened her big mouth

凯蒂真后悔自己多嘴。

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She had ruined things for Joy

她把乔伊的事搞砸了。

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And now she couldn't answer a single question

而现在她一个问题也答不上来。

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She looked over at Joy

她看向乔伊。

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" Well," Joy said, taking over," first, they will have special feed."

"好吧，"乔伊接过话头，"首先，它们会吃专门的饲料。"

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She pulled out her chicken catalog, and everyone gathered around Joy's desk

她拿出养鸡目录，所有人都围到了乔伊的课桌旁。

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" Here are the kinds of chickens we picked out," she explained proudly

"这些是我们选好的小鸡品种。"她自豪地解释。

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Katie stayed at her desk, listening in silence

凯蒂待在自己的座位上，默默听着。