004 我们准备好了吗

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Katie knew she had made a big mistake at school

凯蒂知道自己在学校犯了个大错。

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She should have let Joy tell the big news about the chickens

她本该让乔伊告诉大家关于小鸡的大新闻。

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" I need some exciting news of my own,"

“我得有自己的大新闻，”

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thought Katie as she finished setting the table

凯蒂一边摆好餐具一边想。

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" Something bigger than bangs."

“比剪齐刘海更轰动的事。”

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" Suppertime!" called Grandpa." My famous spaghetti and meatballs."

“开饭啦！”爷爷喊道。“我拿手的意面配肉丸。”

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The family sat down at the kitchen table, and Mom started filling plates

一家人围坐在餐桌旁，妈妈开始分餐。

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Joy shot a look at Katie

乔伊瞪了凯蒂一眼。

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" Everyone asked me a million questions about the baby chickens today

“今天大家追着我问了一堆关于小鸡的问题。

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And Mr. Higgins asked me to bring some chicks to school in a few weeks!"

希金斯老师还说过几周让我带几只小鸡到学校去呢！”

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Katie felt her face turn red

凯蒂觉得脸红了。

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" Luke brought an earthworm to school," she said quickly

“卢克带了条蚯蚓到学校，”她飞快地说。

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" It was 23 centimeters long."

“有23厘米长。”

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" Oh my!" exclaimed Mom

“哎呀！”妈妈惊呼道。

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" I don't like worms," said Joy." They're yucky."

“我不喜欢虫子，”乔伊说，“太恶心了。”

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" I think worms are cool," explained Katie

“我觉得虫子很酷，”凯蒂解释道。

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" Maybe we should all sell worms too!" suggested Dad, laughing

“也许我们都该去卖虫子！”爸爸笑着提议。

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" Not me," said Joy with a shiver

“我才不去，”乔伊打了个哆嗦。

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" I brought home a sturdy cardboard box from the recycling center today," said Dad

“我今天从回收中心带回一个结实的纸箱，”爸爸说。

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" It will make a good house for the chicks."

“可以给小鸡做个不错的窝。”

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" I bought chicken feed and some other stuff at the store today," said Grandpa

“我今天在店里买了鸡饲料和一些别的东西。”爷爷说。

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" Everything is in the spare room."

“所有东西都在空房间里。”

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Katie suddenly jumped up from her chair." Aha!" she exclaimed

凯蒂突然从椅子上跳起来。“啊哈！”她喊道。

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" I got it!" Everyone stared at her

“我想到了！”所有人都盯着她看。

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" What?" asked Mom

“什么？”妈妈问。

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" I'm going to help Luke sell worms!"

“我要帮卢克去卖蚯蚓！”

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Katie dashed out of the kitchen and up the stairs to her room

凯蒂冲出了厨房，跑上楼回自己房间去了。

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" That child is full of surprises," said Mom, shaking her head

“这孩子总是出人意料。”妈妈摇着头说。

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Joy didn't say anything

乔伊什么也没说。

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She was still a little mad at Katie for blurting out the news about the chicks

她还在生凯蒂的气，因为她把关于小鸡的消息脱口而出了。

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" Well, what are we waiting for?" asked Dad

“好了，我们还等什么呢？”爸爸问道。

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" The chicks should arrive in the mail tomorrow

“小鸡明天应该就会邮寄到了。

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Let's get to work!"

我们动手干活儿吧！”

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They all headed upstairs to the spare room

他们全都上了楼，来到那间空着的房间。

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The supplies Grandpa had bought were piled on the floor

爷爷买的那些用品都堆在地板上。

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Dad cleared off a table and set his big cardboard box on top

爸爸清理出一张桌子，把他那个大纸板箱放了上去。

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" A chick house is called a brooder," explained Mom

“小鸡住的房子叫育雏器，”妈妈解释道。

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She was sitting on the bed, reading from her library book How to Raise Chickens

她正坐在床上，看着从图书馆借来的书——《如何养鸡》。

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" We need to put holes in the sides so air can flow through the box."

“我们需要在箱子侧面打些洞，好让空气流通。”

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" I can do that," replied Dad

“这个我来做，”爸爸回答说。

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Joy picked up some shopping bags and opened them on the bed

乔伊拿起几个购物袋，在床上打开了它们。

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" Look at this stuff!" she cried happily

“快看这些东西！”她开心地叫起来。

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" Here's the chicken feeder! And a water jar!"

“这是鸡食槽！还有个水罐！”

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" Here's the heat lamp," said Grandpa

“这是保温灯，”爷爷说。

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" The lamp should be about half a meter above the chicks," explained Mom

“灯应该放在离小鸡大约半米高的位置，”妈妈解释道。

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" The babies need to be kept warm."

“小鸡宝宝需要保暖。”

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Grandpa clamped the lamp on the box

爷爷把灯夹在了箱子上。

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Joy emptied a bag of wood shavings into the box

乔伊把一袋木屑倒进了箱子里。

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As she spread them out, Grandpa filled the feeder and the water jar

在她铺开木屑的时候，爷爷装满了食槽和水罐。

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He put them in the box, and Mom added a thermometer

他把它们放进箱子里，妈妈又加了一个温度计。

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" Ready?" asked Mom

“准备好了吗？”妈妈问。

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" Ready!" cried Joy

“准备好啦！”乔伊喊道。

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Suddenly something flew through the air and landed right in the brooder!

突然，有个东西从空中飞过，正好落进了育雏箱里！

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" Oh, Jellybean!" cried Joy

“哦，软糖！”乔伊喊道。

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She put her arms around Jellybean's belly and lifted her out of the box

她用手臂环住软糖的肚子，把它从箱子里抱了出来。

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Jellybean screeched

软糖尖声叫起来。

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" Go away!" scolded Joy." No cats allowed!"

“走开！”乔伊责备道。“不许猫进来！”

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Jellybean ran down the hallway to the twins' bedroom

软糖沿着走廊跑向了双胞胎的卧室。

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Katie was talking on the telephone

凯蒂正在打电话。

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" Okay, Luke," she said." Tomorrow night

“好的，卢克，”她说。“明晚。

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A flashlight... a bucket... a rag

一个手电筒……一个桶……一块抹布。

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I'll have everything ready

我会把一切都准备好。

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Thanks, partner!" She hung up the phone

谢了，搭档！”她挂断了电话。

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" Big news, Jellybean!" said Katie happily

“大消息，软糖！”凯蒂开心地说。

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" I'm in the bait business!"

“我要做鱼饵生意啦！”