005 特殊快递

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" Here comes Jeff!" cried Joy

“杰夫来了！”乔伊喊道。

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The mail truck came up the driveway

邮车开上了车道。

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Joy and Magoo leaped off the front porch

乔伊和马古从前门廊跳了下来。

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" Special delivery!" Jeff called and held a cardboard box out of the window

“特别快递！”杰夫喊道，把一个纸箱从车窗里递了出来。

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" Are they in there?"

“它们在里面吗？”

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asked Joy, jumping up and down with excitement

乔伊兴奋地跳着问道。

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" Steady now," said Jeff

“稳着点，”杰夫说。

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He laid the box carefully in Joy's hands

他小心翼翼地把箱子放在乔伊手里。

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" I hear them," she whispered." They're moving around inside."

“我听到它们的声音了，”她小声说，“它们在箱子里动来动去。”

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She turned and started back toward the house

她转过身，开始朝房子走去。

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Magoo sniffed at the bottom of the box as Jeff drove off

杰夫开车离开时，马古嗅了嗅箱子的底部。

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Grandpa, Mom, and even Katie, waited at the front door

爷爷、妈妈，甚至凯蒂，都在前门等着。

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" Follow me, everybody," called Joy

“大家跟我来，”乔伊喊道。

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She and the chicks went upstairs to the spare room

她和小鸡们上楼去了空房间。

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" I turned on the heat lamp," said Mom

“我打开了加热灯，”妈妈说。

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She checked the thermometer in the box

她检查了箱子里的温度计。

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" Perfect! Nice and warm."

“完美！又暖和又舒服。”

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The chicks were chirping in their box

小鸡们在箱子里啁啾叫着。

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" Do you hear them?" asked Joy

“你听见它们了吗？”乔伊问。

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" Yes, Joy. They want to come out and meet you," replied Grandpa

“是的，乔伊。它们想出来见见你，”爷爷回答。

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" Here are the scissors."

“剪刀在这儿。”

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Joy cut the bands around the box and lifted the lid

乔伊剪断箱子上的绑带，掀开了盖子。

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" Ooh!" squealed Joy when she saw the little balls of fluff inside

“哦！”乔伊看到里面毛茸茸的小球，尖叫起来。

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" Aren't they sweet?" said Mom." Look, Katie."

“它们多可爱啊，”妈妈说。“凯蒂，你看。”

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Katie had been standing back in the doorway

凯蒂一直站在门口靠后的地方。

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But now she stepped forward and peeked in the box

但现在她走上前，往箱子里偷看了一眼。

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" One, two, three, four, five, six," counted Katie." All there."

“一、二、三、四、五、六，”凯蒂数着。“全在呢。”

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" Let's put them in the box before they get cold," suggested Grandpa

“趁它们还没冷，我们把它们放进箱子里吧，”爷爷建议道。

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One by one, Joy placed the chicks in the box

乔伊一只接一只地把小鸡放进箱子里。

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Mom had her chicken book open

妈妈打开了她的养鸡书。

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" Now, it's important that they eat and drink," she stated

“现在，重要的是要让它们吃东西、喝水。”她说道。

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" Have they found the water, Joy?"

“它们找到水了吗，乔伊？”

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Joy picked up a chick and put it next to the water feeder

乔伊捧起一只小鸡，把它放到饮水器旁边。

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" Look!" she exclaimed and clapped her hands." It's drinking!"

“看！”她拍着手叫道，“它在喝水了！”

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Just then Dad stepped into the spare room

就在这时，爸爸走进了那间空房间。

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As usual his work clothes were dirty

像往常一样，他的工作服脏兮兮的。

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Katie gave him a big hug anyway

凯蒂还是给了他一个大大的拥抱。

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" Everyone's looking at the chicks, Dad," she said

“大家都在看小鸡呢，爸爸。”她说。

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" But I have work to do in my room."

“可我得在我房间里干活呢。”

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" Well, look at these babies!"

“哎呀，快看看这些小宝贝！”

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exclaimed Dad with a grin as he looked into the box

爸爸往箱子里一看，咧嘴笑着大声说。

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The chicks had been drinking water and pecking at their food

小鸡们一直在喝水，啄食。

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But now they were getting quiet

但现在它们渐渐安静下来了。

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One little chick tipped over on its side and lay completely still

一只小鸡翻倒在地，躺在那里一动也不动。

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" What's wrong?" asked Joy, worried

“怎么了？”乔伊担心地问。

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She poked the chick lightly with her finger

她用手指轻轻戳了戳小鸡。

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Its eyes popped open

小鸡的眼睛猛地睁开了。

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" The little one just fell asleep," whispered Grandpa." She's tired."

“这小家伙只是睡着了，”爷爷轻声说，“她累了。”

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They watched the chicks fall asleep, one by one

他们看着小鸡们一个接一个地睡着了。

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Joy put her finger to her lips." Shh," she said

乔伊把手指放在嘴唇上。“嘘，”她说。

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Everyone tiptoed out of the spare room

大家都踮着脚尖走出了空房间。

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Joy pointed to a sign she had made for the door: " NO CATS ALLOWED!"

乔伊指着她为房门做的一个告示牌：“禁止猫咪入内！”

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Down the hall Katie was hard at work

在走廊那头，凯蒂正忙个不停。

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She was taping a piece of red plastic over a flashlight

她正在往手电筒上贴一块红色塑料片。

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Luke had told her how to do it

这是卢克教她怎么做的。

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Jellybean was sprawled on Katie's bed watching every move Katie made

糖豆正摊开四肢躺在凯蒂的床上，看着凯蒂的一举一动。

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" Jellybean," said Katie," did you know that earthworms in Australia can grow to be three and a half meters long?"

“糖豆，”凯蒂说，“你知道吗，澳大利亚的蚯蚓能长到三米半长呢？”

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Jellybean blinked while Katie tore off another piece of tape

糖豆眨了眨眼，这时凯蒂又撕下了一段胶带。

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" And did you know that some earthworms live to be eight years old?"

“还有，你知道有些蚯蚓能活到八岁吗？”

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Jellybean blinked again

糖豆又眨了眨眼。

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" HA! That's how old I am," exclaimed Katie as she smoothed the tape into place." There!"

“哈！那跟我一样大，”凯蒂大声说着，一边把胶带抚平贴好。“搞定啦！”

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She closed the curtains and turned off the light switch

她拉上窗帘，把灯关了。

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Then Katie turned on the flashlight

然后凯蒂打开了手电筒。

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A spooky red beam flashed around the room

一束诡异的红光在房间里扫过。

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" Great!" she said." I'm ready for worm hunting!"

“太棒了！”她说，“我准备好去抓虫子啦！”