006 猎人

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The sun had set, and tiny bugs darted around the back-porch light

太阳已经落山了，小飞虫在后廊灯光周围飞窜。

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Mom put a baseball cap on Katie's head and said

妈妈把一顶棒球帽戴在凯蒂头上，说道：

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" The air is getting cool."

“天气变凉爽了。”

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Luke tied a big rag onto Katie's belt loop

卢克把一大块抹布系在凯蒂的腰带环上。

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" What's that for?" Katie asked

“这是干什么用的？”凯蒂问。

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" You'll see," said Luke." Do you have your bucket?"

“一会儿你就知道了。”卢克说，“你的小桶带了吗？”

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" Yep," said Katie

“嗯，带了。”凯蒂说。

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" Flashlight?"

“手电筒呢？”

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" Yep," replied Katie." I'm ready to hunt worms."

“也带了。”凯蒂回答，“我准备好抓虫子了。”

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" Don't go too far from the house," said Mom

“别走离房子太远。”妈妈说。

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" And don't be gone long!"

"还有，别去太久！"

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Katie and Luke stepped off the porch and headed into the darkness

凯蒂和卢克走下门廊，走入黑暗之中。

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" The grass is all wet," said Katie

"草地全湿了。"凯蒂说。

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" That's good," explained Luke." Earthworms like it cool and wet."

"这才好呢，"卢克解释说，"蚯蚓喜欢凉爽潮湿。"

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" My toes don't," replied Katie

"我的脚趾可不喜欢。"凯蒂答道。

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Her sneakers felt soggy

她的运动鞋感觉湿漉漉的。

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" Walk softly," warned Luke

"轻点儿走。"卢克提醒道。

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" If they feel our footsteps, they will slip right back into the ground."

"它们如果感觉到我们的脚步声，就会立刻缩回土里。"

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" I thought we had to dig for worms," said Katie

"我还以为得挖蚯蚓呢。"凯蒂说。

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" That's the hard way," replied Luke

"那才是笨办法。"卢克回答。

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" This is the easy way."

“这样抓就容易了。”

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They stepped carefully through the grass

他们小心翼翼地走过草地。

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There was no sound except the croaking of the toads down by the creek

四周一片寂静，只有小溪边蟾蜍的呱呱叫声。

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" Okay, stop here," instructed Luke." Turn on your flashlight."

“好，停在这儿，”卢克说，“打开你的手电筒。”

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Katie flashed the red beam back and forth over the grass

凯蒂将红色的光束在草地来回晃动。

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" See," he whispered." The worms are out!"

“看，”他悄声说，“蚯蚓都出来了！”

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Luke was right!

卢克说的没错！

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Everywhere the light shone, Katie could see worms gleaming in the grass

光照到的地方，凯蒂都能看到蚯蚓在草地里闪闪发光。

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" Ooh, creepy," she whispered

“哦，真吓人，”她轻声说。

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Luke gave her a look

卢克看了她一眼。

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" Sorry," said Katie." I mean, ooh, cool!"

“对不起，”凯蒂说，“我是说，哇，好酷！”

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" Now watch me," ordered Luke

“现在看我的，”卢克命令道。

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He bent over one of the shining worms and grabbed it

他弯下腰，抓住一条闪闪发亮的蠕虫。

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Then he slowly pulled the worm out of its hole

然后他慢慢地把蠕虫从洞里拉了出来。

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" Got it," said Luke." It's a big one."

“抓住了，”卢克说，“是条大个儿的。”

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He plopped it into his bucket." Now you try."

他把蠕虫扑通扔进桶里。“现在你试试。”

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Katie stooped down beside Luke and quickly spotted an earthworm

凯蒂在卢克旁边弯下腰，很快发现了一条蚯蚓。

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She reached out and grabbed

她伸手抓住了它。

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" Got it!" she said

“抓住了！”她说。

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She held her hand up to show Luke

她抬起手给卢克看。

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But her hand was empty

但她的手里什么也没有。

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" It got away!" she cried

“它溜走了！”她叫道。

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" And my hand is all slimy!"

“而且我的手黏糊糊的！”

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" That's what your rag is for," explained Luke

“所以才要带抹布呀。”卢克解释道。

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" Dry your hand and try again

“擦干手再试一次。

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This time, grab it closer to the middle."

这次，抓靠近中间的位置。”

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As Katie wiped her hand on her rag, she spotted another worm

凯蒂用抹布擦手时，又发现了一条蚯蚓。

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She slowly stretched out her hand and grabbed it around its middle. She pulled

她慢慢伸出手，抓住它的中部，然后一拔。

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" It won't come out. It's holding on," she said

“它不出来，它抓着地呢。”她说。

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" Keep pulling," instructed Luke

“继续拔。”卢克指示道。

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" The worm will get tired and let go."

“蚯蚓会累的，然后就会松口。”

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Katie pulled some more until the earthworm came sliding out

凯蒂又拽了几下，蚯蚓终于滑了出来。

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" Hooray!" she exclaimed." I got one!"

“哇！”她欢呼道，“我抓到一条！”

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" Okay," said Luke." Toss it in the bucket."

“好了，”卢克说，“扔进桶里吧。”

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A little later, Katie and Luke ran through the back door, into the kitchen

过了一会儿，凯蒂和卢克从后门跑进厨房。

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Everyone was sitting around the table, and Grandpa was serving slices of apple pie

大家都围坐在桌旁，爷爷正在给大家分切苹果派。

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" I've got worms!" shouted Katie

“我有虫子啦！”凯蒂喊道。

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" Not in the house," said Mom

“别在屋里喊，”妈妈说。

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" Oh, right," said Katie

“哦，对，”凯蒂说。

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She opened the back door and set her bucket on the porch

她打开后门，把桶放在了门廊上。

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" Now, before you have your pie," said Mom," why don't you show Luke our new chicks?"

“好了，吃派之前，”妈妈说，“你先带卢克去看看咱们新孵的小鸡怎么样？”

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Katie sighed. She wanted to talk about her worms

凯蒂叹了口气。她还想说她抓的蚯蚓呢。

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" Come on, Luke," she said softly

“来吧，卢克，”她有气无力地说。

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Katie led her cousin out of the kitchen and up the stairs

凯蒂领着表哥出了厨房，上了楼。

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She opened the door to the spare room and pulled him over to the chick box

她打开备用房间的门，把他拉到装小鸡的箱子前。

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" There they are," she said

“就在那儿，”她说。

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" They're cute, but a lot of trouble

“它们是挺可爱的，但麻烦也很。

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You have to feed them and clean up their stinky poop."

你得喂它们，还得清理它们臭烘烘的便便。”

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" Worms are more fun," stated Luke

“还是蚯蚓更好玩，”卢克断言道。

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" That's for sure," agreed Katie

“那当然，”凯蒂赞同道。

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" Now, let's go eat some pie."

“好了，我们去吃派吧。”

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The two worm hunters didn't notice another hunter in the hallway

这两个虫子猎人没注意到，走廊里还有另一个猎人。

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Jellybean had been waiting silently in the dark

Jellybean一直悄悄地在暗处等着。

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She crept toward the spare room

她蹑手蹑脚地向备用房间走去。

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The door had been left open just a crack

房门没有关严，只留了一条缝。

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Jellybean put one paw on the door and pushed

Jellybean伸出一只爪子，推了推门。

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The chicks chirped inside their box as the door swung open

门一推开，箱子里的小鸡就叫了起来。