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Katie and Joy hurried home from school and parked their bikes by the front porch

凯蒂和乔伊放学后急忙赶回家，把自行车停在门廊旁。

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" Grandpa!" they called

“爷爷！”她们喊道。

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" I'm here in the backyard," they heard him shout

“我在后院呢，”她们听到他喊道。

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" Come on, Katie," said Joy, and they ran toward the backyard

“快来，凯蒂，”乔伊说，然后她们朝后院跑去。

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Grandpa was building a coop with a fence around it

爷爷正在建一个带围栏的鸡舍。

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A pile of lumber lay on the ground

地上放着一堆木料。

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Joy opened the gate to the coop, and all six chickens ran out

乔伊打开鸡舍的门，六只鸡全跑了出来。

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" Hi, chickens!" she said

“嗨，小鸡们！”她说。

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" Guess what, Grandpa!" said Katie

“爷爷，你猜怎么着！”凯蒂说。

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" It's tornado season, and we have to prepare!"

“现在是龙卷风季节，我们得做好准备！”

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" Good idea," said Grandpa

“好主意，”爷爷说。

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" I'm captain of the team," said Katie

“我是队长，”凯蒂说。

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Grandpa raised his eyebrows." The team?"

爷爷扬起眉毛。“什么队？”

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" The Donovan Tornado Safety Team," said Katie

“多诺万龙卷风安全小队，”凯蒂说。

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" We're having a meeting tonight

“我们今晚要开会。

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Hey! I better get ready."

嘿！我得准备一下了。”

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Joy was still hanging around the chicken coop when Dad came home from work

爸爸下班回家时，乔伊还在鸡舍旁边转悠。

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" Hi, guys. Nice chicken coop!" Dad said

“嗨，大家好。鸡舍真不错！”爸爸说。

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" What's Katie so busy doing in the house?"

“凯蒂在屋里忙什么呢？”

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" Hi, Dad," said Joy

“嗨，爸爸，”乔伊说。

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" Oh, Katie is busy being team captain."

“哦，凯蒂正忙着当队长呢。”

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She poked her toe around the pile of wood

她用脚尖轻轻拨弄着那堆木头。

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" What are you going to do with this extra wood, Grandpa?"

“爷爷，这些多余的木头你打算怎么用？”

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" I don't know," said Grandpa, scratching his chin

“不知道啊，”爷爷挠着下巴说。

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" Well," said Dad

“嗯，”爸爸说，

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" If I were eight years old, I know what I'd do

“如果我八岁，我知道我会做什么。

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I'd build a tree house."

我会造一个树屋。”

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" A tree house?" said Joy." Hmm..."

“树屋？”乔伊说。“嗯……”

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She looked at her father

她看了看爸爸。

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" Do you think I could build a tree house?"

“你觉得我能造一个树屋吗？”

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" Well, sure," said Dad." With a little help you could."

“哦，当然，”爸爸说，“有人帮点忙就行。”

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" So we could be a team?" asked Joy

“那我们能组成一队吗？”乔伊问。

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" You'll need some sturdy boards for the floor," said Grandpa

“地板得用些结实的木板，”爷爷说。

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" I could get some tin for the roof at the recycling center," added Dad

“我可以在回收中心弄些铁皮来做屋顶，”爸爸补充道。

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Joy threw her arms around Dad

乔伊一把抱住了爸爸。

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" This is going to be fun!" she said

“这一定会很好玩的！”她说。

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" I'm going to draw a picture of our tree house

“我要画一张我们树屋的图。

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I can already imagine it!"

我已经能想象出它的样子了！”

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After dinner Joy worked on her drawing in the living room

晚饭后，乔伊在客厅里画她的设计图。

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Grandpa sat across from her and studied his garden plan

爷爷坐在她对面，研究着他的花园规划图。

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" They say to watch the new oak leaves in the spring," he said

“人们说，春天要留意新长出来的橡树叶，”他说。

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" When they get as big as a squirrel's ear, it's time to plant corn

“等它们长得像松鼠耳朵那么大的时候，就该种玉米了。

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Have you been watering your watermelon seeds, Joy?"

乔伊，你给西瓜籽浇水了吗？”

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" Of course, Grandpa," Joy answered, smiling

“当然浇了，爷爷，”乔伊笑着回答。

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Then Katie marched into the room

这时，凯蒂雄赳赳气昂昂地走进了房间。

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" Let's start the meeting!"

“我们开会吧！”

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She wore a baseball cap with the word " CAPTAIN " written on the front

她戴着一顶棒球帽，帽檐前面写着“队长”两个字。

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" Tornado season is here!" she announced

“龙卷风季节到了！”她宣布。

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" The Donovan Tornado Safety Team must get ready!"

“多诺万龙卷风安全小组必须做好准备！”

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She looked down at her notebook

她低头看了看自己的笔记本。

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" First, let's pick our shelter

“首先，我们得选一个避难的地方。

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It should be someplace below the ground."

应该是个低于地面的地方。”

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" I guess we should use the cellar," said Grandpa

“我看我们就用地窖吧，”爷爷说。

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" Just like we always have."

“就像我们一直以来的那样。”

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" Good thinking," said Katie." That was easy!

“好想法，”凯蒂说。“那倒简单！

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Next, we need a radio and a flashlight."

接下来，我们需要一台收音机和一支手电筒。”

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" I'll take care of those," offered Dad

“那些我来负责，”爸爸主动说。

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" We also need a first aid kit," said Katie

“我们还需要一个急救包，”凯蒂说。

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" Mom, would you help with that?"

“妈妈，你能帮忙准备那个吗？”

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" Aye, Captain."

“是，队长。”

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" Mom," groaned Katie

“妈妈，”凯蒂抱怨道。

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" Sorry, I couldn't resist," Mom said, laughing

“抱歉，我忍不住了。”妈妈笑着说。

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" We'll also need some blankets and pillows," explained Katie

“我们还需要一些毯子和枕头。”凯蒂解释道。

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" I'll be in charge of them too," said Mom

“这些也由我负责。”妈妈说。

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" And Joy, we'll need bottled water and snacks."

“还有乔伊，我们需要瓶装水和零食。”

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Joy jumped up." Okay, I'll do it now

乔伊跳了起来。“好的，我现在就去办。

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Come on, Dad. It's time to plan our tree house!"

快来，爸爸。该规划我们的树屋了！”

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" Wait a minute," said Katie." This meeting is not over."

“等一下，”凯蒂说，“会议还没结束呢。”

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Joy sat back down, rolling her eyes

乔伊翻了翻白眼，坐了回去。

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Katie was being bossy again

凯蒂又开始发号施令了。

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" A tree house?" thought Katie

“一个树屋？”凯蒂心想。

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She put her hand on her forehead and closed her eyes

她用手扶着额头，闭上了眼睛。

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" I'm getting a brilliant idea."

“我有个绝妙的主意。”

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Her eyes flew open

她猛地睁开了眼睛。

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" Yes!" she shouted

“没错！”她喊道。

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" The Donovan Tornado Safety Team needs a tree house!

“多诺万龙卷风安全小组需要一个树屋！

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It will be a weather lookout station!"

它可以当气象瞭望站！”

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She turned to her sister." Build it!"

她转向妹妹。“把它建起来！”

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Joy gave Katie a quick salute

乔伊迅速向凯蒂敬了个礼。

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" Aye, Captain!" she said, laughing

“是，队长！”她笑着说。

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Katie might be bossy at times

凯蒂有时可能爱指挥人。

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But she could be funny too!

但她也可以很有趣！