020 柳溪往事

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The next morning, the Earthworms rode their bikes to the end of Old Church Road

第二天早上，蚯蚓小队骑自行车来到了老教堂路的尽头。

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Katie was confused

凯蒂很困惑。

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" Do we go this way or that way?" she asked

“我们走这边还是那边？”她问道。

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" We need a GPS!"

“我们需要一个GPS！”

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But Luke knew the way

但卢克认识路。

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He led them over an old bridge and down a dirt road

他带着他们穿过一座旧桥，沿着一条土路走下去。

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" We're getting close!"

“我们快到了！”

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A few moments later, they stopped in front of an old house

过了一会儿，他们在一栋旧房子前停了下来。

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" This is it," he said

“就是这里，”他说。

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It looked deserted

它看起来荒无人烟。

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" Creepy," said Katie

“真瘆人，”凯蒂说。

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" Nobody lives here," said Emily

“没人住这儿，”艾米丽说。

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" Let's go home," said AJ

“我们回家吧，”AJ说。

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" Shh. Listen," said Emily

“嘘，听，”艾米丽说。

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Someone was singing

有人在唱歌。

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They left their bikes and followed the voice

他们放下自行车，循着歌声走去。

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An old woman was hanging clothes to dry, singing as she worked

一位老妇人正在晾衣服，边干活边唱歌。

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She fastened the last piece to the line, picked up her basket, and turned around

她把最后一件衣服夹在晾衣绳上，提起篮子，转过身来。

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" Who are you?" she snapped

“你们是谁？”她厉声问道。

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" She seems crabby," thought Katie

“她看起来脾气不太好，”凯蒂心想。

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" We're the Earthworms!" said AJ

“我们是蚯蚓小队！”AJ说。

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Emily pushed her brother

艾米丽推了哥哥一把。

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" I'm Emily," she said

“我叫艾米丽，”她说。

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" Luke."" AJ."" Katie."

“卢克。”“AJ。”“凯蒂。”

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" What are you doing here?

“你们在这儿干什么？

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I never have visitors," the old woman said

我这儿从来没人来，”老妇人说。

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" We're on a scavenger hunt," Katie replied

“我们在进行寻宝游戏，”凯蒂回答。

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The woman looked doubtful

老妇人看上去半信半疑。

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" What are you hunting out here?"

“你们到这儿来寻什么？”

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" You!" said AJ

“您！”AJ说。

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" The oldest person in Willow Creek," said Emily

“柳溪镇最年长的人，”埃米莉说。

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" You're Ms. Cora Mae Henderson, right?" said Katie

“您是科拉·梅·亨德森女士，对吗？”凯蒂说。

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" Your brother drew us a map so we could find you."

“您弟弟给我们画了张地图，好让我们能找到您。”

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" My brother is a busybody," said Ms. Henderson

“我弟弟是个爱管闲事的人，”亨德森女士说。

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" He has a Model T!" said AJ

“他有辆T型车！”AJ说。

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Ms. Henderson finally smiled

亨德森女士终于露出了笑容。

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" Oh, yes. I've heard all about it

“哦，是的。我都听说了。

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Brother says he will take me for a ride soon."

弟弟说他很快会带我去兜风。”

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Ms. Henderson looked up at the back porch

亨德森女士抬头看了看后面的门廊。

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" If you don't mind, I'd like to sit down."

“如果你们不介意的话，我想坐下来。”

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When everyone was comfortable, Luke said

等大家都坐舒服了，卢克说，

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" Your brother says his Model T was the first car in Willow Creek."

“你弟弟说他的T型车是柳溪镇的第一辆车。”

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" That could be true," she said

“那倒可能是真的，”她说。

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" I was a school girl when Randolph Patterson bought that Model T

“我还是个小学生的时候，兰道夫·帕特森买了那辆T型车。

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Folks didn't like it though

不过大伙儿都不大喜欢它。

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When that car raced down the road, dust clouds filled the air

那辆车在路上飞驰而过时，满天都是尘土。

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You couldn't breathe

让人喘不过气来。

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The farmers, like my daddy, said the dust hurt the crops

像我爸爸那样的农民都说，灰尘会伤了庄稼。

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And if it was washing day, the ladies had to take everything off the line

要是赶上洗衣日，女人们就得把晾着的衣物全收下来。

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They had to wash their laundry all over again."

还得把衣服全都重洗一遍。”

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" Your brother is going to drive his Model T in the Willow Creek birthday parade," said Luke

"你弟弟要在柳溪镇生日游行上开他的T型车呢。" 卢克说。

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" Willow Creek is turning 150 years old," said Katie

"柳溪镇就要150岁了。" 凯蒂说。

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" My, my. Time passes quickly

"哎呀呀，时间过得真快。

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When Willow Creek turned fifty, I was just a little girl

柳溪镇五十周年那会儿，我还是个小姑娘呢。

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When it turned one hundred, I had gray hair!" Ms. Henderson laughed

等到一百周年的时候，我已经白发苍苍啰！" 亨德森老太太笑了起来。

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" And now the town is 150 already?"

"现在这镇子都150年啦？"

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" Yep. And we're going to be in the parade," said Emily

"对呀。而且我们要参加游行呢。" 艾米丽说。

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" You could be in it too!" said Katie

"您也可以来参加啊！" 凯蒂说。

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" Oh, no, I don't go to town anymore,"

"哦，不了，我已经不去镇上了。"

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said Ms. Henderson, shaking her head

亨德森老太太摇着头说。

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" It's too busy now."

“现在太热闹了。”

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" You could ride in the Model T!" said AJ

“你可以坐T型车去！”AJ说。

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" We're going," said Emily

“我们都会去的，”埃米莉说。

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" Well, I have to think about it," said Ms. Henderson

“嗯，我得考虑考虑，”亨德森太太说。

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" Ms. Henderson, will you write a note for our scavenger bag?" asked Katie

“亨德森太太，您能为我们寻宝袋写张便条吗？”凯蒂问道。

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Ms. Henderson smiled." I did many scavenger hunts when I was a girl."

亨德森太太笑了。“我小时候也玩过很多次寻宝游戏。”

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She happily wrote out a note

她高兴地写了张便条。

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It said: My name is Cora Mae Henderson

上面写着：我叫科拉·梅·亨德森。

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I am 103 years old

我今年103岁。

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The Earthworms got on their bikes

蚯蚓小队骑上自行车。

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" Hope to see you at the parade!"

“希望能在游行上见到您！”

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they called and headed back down the road

他们喊道，然后沿着路往回骑。

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The next morning, Mrs. Penkov led the campers on a hike along Willow Creek

第二天早上，佩尼科夫太太领着营员们沿着柳溪远足。

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She showed them turtle eggs

她给他们看乌龟蛋。

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She showed them a lizard sleeping in the sun

她给他们看一只在阳光下睡觉的蜥蜴。

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The campers picked wildflowers

营员们采摘野花。

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Katie was thinking about Ms. Henderson

凯蒂一直想着亨德森太太。

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Did she walk along the creek when she was eight years old?

她八岁的时候也沿着这条小溪走过吗？

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What did the creek look like back then?

那时候的小溪是什么样子的？

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Suddenly Emily grabbed Katie's arm

突然，埃米莉抓住了凯蒂的胳膊。

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" Did you hear?" she whispered

“你听说了吗？”她小声说。

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" The Tornadoes are going to the senior home today to look for the oldest person."

“龙卷风小队今天要去养老院找最年长的人。”

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" HA!" said Katie." They'll never find her there!"

“哈！”凯蒂说。“他们在那儿肯定找不到她！”