028 项目启动

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On Saturday morning, Joy sat at the kitchen table working on her report

周六早上，乔伊坐在厨房桌旁写她的报告。

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She had been reading an article on the Internet called " Being a Friend."

她一直在读一篇网上的文章，叫《做朋友》。

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But now she closed Mom's laptop and sat thinking

但现在她合上了妈妈的笔记本电脑，坐着思考。

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" What's on your mind?" asked Grandpa

“你在想什么？”爷爷问。

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Joy looked up and grinned

乔伊抬起头，咧嘴笑了。

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" I've got a great idea," she said

“我有个好主意，”她说。

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" I'll be right back!"

“我马上回来！”

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Joy ran out of the kitchen

乔伊跑出了厨房。

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When she returned, her arms were loaded with art supplies

她回来时，胳膊上抱满了美术用品。

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" Whew!" she said, dumping everything on the kitchen table

“呼！”她说着，把所有东西都倒在了厨房桌上。

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" What are you going to make?" asked Grandpa

“你要做什么？”爷爷问道。

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He stirred the pot on the stove with a big spoon

他用大勺子在炉子上搅着锅。

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" My own special invention!" Joy laughed

“我自己的特别发明！”乔伊笑着说。

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First, she cut a paddle from cardboard

首先，她用硬纸板剪了一个桨叶。

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Then, she cut a pointer from black paper

然后，她用黑纸剪了一个指针。

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She fastened the pointer to the cardboard and gave it a spin

她把指针固定在纸板上，然后转了一下。

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" Perfect!" she said

“完美！”她说。

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Grandpa sipped a mouthful of soup from the pot

爷爷从锅里舀了一勺汤尝了尝。

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" With a little salt, this chicken soup should be perfect too

“加一点盐，这鸡汤也会很完美。

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I wonder if Katie will make it home in time for lunch."

不知道凯蒂能不能及时回家吃午饭。”

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Joy drew two big dots on the cardboard, one with a green marker and one with a red marker

乔伊在硬纸板上画了两个大圆点，一个用绿色马克笔，一个用红色马克笔。

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Then she drew a smiley face on the green dot and a frowning face on the red dot

然后她在绿点上画了个笑脸，在红点上画了个皱眉的脸。

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She drew blue zigzags along the edges of the cardboard

她沿着硬纸板的边缘画了些蓝色的锯齿线。

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She held up her work to admire it." It's done!"

她举起自己的作品欣赏着。“完成啦！”

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" And so is lunch!" Grandpa said

“午饭也好了！”爷爷说。

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He placed a bowl of soup for Joy on the table

他把一碗汤放在桌上给乔伊。

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He looked at her invention and scratched his head

他看着她的发明，挠了挠头。

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" It looks good, but... what is it?"

“看起来不错，不过……这是什么？”

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" It's a friendship meter!" said Joy

“这是个友谊测量器！”乔伊说。

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With her thumb, she moved the pointer to the green dot

她用拇指把指针拨到了绿点上。

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" And it's smiling — because you, Grandpa, are the best friend a person could have!"

“它还在微笑——因为爷爷，您是世上最好的朋友！”

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Then Joy looked at the clock

然后乔伊看了看钟。

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" I better clean up," she said

“我得收拾一下了，”她说。

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" It's almost one o'clock — almost time for square-dance practice!"

“快一点了——快到方块舞练习的时间了！”

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Katie was working on her report at the Willow Creek library

凯蒂正在柳溪图书馆做她的报告。

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She had found a book called Bend and Stretch and another called Fitness for Fun

她找到了一本叫《弯弯伸伸》的书，还有一本叫《趣味健身》。

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" Muscles are very interesting, Mr. Dexter," Katie said

“肌肉非常有趣，德克斯特先生，”凯蒂说。

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Mr. Dexter was the Saturday librarian

德克斯特先生是周六的图书管理员。

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" Did you know there is a special muscle for sticking out your tongue?"

“您知道有块专门用来伸舌头的肌肉吗？”

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Katie stuck out her tongue for Mr. Dexter

凯蒂对德克斯特先生伸出了舌头。

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Mr. Dexter looked at Katie over the top of his glasses

戴克斯特先生从眼镜上方看着凯蒂。

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" That is interesting," said Mr. Dexter

“那挺有意思的。”戴克斯特先生说。

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He continued searching through the library's music CDs

他继续在图书馆的音乐CD里翻找。

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" Here it is!" he finally said

“找到了！”他终于说道。

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" Square-Dance Music with Easy-to-Follow Guide."

“《附带简单易学指南的方块舞音乐》。”

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" Perfect!" said Katie

“太棒了！”凯蒂说。

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She opened the CD case

她打开CD盒。

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She unfolded a paper that showed couples doing square-dance steps." I'll take it!"

她展开一张纸，上面画着舞伴跳方块舞的步法。“我借这个！”

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Katie loaded everything into her backpack and peeked at her watch

凯蒂把所有东西塞进背包，瞥了一眼手表。

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It was time to go!

该走了！

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" Thank you for your help, Mr. Dexter," she said and spun around

“谢谢您的帮助，德克斯特先生，”她说完，转过身去。

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There stood Olivia Sprinkle

奥利维亚·斯普林克就站在那儿。

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" Aloha! Hello!" said Olivia

“阿罗哈！你好！”奥利维亚说。

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" Aloha, good-bye," said Katie

“阿罗哈，再见，”凯蒂说。

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" Who is this?" said Mr. Dexter

“这位是谁？”德克斯特先生问。

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" Olivia Sprinkle," said Katie." She's in the fourth grade too."

“奥利维亚·斯普林克，”凯蒂说，“她也是四年级的。”

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Just then the phone on Mr. Dexter's desk rang

就在这时，德克斯特先生桌上的电话响了。

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" Excuse me," he said

“抱歉，”他说。

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" Katie, please show Olivia around the library."

“凯蒂，请带奥利维亚在图书馆里转转。”

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" But — " said Katie." I have to go home. My — "

“可是——”凯蒂说，“我得回家了。我的——”

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Mr. Dexter wasn't listening

德克斯特先生并没有在听。

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He was already busy on the phone

他已经忙于接电话了。

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" That would be great, Katie!" said Olivia

“那太好啦，凯蒂！”奥利维亚说。

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" Maybe you can help me with my skin report."

“也许你可以帮我弄皮肤报告。”

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" It sounds like Miss Smarty-Pants needs help," Katie thought

“听起来这位小机灵鬼需要帮助，”凯蒂心想。

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" I know about keeping skin clean and protecting it from the sun," said Olivia

“我知道要保持皮肤清洁，还要防晒，”奥利维亚说。

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" But that's not enough for a whole report."

“但这些可不够写一整份报告。”

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Katie raised her eyebrows

凯蒂扬了扬眉毛。

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" Aren't you going to talk about poison ivy or ticks?" she asked

“你不打算说说毒藤或者蜱虫吗？”她问。

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" Ticks? What's that?" asked Olivia

“蜱虫？那是什么？”奥利维亚问。

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Katie loved telling people about ticks

凯蒂特别喜欢给别人讲蜱虫的事。

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" You really do need help," she said, sighing

“你还真需要帮助，”她说着，叹了口气。

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" Maybe we should sit down."

“也许我们该坐下来。”