029 蜱虫和毒橡

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Katie was telling Olivia about ticks

凯蒂正在跟奥莉维亚讲蜱虫的事。

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" They are related to spiders," she said to her classmate

“它们跟蜘蛛是亲戚，”她对同学说。

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" And they are awful!

“而且它们很可怕！

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Once they get on you, they crawl all over your skin until they find a nice spot and — this is the worst part — they bite you and suck your blood!"

一旦爬到你身上，它们就会在你皮肤上到处爬，直到找到一个好地方——最可怕的部分来了——就咬你，吸你的血！”

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" WHAT?" cried Olivia." That's horrible!"

“什么？”奥莉维亚大叫。“太恐怖了！”

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" Yeah!" said Katie with a silly smile

“是呀！”凯蒂带着傻笑说。

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" We didn't have ticks in the city," said Olivia

“我们城里可没有蜱虫，”奥莉维亚说。

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" Well, now you're in the country

“嗯，现在你到乡下来了。

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You'd better watch out!" said Katie

你最好小心点！”凯蒂说。

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" So I should put ticks in my report about healthy skin?" asked Olivia

“所以，我应该把蜱虫写进关于健康皮肤的报告里吗？”奥莉维亚问道。

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" Definitely," said Katie." Ticks and how to avoid them."

“当然啦，”凯蒂说，“蜱虫，还有怎么避开它们。”

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" I'm so glad I talked to you," said Olivia

“真高兴跟你聊了这些，”奥莉维亚说。

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" What else should I include?"

“我还要加上什么吗？”

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Katie thought a moment

凯蒂想了一下。

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" How much do you know about poison ivy?" she asked

“你对毒漆藤了解多少？”她问。

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" Not much," said Olivia

“不太多，”奥莉维亚说。

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Katie shook her head

凯蒂摇了摇头。

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" Well, it grows wild all over the place," she said

“嗯，这东西到处都长，遍地都是，”她说。

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" If it touches your skin and you're allergic to the plant's oil, you're in big trouble

“要是碰到皮肤，而你又对这种植物的油过敏，那麻烦就大了。

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First, you get it in one spot

一开始，你只会在一个地方起疹子。

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Then, it usually spreads

接着，它通常会蔓延。

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You get red bumps that itch like crazy for days!"

你会起红疙瘩，奇痒无比，持续好几天！”

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" What does poison ivy look like?" asked Olivia

“毒漆藤长什么样？”奥莉维亚问。

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" What do ticks look like?"

“蜱虫长什么样？”

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" Let's find some pictures," said Katie

“我们找些图片吧，”凯蒂说。

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" Then you can make cool posters to show during your report."

“然后你就能做很酷的海报，在报告时展示。”

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Katie jumped up

凯蒂跳了起来。

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" I'll show you the health and science shelves."

“我带你去看健康与科学书架。”

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" Thank you, Katie!" said Olivia

“谢谢你，凯蒂！”奥莉维亚说。

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Soon the girls were sitting on the floor, surrounded by books

很快，两个女孩坐在了地板上，周围堆满了书。

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" Ooh!" said Katie." Here's a big fat tick!

“哇哦！”凯蒂说，“快看，一只肥大的蜱虫！

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He's making a snack out of that dog!

它正把那只狗当零食吃呢！”

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That reminds me

这倒提醒我了。

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I'm getting hungry."

我有点饿了。”

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" Gross!" Olivia laughed

“好恶心！”奥莉维亚笑了起来。

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" Hey, I have a peanut butter sandwich

“嘿，我有个花生酱三明治。

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We could share it."

我们可以分着吃。”

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" Thanks," Katie answered, smiling at Olivia

“谢谢，”凯蒂回答道，对奥莉维亚笑了笑。

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" She's really nice," thought Katie

“她人真好，”凯蒂心想。

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Suddenly Mr. Dexter appeared, standing over them

突然，德克斯特先生出现了，就站在她们身后。

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" Katie, your sister just called to check on you

“凯蒂，你姐姐刚才打电话来问你在哪。

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She said they were expecting you at home over an hour ago."

她说家里一个多小时前就在等你了。”

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Katie's eyes got as big as saucers

凯蒂的眼睛瞪得像茶碟一样大。

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" Oh no! What time is it?"

“哦不！几点了？”

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Katie looked up at the clock

凯蒂抬头看了看钟。

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" Yikes!" she cried." I have to go — right now!"

“哎呀！”她叫道，“我得走了——马上！”

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Katie grabbed her backpack and ran out of the library

凯蒂抓起书包，跑出了图书馆。

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She hopped onto her bike and sped home as fast as she could

她跳上自行车，飞快地骑回家。

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She dropped her bike in the yard and dashed inside

她把自行车丢在院子里，冲了进去。

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" Here I am!" she called

“我回来啦！”她喊道。

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Joy and Grandpa were sitting at the kitchen table

乔伊和爷爷正坐在餐桌旁。

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" Where are Luke and Carlos?" cried Katie breathlessly

“卢克和卡洛斯呢？”凯蒂上气不接下气地喊道。

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" They left," said Joy

“他们走了。”乔伊说。

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" What! But I have the square-dance music and — " Katie frowned

“什么！可我拿到了方块舞音乐，还——”凯蒂皱起了眉头。

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" Joy, what is that thing in your hand, and why are you pointing it at me?"

“乔伊，你手里拿的是什么，你为什么用它指着我？”

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" This is the friendship meter," answered Joy." I invented it

“这是友情测量仪，”乔伊回答，“我发明的。

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Right now it is frowning because you let your friends down."

现在它皱着眉头，是因为你让朋友们失望了。”

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" But I didn't do it intentionally," said Katie

“但我不是故意的。”凯蒂说。

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" I know," said Joy

“我知道，”乔伊说。

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" But a good friend would call and explain what happened."

“但一个好朋友应该会打电话解释发生了什么。”

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Katie groaned

凯蒂呻吟了一声。

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" Joy is right," Grandpa said

“乔伊说得对，”爷爷说。

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" You should call Luke and Carlos now."

“你现在应该给卢克和卡洛斯打个电话。”

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Katie went to the kitchen phone and dialed Luke's number

凯蒂走到厨房电话旁，拨了卢克的号码。

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" It's ringing," she said

“响了，”她说。

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" Hello, Luke? It's Katie

“喂，卢克吗？我是凯蒂。

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I — I can explain — I know — I was working at the library with Olivia and — What?

我——我能解释——我知道——我当时在图书馆和奥莉维亚一起干活，然后——什么？

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I never said I didn't like her! Anyway — Luke? Hello?"

我从没说过我不喜欢她！总之——卢克？喂？”

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Katie stomped her foot

凯蒂跺了跺脚。

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" He hung up on me!

“他挂我电话！

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That makes me so mad!"

这太让我生气了！”

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She dialed Luke's number again

她又拨了卢克的号码。

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" Hello? Now I'm hanging up on you!"

“喂？现在轮到我挂你电话了！”

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Katie yelled and slammed the phone down." HA!"

凯蒂大叫着，重重地挂断了电话。“哈！”

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Joy sighed." I've learned that friends are very important for your health

乔伊叹了口气。“我发现朋友对健康非常重要。

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You could use some tips about how to make up with them," she said

你可以听听关于如何与朋友和好的小建议，”

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" No, thanks!" said Katie

“不用了，谢谢！”凯蒂说。

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" And stop pointing that friendship meter at me!"

“还有，别再用那个友情测量仪指着我了！”