037 核桃雨

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When Joy opened the gate to the chicken coop, the six chickens ran to her, squawking

乔伊打开鸡笼门时，六只母鸡嘎嘎叫着跑向她。

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They were big, fat hens now

它们现在已经长得又大又肥。

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Katie emptied a tin pan of corn onto the ground

凯蒂把一盘玉米倒在地上。

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Joy went into the coop and returned with a handful of eggs

乔伊走进鸡笼，出来时手里拿着几个鸡蛋。

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" I worked hard picking up walnuts yesterday," she said to the chickens

“我昨天辛苦地捡了核桃，”她对母鸡们说。

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" But you were lazy

“可你们却很懒。

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You laid only three eggs! Tomorrow I expect six!"

你们只下了三个蛋！明天我等着六个！”

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The chickens ignored her and pecked at the corn

母鸡们不理她，继续啄食玉米。

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" Twenty-five dollars and fifty cents isn't bad, Joy

“二十五美元五十美分还不错，乔伊。

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Didn't Grandpa say that was enough to buy a good set of fiddle strings?" Katie asked

爷爷不是说那够买一套好的小提琴弦了吗？”凯蒂问道。

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One of the chickens pecked at her shoe

一只母鸡啄了啄她的鞋子。

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" Yes, but tomorrow the price of walnuts drops."

“是啊，可明天核桃就要降价了。”

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Joy bent down to pet a chicken

乔伊弯下腰去抚摸一只母鸡。

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Then she jumped up, and the hens scattered

然后她猛地跳起来，母鸡们四散跑开了。

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" So today I better get busy!"

“所以今天我得赶紧忙活起来！”

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The empty garden cart was waiting in the front yard

空着的园艺推车停在前院等着。

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Katie and Joy worked all through the morning

凯蒂和乔伊整个上午都在干活。

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They filled and emptied bucket after bucket

她们装满一桶又一桶，再通通倒进车里。

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But when they finished the second tree, the cart was still not full

可等她们收完第二棵树，推车还是没满。

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" Now what?" said Katie

“现在怎么办？”凯蒂说。

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" Now we ask Magoo to help us," said Joy

“现在我们请马古来帮忙，”乔伊说。

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They both looked at Magoo, who was asleep under the tree

她们俩都看向马古，它正在树下睡觉。

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Then they heard a voice calling to them

这时，她们听到有个声音在叫她们。

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" Katie! Joy! Hi!" It was Olivia, pedaling down Blackberry Road

“凯蒂！乔伊！嗨！”是奥利维亚，她正沿着黑莓路骑车过来。

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" Hello!" shouted the twins

“你好！”双胞胎喊道。

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Olivia rode up the driveway and dropped her bike in the grass

奥利维亚骑上车道，把自行车放倒在草地上。

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" I was hoping you would be outside picking up walnuts," she said

“我就希望你们在外面捡核桃，”她说。

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" There are no black walnut trees in the city

“城里没有黑核桃树。

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I've never even tasted a black walnut!"

我连黑核桃都没尝过呢！”

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" Well, when we finish this harvest, we'll ask Grandpa to make some black-walnut ice cream," said Joy

“好啦，等我们收完这次核桃，就请爷爷做一些黑核桃冰淇淋，”乔伊说。

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" You'll love it."

“你会喜欢的。”

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" Black-walnut ice cream?" Olivia said in surprise

“黑核桃冰淇淋？”奥利维亚惊讶地说。

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" There's such a thing?"

“还有这种东西？”

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Before the twins could answer, Olivia looked around on the ground

双胞胎还没来得及回答，奥利维亚就朝地上四处看了看。

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" Where are the walnuts?"

“核桃在哪儿？”

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" We picked up all the ones by the house," said Katie

“我们把房子旁边的都捡完了，”凯蒂说。

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" We were just wondering where to go next."

“我们刚在想接下来去哪儿。”

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" We can go up by the pond," said Joy

“我们可以去池塘那边，”乔伊说。

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" We'll have to ask Dad to move the cart."

“我们得让爸爸把推车挪过去。”

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Just then a walnut fell from a branch onto Joy's head

就在这时，一颗核桃从树枝上掉下来，砸在了乔伊头上。

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" Ouch!" she cried

“哎哟！”她叫道。

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" Did you see that?"

“你们看到了吗？”

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The girls looked up into the tree

女孩们抬头往树上看去。

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" There are still lots of nuts up there," said Olivia

“上面还剩好多核桃呢，”奥利维亚说。

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" Probably enough to fill the cart," said Joy

“可能够装满推车了，”乔伊说。

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" I wish they would fall down," said Katie

“真希望它们能自己掉下来，”凯蒂说。

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Then she grinned

然后她咧嘴笑了。

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" I've got a great idea!"

“我有个好主意！”

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She ran to the tree trunk and swung her leg up

她跑到树干旁，一抬腿跨了上去。

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Magoo opened his eyes and looked at Katie

马古睁开眼睛，看着凯蒂。

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" See you later, Magoo," said Katie and started to climb the tree

“回头见，马古，”凯蒂说着，开始爬树。

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" There she goes," said Olivia

“她上去了。”奥利维亚说。

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" Katie, that is a bad idea," called Joy

“凯蒂，这是个馊主意。”乔伊喊道。

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" Just watch!" said Katie

“看好了！”凯蒂说。

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She pulled herself up and stepped onto a low branch

她把自己拉上去，踩上了一根低矮的树枝。

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" Be careful," said Olivia

“小心点。”奥利维亚说。

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" You're going to fall," said Joy

“你会摔下来的。”乔伊说。

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Katie pulled herself up higher and stepped onto the next branch

凯蒂把自己拉得更高，踩上了下一根树枝。

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" Don't go any further," warned Joy

“别再往上爬了。”乔伊警告说。

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Katie grabbed a branch above her head

凯蒂抓住了头顶上方的一根树枝。

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Then she started bouncing

然后她开始蹦跳。

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" Stop that!" yelled Joy

“快停下！”乔伊大喊。

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Walnuts rained down from the tree

核桃像雨点般从树上落下来。

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Magoo barked. Olivia and Joy screamed

马古叫了起来。奥利维亚和乔伊尖叫起来。

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The two girls ran from the falling nuts

两个女孩跑着躲避落下的核桃。

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" Look out below!" yelled Katie

“下面的人小心！”凯蒂喊道。

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" Stop that, Katie!" Joy yelled back." Come down right now!"

“别跳了，凯蒂！”乔伊也喊着回应。“马上下来！”

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Katie bounced more and more

凯蒂跳得越来越厉害。

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The nuts kept falling

核桃不停地落下来。

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Suddenly her foot slipped

突然，她的脚滑了一下。

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" Katie!" screamed Olivia

“凯蒂！”奥利维亚尖叫起来。

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Katie crashed through the branches and landed with a thud

凯蒂噼里啪啦地穿过树枝，砰地一声摔在地上。

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Joy rushed to her sister and dropped to her knees

乔伊冲向她的妹妹，双膝跪地。

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" Are you okay?"

“你还好吗？”

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" Ow," said Katie." My ankle hurts."

“哎哟，”凯蒂说，“我的脚踝疼。”

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" Don't move," said Joy

“别动。”乔伊说。

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She ran toward the house

她朝房子跑去。

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" MOM! DAD! GRANDPA! Katie fell out of a walnut tree!"

“妈妈！爸爸！爷爷！凯蒂从核桃树上摔下来了！”