041 新年新项目

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It was the Monday after New Year's Day

那是新年后的星期一。

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Joy was sitting in science class listening to Ms. Barrow talk about the weather

乔伊正坐在科学课上，听巴罗老师讲天气。

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She passed a note to Katie that said: No more rain!

她递给凯蒂一张纸条，上面写着：别再下雨了！

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Katie nodded and sighed

凯蒂点了点头，叹了口气。

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It had been raining in Willow Creek for days

柳溪镇已经连续下了好几天雨了。

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Joy wished it would snow!

乔伊真希望能下雪！

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" Science books away, please," Ms. Barrow said

“请把科学书收起来，”巴罗老师说。

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It was time for social studies

该上社会课了。

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" Who knows what holiday is in January?"

“谁知道一月份有什么节日？”

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Laura raised her hand

劳拉举起了手。

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" Martin Luther King Jr. Day," she said

“马丁·路德·金纪念日，”她说道。

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" Right! What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?" Ms. Barrow asked

“没错！马丁·路德·金做了什么？”巴罗老师问道。

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" He wanted black people and white people to be equal," Carlos answered

“他希望黑人和白人能平等，”卡洛斯回答道。

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" So they could go to the same schools and live in the same neighborhoods."

“这样他们就可以上同一所学校，住在同一个社区了。”

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" Yes. So he gave speeches and led marches for freedom," said Ms. Barrow

“是的。所以他发表演说，领导游行，争取自由，”巴罗老师说。

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" He fought for something he believed in

“他为自己所信仰的事业而奋斗。

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That made him one of America's great leaders."

这使他成为了美国伟大的领袖之一。”

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Ms. Barrow wrote " LEADERS " on the board

巴罗老师在黑板上写下了“领袖”。

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" Our next social studies project is going to be about American leaders."

“我们接下来的社会研究课题将是关于美国领袖的。”

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She passed out a worksheet that said:

她分发了一张作业纸，上面写着：

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" What Makes a Leader?"

“什么是领袖？”

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" You'll all choose someone famous in history and give a report on him or her

“你们每个人都要选一位历史名人，做一个关于他或她的报告。

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Explain what made this person a great leader

要解释是什么让这个人成为伟大的领袖。

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Then I want you to try to live like your leader for one week."

然后，我要你们试着像你们选的领袖一样生活一个星期。”

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" That sounds interesting," thought Joy

“听起来挺有意思的。”乔伊心想。

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" I might choose George Washington

“我可能会选乔治·华盛顿。

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Does that mean I have to wear a funny hat with three corners?" Katie asked

那是不是意味着我得戴那种搞笑的三角帽？”凯蒂问道。

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Ms. Barrow smiled." No, Katie

巴罗老师笑了笑。“不用，凯蒂。

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But now and then, you can ask yourself,' What would George Washington do if he were me?'"

不过，你可以时不时问问自己：‘如果乔治·华盛顿是我，他会怎么做？’”

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" I want to do my project on George Washington," Carlos said

“我想做关于乔治·华盛顿的课题。”卡洛斯说。

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" I thought of him first."

“我先想到他的。”

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Katie rolled her eyes

凯蒂翻了个白眼。

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" But okay. I choose Abraham Lincoln instead."

“那好吧。我改选亚伯拉罕·林肯。”

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" I'm going to do Martin Luther King!" Luke announced

“我要选马丁·路德·金！”卢克宣布。

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All the fourth graders began shouting out names of famous leaders

所有四年级学生都开始喊出著名领袖的名字。

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Joy sat quietly at her desk, thinking

乔伊安静地坐在课桌前，思考着。

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She wanted to pick the perfect leader for her project

她想为课题选一位完美的领袖。

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When the twins got home from school, they found Grandpa in the kitchen

双胞胎放学回家时，发现爷爷在厨房里。

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He was lifting a tray of chocolate chip cookies out of the oven

他正从烤箱里端出一盘巧克力曲奇。

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" Just in time, girls," he said

“来得正好，姑娘们，”他说。

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" Yum! Thanks, Grandpa," Katie said, plopping herself down at the table

“嗯，真香！谢谢爷爷。”凯蒂说着，一屁股坐到了桌子旁。

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Joy went to the refrigerator

乔伊走向冰箱。

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She poured a glass of milk for herself and for Katie

她给自己和凯蒂各倒了一杯牛奶。

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" Grandpa, who is your favorite American leader?" Joy asked

“爷爷，您最喜欢的美国领袖是谁？”乔伊问道。

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" Hmm. Probably President Franklin D. Roosevelt

“嗯。可能是富兰克林·D·罗斯福总统。

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He helped our country out of the Great Depression

他带领我们国家走出了大萧条。

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Many people had lost everything — their jobs, their houses, even all their money

当时很多人失去了一切——工作、房子，甚至所有的钱。

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And Roosevelt found ways to help many of these people," Grandpa answered." Why?"

罗斯福想办法帮助了其中很多人。”爷爷回答，“怎么了？”

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" We're doing a project on leaders at school," Katie said, her mouth full of cookie

“我们在学校做一个关于领袖的课题。”凯蒂嘴里塞满了饼干，说道。

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" I chose Abraham Lincoln

“我选了亚伯拉罕·林肯。

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He was brave enough to say he didn't like slavery, even when it made him unpopular."

他非常勇敢，就算会不受欢迎，也敢说自己不喜欢奴隶制。”

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" And he worked very hard during America's Civil War," Grandpa added

“而且他在美国内战期间非常努力地工作。”爷爷补充道。

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" Lincoln is a great choice for your project."

“林肯是你这个课题的绝佳选择。”

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Joy frowned. She still didn't know which leader to choose

乔伊皱起了眉头。她还是不知道该选哪位领袖。

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" Oh! It's already four thirty!" she cried, glancing up at the clock

“哦！已经四点半了！”她抬头看了一眼时钟，叫了起来。

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" I have to take care of the chickens, do my homework, and practice my fiddle!"

“我得去喂鸡、做作业，还要练小提琴！”

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" And wash the dishes later," Grandpa reminded her

“等会儿还要洗碗。”爷爷提醒她。

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" Because Dad and I are leaving for South Dakota right after dinner."

“因为我和你爸爸一吃完晚饭就要出发去南达科他州了。”

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Joy had forgotten that Grandpa and Dad were leaving tonight for their annual fishing trip

乔伊忘了，爷爷和爸爸今晚要出发，去进行他们一年一度的钓鱼之旅。

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That meant she and Katie would have more chores this week

这意味着她和凯蒂这周要做更多家务了。

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She jumped up from her chair

她从椅子上跳了起来。

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It was going to be a busy week!

这将会是忙碌的一周！