042 没有鸡蛋

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The next morning Katie and Joy sat at the kitchen table

第二天早上，凯蒂和乔伊坐在厨房的餐桌旁。

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Katie frowned at the bowl in front of her

凯蒂对着面前的碗皱起了眉头。

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" We're having cereal?" she asked her mother

“我们吃麦片吗？”她问妈妈。

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Grandpa usually made them oatmeal or pancakes

爷爷通常会给他们做燕麦片或煎饼。

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" Sorry, girls," Mom said

“对不起，姑娘们，”妈妈说。

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" Grandpa's away, and I have to get ready to go to work."

“爷爷不在，我得准备上班了。”

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Joy had an idea

乔伊有了一个主意。

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" I'll get some eggs to make us an omelet!"

“我去拿些鸡蛋，给我们做个煎蛋卷！”

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She put on her raincoat and ran out to the chicken coop

她穿上雨衣，跑向鸡舍。

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" Good morning, girls," she called to the chickens

“早上好，姑娘们，”她对鸡喊道。

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Four of them clucked around her ankles as she opened the gate

她打开门时，四只母鸡在她脚踝边咕咕叫着。

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She reached her hand into the nest box

她把手伸进产蛋箱里。

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No eggs! That was strange

没有鸡蛋！真奇怪。

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" The chickens are being lazy," Joy announced back in the kitchen

“母鸡们在偷懒呢，”乔伊回到厨房后宣布。

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" No eggs today!"

“今天没鸡蛋！”

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Mom looked up from the sink, where she was washing dishes

正在水槽边洗碗的妈妈抬起头来。

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" That's unusual. But you girls have to leave for school soon anyway

“这不太寻常。不过你们俩反正也快上学了。”

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Hurry up and eat your cereal

“快吃你们的麦片。”

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And don't forget to come to the library after school."

“别忘了放学后去图书馆。”

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In class Ms. Barrow announced that they'd be working on their social studies projects today

课堂上，巴罗老师宣布今天他们要做社会研究项目。

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" For the next thirty minutes, please work by yourself," Ms. Barrow said

“接下来的三十分钟，请独立完成作业，”巴罗老师说。

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" To find information about your leader, you may use the Internet or books."

“查找关于你们领袖的资料，可以用互联网或书籍。”

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Joy looked around

乔伊四处看了看。

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Larry had pulled out a book about President Franklin D. Roosevelt

拉里已经抽出一本关于富兰克林·D·罗斯福总统的书。

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Laura was reading a book on Abraham Lincoln

劳拉正在读一本关于亚伯拉罕·林肯的书。

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It seemed like most kids had already gone to the public library

看来大多数孩子都已经去过公共图书馆了。

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They were ready to start their projects, but Joy hadn't even chosen her leader yet!

他们都准备好开始项目了，可乔伊甚至还没选好她的领袖！

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Ms. Barrow saw her looking around

巴罗老师看到她在东张西望。

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" Here, Joy. Try this."

“给你，乔伊。试试这个。”

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Ms. Barrow handed her a book called Great American Biographies

巴罗老师递给她一本叫《美国伟人传记》的书。

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" You might find someone you like in here."

“你可能会在这里面找到一个你感兴趣的人。”

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" Thanks," Joy said

“谢谢。”乔伊说。

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She opened the book and tried to read

她翻开书，试着读起来。

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But she couldn't concentrate

但她没法集中注意力。

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She thought about the list of chores Mom had put on the refrigerator this morning

她想起了妈妈今天早上贴在冰箱上的家务清单。

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She thought about what she had brought for lunch

她想起了自己带了什么当午餐。

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Then she started wondering what Dad and Grandpa were doing on their fishing trip

然后她又开始琢磨，爸爸和爷爷钓鱼之旅正在做些什么。

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Katie jumped up from a computer and ran to Joy's desk

凯蒂从一台电脑前跳起来，跑到乔伊的课桌旁。

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" Did you know that Abraham Lincoln used to walk miles just to borrow a book?" Katie whispered

“你知道吗，亚伯拉罕·林肯曾经为了借本书走好几英里路？”凯蒂小声说。

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Joy shook her head

乔伊摇了摇头。

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" He loved to read and write," Katie added

"他热爱阅读和写作，"凯蒂补充道。

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Joy shrugged." So I think we should walk to the library after school today!

乔伊耸耸肩。"所以我觉得我们今天放学后应该走过去！

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Get it? Like Abe Lincoln!"

明白吗？就像亚伯·林肯那样！"

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Joy looked at her sister and sighed

乔伊看着妹妹，叹了口气。

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" Katie, we were going to walk there anyway."

"凯蒂，咱们本来就要走过去。"

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" You're right," Katie said

"你说得对，"凯蒂说。

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" But I'm still going to use it in my report. HA!"

"但我还是要把它写进报告里。哈！"

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She rushed back to the computer

她跑回电脑前。

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After school it was still raining

放学后，雨还在下。

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" This really makes me feel like a leader!" Katie said

"这真让我觉得自己像个领袖！"凯蒂说。

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She stomped on a frozen puddle, cracking the ice

她一脚踩上冻住的水坑，冰面咔嚓裂开。

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" We're walking through the freezing rain to get books because we believe in... education!"

"我们冒着冷雨走路去借书，因为我们信仰……教育！"

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Joy rolled her eyes and continued walking quietly

乔伊翻了个白眼，继续安静地往前走。

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At the library Mrs. Donovan helped Joy find lots of books on leaders

在图书馆，多诺万夫人帮乔伊找到了许多关于领袖的书。

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" Mom," Joy said slowly

"妈妈，"乔伊慢吞吞地说。

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" Who should I do my leader project on?"

"我的领袖项目应该写谁呢？"

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" I can help you pick books, honey

"我可以帮你挑书，宝贝。

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But I can't pick your leader for you

但我不能替你选领袖。

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That's something only you can decide."

这得由你自己决定。"

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Mom patted the stack of books and smiled

妈妈轻轻拍了拍那摞书，微笑着。

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" You'll find someone good soon. Don't worry."

"你很快就能找到合适的人选。别担心。"

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After dinner Joy practiced her fiddle until bedtime

晚饭后，乔伊练小提琴一直练到睡觉时间。

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Then she grabbed a flashlight

然后她抓起一个手电筒。

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" I'm going to check for eggs!" she called

"我去看看有没有鸡蛋！"她喊道。

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She headed outside toward the chicken coop

她朝屋外的鸡舍走去。

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" One, two, three, four, five, six." Joy counted the chickens

"一、二、三、四、五、六。"乔伊数着母鸡。

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" All there!" Then she shined her light into the nest box

"全都在！"然后她把手电筒照向产蛋箱。

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It was empty again!

又是空的！