046 哈丽特会怎么做

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" Brr! It's cold out there!"

“嘶！外面可真冷！”

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Olivia said as she walked into the kitchen

奥莉薇亚走进厨房时说道。

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" Who's ready to skate?"

“谁准备好去溜冰啦？”

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" Guess who's not going with us," Katie said, frowning

“猜猜谁不去跟我们去了，”凯蒂皱着眉头说。

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Olivia looked at the twins." Joy? Why not?"

奥莉薇亚看着双胞胎。“小曦？为什么不去？”

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" I finally chose my leader

“我终于选好我要讲的领袖了。

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So I need to work on my project

所以我得忙我的课题了。

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Our presentations are only two days away!" said Joy

我们的演讲再过两天就要开始了！”小曦说。

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Olivia nodded." I understand," she said

奥莉薇亚点点头。“我理解，”她说。

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" You do?" asked Katie

“你理解？”凯蒂问道。

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" Yes. Want us to help you?" Olivia asked Joy

“对。要我们帮你吗？”奥莉薇亚问乔伊。

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" Us?" Katie repeated

“我们？”凯蒂重复道。

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Joy ignored her sister's comment and smiled at her friend

乔伊没理会妹妹的话，冲朋友笑了笑。

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" I can do the leader project by myself

“领袖项目我可以自己做。

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But I could use help solving the chicken mystery."

但我需要人帮忙解开小鸡失踪的谜团。”

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Harriet Tubman, she thought, would never ignore her pet chickens when they needed help

她想，哈丽特·塔布曼绝不会在小鸡需要帮助时不管不顾。

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" Count me in," said Olivia

“算我一个，”奥莉薇亚说。

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" Count me out," said Katie." Those aren't my chickens."

“别算我，”凯蒂说。“又不是我的鸡。”

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" Would anyone like some hot cocoa?" Mom asked

“有人想喝热可可吗？”妈妈问。

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" Yes, please!" all three girls answered

“好啊，谢谢！”三个女孩一起答道。

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Olivia turned to Katie

奥莉薇亚转向凯蒂。

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" Ms. Barrow told us we had to act like our leaders

"巴罗老师告诉我们，必须像我们的领袖那样行事。

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Would Abraham Lincoln go skating, while his friend — no, his sister — needed help?"

亚伯拉罕·林肯会去滑冰，却让他的朋友——不，他的姐妹——需要帮助吗？"

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Katie sighed." Probably not," she admitted

凯蒂叹了口气。"大概不会，"她承认道。

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" What do you need us to do, Joy?"

"你需要我们做什么，乔伊？"

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An hour later the girls were standing in front of the chicken coop

一个小时后，女孩们站在了鸡舍前。

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Joy counted the chickens again

乔伊又数了一遍小鸡。

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" Oh no!" She gasped." Now four are missing!"

"哦不！"她倒吸一口气。"现在少了四只！"

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Joy felt like crying

乔伊想哭。

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But she knew a leader had to take charge

但她知道，领袖必须挺身而出。

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" Someone needs to look for them," she said

“得有人去找它们，”她说。

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" Someone else needs to find how they are getting out

“还得有人弄清楚它们是怎么跑出去的。

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And the third person needs to keep an eye on the two in here

第三个人得盯着这里的这两只。

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So they don't escape too!"

别让它们也跑了！”

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" I'll look for the chickens," Olivia offered

“我去找那些鸡，”奥莉薇亚主动提出。

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" I'll check the coop for any holes," said Katie

“我来检查鸡舍有没有洞，”凯蒂说。

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" Great, let's get to work!"

“太好了，我们开始吧！”

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Joy broke the ice on the chickens' water feeder

乔伊敲碎了鸡的饮水器上的冰。

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Then she refilled the chickens' food container

然后她又给鸡的食槽添满了食物。

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A few minutes later, Olivia called," Hey! Over here! I found something."

几分钟后，奥莉薇亚喊道：“嘿！这里！我发现东西了。”

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She was waving from underneath the tree house

她在树屋下挥手。

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The twins ran over

双胞胎跑了过去。

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Olivia was standing near a pile of leaves and hay

奥莉薇亚站在一堆树叶和干草旁。

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That was Grandpa's burn pile

那是爷爷的焚烧堆。

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He hadn't burned anything since the day he got in trouble with the fire chief

自从惹上消防队长那天起，他就再没烧过东西。

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" It looks like some chickens have been using this as a nest."

“看来有些鸡把这当成窝了。”

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Olivia pointed to six brown eggs lying on top of the pile

奥莉薇亚指着堆顶上躺着的六个棕色蛋。

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They were almost the same color as the leaves

它们的颜色几乎和树叶一模一样。

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" Wow," Joy said

“哇，”乔伊说。

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" That's why there were so few eggs lately."

“怪不得最近鸡蛋这么少。”

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" Why did they do that?" Katie asked

“它们为什么这么做？”凯蒂问。

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Joy shrugged." I don't know

乔伊耸耸肩。“我不知道。

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Maybe once they got out, they just looked for a soft place to lay their eggs."

也许它们一跑出来，就想找个软和地方下蛋吧。”

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" Now if we can just find the chickens...," Olivia began

“现在只要我们能找到那些鸡……，”奥莉薇亚开口说。

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" I know!" Katie cried." Let's go in the tree house

“有了！”凯蒂喊道。“我们进树屋吧。

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It's a great lookout spot!"

那儿的视野可好了！”

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The girls scrambled up the tree house steps

女孩们手忙脚乱地爬上树屋台阶。

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" Katie, you're a genius!

“凯蒂，你真是个天才！

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I see them!" Olivia cried

我看见它们了！”奥莉薇亚喊道。

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She pointed to four chickens waddling around by the creek

她指向小溪边四只摇摇摆摆走着的鸡。

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" Mission accomplished," Joy said after Olivia tossed the last chicken back into the coop

“任务完成，”等奥莉薇亚把最后一只鸡扔回鸡舍后，乔伊说。

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" And I think I just discovered how they're getting out," Katie added

“而且我想我刚发现它们是怎么出来的了，”凯蒂补充道。

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She stuck her hand through a gap in the fence

她把手穿过围栏的一个缺口。

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" The chicken wire here isn't attached to the post anymore."

“这儿的铁丝网已经没固定在柱子上了。”

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" I'll ask Mom if I can use Dad's tools," Joy said

“我去问妈妈能不能用爸爸的工具，”乔伊说。

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" I can fix it before Grandpa gets back!"

“我能在爷爷回来前修好！”

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" It will be just in time too," Olivia said, looking up

“时间也刚刚好，”奥莉薇亚抬头看着说。

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Dark gray clouds were rolling over them

深灰色的云层翻涌而来。

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" It looks like it's about to storm

“看来快要下暴雨了。

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And it feels cold enough to snow!"

而且冷得都能下雪了！”