047 暴风雨

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An icy wind blew as Joy stapled the chicken wire back to the fence post

寒风刺骨，乔伊正把鸡网钉回篱笆桩上。

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" Finished!" she said happily

“弄好啦！”她开心地说。

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She locked the henhouse door and headed toward the house

她锁好鸡舍门，朝屋里走去。

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Something cold and wet landed on her face. Snow!

一个冰凉潮湿的东西落在脸上。是雪！

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" Mom! Katie! It's snowing!" Joy cried, running into the kitchen

“妈妈！凯蒂！下雪啦！”乔伊喊着跑进厨房。

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" Finally," said Katie

“总算下了。”凯蒂说。

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She and Olivia were at the table drinking another cup of cocoa

她和奥利维亚正坐在桌旁，又喝着一杯热可可。

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" I love snow," Olivia said

“我喜欢雪。”奥利维亚说。

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Joy put an arm around her friend

乔伊伸出一只胳膊搂住朋友。

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" Thanks for coming over

“谢谢你过来陪我。

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I'm really glad you helped me."

你帮了我，我真的很开心。”

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" That's what friends are for," Olivia said with a smile

“朋友就该互相帮助啊，”奥利维亚笑着说。

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" I helped too, by the way," Katie said, poking her sister

“对了，我也帮忙了哦，”凯蒂戳了戳姐姐说。

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" Now hurry up and finish your project

“现在快点儿完成你的作业吧。

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We need to play in the snow tomorrow!"

我们明天得去雪地里玩！”

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Joy laughed." Don't worry. I'll get it done, I promise!"

乔伊笑了。“别担心，我保证会完成的！”

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Olivia was looking out the window, her eyes growing big

奥利维亚望着窗外，眼睛睁得大大的。

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" I should call my mom to pick me up

“我得给妈妈打个电话，让她来接我。

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It's snowing hard!"

雪下得真大！”

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After Olivia left, the twins sat in the living room

奥利维亚走后，双胞胎坐在客厅里。

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Joy worked on her project while Katie flipped through a magazine

乔伊在忙她的作业，凯蒂则翻看着一本杂志。

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Outside, everything was covered in white

窗外，万物都被白色覆盖。

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Soon Katie sighed." I'm so bored."

很快，凯蒂叹了口气。“我好无聊。”

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Suddenly the phone rang

突然，电话铃响了。

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" I'll get it!" Katie ran to the phone

“我来接！”凯蒂跑向电话机。

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In the kitchen Mom looked at the clock

厨房里，妈妈看了看钟。

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" It's probably Dad and Grandpa," she said

“很可能是爸爸和爷爷打来的，”她说。

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" They should be home soon."

“他们应该快到家了。”

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" Hi, Dad!" Katie said into the phone

“嗨，爸爸！”凯蒂对着电话说。

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" It's snowing really hard here too... Oh." Katie's voice dropped

“这儿雪也下得很大……哦。”凯蒂的声音低沉下来。

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" Oh no. Okay..." She held out the phone to Mom

“哦，不。好吧……”她把电话递给妈妈。

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" Dad needs to talk to you."

“爸爸要和你说话。”

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As Mom took the phone, Katie hurried back to Joy

妈妈接过电话，凯蒂赶紧跑回乔伊身边。

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" Dad and Grandpa are stuck

“爸爸和爷爷被困住了。

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The highway is closed because of snow!" Katie said

高速公路因为下雪关闭了！”凯蒂说。

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" Oh no. What will they do?" Joy asked

“哦，不。他们怎么办？”乔伊问。

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" They'll go to a hotel in the next town,"

“他们会去下个镇子的旅馆，”

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Mom said, joining the girls on the couch

妈妈说着，在沙发上和女孩们坐在一起。

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" Don't worry. The road will be plowed by morning," she added

“别担心，路明早就会除雪的，”她补充说。

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" This means we have another night by ourselves."

“这就是说，今晚又是我们自己过了。”

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" Just us girls!" Joy said, smiling at her mom

“就咱们女生！”乔伊对妈妈笑着说。

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" We should watch a movie and eat popcorn!" Katie said

“我们应该看电影，吃爆米花！”凯蒂说。

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" That sounds fun!" said Joy

“听起来很好玩！”乔伊说。

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" That does sound fun," said Mom

“那听起来确实很有趣，”妈妈说。

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" But you girls have work to do, don't you?"

“可你们女孩还有功课要做，是不是？”

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" Not me," Katie said." I'm done with my project!"

“不是我，”凯蒂说，“我的项目做完啦！”

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Joy hesitated." I still have work to do, but..."

乔伊犹豫了一下。“我还有功课要做，不过……”

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" What do you think Harriet Tubman would do right now?" Mom asked

“你觉得哈丽特·塔布曼现在会怎么做呢？”妈妈问。

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Joy thought of a story she had read about Harriet Tubman

乔伊想起她读过的一个关于哈丽特·塔布曼的故事。

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When Harriet escaped to freedom, she walked all the way from Maryland to Pennsylvania

哈丽特为了奔向自由，从马里兰一路走到了宾夕法尼亚。

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That was about two hundred kilometers

那大概有两百公里呢。

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And Harriet never complained

哈丽特从来没抱怨过。

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She never gave up

她从来没放弃过。

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She just kept going

她就这样一直往前走。

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Joy sighed." I'm going to keep working, Mom."

乔伊叹了口气。“我要继续写作业了，妈妈。”

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" Katie, how about we bake brownies in the kitchen instead?" Mom asked

“凯蒂，我们去厨房烤点布朗尼蛋糕怎么样？”妈妈问道。

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Katie nodded and followed her mom out of the living room

凯蒂点点头，跟着妈妈走出了客厅。

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" We need to leave Joy alone," Mom whispered

“我们得让乔伊自己待会儿，”妈妈轻声说。

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" So she can finish her project."

“这样她才能完成她的作业。”

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" Okay," Katie whispered back

“好吧，”凯蒂也轻声回答。

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She could try to be quiet

她会试着保持安静的。

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" Let's see if we can find Grandpa's brownie recipe," Mom whispered

“我们看看能不能找到爷爷的布朗尼食谱，”妈妈轻声说。

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An hour later Joy was still working in the living room

一个小时后，乔伊还在客厅里用功。

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Soon she smelled something burning

很快，她闻到了一股烧焦的味道。

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" Ta-da!" Katie cried, marching in with a plate full of brownies

“嗒哒！”凯蒂喊道，端着一整盘布朗尼蛋糕大步走了进来。

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" Katie, shh!" Mom reminded her

“凯蒂，嘘！”妈妈提醒她。

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" Oops." Katie grinned." Ta-da," she whispered

“哎呀。”凯蒂咧着嘴笑了笑。“嗒哒，”她小声说。

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" Burnt brownies to help you concentrate!"

“焦焦的布朗尼，帮你集中注意力！”

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Joy giggled. She couldn't remember the last time Katie had baked something

乔伊咯咯地笑了。她都不记得凯蒂上次烤东西是什么时候了。

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Or baked something for her

或者说，上次给她烤东西是什么时候。

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" Thanks," she said." That was really nice of you."

“谢谢，”她说，“你真是太好了。”

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Katie gave Joy the sign for " twin " again, and Mom patted Joy on the shoulder

凯蒂又对乔伊比了个“双胞胎”的手势，妈妈拍了拍乔伊的肩膀。

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" Good night, honey. Don't stay up too late."

“晚安，宝贝。别熬太晚了。”

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" All right, Mom," Joy said

“好的，妈妈，”乔伊说。

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She turned back to her report, determined to finish

她转回身对着报告，下定决心要完成它。