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Joy woke up to the smell of pancakes

乔伊在煎饼的香味中醒来。

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" Mom is making pancakes?" she thought

“妈妈在做煎饼？”她想。

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That was unusual

这很不寻常。

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Joy rushed downstairs

乔伊冲下楼。

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" Grandpa!" she cried

“爷爷！”她叫了起来。

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Grandpa was in front of the stove, flipping pancakes

爷爷正站在炉子前煎饼。

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" Who wants pancakes?" he asked

“谁想吃煎饼？”他问道。

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Joy gave her grandfather a huge hug

乔伊给了爷爷一个大大的拥抱。

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" When did you get back?"

“您什么时候回来的？”

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" Early this morning

“今天一大早。

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Your dad and I woke up at sunrise and drove straight here," he said

“我和你爸爸天刚亮就醒了，直接开车过来的。”他说。

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" I heard you were up late, finishing schoolwork."

“我听说你昨晚熬夜写作业了。”

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Joy grinned." I was. But I finished my leaders project

乔伊咧嘴一笑。“是的。不过我完成了领导者项目。”

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So I'm ready for pancakes and ready to play in the snow!"

所以我准备好享用煎饼，也准备好去雪地里玩了！”

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Just then Katie bounced into the kitchen

就在这时，凯蒂蹦蹦跳跳地进了厨房。

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At the same time, Dad came in the backdoor, carrying firewood

与此同时，爸爸抱着木柴从后门进来了。

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Mom followed him

妈妈跟在他后面。

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" Dad! Grandpa!" Katie cried, surprised

“爸爸！爷爷！”凯蒂惊喜地喊道。

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" I can't wait to hear all about your weekend," Dad said

“我等不及想听你讲讲这个周末的经历了。”爸爸说。

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He gave Katie's ponytail a playful tug

他调皮地拉了拉凯蒂的马尾辫。

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" Isn't it nice that we're all home together again?" Mom said

"我们一家人又都在一起了，真好呀，"妈妈说。

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Grandpa set a huge stack of pancakes on the table

爷爷把一大摞煎饼放到桌上。

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" And isn't it nice that Grandpa is back to cook breakfast for us?" Katie replied. Mom laughed

"而且爷爷回来了，又能给我们做早餐了，不也很好吗？"凯蒂回答。妈妈笑了。

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" So what did we miss while we were away?" Grandpa asked

"那我们不在的时候，错过了什么？"爷爷问。

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He winked at Mom

他冲妈妈眨了眨眼。

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" Besides cold cereal and burnt brownies?"

"除了冷麦片和烤焦的布朗尼？"

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" Well, first of all, it was freezing outside," Katie began

"嗯，首先，外面冻得要命，"凯蒂先开了口。

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" And we thought we had an egg and chicken thief!" Joy added

"我们还以为有个偷鸡蛋和鸡的小偷呢！"乔伊补充道。

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" But really some chickens were escaping through a hole in the fence!

"但其实是一些鸡从篱笆上的一个洞逃出去了！

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And they were laying eggs in your burn pile, Grandpa," Katie said

而且它们还把蛋下在了你的废料堆里，爷爷，"凯蒂说。

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" Wow!" said Grandpa, surprised

“哇！”爷爷惊讶地说。

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" I'm glad there wasn't a real thief!" said Dad

“我很庆幸没有真正的小偷！”爸爸说。

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" Then Joy fixed the hole in the fence all by herself," Katie said with her mouth full of pancakes

“然后乔伊自己修好了栅栏上的洞，”凯蒂满嘴煎饼地说。

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" Wonderful!" said Grandpa

“太棒了！”爷爷说。

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" And tomorrow at school we're finally giving our reports on leaders," said Joy

“而且明天在学校，我们终于要做关于领导者的报告了，”乔伊说。

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" Who did you end up choosing, Joy?" Grandpa asked

“你最后选了谁，乔伊？”爷爷问。

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" Harriet Tubman," Joy said

“哈丽特·塔布曼，”乔伊说。

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" She spent her whole life working for something important:

“她一生都在为一件重要的事情奋斗：

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getting slaves to freedom."

让奴隶获得自由。”

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" Good choice," said Dad

“选得好，”爸爸说。

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" Thanks." Joy poured maple syrup on her pancakes, thinking for a minute

“谢谢。”乔伊往煎饼上倒了枫糖浆，沉思了一会儿。

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Would she ever be a great leader like Harriet Tubman?

她能成为像哈丽特·塔布曼那样伟大的领导者吗？

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" Dad," Joy said slowly

“爸爸，”乔伊缓缓地说。

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" When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?"

“你小时候，长大想做什么？”

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Dad smiled." I wanted to work in a park, taking care of trees."

爸爸笑了。“我想在公园里工作，照顾树木。”

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" Now you take care of trees by helping people recycle!" Katie said

“现在你通过帮大家回收利用，也在照顾树木啊！”凯蒂说。

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Dad laughed." I guess I do."

爸爸笑了起来。“我想也是。”

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" What about you, Grandpa?" asked Katie

“爷爷，你呢？”凯蒂问道。

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Grandpa had been a mailman in Willow Creek for thirty years

爷爷在柳溪镇当了三十年的邮递员。

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" I knew I wanted to be a mailman since I was nine years old," Grandpa said

“我从九岁起就知道自己想当个邮递员。”爷爷说道。

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" I loved seeing people smile when they got a special letter or package."

“我喜欢看到人们收到特别的信件或包裹时脸上的笑容。”

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" I always wanted to be a librarian," Mom chimed in

“我一直想当一名图书管理员，”妈妈也加入进来说。

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" What about you girls?"

“那你们俩呢？”

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" I'm going to be the mayor of Willow Creek!" Katie announced

“我要当柳溪镇的镇长！”凯蒂大声宣布。

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Dad laughed." That's perfect for you."

爸爸笑了。“那太适合你了。”

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Joy grinned from ear to ear

乔伊笑得合不拢嘴。

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" I want to be a vet," she said

“我想当兽医，”她说。

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" Those are great jobs," Grandpa said

“这些都是很棒的工作，”爷爷说。

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" They're about helping others, just like leaders do

“这些工作都是在帮助别人，就像领导者做的那样。

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And like sisters do too."

也像姐妹会做的那样。”

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The twins smiled at each other

这对孪生姐妹相视一笑。

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" So, sister," Katie said

“那么，好姐姐，”凯蒂说。

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" Are you done with your pancakes yet?"

“你的煎饼吃完了没？”

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" Yep. I'm done," Joy told her twin

“嗯，吃完了，”乔伊告诉她的孪生妹妹。

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" Time to go play in the snow!"

“该去雪地里玩啦！”

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Katie was already by the door

凯蒂早已跑到门口。

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" Catch!" she said, tossing Joy's boots at her

“接住！”她说着，把乔伊的靴子扔给了她。

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Joy laughed as she caught the boots

乔伊笑着接住了靴子。

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Sometimes she wished she had an older sister

有时候，她希望自己有个姐姐。

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Other times she wished she had a younger sister

别的时候，她又希望自己有个妹妹。

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But today she was glad that she and Katie were twins

但今天，她很庆幸自己和凯蒂是孪生姐妹。

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" Isn't it fun being a twin sister?" Joy asked

“当孪生姐妹是不是很有趣？”乔伊问。

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" Yes," answered Katie

“是的，”凯蒂回答。

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" Sometimes it's even fun being your twin sister!"

“有时候，当你的孪生妹妹甚至也挺有趣的！”

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Then the Willow Creek twins raced out into the snow together

然后，柳溪镇这对孪生姐妹一起冲进了雪地里。