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There is a place in that city where the road runs between two deep ponds.
那所城市有這樣一個(gè)地方：中間是路，兩邊是池塘。
It is a narrow road, with the water coming right up to the edge on each side.
這是一條羊腸小道，兩邊的水一直流到路邊。
Ting Fang knew it was a dangerous road, but he knew that many sandals could be found there.
方廷知道這條路很危險(xiǎn)，但他知道那里可以找到很多草鞋。
So he told the other children that he was going to the Road Between Ponds
所以他告訴其他人自己要去那條路看看
and that he would meet them at twelve o’clock.
十二點(diǎn)鐘和他們會(huì)面。
TING FANG LOSES HIS SANDALS
方廷丟失草鞋
Ting Fang was very happy as he walked along.
方廷邊走邊高興著。
All the way he sang a song and pulled his heavy load of sandals.
一路上唱著歌，拖著笨重的草鞋。
At the Road Between Ponds, the mud was slippery, and the deep water was very close.
兩邊池塘中間的那條路泥濘打滑，旁邊的水很深。
In just a little while Ting Fang found six sandals and strung them on his rope.
不一會(huì)兒，方廷找到了六只草鞋，用繩子給系了起來(lái)。
The string of sandals was now very heavy, and the rope seemed longer than before.
現(xiàn)在草鞋很重，繩子似乎比以前更長(zhǎng)了。
Soon the little boy saw another sandal right by the edge of the pond.
不久，方廷在池塘邊上又看到了一只草鞋。
As he reached for it, he suddenly slipped and almost fell into the deep water.
當(dāng)他伸手去抓的時(shí)候，突然滑了一下，差點(diǎn)掉進(jìn)深水里。
He was so frightened that he dropped his rope and used both hands to climb back to the road again.
方廷嚇得扔下繩子，用雙手支撐著爬回到路邊。
Then he stood up and looked for his rope. It was not there!
當(dāng)他站起來(lái)尋找繩子時(shí)，繩子丟了！
Ting Fang could hardly believe it, but it was true.
方廷幾乎不敢相信，但這已是事實(shí)。
His rope, with the heavy sandals, had slid off the edge of the road into the water,
繩子和草鞋已經(jīng)從路邊滑到水里去了。
and the sandals were lost forever!
草鞋再也回不來(lái)了！
