神秘人拐走橡皮鸭上演“周游列国记”(双语)

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(来源：芝士英语)
　　Most people must be upset about a stranger taking their property away and sending them pictures of it to show off. However, that was fine with the Troianos in the Hamptons, New York.
　　如果有人拿走你的财产，还拍下照片对你炫耀，你一定会生气吧，然而，纽约汉普顿的特罗亚诺斯一家却欣然接受。
　　A rubber duck came to the Troiano family ten years ago. Their daughter named it Baldie and enjoyed playing with it. Baldie disappeared one day five years ago, but the Troianos didn't think too much of it. At least not until a few months later when they received a postcard from Kuwait City (科威特城). They were told Baldie had traveled to various locations in the Middle East and instructed to follow a Facebook page called "Gale Ducky." For the next five years, the Troiano family kept receiving updates about Baldie's adventures in various parts of the world.
　　一个橡皮鸭在十年前来到特罗亚诺斯一家。女儿与这只名叫鲍尔迪的小鸭子玩得很开心。然而，五年前的一天，鲍尔迪突然消失了，但是特罗亚诺斯一家对此并没有太在意，直到几个月后收到一张来自科威特城的明信片，他们才有所察觉。明信片中说鲍尔迪游历了中东各地，还让他们去关注一个叫做“Gale Ducky”的脸书账户。接下去的5年里，特罗亚诺斯一家不断收到鲍尔迪在全世界不同地方探险的新消息。
　　Last month, Jennifer Troiano woke up early in the morning to get ready for a bike ride. When walking outside, she saw a rubber duck waiting for her with a suitcase in front of the garage. It was Baldie! It returned to the Troiano family after visiting about 20 different countries around the globe!
　　上个月，詹妮弗·特罗亚诺斯早早醒来准备去骑行。当她走门时，看见一个橡皮鸭和一个行李箱正在车库前等着她。是鲍尔迪!在游历了全球二十个不同的国家后，它返回了特罗亚诺斯家。
　　The suitcase contained a bunch of maps, train tickets, travel brochures and even Gale Ducky business cards. There were also a few souvenirs, like a friendship bracelet, a pair of giant sunglasses and a Disneyland hat. Whoever was behind this mysterious project had clearly put a lot of effort into it. Sadly, the identity of the ab-duck-tor (音同：abductor诱拐者) remains a mystery. The best guess is that a pilot did it, for one of the Facebook photos showed the cute toy in the cockpit (驾驶舱) of an airplane.
　　行李箱里装着一堆地图、火车票、旅游指南甚至Gale Ducky的名片。还有一些纪念品：一条友谊手链、一副超大的墨镜和一顶迪斯尼帽。无论谁是这神秘计划的幕后策划者显然付出了很多努力。遗憾的是，拐“鸭”者的身份依旧是一个迷。他是一名飞行员的可能性最大，因为脸书上，这是小鸭子曾经出现在飞机驾驶舱中。