A Birthday Party for Nick

Alice saw Grandma grabbing her coat. “ Where are you going?” she asked. “ I’m going to the homeless shelter, ” said Grandma. “ Want to come?”

爱丽丝看见奶奶抓着她的外套。 “你要去哪里？”她问。 “我要去无家可归者收容所，”奶奶说。 “想来吗？”

“ What will we do there?” asked Alice. “ Help some people, ” said Grandma. “ Okay, ” said Alice.

“我们将在那里做什么？”爱丽丝问。 “帮助一些人，”奶奶说。 “好吧，”爱丽丝说。

Grandma and Alice arrived at the shelter. First, they painted the kitchen with other volunteers. By lunchtime the walls were bright yellow. ” Beautiful! ” said Alice. “ What’s next?”

奶奶和爱丽丝到达了避难所。 首先，他们和其他志愿者一起粉刷厨房。 到了午饭时间，墙壁已经变成了明亮的黄色。 “漂亮！”爱丽丝说。“下一步是什么？”

” Babysitting, ” said Grandma. ” Several moms live here. One has to go to work. We’re going to take care of her son. ”

“保姆，”奶奶说。 “几位妈妈住在这里。 一个人必须去工作。 我们要照顾她的儿子。”

Alice read Nick a dinosaur book. The little boy followed Alice everywhere.

爱丽丝给尼克读了一本恐龙书。 小男孩到处跟着爱丽丝。

“ My birthday is tomorrow, ” said Nick. “ Will you have a party?” asked Alice. “ No, ” said Nick quietly.

“我的生日是明天，”尼克说。 “你会开派对吗？”爱丽丝问。 “不，”尼克平静地说。