The Hot Day

The Hot Day!

大热天！

It was a hot summer day. Papa had a stack of papers in front of him. It's hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk, he said. Really, Jesse asked? People just say that when it's really hot, Sam explained.

那是个炎热的夏日，爸爸面前摆着一摞文件。 这天热得都能在人行道上煎鸡蛋啦，他说。 真的吗？杰西问。 大家天特别热的时候都会这么说啦，山姆解释道。

You boys keep yourselves busy while I finish this work, Papa said. Then we'll do something fun together to cool off. It was too hot to ride bikes. It was too hot to climb trees. Sam sat on the floor of Papa's office and looked at baseball cards. But Jessie left.

你们两个小家伙自己玩哈，我把这点工作做完，爸爸说。 之后我们一起做点好玩的事凉快凉快。 天太热了，没法骑自行车，也没法爬树。 山姆坐在爸爸办公室的地板上看棒球卡，可是杰西走了。

He came back a few minutes later. Actually, said Jesse, it isn't. What isn't, Sam asked? It isn't hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk, Jesse said. Papa looked up from his work. Did you try to do that, he asked? Yes, but the egg just sat there. It didn't cook. It didn't even turn white around the edges, Jesse said.

几分钟之后他回来了。 其实呀，杰西说，才不是呢。 什么不是呀？山姆问。 这天没热到能在人行道上煎鸡蛋的程度，杰西说。 爸爸从工作里抬起头来。 你是不是试着煎了？他问。 是啊，可是鸡蛋就只是摆在那儿而已。 根本没熟。 连边儿都没变白呢，杰西说。

Papa looked at his stack of papers. I need to work just a little longer boys and I'll be done. Show me the egg Jesse, Sam said. As Sam and Jesse started to leave, Papa asked, are there any eggs left? Two, said Jesse. That should be enough, Papa said. And Jesse, stay out of the refrigerator, alright?

爸爸看了看他那摞文件。 孩子们，我再工作一小会儿就做完啦。 杰西，给我看看那个鸡蛋呀，山姆说。就在山姆和杰西要走的时候， 爸爸问，还剩鸡蛋吗？ 还有两个，杰西说。应该够了，爸爸说。 还有杰西，别开冰箱哈，好吗？

The egg had not changed a bit. It looked like a yellow eye surrounded by goo. Can you think of a hotter place than this sidewalk? asked Jesse. We could try again. Jesse held up the last two eggs. I had them in my pocket, he said. I think Papa wants those eggs, Sam said. You should put them back. I can't put them back, Jesse said. Papa said to stay out of the refrigerator. I'll put them back then, said Sam. Come on.

那个鸡蛋一点变化都没有，看起来就像被黏糊糊的东西裹着的黄眼睛。 你能想到比这人行道更热的地方吗？杰西问。 我们可以再试试呀。杰西举着最后两个鸡蛋，我把它们放我口袋里啦，他说。 我觉得爸爸要用到那两个鸡蛋，山姆说，你应该把它们放回去。 我不能放回去呀，杰西说，爸爸说了不让我开冰箱。 那我去放回去，山姆说，走吧。