4 A Home Remedy

CHAPTER 4 A HOME REMEDY As I slouch on the couch, Mom comes over and sits down next to me. "What's the matter?" she asks. I tell her about the Halloween party, the contest, and my costume problem. She smiles, takes my hand, and leads me up to the attic. There she opens an old trunk and pulls out a cardboard crown.

当我懒洋洋地躺在沙发上时，妈妈走过来坐在我旁边。 “怎么了？”她问。 我告诉她万圣节派对，比赛，还有我的服装问题。 她微笑着，拉着我的手，领我上了阁楼。 在那里，她打开一个旧箱子，拿出一个硬纸板做的皇冠。

I WONDER IF IT WILL STILL FIT?

不知道还能不能合身？

"When I was a little girl, we didn't have much money either," she smiles while putting on the crown. "So I just made my own costumes, like this princess costume." She straightens two of the crown's droopy points. "That's a great idea, Mom," I say as she looks in the mirror.

“当我还是个小女孩的时候，我们也没有多少钱，”她微笑着戴上皇冠。 “所以我就做了自己的服装，比如这件公主服。” 她把皇冠上下垂的两个点拉直。 “这是个好主意，妈妈。”她照镜子时我说。

MOM MAKE- UP CARDBOARD COMB SCARF COAT HANGER PLASTIC STAR TABLE CLOTH OLD TEE-SHIRT PLASTIC SHOES MARBLES.

妈妈化妆纸板梳子围巾衣架塑料星星桌布旧t恤塑料鞋大理石。

She skipped back to the trunk and pulled out a big pink eras- er cap. "Another year, I was a number two pencil," she winks while putting on the cap. "It was a pretty sharp costume." "I get the point, Mom, but I don't know what to be," I sigh. "Just use your imagination, Hubie." She smiles, pats me on the shoulder, and goes back downstairs as an eraser head.

她蹦蹦跳跳地回到后备箱，拿出一顶粉红色的大帽子。 “还有一年，我是一支2号铅笔，”她在戴上帽子时眨了眨眼睛。 “这是一套非常时髦的服装。” “我明白了，妈妈，但我不知道该怎么做。”我叹了口气。 “发挥你的想象力吧，胡比。” 她微笑着，拍了拍我的肩膀，然后下楼去，变成了一个橡皮头。