10. One More Job to Do

Chapter 10 One More Job to Do Bradley's parents and all seven kids ate ice cream on the back porch. When they were finished, Bradley's mom handed her husband a list. "Honey, would you mind picking up these things in town?" she asked. Mr. Pinto looked at the list. "There are four different stores here," he said. "I'll bring the kids with me, and we can split up the shopping." "No, I need the kids here!" Mrs. Pinto said. She smiled. "I have a special job for them."

布拉德利的父母和七个孩子都在后门廊上吃冰淇淋。 当他们完成后，布拉德利的妈妈递给她丈夫一张清单。 “亲爱的，你介意去城里买这些东西吗？”她问。 平托先生看了看名单。 “这里有四家不同的商店，”他说。 “我会带孩子们一起去，我们可以分着买东西。” “不，我需要孩子们在这里！”平托太太说。 她笑了。“我有一项特殊的工作要交给他们。”

"Another job!" Brian wailed. "I've been catching wild animals all day!" Mr. Pinto got into his car and drove away. "Okay, kids, into the kitchen!" Bradley's mother said. "What's going on, Mom?" Bradley asked. "You'll see," she said. "All of you follow me!" The seven kids trooped into the kitchen. The first thing Bradley noticed was about eight baskets of strawberries on the counter. Then he saw mixing bowls, sugar, and lemons. "What's up with this, Mom?" Josh asked. "We're going to make strawberry jam for Daddy," his mother said, tying on an apron. "And we have to be finished by the time he gets home." Bradley beamed. "That's why you sent him shopping!" he said. "Yes, and when he gets to the hardware store, Mr. Carmady is going to keep him busy," his mother said. "I think we have almost two hours!" "This is cool, Mom," Brian said. "How did you know we wanted to make strawberry jam for Dad?" Bradley asked.

“另一份工作!”布莱恩恸哭。 “我一整天都在抓野生动物！”平托先生钻进车里开走了。 “好了，孩子们，到厨房去！”布拉德利的妈妈说。 “怎么回事，妈妈？”布拉德利问。 “你等着瞧吧，”她说。“你们都跟着我！”七个孩子成群结队地走进厨房。 布拉德利注意到的第一件事是柜台上大约八篮草莓。 然后他看到了混合碗、糖和柠檬。 “这是怎么回事，妈妈？”杰克问。 “我们要给爸爸做草莓酱，”妈妈边说边系上围裙。 “而且我们必须在他回家之前完成。” 布拉德利传送。“所以你才让他去购物！”他说。 “是的，等他到了五金店，卡马迪先生会让他忙个不停的，”他妈妈说。 “我想我们还有差不多两个小时的时间！”“这太酷了，妈妈，”布莱恩说。 “你怎么知道我们要给爸爸做草莓酱？”布拉德利问。

"A little bird told me," his mother said. "Actually, it was Josh. He overheard you talking about making strawberry jam. I think it's a wonderful present, and Dad will love knowing we made it from his mother's recipe. I bought the strawberries from Perry's Farm this morning." Bradley's mother had Grandma Pinto's jam recipe in her hand. "Now each of us will have a job," she said. "If we work together, we'll be done before Dad gets back." She handed the recipe card to Lucy. "Lucy, your job is to read us the recipe. Make sure we follow all of Grandma Pinto's instructions. Okay, now let's get busy!"

“一只小鸟告诉我的，”他妈妈说。 “实际上，是乔希。他无意中听到你说要做草莓酱。 我觉得这是一份很棒的礼物，爸爸知道我们是用他妈妈的食谱做的，他会很高兴的。 我今天早上从佩里农场买的草莓。” 布拉德利的妈妈手里拿着平托奶奶做的果酱配方。 “现在我们每个人都有工作了，”她说。 “如果我们一起努力，在爸爸回来之前就能搞定。” 她把食谱卡片递给露西。 “露西，你的工作是给我们念食谱。 确保我们按照平托奶奶的指示去做。 好了，现在我们开始行动吧！”

The next morning when Bradley and Brian came down to the kitchen, their father was sitting at the table. He was getting ready to spread butter on his toast. "Wait a second, Dad," Bradley said. He ran out of the room, then came back with Josh and their mom. They each placed a small jar on the table. Every jar had a label that read: GRANDMA PINTO'S FAMOUS FATHER'S DAY STRAWBERRY Jam "HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!" they all yelled. "Where did this come from?" their father asked. He had a big grin on his face. "We made it," Brian said. "We all helped, but it was Bradley's idea." Bradley's father twisted the lid off one of the jars. He picked up a spoon and dipped it in, He put a lump of jam in his mouth.

第二天早上，布拉德利和布莱恩下楼到厨房时，他们的父亲正坐在桌旁。 他正准备在烤面包上涂黄油。 “等一下，爸爸，”布拉德利说。 他跑出房间，然后带着乔什和他们的妈妈回来了。 他们每人在桌子上放了一个小罐子。 每个罐子上都有一个标签，上面写着：平托奶奶著名的父亲节草莓酱。“父亲节快乐！” 他们的父亲问：“这是从哪里来的？” 他脸上挂着灿烂的笑容。 “我们成功了，”布莱恩说。“我们都帮忙，但这是布拉德利的主意。” 布拉德利的父亲拧开了其中一个罐子的盖子。 他拿起勺子蘸了一下，他把一块果酱放进嘴里。

Everyone else stood and watched. Bradley had his fingers crossed. Mr. Pinto closed his eyes as he tasted the jam. Then he opened his eyes. Bradley thought he saw tears. "Is it as good as your mom's jam?" Josh asked. His father grinned. "It's perfect," he said. "This is the best present ever!"

其他人都站在那里看着。 布拉德利为他祈祷。 平托先生闭上眼睛品尝着果酱。 然后他睁开了眼睛。布拉德利以为他看到了眼泪。 “和你妈妈做的果酱一样好吃吗？”杰克问。 父亲咧嘴一笑。“太完美了，”他说。 “这是最好的礼物！”