13 Race Day

Race Day written by John Lockyer illustrated by Kelvin Hawley

比赛日，约翰·洛克耶写作，开尔文·霍利插画

Charlie's grandmother, Nan, worked at the rally car races every Saturday. One weekend, she told him, "I'm starting a new job at the races today." Charlie tried to guess what her new job could be, but Nan wouldn't tell him. She said, "You'll just have to wait and see."

查理的祖母，南，每周六在拉力赛车上工作。 一个周末，她告诉他，“今天我要在赛马场开始一份新工作。” 查理试图猜测她的新工作是什么，但南不肯告诉他。 她说:“你只能等着瞧了。”

When they got to the gate, Charlie saw a woman selling tickets. "Is your new job selling tickets?" he asked. "No, my job is much more exciting than that," answered Nan. Inside the gate, they walked past some food stalls, where Charlie could smell hot dogs and hamburgers. "I hope your new job is selling food," he said, "because I'll be able to have a hot dog whenever I want one." "That's a hot and smelly job," said Nan. "I don't want to do that."

当他们到达门口时，查理看到一个卖票的女人。 “你的新工作是卖票吗?”他问。 “不，我的工作比那更令人兴奋，”南回答说。 进了大门，他们经过一些小吃摊，查理闻到了热狗和汉堡包的味道。 “我希望你的新工作是卖食物，”他说，“因为我想要热狗的时候就能吃到。” “这是一份又热又臭的工作，”南说。 “我不想那样做。”

When they came to the place where the rally cars were parked, Charlie and Nan walked along the row of cars. They watched the teams getting ready for the races. They stopped in front of a bright red and yellow car. A man wearing red and yellow overalls gave Nan a large red and yellow bag. He said, "Be ready in five minutes."

当他们来到拉力赛车停放的地方时，查理和南沿着那排车走着。 他们观看各队为比赛做准备。 他们在一辆亮红黄相间的汽车前停了下来。 一个穿着红黄相间工作服的人给了南一个红黄相间的大袋子。 他说:“五分钟后准备好。”

Nan walked quickly to the changing rooms, with Charlie running beside her. "Do you work for the red and yellow racing team?" he asked. "Yes, I do," answered Nan with a smile. "What's your job?" asked Charlie. "Do you clean the number seven racing car?" Nan shook her head. "Wait and see," she said, laughing as she went into the changing room.

南快步走向更衣室，查理在她旁边跑着。 “你在红黄车队工作吗?”他问。 “是的，我喜欢，”南笑着回答。 “你是做什么工作的?”查理问。 “你清洗7号赛车吗?”南摇了摇头。 “等着瞧吧，”她边说边笑着走进更衣室。

When Nan came out, she was wearing red and yellow overalls and a red and yellow helmet. "I'm a rally car driver now," she told Charlie. He was very surprised. "How did you become a driver?" he asked. "I've been training hard for a long time," said Nan. "It's nearly time for my race to start. Let's go!" Nar's racing team helped her climb into the car. Charlie helped too — he made sure she put on her safety belt. Nan drove the car slowly to the starting line, where she revved the engine. Brrrm! Brrrrm! All the rally cars sounded very noisy. When the green flag was waved, Charlie shouted, "They're off! Go, number seven!" Nan had a good quick start and raced to the front.

当南出来时，她穿着红黄相间的工作服，戴着红黄相间的头盔。 “我现在是一名拉力赛车司机，”她告诉查理。 他非常惊讶。“你是怎么成为司机的?”他问。 “我一直在努力训练很长一段时间，”南说。 “我的比赛快开始了。 我们走吧!”纳尔的赛车队帮助她爬进了车里。 查理也帮了忙——他确保她系好了安全带。 南慢慢地把车开到起跑线，在那里她发动了引擎。 Brrrm !Brrrrm !所有的拉力赛车听起来都很吵。 当绿旗飘扬时，查理喊道:“他们出发了!加油，七号!”南起跑很快，跑到了前面。