16 The Sleep Out

The Sleep Out written by John Lockyer illustrated by Jane MacDonald

《露宿街头》作者约翰·洛克耶，插画简·麦克唐纳

Emily and her two friends, Joy and Mia, were busy putting up he tent on the lawn near the house. "It will be fun to sleep outside all night," said Joy. "When will it be really dark?" Emily asked her mother. "It won't be long now," she said, looking at the sky. "Remember, girls," said Emily's mother, "the outside lights will be on all night and the sliding door will be open. Come inside and get me if you need anything." "We've got everything we need. What else would we want?" asked Emily. "I don't know," said her mother. "You might be scared." The three girls all laughed when they heard that. "I'm not afraid to sleep outside," said Mia. Joy said, "We're not frightened of the dark!" "I'm not afraid of anything," said Emily.

艾米丽和她的两个朋友，乔伊和米娅，正忙着在房子附近的草坪上搭帐篷。 “在外面睡一晚上会很有趣的，”乐乐说。 “什么时候天真的黑了?”爱米丽问妈妈。 “不会太久了，”她看着天空说。 “记住，孩子们，”爱米丽的母亲说，“外面的灯会整夜亮着，推拉门也会开着。 如果你需要什么，就进来找我。” “我们已经得到了我们需要的一切。 我们还想要什么?”爱米丽问。 “我不知道，”她妈妈说。 “你可能会害怕。”三个女孩听到这话都笑了。 “我不怕睡在外面，”米娅说。 乐乐说:“我们不怕黑!”“我什么都不怕，”爱米丽说。

As it got dark, the girls switched on their torches and shone them around the inside of the tent. "I've got some marshmallows to eat later," said Mia. Let's eat them now," said Joy, so the girls ate the marshmallows slowly. They seemed to taste more delicious in the dark. Then they heard a noise outside the tent. "What's that?" whispered Emily. "It's only me," said her mother. "It's time to go to sleep." "First, we have to clean our teeth," said Mia. "Then we need to change into our pyjamas," said Joy. They ran across the lawn and went into the house. Emily's mother was waiting for them when they got back. "We're okay." Emily told her. "We're not scared." "That's great," she said. "Goodnight. Sleep tight."

天黑了，女孩们打开手电筒，在帐篷里面照了照。 “我有一些棉花糖等会儿吃，”米娅说。 我们现在就吃吧，”乐乐说，于是女孩们慢慢地吃着棉花糖。 它们在黑暗中似乎尝起来更美味。 然后他们听到帐篷外面有声音。 “那是什么?”爱米丽小声说。 “是我，”她妈妈说。 “该睡觉了。” “首先，我们要清洁牙齿，”米娅说。 “那我们得换上睡衣了。”乐乐说。 他们跑过草坪，进了房子。 她们回来时，艾米丽的妈妈正在等她们。 “我们没事。”爱米丽告诉她。 “我们不害怕。”“太好了，”她说。 “晚安。睡个好觉。”

The girls weren't sleepy at all. They talked and talked, until suddenly Mia said, "Sh! What's that sniffing around the tent?" "I don't know what that noise could be," said Emily. "We should get help." The girls ran into the house. Emily's mother came back with them. When she shone her torch around the tent, she laughed. "It's nothing to be scared of," she said. "It's just a small brown hedgehog looking for food." "We weren't scared," said Mia. "We just wanted to know what the noise was." "Okay," said Emily's mother. "Goodnight. Sleep tight."

女孩们一点也不困。 他们谈啊谈啊，直到突然米娅说:“嘘!在帐篷周围嗅来嗅去的是什么?”“我不知道那是什么声音，”爱米丽说。 “我们应该寻求帮助。”女孩们跑进了房子。 艾米丽的妈妈和他们一起回来了。 当她用手电筒照着帐篷时，她笑了。 “没什么好害怕的，”她说。 “这只是一只寻找食物的棕色小刺猬。” “我们并不害怕，”米娅说。 “我们只是想知道那是什么声音。” “好吧，”爱米丽的妈妈说。 “晚安。睡个好觉。”

When the girls were back in the tent, it wasn't long before Joy whispered, "What's that noise?" Something was scratching and coughing. "I don't know what that is," said Emily. "We could ask for more help." Emily's mother shone her torch into a tree. "Don't worry," she said, with a laugh. "That's only an opossum looking for food."

姑娘们回到帐篷后，没过多久，乐乐低声问:“那是什么声音?”有什么东西在抓挠和咳嗽。 “我不知道那是什么，”爱米丽说。 “我们可以请求更多的帮助。” 艾米丽的母亲用火把照着一棵树。 “别担心，”她笑着说。 “那只是一只寻找食物的负鼠。”

"We weren't scared," said Joy. "But noises at night sound different. We just want to know what they are." Emily's mother smiled. "Are you quite sure you want to sleep outside?" she asked. "Yes, of course we do!" said the girls. "Okay," she said. "Goodnight again. Sleep tight."

“我们不害怕，”乐乐说。 “但是晚上的声音听起来不一样。 我们只是想知道它们是什么。” 艾米丽的妈妈笑了。“你真的想睡在外面吗?”她问。 “是的，我们当然知道!”姑娘们说。 “好吧，”她说。“晚安了。 睡个好觉。”