4 Leo the Fat Cat

Leo the Fat Cat written by Pam Holden illustrated by Kelvin Hawley

《肥猫里奥》，作者帕姆·霍尔顿，插画凯文·霍利

Grace loved her fat ginger cat, Leo. When she couldn't find him anywhere, she was unhappy and worried. All the family helped to look for him outside. They called and called his name, but Leo didn't answer. He wasn't in the garden or the shed. "Cheer up," said Mum, giving Grace a hug. "I'm sure that you'll find him soon. He might be sleeping somewhere inside the house." "I miss him so much," said Grace. "I wish he was here right now."

格蕾丝爱她那只胖胖的姜黄色猫里奥。 当她到处找不到他时，她很不高兴，很担心。 全家人都到外面去找他。 他们叫了又叫他的名字，但利奥没有回答。 他既不在花园，也不在小屋。 “振作起来，”妈妈说着，给了格蕾丝一个拥抱。 “我相信你很快就会找到他的。 他可能睡在房子里的某个地方。” “我非常想念他，”格蕾丝说。 “我希望他现在就在这里。”

Dad tried to cheer her up by making funny faces, but Grace didn't laugh at all. She was so unhappy without Leo. "I'm worried about him," she told Dad. "You don't need to worry, Grace. He always comes home when he gets hungry," said Dad. "That's why he keeps getting fatter and fatter."

爸爸做鬼脸想逗她开心，但格蕾丝一点也不笑。 没有里奥，她很不开心。 “我很担心他，”她告诉爸爸。 “你不用担心，格蕾丝。 他总是饿了就回家，”爸爸说。 “这就是他越来越胖的原因。”

Grandpa told Grace a joke to make her laugh, but she didn't think it was funny at all. "Do you think Leo might be lost?" she asked. She even looked for Leo in the laundry basket. "I've hunted in every room in the house. Where else could he be hiding?" she wondered.

爷爷给格蕾丝讲了个笑话逗她笑，但她一点也不觉得好笑。 “你觉得利奥会不会迷路了?”她问。 她甚至在洗衣篮里找里奥。 “我把房子里的每个房间都找遍了。 他还能躲在哪里呢?”她想。

Mum made some delicious cup cakes to cheer Grace up, but she wouldn't even help with the mixing. She was too sad to do baking. "It's raining now," said Grace. "Poor Leo!" "Well, you know that cats don't like getting wet," said Mum. "He'll come running home soon."

妈妈做了一些美味的杯形蛋糕让格蕾丝高兴起来，但她甚至不愿意帮忙搅拌。 她太伤心了，不能做烘焙。 “现在在下雨，”格蕾丝说。 “可怜的狮子!”“嗯，你知道猫不喜欢被弄湿，”妈妈说。 “他很快就会跑回家的。”

Joe tried to cheer Grace up by standing on his head, but she wouldn't even look at him. He asked her some tricky riddles, but she didn't try to guess the answers. "Please help me hunt for Leo," she said. "Don't worry about him," said Joe. "He's just a lazy fat cat. He must be hiding somewhere warm and dry."

乔试图倒立让格蕾丝高兴起来，但她连看都不看他一眼。 他问了她一些棘手的谜语，但她没有试着去猜答案。 “请帮我找里奥，”她说。 “别担心他，”乔说。 “他只是一只懒惰的肥猫。 他一定躲在温暖干燥的地方。”