7 The Long, Long Ride

The Long, Long Ride written by Pam Holden illustrated by Jim Storey

《漫长而漫长的旅程》，作者Pam Holden，插画Jim Storey

One rainy morning, bad gave all the children a ride in his new car. He had important work to do at his office, so he didn't want to be late. First he stopped near Paul's school to let him get out. "Goodbye, Paul. Have a nice day," said bad.

一个下雨的早晨，他用他的新车载了所有的孩子。 他在办公室有重要的工作要做，所以他不想迟到。 首先，他停在保罗的学校附近，让他下车。 “再见,保罗。祝你今天愉快，”巴德说。

Next Dad drove to the kindergarten and stopped by the gate to let Rachel get out. "Goodbye, Rachel," he said. "Have fun playing with your friends." They waved to each other as he drove away. Dad looked at his watch because he didn't want to be late for work.

接着爸爸把车开到幼儿园，停在门口让瑞秋下车。 “再见，瑞秋，”他说。 “和你的朋友玩得开心。” 他开车离开时，他们互相挥手致意。 爸爸看了看表，因为他不想上班迟到。

Then Dad drove along the street where Grandma lived, but he didn't stop to let Sarah get out. He drove right past Grandma's house, whistling happily to himself. He had forgotten all about Sarah! Sarah called out to him, "Dad, what about me? Stop! There's Grandma's house!" But he was whistling too loudly to hear her little voice.

然后爸爸沿着奶奶住的那条街开车，但他没有停下来让莎拉下车。 他开车经过奶奶家，开心地吹着口哨。 他把萨拉的事全忘了!莎拉向他喊道:“爸爸，我怎么办? 停!那是奶奶的房子!”但是他吹口哨的声音太大了，听不见她的小声音。

Sarah called out again, "Dad, I need to go to Grandma's house today. Please take me back!" But a fire truck zoomed past with its siren screaming, "Oooo-ah! Oooo-ah!" Sarah tried again. "Dad! I can't go to work with you," she shouted from the back seat. But Dad had turned on the radio to listen to some music. He couldn't hear Sarah's quiet voice, so he drove on to get to work.

莎拉又叫道:“爸爸，我今天要去奶奶家。 请带我回去吧!”但一辆消防车呼啸而过，汽笛尖叫着:“呜——啊!Oooo-ah !”莎拉又试了一次。 “爸爸!我不能和你一起去上班，”她从后座喊道。 但是爸爸打开收音机听音乐了。 他听不见莎拉安静的声音，所以他继续开车去上班。

An ambulance followed the fire truck, making more noise with its siren. "Oooo-ah! Ooooh-ah!" Sarah yelled loudly, "Dad, you've forgotten about me! Grandma will be waiting for me." Dad was singing with the radio music, so he couldn't hear anything else. He just kept driving through the rain to get to work.

一辆救护车跟在消防车后面，警报器发出更大的声音。 “Oooo-ah !Ooooh-ah !”莎拉大声喊道:“爸爸，你把我忘了!奶奶会等我的。” 爸爸在跟着收音机的音乐唱歌，所以他听不见其他的东西。 他一直冒着雨开车去上班。