The Perfect Pizza

The perfect pizza

完美的披萨

Mom was ill. She was in bed. Jack and his little sister Kate wanted to make mom feel better. Let's make mom a pizza, said Jack.

妈妈生病了，正卧床休息。 杰克和妹妹凯特想让妈妈好受一点。 "我们给妈妈做个披萨吧。"杰克说。

How do you make pizza? asked Kate. It's easy, said Jack. You make a pizza base, then you add toppings. What are toppings? asked Kate. They are your favorite things to eat, said Jack, like pepperoni or mushrooms. You can ask mom what toppings she likes.

"披萨要怎么做呀？"凯特问。 "很简单的。"杰克说。 你先做披萨底，然后往上加配料。 "配料是什么呀？"凯特问。 "就是你爱吃的东西呀，"杰克说，比如意大利辣香肠或者蘑菇。 你可以问问妈妈喜欢什么配料。

Kate went upstairs to ask mom, but mom was fast asleep. I'll ask dad, thought Kate. Kate went to see dad. Dad was in the study. Dad, what is mom's favorite thing to eat? asked Kate. Chocolates, said dad. I saw some in the box up there. Dad gave the box of chocolates to Kate.

凯特上楼去问妈妈，可妈妈睡得正沉。 我去问问爸爸吧，凯特心想。 凯特去找爸爸。 爸爸待在书房里。 "爸爸，妈妈最爱吃的东西是什么呀？" 凯特问。 "是巧克力。"爸爸说。 我看到上面那个盒子里有一些。 爸爸把那盒巧克力递给了凯特。

Kate went to see Grandma. Grandma was in the garden. Grandma, what is mom's favorite thing to eat? asked Kate. Marshmallows! said Grandma. I have some in my pocket! Grandma gave the marshmallows to Kate. Then Mrs. Price from next door peeped over the fence. Are you having a picnic Kate? asked Mrs. Price. No! said Kate. These are for mom. She is ill. She is in bed. Oh dear! said Mrs. Price. Here are some ginger biscuits for her. Your mom loves ginger biscuits!

凯特去找奶奶。 奶奶在花园里。 "奶奶，妈妈最爱吃的东西是什么呀？"凯特问。 "是棉花糖！"奶奶说。 我口袋里就有一些呢！ 奶奶把棉花糖递给了凯特。 这时候隔壁的普莱斯太太从篱笆那头探出头来。 "凯特，你们要去野餐吗？"普莱斯太太问。 "才不是呢！"凯特说。 这些是给妈妈的，她生病了，正卧床休息。 "哎呀！"普莱斯太太说。 给她拿些姜饼吧。 你妈妈可喜欢姜饼啦！

Kate went back to the kitchen. She gave the chocolates, marshmallows and ginger biscuits to Jack. Chocolate, marshmallows and ginger biscuits? Are these mom's favorite toppings? asked Jack. Yes! said Kate.

凯特回到厨房，把巧克力、棉花糖和姜 饼都递给了杰克。巧克力、棉花糖和姜饼？这些是妈妈 最喜欢的配料吗？杰克问。"对呀！"凯特说。