Granny Gadget

Granny Gadget

盖奇奶奶

Granny Gadget loved to make machines. This is my machine to do the housework, she said. I've got to make a new machine today, said Granny Gadget to her cat. I've looked high and low and near and far. I can't find your little kitten anywhere.

盖奇奶奶最爱制作各种机器。 “这是我做的家务机器哦。”她说。 “我今天得做台新机器。”盖奇奶奶对她的猫说。 我上上下下、远远近近都找过啦。 我哪儿都找不到你的小猫咪。

So she made a machine for finding lost pets. The machine had big ears to listen for pets. It had a big nose to sniff out pets. It had long legs to run after pets. It had long arms to reach out and grab pets. Let's start it, said Ellie. Ben counted five, four, three, two, one, go! And off it went.

于是她做了一台寻找走失宠物的机器。 这台机器长着大耳朵，用来听宠物的动静。 它长着大鼻子，用来嗅宠物的气味。 它长着长长的腿，用来追赶宠物。 它长着长长的胳膊，能伸手抓住宠物。 “咱们启动它吧。”埃莉说。 本数着：“五、四、三、二、一，启动！” 然后它就出发了。

It ran around the house, upstairs and downstairs. It found lost socks, lost sweets, lost toys, and lots of things that were not lost at all. But it didn't find the kitten. Oh no! said Granny Gadget. What a mess! And I still haven't found the kitten. She went off to have a rest.

它在房子里跑来跑去，楼上楼下都跑遍了。 它找到了丢了的袜子、糖果、玩具，还有好多根本没丢的东西。 可它就是没找到那只小猫咪。 “哦，糟了！”盖奇奶奶说。 真是乱成一团！ 而且我还是没找到小猫咪。 她走开去休息了。

Ben and Ellie got out Granny's housework machine. They read the instructions. Pull string number one, read Ellie. Ben pulled the string. The machine started to hum. Push button number two, read Ellie. Ben did that too. The machine grew and grew. When they pulled string number three, it buzzed like a bee. When they pulled string number four, the machine started to roar. But when they pulled string number five, it really came alive.

本和埃莉把奶奶的家务机器搬了出来。 他们读了说明书。 “拉一号拉绳。”埃莉念道。 本拉了那根拉绳。 机器开始嗡嗡响起来。 “按二号按钮。”埃莉念道。 本也照做了。 机器变得越来越大。 他们拉三号拉绳的时候，它像蜜蜂一样嗡嗡叫。 他们拉四号拉绳的时候，机器开始轰轰响。 等他们拉五号拉绳的时候，它彻底活过来啦。

It jumped up and down and spun round and round. It washed the floor and dried the dishes. It dusted the books and cooked the dinner. It fed the cat and walked the dog. Splat! But it got hotter and hotter and hotter. It began to fizz and pop. Pop, pop, pop! Fizz!

它跳上跳下，还转来转去。 它擦了地板，还把碗擦干了。 它给书掸了灰，还做了晚饭。 它喂了猫，还出去遛了狗。 啪嗒！ 可它变得越来越烫，越来越烫。 它开始滋滋响，还砰砰冒火花。 砰！砰！砰！ 滋滋！