06. OLIVER, AMANDA, AND GRANDMOTHER PIG

OLIVER, AMANDA, AND GRANDMOTHER PIG

奥利弗、阿曼达和猪外婆

THE VISIT "Grandmother is coming to visit," said Mother. "Oh, good," said Amanda. "Grandmother and I will read books." "Grandmother and I will build skyscrapers," said Oliver.

拜访 “外婆要来看我们啦。”妈妈说。 “哇，太好了！”阿曼达说。 “我要和外婆一起读故事书。” “我要和外婆一起搭摩天大楼！”奥利弗说。

"You can do lots of things with Grandmother," said Mother. "She will be here a whole week." "Hooray!" said Oliver and Amanda. Grandmother came after lunch. She unpacked her suitcase. She and Mother had a cup of tea with honey. Then she asked, "What shall we do this afternoon?" "Let's read books," said Amanda. "Oh, dear," said Grandmother. "I can't find my eyeglasses."

“你们可以和外婆做好多有意思的事哦。”妈妈说， “她要在这里住整整一周呢。” “太棒啦！”奥利弗和阿曼达一起喊道。 外婆是午后来的。 她打开行李箱收拾东西， 还和妈妈一起喝了杯加蜂蜜的茶。 然后她问：“今天下午我们做点什么好呀？” “我们读故事书吧！”阿曼达说。 “哎呀，糟了。”外婆说， “我找不到我的眼镜了。”

"Then let's build," said Oliver. "I will get out the blocks." "Oh, dear," said Grandmother. "I can't sit on the floor. My knees won't bend anymore. Why don't we sing songs?" Amanda climbed onto Grandmother's lap. So did Oliver. "You are getting too big to sit on my lap together, "said Grandmother. "You will have to take turns."

“那我们来搭积木吧！”奥利弗说， “我去把积木拿出来。” “哎呀，不行呀。”外婆说， “我坐不了地板啦， 我的膝盖现在弯不了咯。 我们唱唱歌好不好？” 阿曼达爬到外婆腿上， 奥利弗也跟着爬了上去。 “你们都长太大啦，没法同时坐在我腿上啦。”外婆说， “你们得轮流来哦。”

"It's my turn first," said Oliver. "No, mine," said Amanda. Oliver pinched Amanda. Amanda cried. She punched Oliver. Grandmother covered her ears. "This is too much noise," she said. "I am going to take a nap." Amanda went to find Mother. "Grandmother is no fun," she said. "She can't read or sit on the floor. She thinks we are noisy. And now she is taking a nap. Grandmother is too old for naps." "You are never too old for a nice nap," said Mother.

“先轮到我！”奥利弗说。 “不对，是我先！”阿曼达说。 奥利弗掐了阿曼达一下， 阿曼达哭了， 还打了奥利弗一拳。 外婆捂住了耳朵。 “这太吵啦。”她说， “我要去小睡一会儿。” 阿曼达去找妈妈。 “外婆一点都不好玩。”她说， “她不能读故事，也不能坐地板， 还嫌我们太吵， 现在居然还要去睡午觉。 外婆太老了，才要睡午觉。” “多大年纪都可以舒舒服服睡个午觉呀。”妈妈说。

"But Grandmother is too old for some things. Like noise and bending over and remembering where she put things. At her house it is always quiet." "Maybe she should go back to her house," said Oliver. "We can't be quiet for a whole week." "Try," said Mother. Oliver and Amanda tried. At dinner they didn't fight or spill their milk. After dinner Amanda found Grandmother's eyeglasses. They were on top of the lampshade.

“可是外婆年纪大了，好多事都做不了啦， 比如嫌吵啦，弯不了腰啦，还记不住东西放哪儿了。 她家总是安安静静的。” “也许她应该回自己家去。”奥利弗说， 我们可没法整整一周都安安静静的。” “试试嘛。”妈妈说。 奥利弗和阿曼达照做了。 吃晚饭的时候他们没有吵架，也没把牛奶弄洒。 晚饭后阿曼达找到了外婆的眼镜， 居然放在灯罩上面呢。