12. Amanda pig,school girl

Amanda Pig, Schoolgirl

小女孩阿曼达·小猪

LOLLIPOP Finally, finally, finally it was the day Amanda had waited for. She hopped out of bed. She put on her new purple party dress and her new pink hair ribbons. "There," said Amanda. "I'm all ready."

棒棒糖 盼啊盼，盼啊盼，阿曼达期待的这天终于来了。 她腾地一下跳下床。 穿上了自己那条崭新的紫色派对裙，还扎上了新的粉色发带。 “好啦，”阿曼达说。 “我全都准备好啦。”

She went to find Mother. "Is it time?" she asked. Mother opened her eyes. "Even the sun is not up yet," she said. "You will have to wait a little longer." "I have been waiting my whole life," said Amanda, "to go to school." She played school with her animals until the sun came up. "Now is it time?" she asked at breakfast. "Not quite," said Father.

她跑去找妈妈。 “到时间了吗？” 她问道。 妈妈睁开眼睛。 “连太阳都还没起床呢，”妈妈说。 “你还得再等一小会儿哦。” “我这辈子都在等，”阿曼达说，“等去上学呀。” 她跟自己的玩具小动物们玩上学的游戏，一直玩到太阳升起来。 “现在到时间了吗？” 吃早饭的时候她又问。 “还没到哦，”爸爸说。

Amanda said good-bye to Sallie Rabbit. "Too bad you're too little for school," she said. "But don't worry. I will play with you when I get home." She tucked Sallie in for a nap. "Now?" she asked. "Now!" said Oliver. At the bus stop Mother and Father hugged Amanda. "Have fun, schoolgirl," said Father. "I will!" said Amanda. She hopped up the high bus steps and found a seat with Oliver.

阿曼达跟小兔子萨莉道别。 “真可惜，你还太小，不能去上学，”她说。 “不过别担心哦。 我放学回家就陪你玩。” 她把萨莉掖好，让它睡午觉。 “现在可以了吗？”她问。 “可以啦！”奥利弗说。 在公交站，爸爸妈妈抱了抱阿曼达。 “玩得开心哦，小女生，”爸爸说。 “我会的！”阿曼达说。 她蹦跳着迈上公交车高高的台阶，找到奥利弗旁边的座位坐下了。

Oliver knew everyone on the bus. "Hello, Bernard!" he called. "Hi, Rosie. Hi, Alexander." Soon he was talking and laughing with his friends. Amanda didn't know anyone. Not yet. In the next seat was someone her size. "Hello," said Amanda. The someone did not answer. She was sucking on a red lollipop. "I like lollipops," said Amanda. "Purple is my best flavor." The someone did not answer. "My name is Amanda," said Amanda. "This is my first day of school and I have a new dress."

奥利弗认识公交车上的每一个人。 “你好呀，伯纳德！” 他大声打招呼。 “嗨，罗茜。 嗨，亚历山大。” 没一会儿他就跟朋友们说说笑笑起来。 阿曼达谁也不认识。 暂时还不认识。 旁边座位坐着个跟她个头差不多的小朋友。 “你好呀，”阿曼达说。 那个小朋友没有回答。 她正叼着一根红色的棒棒糖吮呀吮。 “我喜欢棒棒糖，”阿曼达说。 “紫色是我最喜欢的口味。” 那个小朋友还是没回答。 “我叫阿曼达，”阿曼达说。 “今天是我第一天上学，我还穿了新裙子哦。”

The someone still did not answer. She looked as if she were going to cry. "Are you scared?" asked Amanda. The someone nodded her head. "I'm not," said Amanda. "School is fun. You will like it. You'll see." The bus stopped and everyone started to get off. "I will take you to your room," said Oliver. Amanda took the someone's hand. "Come on," she said. Together they followed Oliver down the high bus steps and through the wide halls to their room.

那个小朋友还是没说话。 她看起来都快要哭了。 “你是不是害怕呀？”阿曼达问。 那个小朋友点了点头。 “我才不怕呢，”阿曼达说。 “学校可好玩啦。 你会喜欢的。 等着瞧吧。” 公交车停了，大家都开始下车。 “我带你们去你们的教室，”奥利弗说。 阿曼达牵住那个小朋友的手。 “走吧，”她说。 她们一起跟着奥利弗走下公交车高高的台阶，穿过宽阔的走廊，来到了她们的教室。