5 Baby Girl Batts

CHAPTER 5 Baby Girl Batts That night Mom said, "I was so busy with Stella's class today, I forgot to bring the order binder home. I'm going to head back to the store to pick it up." "I can go for you, Laney," Dad said. I asked Dad if I could go with him and he said yes. My hair was wet because I had taken a bath. Usually I take a bath and just hang out at home until it's time to go to bed. It was the first time I was riding in a car

第五章 小女孩斯特拉·贝茨 那天晚上妈妈说：“我今天忙着处理斯特拉班级的事儿，忘了把订购文件夹带回家。 我得回店里去取它。” “莱尼，我去帮你拿吧，”爸爸说。 我问爸爸我能不能一起去，爸爸答应了。 我刚洗完澡，头发还是湿的。 平常我洗完澡，就会在家待着，一直到睡觉时间。 这还是我第一次坐汽车

with wet hair and pajamas, and it felt kind of funny. Well, I was only sort of in my pajamas. I had changed out of pajama pants into jeans, but I kept my pajama top on. It looked like a regular long-sleeved shirt so I don't think anyone could tell. Dad opened the door to the store and there was that special aroma (aroma is another word for smell) that just means Batts Confections. It's a mix of chocolate and mint and cinnamon and a million different other candy flavors. I wish I could wrap it around myself, like a blanket. It's so comfy. We walked inside and I looked over at the Stella's Fudge Counter. There

湿着头发穿睡衣出门，感觉有点怪怪的。 其实哦，我只穿了一半睡衣。 我把睡裤换成牛仔裤，但是还留着睡衣上衣没换。 它看起来就跟普通长袖衬衫没差，我觉得没人能看得出来。 爸爸推开店门，一股特别的香气飘了过来（香气就是气味的另一种说法哦），这就是贝茨糖果店独有的味道。 它混着巧克力、薄荷、肉桂，还有成千上万种其他糖果的香气。 我真希望能把这味道裹在身上，就像裹毯子一样。 太舒服啦。 我们走进店里，我朝斯特拉软糖柜台望去。 那儿

were two customers taste-testing different fudge flavors. I could tell they were taste- testing because Stuart was giving them eensy weensy pieces. Mom calls them "slivers." People can have slivers of as many different flavors as they want. That way they can decide what their favorite is, and then they can buy it. When Stuart saw Dad and me he waved. "Well if it isn't Miss Stella," he said. "How lucky am I to see Stella Batts twice in one day! Hello Stella!" I got a funny feeling when Stuart said my name over and over like that. It almost didn't sound like my name anymore, and it made me feel shy. "Hey darling, do you want to stay up here or do you want to come down to the office with me?" Dad asked.

有两位顾客正在试吃不同口味的软糖。 我能看出来他们在试吃，因为斯图亚特只给了他们一丁点小块。 妈妈把这种小块叫“薄片试吃装”。 大家想吃多少种口味，就能试多少种。 这样就能选出最喜欢的口味，再买走啦。 斯图亚特看见爸爸和我，挥了挥手。 “哟，这不是斯特拉小姐嘛，”他说。 我一天能见到两次斯特拉·贝茨，也太幸运了！ 你好呀斯特拉！” 斯图亚特一遍又一遍这么念我的名字，我感觉怪怪的。 听着听着都不像我的名字了，弄得我好害羞。 “嘿宝贝，你想待在这儿，还是跟我一起去楼下办公室呀？” 爸爸问道。

"I want to go with you," I told him. We said goodbye to Stuart and then we walked through the door marked "PRIVATE" that's behind the cash registers. I love going through that door because regular people

“我跟你一起去，”我对他说。 我们和斯图亚特道别，走进收银台后面那扇标着“私人区域”的门。 我超喜欢走这扇门，因为普通人

aren't allowed. Behind the "PRIVATE" door, there's a small hallway that leads to a staircase. There's also an elevator. Dad says it's a freight elevator, which means it's there to move boxes from

不许进这里。 “私人区域”门的后面，有一条短短的走廊通向楼梯。 那儿还有一部电梯。 爸爸说这是货梯，是用来运箱子