08 The Secret Message

The Secret Message

秘密讯息

Chapter One Billie B Brown has one pair of bathers, seven seashells and a bucket and spade. Do you know what the B in Billie B Brown stands for? Beach! It is the summer holidays and Billie B Brown is at the beach.

第一章 比莉·B·布朗有一套泳衣、七个贝壳，还有一个小桶和一把铲子。 你知道比莉·B·布朗里的B代表什么吗？ 海滩！ 现在是暑假，比莉·B·布朗正在海滩上玩呢。

Today Billie is going to make a sandcastle. She is going to make the biggest, most beautiful sandcastle you have ever seen.

今天比莉打算堆一个沙堡。 她要堆出你见过的最大、最漂亮的沙堡。

Billie's mum reads a book under a beach umbrella. Her dad reads the newspaper. Sometimes they even fall asleep. Can you imagine? They are absolutely no fun at all! Billie puts on some sunscreen and sits out in the sun. She starts to build a sand castle. There's a family with two girls nearby. The girls are building a sandcastle too. Their sandcastle is very big and very beautiful. Billie feels a teensy bit jealous. She wishes her best friend Jack was here to help her.

比莉的妈妈在沙滩伞下面看书。 她的爸爸在看报纸。 有时候他们甚至还会睡着。 你能想象吗？ 他们实在是一点意思都没有！ 比莉涂好防晒霜，坐在太阳底下。 她开始动手建沙堡。 附近有一家人，家里有两个小女孩。 那两个女孩也在堆沙堡。 她们的沙堡又大又好看。 比莉心里有点点嫉妒。 她真希望她最好的朋友杰克在这里帮她。

"Lunch!" Billie's mum calls. Just in time. Billie's tummy is growling like a tiger!

“吃午饭啦！” 比莉的妈妈喊道。 来得正好。 比莉的肚子正像老虎一样咕咕叫呢！

Billie trudges up the beach to sit in the shade. Billie's mum gives her a sandwich. Even though Billie has wiped her hands, her banana sandwich still tastes crunchy. Billie's dad says, "Would you like extra sand in your witch?" He says that every time they eat lunch at the beach, but Billie still laughs.

比莉拖着脚步走过沙滩，坐到阴凉处。 比莉的妈妈给了她一个三明治。 尽管比莉已经擦过手了，她的香蕉三明治吃起来还是沙沙脆脆的。 比莉的爸爸说：“要不要给你的‘女巫’加点额外的沙子呀？” 每次他们在海滩吃午饭他都这么说，可比莉还是会笑出来。