1 Amelia Bedelia

"Oh, Amelia Bedelia, your first day of work, and I can't be here. But I made a list for you. You do just what the list says," said Mrs. Rogers. Mrs. Rogers got into the car with Mr. Rogers. They drove away.

“哦，阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚，你头一天上班，我却没法待在家里。 不过我给你写了一张清单。 你照着清单上写的做就行。”罗杰斯太太说道。 罗杰斯太太和罗杰斯先生一起上了车。 他们开车离开了。

"My, what nice folks. I'm going to like working here," said Amelia Bedelia.

“哎呀，这夫妻俩可真好。 我肯定会喜欢在这里工作的。”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说道。

Amelia Bedelia went inside. "Such a grand house. These must be rich folks. But I must get to work. Here I stand just looking. And me with a whole list of things to do." Amelia Bedelia stood there a minute longer. "I think I'll make a surprise for them. I'll make lemon-meringue pie. I do make good pies."

阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚走进了屋子。 “这房子可真气派啊。 这家人肯定很有钱。 不过我得赶紧干活了。 我还站在这儿东看西看呢。 我还有一整清单的事情要做呢。” 阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚又多站了一小会儿。 “我想我要给他们做个惊喜。 我来做个柠檬蛋白派吧。 我做的派可好吃了。”

So Amelia Bedelia went into the kitchen. She put a little of this and a pinch of that into a bowl. She mixed and she rolled.

于是阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚走进了厨房。 她往碗里放了一点这个，又加了一点那个。 她又是搅拌又是揉面。

Soon her pie was ready to go into the oven. "There," said Amelia Bedelia. "That's done.

很快，她的派就做好，可以放进烤箱了。 “好了，”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说道。 “这就搞定了。