10 Amelia Bedelia Talks Turkey

AMELIA BEDELIA TALKS TURKEY

阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚闹了个感恩节笑话

It was a cool, crisp morning in November. Amelia Bedelia and Cousin Alcolu brought a visitor to school. "May I help you?" asked a woman. "I hope so," said Amelia Bedelia. "The principal, Mrs. Bloom, wants a pumpkin for your Thanksgiving pageant."

十一月的一个清晨，天气凉爽又清新。 阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚和堂弟阿尔科鲁带了位客人去学校。 “我能帮你们什么忙吗？”一位女士问道。 “希望您能帮帮我们，”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 “校长布鲁姆夫人想要个南瓜，用来办你们的感恩节庆典演出。”

"Are you Amelia Bedelia?" said the woman. "That's me," said Amelia Bedelia. "And this is Cousin Alcolu." "Hello there," said the woman. "Mrs. Bloom asked me to meet you. I am Mrs. Carson, the acting principal." "You convinced me," said Amelia Bedelia. "Will you play a principal in the pageant?" "I am not playing a part," said Mrs. Carson. "I am the principal until Mrs. Bloom returns." "Where did she go?" asked Cousin Alcolu. "Flu," said Mrs. Carson. "Flew?" said Amelia Bedelia. "Where did she fly?" "She did not catch a plane," said Mrs. Carson. "She caught a virus. Every third-grade teacher is out sick." "That's awful," said Cousin Alcolu.

“你是阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚吗？”那位女士问。 “就是我呀，”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚回答。 “这位是我的堂弟阿尔科鲁。” “你们好呀，”女士说。 “布鲁姆夫人让我来接你们。 我是卡森夫人，代理校长。” “我相信您是，”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 “您会在庆典演出里演校长吗？” “我不用演角色，”卡森夫人说。 “布鲁姆夫人回来之前，我就是校长。” “她去哪了呀？”阿尔科鲁堂弟问。 “得流感了，”卡森夫人说。 “飞了？”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚问。 “她飞去哪了呀？” “她不是赶飞机去了，”卡森夫人说。 “她是感染了病毒。 三年级的老师全生病请假了。” “那太糟糕了，”阿尔科鲁堂弟说。

"It gets worse," said Mrs. Carson. "The third graders are supposed to put on the Thanksgiving pageant in a few days. I'm afraid we'll have to cancel it." "I'd be happy to help them," said Amelia Bedelia. "You would? What a relief!" said Mrs. Carson. "Can I help out, too?" said Cousin Alcolu. "I'm real handy at building things." "This is wonderful," said Mrs. Carson. "Let's go to the auditorium. I will introduce you to the children." On the way, Mrs. Carson showed off the artwork. "A few students are absent," she said. "Others are new or need parts. You'll have to juggle them around."

“情况还更糟呢，”卡森夫人说。 “再过几天本来该三年级的孩子办感恩节庆典演出的。 恐怕我们得取消演出了。” “我很乐意帮他们呀，”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 “你愿意帮忙？ 真是太让人放心了！”卡森夫人说。 “我也能帮忙吗？”阿尔科鲁堂弟问。 “我做手工搭东西特别顺手。” “这真是太好了，”卡森夫人说。 “我们去礼堂吧。 我把你们介绍给孩子们认识。” 路上，卡森夫人给他们展示了学生们的美术作品。 “有几个学生请假没来，”她说。 “剩下的要么是新生，要么还没分到角色。 你们得灵活调整安排一下。”

The stage was filled with third graders. "Attention everyone," said Mrs. Carson. "Gather around and meet Amelia Bedelia. She is here to help you rehearse your play. Listen to her and do exactly what she says." The kids stared at Amelia Bedelia. "You all look nice," said Amelia Bedelia. "But why are you wearing costumes now? The pageant is a couple of days away." "This is a dress rehearsal," said a boy. "Is that so," said Amelia Bedelia. "Then why aren't you wearing a dress?" Everyone giggled.

舞台上站满了三年级的孩子。 “大家注意啦，”卡森夫人说。 “围过来认识一下阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚。 她来帮你们排练戏剧哦。 大家要听她的话，严格照她说的做哦。” 孩子们都盯着阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚看。 “你们看起来都好棒呀，”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 “可是你们怎么现在就穿上演出服啦？ 演出还要再过好几天呢。” “这是着装彩排呀，”一个男孩说。 “是这样呀，”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 “那你怎么没穿裙子呀？” 大家都咯咯笑了起来。