11 Amelia Bedelia under construction

Amelia Bedelia Under Construction

《阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚搞建筑》

Amelia Bedelia was out of breath. "Sorry I am late," she said. "All of these houses look alike." "I know," said Kathy Hardy. "Sometimes I get mixed up, too."

阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚喘得气都接不上。 “对不起我迟到啦，”她说。 “这些房子长得全都一模一样呀。” “是啊，”凯西·哈迪说。 “有时候我也会搞混呢。”

"You do?" said Amelia Bedelia. "I sure do," said Mrs. Hardy. "I wish our house looked different." "Tell your husband," said Amelia Bedelia. "I've heard that he is handy with tools." Mrs. Hardy sighed. "Bob is very handy, but he travels way too much. He's coming home today from a business trip. He had to talk at a board meeting." "That is awful," said Amelia Bedelia. "There is nothing worse than a bored meeting."

“真的吗？”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚问。 “当然是真的，”哈迪太太说。 “我真希望我们家的房子能有点不一样。” “那你跟你丈夫说呀，”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “我听说他用工具可厉害了。” 哈迪太太叹了口气。 “鲍勃手确实巧，可他出差出得太频繁了。 他今天就会出完差回家。 他得在董事（dǒng shì）会上发言呢。” “那也太糟啦，”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “没有什么比让人觉得无聊的会议更糟的了。”

"How true," said Mrs. Hardy. "Thank you for babysitting while I go to the doctor." "Are you sick?" said Amelia Bedelia. "No," said Mrs. Hardy. "I am expecting." "Expecting what?" said Amelia Bedelia. "An addition," said Mrs. Hardy. "I can help," said Amelia Bedelia. "I am pretty good at math." Mrs. Hardy laughed and said, "You can help when the addition arrives." "I will do my best," said Amelia Bedelia. Just then two children burst out of the house. "It's Amelia Bedelia!" said Angela. "Hooray!" said Andrew. "She's here!" "Hi, kids," said Amelia Bedelia. "We get to spend all day together."

“说得太对啦，”哈迪太太说。 “谢谢你在我去看医生的时候帮忙照看孩子。” “你生病了吗？”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚问。 “没有呀，”哈迪太太说。 “我家里要添新成员啦。” “要等什么东西呀？”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚问。 “是添个新的扩建部分哦，”哈迪太太说。 “我可以帮忙呀，”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “我数学可好了。” 哈迪太太笑着说：“等扩建的部分来了你就可以帮忙啦。” “我肯定会好好帮忙的，”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 就在这时，两个小孩从房子里冲了出来。 “是阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚来了！”安吉拉喊。 “太好啦！”安德鲁喊。 “她来啦！” “嗨，小宝贝们，”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “我们今天一整天都要一起玩哦。”

Mrs. Hardy hugged her children and got into the car. "I'll be back this afternoon," she said. "Amelia Bedelia is in charge. Do whatever she says." "We will," said Andrew and Angela. "Well," said Amelia Bedelia. "What would be fun to do?" "Let's play house," said Angela. "All right," said Amelia Bedelia. "If you are a house, then your head is the attic and your feet are the basement." "I am not a house," said Andrew.

哈迪太太抱了抱她的孩子们，然后坐进了车里。 “我下午就回来啦，”她说。 “阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚会管着你们哦。 她说什么你们都要听哦。” “我们会的，”安德鲁和安吉拉一起说。 “好啦，”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “我们玩点什么有意思的好呢？” “我们玩过家家吧，”安吉拉说。 “好呀，”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “如果你是房子的话，那你的脑袋就是阁楼，你的脚就是地下室哦。” “我才不要当房子呢，”安德鲁说。

"Let's play trucks in my sandbox," he said. "Let's think," said Amelia Bedelia. "What can we do together?" As they talked, a truck pulled into the driveway. "Excuse me," said the driver. "Is this Eighty-one Fairview Avenue?" "No," said Angela. "This is number eighteen." "Oh," said the driver. "I thought I recognized this house from the plans." "What are your plans?" asked Amelia Bedelia. "And who are you?"

“那我们去我的沙池玩卡车吧，”他说。 “我们想想哦，”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “我们一起做点什么好呢？” 就在他们说话的时候，一辆卡车开进了车道。 “打扰一下哦，”司机说。 “这里是美景大道81号吗？” “不是呀，”安吉拉说。 “这里是18号。” “哦，”司机说。 “我还以为我从设计图上认出这栋房子了呢。” “你们的计划是什么呀？”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚问。 “还有你是谁呀？”