12 Amelia Bedelia, bookworm

"Hi, Mrs. Page," said Amelia Bedelia. "How is the world's best librarian?" "Amelia Bedelia," said Mrs. Page. "Am I glad to see you."

「佩奇夫人，您好。」阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 「全世界最好的图书馆馆长过得怎么样呀？」「阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚。」佩奇夫人说。 「真高兴见到你。」

"I give up," said Amelia Bedelia. "Are you glad to see me?" "Of course I am," said Mrs. Page. "I am just frazzled today." "What's wrong?" said Amelia Bedelia. "It is my boss," said Mrs. Page. "The head librarian is stopping by. When it comes to libraries and books, she knows it all."

「我认输啦，」阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 「你到底是不是很高兴见到我呀？」 「我当然高兴啦，」佩奇夫人说。 「我今天只是累坏了。」 「出什么事啦？」阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 「是我的上司，」佩奇夫人说。 「总馆馆长要过来视察。 说起图书馆和书，她可真是无所不知。」

"She sounds very smart," said Amelia Bedelia. "Did she invent books?" "Almost," said Mrs. Page. "She has been around forever." "Don't worry," said Amelia Bedelia. "She'll love your library. The children do." "Thank you," said Mrs. Page. "I just wish her visit could be special."

「她听起来好聪明呀，」阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 「书是她发明的吗？」 「差不多啦，」佩奇夫人说。 「她在这里很久很久了。」 「别担心，」阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 「她一定会喜欢你管理的图书馆。 孩子们都很喜欢呢。」 「谢谢你，」佩奇夫人说。 「我只是希望她这次访问能留下特别的好印象。」

"I will help," said Amelia Bedelia. "First, I must return some books." Mrs. Page was astonished. "What have you done to them?" "Remember?" said Amelia Bedelia. "You said these books needed jackets. So I made a jacket for each one."

「我来帮你，」阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 「首先，我得先还几本书。」 佩奇夫人惊呆了。 「你对这些书做了什么？」 「还记得吗？」阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 「你说这些书需要套封（夹克）。 所以我给每本都做了一件呀。」

"This book got a sweater," said Mrs. Page. "Sure," said Amelia Bedelia. "It is about the North Pole. It gets very cold there." "Now I have seen everything," said Mrs. Page. "This is one book you can judge by its cover." "Excuse me," said Mark. "May I check out this book?" "Certainly," said Mrs. Page. "Here is your book, Mark."

「这本书还给套了毛衣，」佩奇夫人说。 「对呀，」阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 「这本书讲的是北极。 北极那里可冷了。」 「我今天真是开眼了，」佩奇夫人说。 「这回真的可以以貌取书（封面）了。」 「打扰一下，」马克说。 「我可以借这本书吗？」 「当然可以，」佩奇夫人说。 「给你书，马克。」