16 Amelia Bedelia's Masterpiece

Amelia Bedelia's Masterpiece

阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚的杰作

The minute Amelia Bedelia walked into the art museum, she knew it would be an exciting day.

阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚刚走进艺术博物馆的那一刻，就知道今天会是 exciting 的一天。

"Wow," said Amelia Bedelia. "Look at all of this amazing art. The people look interesting, too." One person stood out from the others. Everyone was staring at him. "It is not polite to stare," said Amelia Bedelia. "I will make him feel at home." She walked over to the man and said, "Excuse me. What are you looking at?" He did not answer, so she said, "It must be very interesting." He didn't say a word, so she said, "May I borrow your binoculars?" He did not move a muscle.

“哇，”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 “看看这些棒极了的艺术品。 这些人看起来也很有意思。” 有一个人在人群里特别显眼。 大家都盯着他看。 “盯着人看是不礼貌的，”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 “我要让他觉得自在一点。” 她走到那个男人身边说：“打扰一下。 你在看什么呀？” 他没回答，于是她又说：“肯定特别有意思吧。” 他还是一句话都没说，她就问：“我能借下你的双筒望远镜吗？” 他一动也不动。

"I will get his attention," said Amelia Bedelia. She reached out to tap him on the shoulder. Suddenly, a voice behind her boomed out. "Do not touch the art!" "Yipes!" said Amelia Bedelia. She jumped behind the man and hid. "Mrs. Rogers!" said Amelia Bedelia. "You scared the daylights out of me." "I am so sorry," said Mrs. Rogers. "You are not allowed to touch the art." "Is his name Art?" said Amelia Bedelia. "No, he... it... is art," said Mrs. Rogers. "It is a sculpture called Birdwatcher." "The artist fooled me," said Amelia Bedelia. "It's tough to tell the people from the art." "Come along," said Mrs. Rogers. "Let me show you some other works of art." They walked across the main gallery. "Thanks for coming," said Mrs. Rogers. "The museum needs your help today."

“我得让他注意到我，”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 她伸出手想拍一拍他的肩膀。 突然，她身后传来一个洪亮的声音。 “别碰艺术品！” “哎呀！”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚叫了一声。 她跳到那个男人身后躲了起来。 “罗杰斯太太！”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 “你把我魂都吓飞了。” “真对不起，”罗杰斯太太说。 “这里是不允许碰艺术品的。” “他的名字叫阿特吗？”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚问。 “不，他……它……是艺术品，”罗杰斯太太说。 “这是一座叫《观鸟者》的雕塑。” “艺术家把我骗到啦，”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 真难分清哪些是人哪些是艺术品。” “走吧，”罗杰斯太太说。 “我带你看看别的艺术品。” 他们穿过主展厅。 “谢谢你能来，”罗杰斯太太说。 “博物馆今天需要你的帮忙。”

"My pleasure," said Amelia Bedelia. "It's fun to be surrounded by art." "This isn't the art," said Mrs. Rogers. "This is the museum gift shop." "This is a store?" said Amelia Bedelia. "You mean this stuff is for sale?" "Oh my, yes," said Mrs. Rogers. "These are genuine reproductions." "I get it," said Amelia Bedelia. "These are real fakes." "I guess so," said Mrs. Rogers. "That is one way to put it."

“我乐意得很，”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 “被艺术品包围着可太有意思了。” “这些不是艺术品，”罗杰斯太太说。 “这里是博物馆的礼品店。” “这是商店呀？”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 “你的意思是这些东西都是卖的？” “哎呀对呀，”罗杰斯太太说。 “这些都是正版复制品。” “我懂了，”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 “这些是真的假货呀。” “差不多吧，”罗杰斯太太说。 “你这么说也没错。”

Amelia Bedelia saw a familiar face staring at her from a shelf. "Look here," said Amelia Bedelia. "Who does this remind you of?" "It's Cousin Alcolu!" said Mrs. Rogers. "Were his ancestors Roman?" "They sure were," said Amelia Bedelia. "His family was roaming all over the United States." "I see," said Mrs. Rogers, with a laugh. "Let's buy it for his birthday." "How much is it?" said Amelia Bedelia. "It is a bargain," said Mrs. Rogers. "The real thing would be priceless." "Price less?" said Amelia Bedelia. "Without a price, it would be free." "Not really," said Mrs. Rogers. "Compared to the original art, this reproduction is worthless."

阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚看到架子上有个熟悉的脸正盯着她。 “看这儿，”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 “它让你想起谁啦？” “是阿尔科卢表哥！”罗杰斯太太说。 “他的祖先是罗马人吗？” “当然啦，”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 “他们一家子以前在美国到处漫游呢。” “我知道啦，”罗杰斯太太笑着说。 “我们买下来当他的生日礼物吧。” “多少钱呀？”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚问。 “很划算的，”罗杰斯太太说。 “真品可是无价的。” “没有价？”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 “没有价格的话，那就是免费的呀。” “不是这样的，”罗杰斯太太说。 “和原作比起来，这个复制品不值钱。”