17 Bravo, Amelia Bedelia!

Bravo, Amelia Bedelia! by Herman Parish

好样的，阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚！ 赫尔曼·帕里什 著

It was the day of the school concert. Mrs. Rogers was very upset. "Where is Amelia Bedelia? I sent her to the station two hours ago to pick up our new conductor. The orchestra is waiting to practice, and..."

今天是学校音乐会举办的日子。 罗杰斯太太特别着急。 “阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚在哪儿呀？ 我两个小时前就让她去车站接我们的新指挥了。 乐团都等着排练了，还……”

"Yoo-hoo," said Amelia Bedelia. "I'm back." "Where is the conductor?" said Mrs. Rogers. "I told you to pick up the conductor." "I tried my best," said Amelia Bedelia. "But he was too big for me to pick up." A large man in a blue uniform followed Amelia Bedelia into the gym. "Oh, no!" said Mrs. Rogers. "This man isn't the conductor!" "He sure is," said Amelia Bedelia. "Look at his uniform."

“呦嗬，我回来啦。” 阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “指挥在哪儿？”罗杰斯太太说， “我明明跟你说去接指挥呀。” “我已经尽全力啦。”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说， “可是他太大啦，我根本抱不起来呀。” 一位穿蓝色制服的大块头叔叔跟着阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚走进了体育馆。 “哦，天呐！”罗杰斯太太说， “这个人不是乐团指挥！” “他当然是啦。”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说， “你们看他的制服呀。”

"I did not mean a train conductor," said Mrs. Rogers. "I meant a musical conductor." "He is very musical," said Amelia Bedelia. "He whistled all the way over here." Just then a man in a nice black suit jogged into the gym. "I am sorry I am so late," he said. "No one met me at the station." "The real conductor," said Mrs. Rogers. "Thank goodness you are here."

“我不是说火车的列车长。”罗杰斯太太说， “我是说音乐的指挥呀。” “他可懂音乐啦。”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说， “一路过来他都在吹口哨呢。” 就在这时，一位穿得体的黑西装的叔叔跑进了体育馆。 “很抱歉我来晚了。”他说， “没有人在车站接我呀。” “这才是真的指挥。”罗杰斯太太说， “谢天谢地你可算来了。”

"Look, lady," said the other conductor, "I like music, but I've got a train to catch." "Catch a train!" said Amelia Bedelia. "Be sure to use both hands. Trains are heavy." "Never mind," said Mrs. Rogers. "I will drive him back to the station. Amelia Bedelia, you help the other conductor." "Hurry back," said Amelia Bedelia. "You do not want to miss the concert."

“听我说，女士。”另一位指挥说，“我喜欢音乐，可我还得去赶火车呢。” “赶火车！”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说， “一定要用两只手抓稳哦。 火车可重啦。” “算了，别说了。”罗杰斯太太说， “我开车送他回车站吧。 阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚，你帮这边的指挥准备一下。” “快点回来哦。”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说， “你可不想错过音乐会呀。”

The conductor said hello to the students. "Let's practice a few numbers," he said. He waved his baton to start the music. "One, two, and three!" Amelia Bedelia kept on counting: "Four, five, and six! Seven, eight, and..." "Stop!" said the conductor. "Did we practice enough numbers?" asked Amelia Bedelia. The children giggled.

指挥跟同学们打了招呼。 “我们来练几首曲子吧。”他说。 他挥起指挥棒准备开始演奏。 “一，二，三！” 阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚接着数：“四，五，六！ 七，八，……”“停下！”指挥说。 “我们练够几首曲子了吗？”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚问。 孩子们都笑了。