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Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor by Herman Parish

《阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚竞选市长》，作者：赫尔曼·帕里什

"That Mayor Thomas!" said Mr. Rogers. "What's wrong, dear?" said Mrs. Rogers. "Mayor Thomas is what's wrong," said Mr. Rogers. "The mayor promised to cut taxes. He never does what he says he will do." "He is only human," said Mrs. Rogers. "Besides, no one does exactly what you tell them to do."

“那个托马斯市长！”罗杰斯先生说。 “怎么啦，亲爱的？”罗杰斯太太问。 “托马斯市长就是问题所在。”罗杰斯先生说。 “市长答应要减税的。 他从来都是说话不算数。” “他只是个普通人呀。”罗杰斯太太说。 “再说了，也没人会完全照着你说的做呀。”

"Here is your breakfast," said Amelia Bedelia. "I hope you like chocolate frosting." "What is this?" said Mr. Rogers. "I said I wanted pancakes for breakfast." "These are pan cakes," said Amelia Bedelia. "I baked these cakes in a frying pan. Do you want to blow out the candles?" "They are fine," said Mrs. Rogers. "I will teach you to make normal pancakes. You just did what you were told."

“您的早餐做好啦。”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “希望您喜欢巧克力糖霜口味的。” “这是什么？”罗杰斯先生问。 “我说了我早餐想吃煎饼(pancakes)啊。” “这些就是煎出来的蛋糕(pan cakes)呀。”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “我就是用煎锅烤的这些蛋糕。 您要吹灭蜡烛吗？” “挺好的。”罗杰斯太太说。 “我之后教你做普通的煎饼。 你只是按字面意思照做了而已。”

"You always do," said Mr. Rogers. "Why can't Mayor Thomas be like you? I wish you were the mayor." "You do?" said Amelia Bedelia. "Sure," said Mr. Rogers. "You should run for the mayor's office." "See you later," said Amelia Bedelia. She dashed out of the kitchen. "Where is she going?" said Mrs. Rogers. "To City Hall!" said Mr. Rogers. "She is running for the mayor's office!"

“你一向都是这样。”罗杰斯先生说。 “托马斯市长怎么就不能像你一样呢？ 我真希望你是市长。” “真的吗？”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚问。 “当然啦。”罗杰斯先生说。 “你应该去竞选市长职位呀。” “一会儿见哦。”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 她一溜烟跑出了厨房。 “她要去哪儿啊？”罗杰斯太太问。 “去市政厅！”罗杰斯先生说。 “她要去竞选市长职位啦！”

"I made it!" said Amelia Bedelia. "Hold on," said the mayor's secretary. "Mayor Thomas is with the press. He needs to iron out some things." "I hate to iron," said Amelia Bedelia. "I will bring him Mr. Rogers's shirts. The mayor can press them for me." She burst into the press conference. "Amelia Bedelia!" said Mayor Thomas. "What brings you here?" "My feet," said Amelia Bedelia. "I was out running for your office."

“我到啦！”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “稍等一下。”市长的秘书说。 “托马斯市长正在见媒体。 他需要先理顺一些事情。” “我最讨厌熨衣服了。”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “我去把罗杰斯先生的衬衫拿给他。 市长可以帮我熨。” 她一下子冲进了新闻发布会现场。 “阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚！”托马斯市长惊呼。 “你怎么来这儿了？” “我的脚带我来的呀。”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “我刚才在跑着来竞选你的职位呀。”

"Running for office?" said a reporter. "The mayor has very big shoes to fill." "You are rude," said Amelia Bedelia. "He can't help it if his feet are big." "You are right," said a reporter. "Big feet must run in his family." "How awful," said Amelia Bedelia. "Don't they ever get to walk?" All the reporters laughed.

“竞选职位？”一位记者问道。 “市长这个位子可是很难胜任的哦（原意：市长的鞋很大，不好穿）。” “你太没礼貌了。”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “他脚大又不是他的错呀。” “你说得对。”另一位记者说。 “大脚肯定是他们家的遗传。” “那也太惨了吧。”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “难道他们都不能走路，只能跑吗？” 所有记者都笑了起来。