25 Thank You, Amelia Bedelia

THANK YOU, AMELIA BEDELIA story by Peggy Parish Pictures by Fritz Siebel

《谢谢你，阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚》，佩吉·帕里什著，弗里茨·西贝尔绘

Mrs. Rogers was all in a dither. "Great-Aunt Myra is coming today." "Now, that is nice," said Amelia Bedelia. "I do love company." "We've been trying for years to get her to visit," said Mrs. Rogers. "But Great-Aunt Myra says the only place she feels at home is at home. So everything must be exactly right. We do want her to be happy here."

罗杰斯太太慌慌张张的。 “迈拉大姨婆今天要来了。” “哎呀，那可太好了，”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “我最喜欢有客人来了。” “我们盼了好多年才盼到她愿意来做客呢，”罗杰斯太太说。 “可是迈拉大姨婆说，只有在自己家她才觉得自在。 所以所有东西都得安排得妥妥当当的。 我们可一定要让她在这儿住得舒心。”

"Now don't you worry your head," said Amelia Bedelia. "I'll fix everything. What should I do first?" "Well, the guest room must be made ready. Strip the sheets off the bed. Remake it with the new rosebud sheets," said Mrs. Rogers. "Thank goodness you're here." Amelia Bedelia went to the guest room. "These folks do have odd ways. Imagine stripping sheets after you use them."

“哎呀，您就别操心啦，”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “我会把一切都安排好的。 我先做什么呀？” “嗯，得先把客房收拾好。 把床上的床单拆下来。 换上新的玫瑰花苞图案床单，”罗杰斯太太说。 “还好有你在这儿可太好了。” 阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚走去了客房。 “这些人做事的规矩可真奇怪。 居然用完床单还要把它们剥（撕）成条。”

Amelia Bedelia shook her head. But she stripped those sheets. Amelia Bedelia had just finished when the doorbell rang. "That must be the laundryman with Mr. Rogers" shirts," called Mrs. Rogers. "Please check them and make sure they're all there." Amelia Bedelia hurried to the door and took the package.

阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚摇了摇头。 不过她还是把那些床单都撕成了条。 阿米莉亚刚撕完，门铃就响了。 “肯定是洗衣店的人送罗杰斯先生的衬衫来了，”罗杰斯太太喊道。 “麻烦你清点一下，确认所有衬衫都送来了。” 阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚快步走到门口，接过了包裹。

Amelia Bedelia opened the package. She unfolded each shirt. "Two sleeves, one collar, one pocket, and six buttons. Yes, they're all here. There's not a thing missing," said Amelia Bedelia. "Now to check them. It would be a sight easier to buy them already checked," said Amelia Bedelia. But she quickly checked each shirt.

阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚打开了包裹。 她把每件衬衫都展开。 “两只袖子、一个衣领、一个口袋，还有六颗纽扣。 没错，都在这儿呢。 一样都没少，”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “现在来给衬衫画格子吧。 要是能买到已经画好格子的衬衫就省事多啦，”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 不过她还是很快给每件衬衫都画上了格子。

Mrs. Rogers came downstairs in a rush. "Amelia Bedelia, my bright-pink dress has spots in it. Please remove them with this spot remover. Leave the dress out. I will wear it tonight. Now I must go to the market." Amelia Bedelia looked at the bright-pink dress. "I don't see any spots. This dress just needs washing." Then another dress caught Amelia Bedelia's eye. "She must have meant her light-pink dress. Now that one sure is spotted." Amelia Bedelia held the dress up. "It looks mighty nice with the spots in it. But I guess she's tired of it that way." Amelia Bedelia put spot remover on each spot. Then she waited.

罗杰斯太太急匆匆地下了楼。 “阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚，我的亮粉色裙子上有污渍。 麻烦你用这个去渍剂把污渍去掉。 把裙子放在外面就行。 我今晚要穿它。 现在我得去趟市场。” 阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚看着那条亮粉色的裙子。 “我没看到有污渍呀。 这条裙子只是需要洗洗而已。” 这时另一条裙子吸引了阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚的注意。 “她肯定说的是这条浅粉色的裙子。 你看这条确实有好多污渍。” 阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚把裙子举起来。 “其实裙子带着这些污渍还挺好看的呢。 不过她肯定是看腻了这个样子啦。” 阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚在每块污渍上都涂了去渍剂。 然后她就等着效果。