3 Amelia Bedelia and the baby

AMELIA BEDELIA AND THE BABY by PEGGY PARISH Pictures were drawn by Lynn Sweat

《阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚和小宝宝》，作者佩吉·帕里什，插画林恩·斯威特

"But Mrs. Rogers," said Amelia Bedelia. "I don't know a thing about babies. How can I babysit?" "Why, Amelia Bedelia!" said Mrs. Rogers. "You are very good with children." "Yes," said Amelia Bedelia. "I get along fine with children."

“可是罗杰斯太太，”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 “我对照顾小宝宝一窍不通呀。 我怎么能当临时保姆呢？” “哎呀，阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚！”罗杰斯太太说。 “你和小朋友相处得特别好呀。” “是呀，”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 “我和小朋友们都合得来。”

"Babies are children, too," said Mrs. Rogers. "If you say so," said Amelia Bedelia. "Now you run along," said Mrs. Rogers. "Mrs. Lane is waiting." So Amelia Bedelia ran to Mrs. Lane's house.

“小宝宝也是小朋友呀，”罗杰斯太太说。 “您要是这么说的话，好吧，”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 “那你快去吧，”罗杰斯太太说。 “莱恩太太正等着呢。” 于是阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚就跑着去莱恩太太家了。

She knocked on the door. "Do come in," said Mrs. Lane. "I'm already late. Here is your list. I hope I didn't forget anything. But you will know what to do." "I will?" said Amelia Bedelia.

她敲了敲门。 “快进来吧，”莱恩太太说。 “我已经要迟到了。 这是要做的事的清单。 希望我没漏掉什么事。 不过你肯定知道该怎么做的。” “我知道吗？”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。

"I gave Missy her lunch," said Mrs. Lane. "She is in her playpen." Mrs. Lane left. "How about that?" said Amelia Bedelia. "Babies are kept in pens." Amelia Bedelia found Missy. "Hi, Missy," she said. Missy looked at Amelia Bedelia. She began to cry. "Oh, oh," said Amelia Bedelia. "What should I do? What does the list say?"

“我已经给米西吃过午饭啦，”莱恩太太说。 “她就在游戏围栏里。” 莱恩太太走了。 “这是怎么回事呀？”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 “原来小宝宝是养在围栏里的呀。” 阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚找到了米西。 “嗨，米西，”她打招呼。 米西看着阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚。 然后就哭了起来。 “哎呀呀，”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 “我该做什么好呢？ 清单上写了什么呀？”

Amelia Bedelia read, "Give Missy a bottle." She hurried to the kitchen. Then she stopped. "That can't be right," said Amelia Bedelia. "Babies shouldn't have bottles. They could break."

阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚读道：“给米西一个奶瓶。” 她急急忙忙往厨房走。 然后又停住了。 “这肯定不对呀，”阿米莉亚·贝迪利亚说。 “小宝宝不能拿瓶子的呀。 会打碎的。”