5 Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower

There was a knock on the back door. "Coming, coming," called Amelia Bedelia. She opened the door.

后门传来了敲门声。 “来啦，来啦，”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚喊道。 她打开了门。

"Oh, it's you, Cousin Alcolu," she said. "Do come in." "Mrs. Rogers asked me to help out today," said Alcolu. "Is she having a party or something?" "Every Tuesday," said Amelia Bedelia, "some ladies get together. They just sew and talk. But today Miss Alma is in for a real surprise. Those other ladies are giving Miss Alma a shower!"

“哦，是你呀，阿尔科卢表哥，”她说。 “快进来呀。” “罗杰斯太太叫我今天过来帮忙，”阿尔科卢说。 “她是要办派对还是什么活动呀？” “每个星期二呀，”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说，“都会有几位女士聚到一起。 她们就缝缝东西，聊聊天。 不过今天阿尔玛小姐可要收到个大惊喜啦。 其他女士们要给阿尔玛小姐办个送礼会哦！”

"A shower?" said Alcolu. "A surprise shower!" said Amelia Bedelia. "Now why would they do that to her?" asked Alcolu. "Miss Alma is nice." "I don't know," said Amelia Bedelia. "She is about to get married. They should do something nice for her. She can give herself a shower." "Your folks do have funny ways," said Alcolu.

“洗澡？”阿尔科卢说。 “是惊喜洗澡会呀！”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “哎呀她们为什么要这么对她呀？”阿尔科卢问。 “阿尔玛小姐人很好的呀。” “我也不知道呀，”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “她马上要结婚啦。 大家该为她做点贴心的事嘛。 她自己就能洗澡呀。” “你们这儿的人可真有奇怪的习俗，”阿尔科卢说。

"Say, are you cooking something?" "My cupcakes!" said Amelia Bedelia. She ran to the oven. "Just right," she said. "They need to cool a bit. Then I will ice them." Mr. Rogers came in. "Good morning, Amelia Bedelia. Good morning, Alcolu," said Mr. Rogers. "My, what a nice lot of fish," said Amelia Bedelia.

“哎，你是不是在煮什么东西呀？” “我的纸杯蛋糕！”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚叫起来。 她赶紧跑到烤箱边。 “刚刚好，”她说。 “得先让它们凉一会儿。 然后我再给它们抹糖霜。” 罗杰斯先生走了进来。 “早上好呀，阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚。 早上好呀，阿尔科卢，”罗杰斯先生说。 “哇，这么多好鱼呀，”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。

"They should taste good," said Mr. Rogers. "Please scale them and ice them." "All right," said Amelia Bedelia. "Say, Mr. Rogers, did you ever hear of giving somebody a surprise shower?" "Oh, yes," said Mr. Rogers. "It is like a surprise party. And they shower the person with gifts. That is why they call it a shower." Mr. Rogers looked at his watch. "I have to go to town," he said. Mr. Rogers left the kitchen.

“味道肯定很不错，”罗杰斯先生说。 “麻烦给它们去鳞，再抹上冰哦。” “好的，”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “对了，罗杰斯先生，你有没有听说过给人办惊喜洗澡会呀？” “哦，当然听说过啦，”罗杰斯先生说。 “就像惊喜派对一样呀。 大家会给那个人送好多好多礼物，像雨点一样落到她身上。 所以才叫shower呀。” 罗杰斯先生看了看手表。 “我得去镇上一趟了，”他说。 罗杰斯先生离开了厨房。