8 Amelia Bedelia Helps Out

"Have a good day," said Mr. Rogers. "And you help your aunt, Effie Lou." "I will," said Effie Lou. "I'll come back for you late this afternoon," said Mr. Rogers. He drove off.

“祝你今天过得愉快。”罗杰斯先生说。 “还有埃菲·卢，你要好好帮你阿姨的忙哦。” “我会的。”埃菲·卢说。 “我今天傍晚再来接你。”罗杰斯先生说。 然后他就开车走了。

"What a grand house," said Effie Lou. "Miss Emma is a grand woman," said Amelia Bedelia. She went to the door and knocked. "Come in," called Miss Emma. Amelia Bedelia and Effie Lou went inside.

“这房子真气派呀。”埃菲·卢说。 “艾玛小姐是个很了不起的人哦。”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 她走到门口敲了敲门。 “进来吧。”艾玛小姐出声招呼。 阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚和埃菲·卢就走了进去。

"I am glad to see you," said Miss Emma. "Sumter is sick and my garden is a mess." "Don't you fret," said Amelia Bedelia. "We will take care of that. Just tell us what to do." "First," said Miss Emma, "weed the garden." "All right," said Amelia Bedelia. "Is there anything else?" "Yes," said Miss Emma. "But go ahead and start before the sun gets hot."

“见到你们我可太高兴了。”艾玛小姐说。 “萨姆特生病了，我的花园现在乱得一塌糊涂。” “你别担心。”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “我们会处理好的。 你告诉我们该怎么做就行。” “首先，”艾玛小姐说，“给花园除杂草。” “好的。”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “还有别的事要做吗？” “有，”艾玛小姐说， “不过趁太阳还没晒得厉害，先去开始干活吧。”

"Come on, Effie Lou," said Amelia Bedelia. "Let's get busy." They went to the garden. "It does have a lot of weeds," said Effie Lou. She started to pull one. "Stop!" said Amelia Bedelia. "What are you doing?" "Trying to get the weeds out of the garden," said Effie Lou.

“走吧，埃菲·卢。”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “咱们开始忙活啦。” 她们走到花园里。 “这里杂草真的好多呀。”埃菲·卢说。 她伸手就要拔一根杂草。 “住手！”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚喊道。 “你在干什么呀？” “我想把花园里的杂草拔掉呀。”埃菲·卢说。

"Get them out!" said Amelia Bedelia. "She said to weed the garden, not unweed it." "Oh," said Effie Lou. "I wonder why she wants more weeds." Amelia Bedelia thought. "Those weeds are little," she said. "Maybe vegetables get hot just like people. They need big weeds to shade them. That's why Miss Emma told us to weed before the sun gets hot." "That makes sense," said Effie Lou. "I see some really big weeds." "Let's get them," said Amelia Bedelia. They did. Soon that garden was weeded.

“把它们拔出来？”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 “她是说要给花园‘加杂草’，不是把杂草弄走哦。” “哦。”埃菲·卢应了一声。 “我还纳闷她为什么想要更多杂草呢。” 阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚想了想。 “这些杂草都小小的，”她说， “说不定蔬菜和人一样也会怕热呀。 它们需要大杂草来给它们遮阴凉呢。 所以艾玛小姐才让我们趁太阳变热之前来加杂草呀。” “这说得通呀。”埃菲·卢说。 “我看到有些杂草特别大。” “咱们去把它们弄过来吧。”阿米莉亚·贝迪莉亚说。 她们就这么做了。 很快花园就“加好杂草”了。