2-14 Mercy Watson Gose For A Ride

Chapter 14. Laws have been broken, said Officer Tamalelo. Tickets must be written. Officer, do you like toast? Mrs. Watson asked. Toast? said Officer Tamalelo. Do I like toast? Why, yes I do. I do like toast.

第十四章 “有人违反了规定。”塔马莱洛警官说。 必须开罚单才行。 “警官，你喜欢吃烤吐司吗？”沃森太太问道。 “烤吐司？”塔马莱洛警官问。 问我喜不喜欢烤吐司？哎呀，当然喜欢啦，我可太喜欢烤吐司了。

Why don't you come inside and have some? asked Mrs. Watson. Why don't I come inside and have some toast? asked Officer Tamalelo.

“那你要不要进来吃一点呀？”沃森太太问道。 “我要不要进去吃点烤吐司？”塔马莱洛警官反问道。

Hmm, said Officer Tomalello. I can't think of a reason not to. Lovely, said Mrs. Watson. She clapped her hands together, right this way. What nonsense, grumbled Eugenia Lincoln. Toast is not the answer. No, sister, said Baby Lincoln, but it does smell heavenly. She took hold of Eugenia's hand. Well, said Eugenia, it has been expertly buttered.

“唔，”塔马莱洛警官沉吟道。 我实在找不出拒绝的理由呀。 “太棒啦，”沃森太太说。 她拍了拍手：“快这边请。” “简直是胡闹，”尤金妮亚·林肯咕哝道。 烤吐司解决不了问题的。 “话是这么说呀姐姐，”小林肯说，“可它闻起来真的香极了。” 她拉住了尤金妮亚的手。 “哼，”尤金妮亚说，“这吐司的黄油倒是涂得挺不错的。”

And so that Saturday, Officer Tamalelo and Eugenia Lincoln and Baby Lincoln and Mr. and Mrs. Watson and Mercy Watson all sat around the table together and ate hot buttered toast. Did Mercy Watson have extra helpings? She did. And so did Officer Tamalelo.

于是那个周六，塔马莱洛警官、尤金妮亚·林肯、小林肯、沃森夫妇还有梅西·沃森都围坐在桌子旁，一起吃着涂了黄油的热烤吐司。 梅西·沃森有没有多吃几份呀？当然有啦，塔马莱洛警官也多吃了好几份呢。