Arthur's Camp-Out

Arthur's Campout by Lillian Hoban

莉莲·霍班 著《亚瑟的露营之旅》

Chapter 1

第一章

It was spring vacation. Mother and father were away. The babysitter was sweeping the porch. Violet was in the yard picking dandelions. Arthur was lying on the grass. Come look at this bug, said Violet. It looks like a twig.

春假到了，爸爸妈妈都出门了，临时保姆正在打扫门廊。 维奥莉特在院子里摘蒲公英，亚瑟正躺在草地上。 “快来看这只虫子，”维奥莉特说，“它看起来像根小树枝。”

It's a walking stick, said Arthur. We studied them in science. Arthur yawned and rolled over. I wish I had something to do. I will tell you what you can do, called the babysitter. You can clean up the yard. That's nothing to do, said Arthur. Yes it is, said the babysitter. You can pick up all the broken branches and twigs.

“这是竹节虫，”亚瑟说，“我们科学课上学过。” 亚瑟打了个哈欠翻了个身：“我好想找点有意思的事做啊。” “我知道你可以做什么，”临时保姆大声说。 “你可以把院子打扫干净呀。” “那才不是有意思的事呢。”亚瑟说。 “当然是呀。”临时保姆说。 “你可以把所有断树枝和小碎枝都捡起来。”

But not my walking stick, Twig," said Violet. He will not know the difference, said Arthur. He might, said Violet. No, he won't, said Arthur. You never studied science, so you don't know.

“但别捡我的竹节虫小树枝哦。”维奥莉特说。 “他分不出来的。”亚瑟说。 “他说不定分得出来。”维奥莉特说。 “不，他分不出来的。”亚瑟说。 “你没学过科学，所以你不懂。”

Yes, I did said violet My teacher put some cocoons in glass jars after a while moths came out That's baby science said Arthur. I Mean real science like going on field trips and collecting specimens How about collecting some trash specimens? said the babysitter She gave Arthur a big trash bag Fooey said Arthur. Why can't I do something fun?

“我学过的！”维奥莉特说。 “我老师把好些蚕茧放进玻璃罐里，” “过了一阵子，” “飞蛾就从里面钻出来啦。” “那都是小宝宝学的科学，”亚瑟说，“我” “说的是真正的科学，比如去野外考察、收集标本。” “那要不要收集点垃圾标本呀？” 临时保姆说道。 她递给亚瑟一个大大的垃圾袋。 “哼，”亚瑟说，“我为什么不能做点好玩的事呀？”