Arthur's Christmas Cookies

Arthur's Christmas Cookies by Lillian Hoban

《亚瑟的圣诞饼干》 作者：莉莲·霍班

It was the Saturday before Christmas. Mother and father were shopping. Violet was making a napkin holder for mother. Arthur was watching the snow fall.

圣诞节前的那个星期六。 爸爸妈妈出门买东西去了。 维奥莱特正在给妈妈做一个餐巾架。 亚瑟正望着外面飘落的雪。

I was making presents too, said Arthur. I made a wooden lamp for father, but it would not stand right. I sawed off one side to get it even. But I sawed off too much. Now it won't stand up at all. Why don't you buy presents? said Violet. You could use the money you were saving.

“我也在做礼物呀。”亚瑟说。 我给爸爸做了一盏木灯，可它总放不稳。 我把一边锯掉想找平。 可我锯得太多啦。 现在它彻底站不住了。 “你干嘛不买礼物呀？”维奥莱特问。 你可以用你攒的钱呀。

Well, I only had 52 cents, said Arthur. I bought two Slim Jims for 20 cents and a big buddy for a nickel. Then I was thirsty, so I got a 10 -cent soda. After that, I got a Lola Fenola comic. The last two pennies fell out of my pocket. They rolled into a crack on the porch, and now I can't get them out.

“唉，我本来只有52美分。”亚瑟说。 我花20美分买了两根吉姆肉条，又花5美分买了个大棒糖。 后来我渴了，又花10美分买了瓶汽水。 再后来我买了本《萝拉·费诺拉》漫画。 最后剩下的两便士从我口袋掉出去了。 滚进门廊的缝里，我掏不出来了。

Two cents is not enough for presents anyway said Violet. I know said Arthur. I made father a clay paperweight said Violet. I dried it in my bake easy oven. Maybe I should try to make something else said Arthur. If you let me use your bake easy oven I could bake some cookies.

“反正两美分也不够买礼物呀。”维奥莱特说。 “我知道。”亚瑟说。 “我给爸爸做了个黏土镇纸。”维奥莱特说。 我放在我的简易烘焙烤箱里烘干的。 “也许我该试试做点别的东西。”亚瑟说。 要是你能把简易烤箱借我用，我可以烤些饼干呀。

You don't know how to make cookies said Violet. Yes I do said Arthur. We learned how at Cub Scouts. I can make Christmas cookies for mother and father. And I will make a special one for you said Arthur. All right said Violet. She ran to get her oven.

“你不会做饼干呀。”维奥莱特说。 “我当然会。”亚瑟说，我们在童子军里学过的。 我可以给爸爸妈妈做圣诞饼干呀。 “我还要给你做一块特别的饼干哦。”亚瑟说。 “那好吧。”维奥莱特说完，就跑去拿她的烤箱了。