12 Granny Gadget

GRANNY GADGET

奶奶小工具

Granny Gadget loved to make machines. "This is my machine to do the housework," she said. "I've got to make a new machine today," said Granny Gadget to her cat. "I've looked high and low, and near and far. I can't find your little kitten anywhere."

小玩意奶奶喜欢制造机器。 “这是我做家务的机器，”她说。 “我今天要做一台新机器，”小玩意奶奶对她的猫说。 “我到处都找过了，到处都找过了。 我到处都找不到你的小猫。”

So she made a machine for finding lost pets. The machine had big ears to listen for pets. It had a big nose to sniff out pets. It had long legs to run after pets. It had long arms to reach out and grab pets. "Let's start it!" said Ellie. Ben counted, "Five, four, three, two, one, GO!" And off it went.

所以她做了一个寻找走失宠物的机器。 这台机器有大耳朵来听宠物的动静。 它有一个大鼻子，用来嗅出宠物。 它有长长的腿去追宠物。 它有长长的手臂可以伸出去抓宠物。 “我们开始吧!”艾莉说。 本数着，“五，四，三，二，一，开始!”然后它就走了。

It ran round the house, upstairs and downstairs. It found lost socks, lost sweets, lost toys, and lots of things that were not lost at all. But it didn't find the kitten. "Oh, no," said Granny Gadget. "What a mess! And I still haven't found the kitten." She went off to have a rest.

它绕着房子跑，跑上跑下。 它找到了丢失的袜子，丢失的糖果，丢失的玩具，以及许多根本没有丢失的东西。 但是它没有找到小猫。 “哦，不，”吉尔奶奶说。 “真是一团糟!我还没找到小猫呢。” 她去休息了。

Ben and Ellie got out Granny's housework machine. They read the instructions. "Pull string number one," read Ellie. Ben pulled the string. The machine started to hum. "Push button number two," read Ellie. Ben did that, too. The machine grew and grew. When they pulled string number three, it buzzed like a bee. When they pulled string number four, the machine started to roar. But when they pulled string number five, it really came alive.

本和艾莉拿出了奶奶的家务机器。 他们阅读说明。 “拉一根绳子。”艾莉念道。 本拉了拉绳子。机器开始嗡嗡作响。 “按2号按钮。”艾莉念道。 本也这么做了。机器越长越大。 当他们拉动第三根绳子时，它像蜜蜂一样嗡嗡叫。 当他们拉动第四根绳子时，机器开始轰鸣。 但当他们拉动第五根绳子时，它真的活了起来。

It jumped up and down and spun round and round. It washed the floor and dried the dishes. It dusted the books and cooked the dinner. It fed the cat and walked the dog. But it got hotter and hotter and hotter. It began to fizz and pop.

它上蹿下跳，不停地旋转。 它洗地板，擦干盘子。 它掸掉书本上的灰尘，做了晚饭。 它喂猫和遛狗。 但是天气变得越来越热。 它开始发出嘶嘶声和爆裂声。