Pocket Money

Pocket Money

零花钱

Dad wanted a meeting. I have had a good idea, he said. Chip groaned. I don't like the sound of this, he said. Dad had a big piece of paper. I don't like the look of it either, said Biff.

爸爸想要开个会 “我想到了一个好主意。”他说 奇普叹了口气 “我听着就不怎么样。”他说 爸爸拿了一大张纸 “我看着也不怎么样。”比夫说

It's no fun on holiday, went on Dad. If Mom and I do all the work. That's true, said Mom. There are still lots of jobs to be done. This is where my idea comes in, said Dad. This is the pocket money chart. Biff, Chip and Kipper looked at the chart. It had their names on it next to a list of jobs. The idea is that everyone has to help, said Dad. It's brilliant. But why is it called a pocket money chart? asked Kipper.

“假期一点都不好玩，”爸爸接着说，“如果所有活儿都是我和妈妈做的话。” “是啊，”妈妈说，“还有好多活儿要干呢。” “所以我才想到了这个主意，”爸爸说，“这是零花钱表格。” 比夫、奇普和基珀看着表格， 上面有他们的名字，名字旁边列着要做的家务。 “这个主意就是大家都要帮忙干活，”爸爸说，“太棒了对吧。” “可是它为什么叫零花钱表格呀？”基珀问

Dad tapped the chart. If you do the job without a fuss, he said, you get extra pocket money. Mom liked the idea. You need extra pocket money on holiday, she said. I suppose so, said Biff. So Biff washed up and Kipper dried. Chip took Floppy for a walk. Dad blew up the beds with the pump. I like the idea of this pocket money chart, said Mom. I don't, said Kipper.

爸爸敲了敲表格 “如果你们乖乖把活儿干完，不发牢骚，”他说，“就能拿到额外的零花钱。” 妈妈很喜欢这个主意 “你们放假的时候正需要额外的零花钱呀。”她说 “好像是哦。”比夫说 于是比夫洗碗，基珀擦干碗 奇普带弗洛皮去散步 爸爸用打气筒给气垫床打气 “这个零花钱表格的主意真不错。”妈妈说 “我可不觉得好。”基珀说

The next day they went to the beach. It was cold and windy, so nobody wanted to sit on the sand. Mom and Kipper played with Floppy. He chased a ball into the sea. Biff, Chip and Dad went to look for shells. Biff looked along the beach for shells. She picked up a strange looking rock. Look at this! She called. It's a rock with a spiral pattern in it. She showed it to Chip. It looks like a shell made of rock, he said.

第二天他们去了海边， 天气很冷还刮着风，没人愿意坐在沙滩上。 妈妈和基珀跟弗洛皮玩， 它追着球跑进了海里。 比夫、奇普和爸爸去找贝壳 比夫沿着海滩找贝壳， 她捡起了一块样子怪怪的石头。 “快来看这个！”她喊道 这是一块带螺旋花纹的石头 她把石头拿给奇普看 “它看起来像是石头做的贝壳。”他说

You found a fossil, said Dad. Once it was a shellfish, now it has turned into a rock. They showed it to Mom. It's millions of years old, she said. Millions of years, said Biff. That's amazing! They all began to look for fossils. Chip found a broken one. Biff liked looking for fossils. She wanted to find a really good one. It's time for supper, said Mom. Come on, let's go back to the campsite.

“你找到化石啦，”爸爸说， “它以前是个贝类，现在变成石头了。” 他们把化石拿给妈妈看， “它已经有几百万年的历史啦。”她说 “几百万年？”比夫说，“太神奇了！” 大家都开始找化石， 奇普找到了一块碎的。 比夫喜欢找化石， 她想找到一块特别好的。 “该吃晚饭啦，”妈妈说，“走吧，我们回营地去。”