What Was It Like?

What Was It Like?

《过去是什么样的？》

The children were excited. They were going to take part in a play. It was all about the history of the town. The play was going to be held in the park, and the children had to rehearse their scene. I hope we don't forget what to do, said Chip.

孩子们都很兴奋。 他们要参加一场戏剧演出， 讲的全是这座小镇的历史。 戏剧会在公园里上演，孩子们得排练他们的戏份。 “我希望咱们别忘了要做什么。”奇普说。

Gran had come to watch the rehearsal. My goodness! She said. I don't believe it. Biff is wearing a dress. That's because we're children from World War II. Said Biff. Girls didn't wear trousers then. Our town was bombed in the war. Said Chip. The bombing was called the Blitz. Gran could remember it. I was only a girl. She said. But I remember the Blitz well. You wore awful clothes like these? Said Biff.

奶奶来看排练了。 “我的天呀！”她说。 我真不敢相信，比夫居然穿裙子了。 “这是因为我们要演二战时期的小孩呀。”比夫说。 那时候女孩子都不穿裤子的。 “我们这座小镇在战争中被炸过。”奇普说。 那次轰炸叫闪电空袭。 奶奶还记得那段日子。 “那时候我还只是个小女孩呢。”她说。 可我对闪电空袭记得清清楚楚。 “你们那时候就穿这么难看的衣服吗？”比夫问。

We have to carry these boxes said Wilma. But they are empty. They weren't empty in the war said Gran. They had gas masks in them. We had to take them to school every day. Gas masks? Gasped wolf? Fantastic! The children rehearsed their parts. In the play, they were sent away to live in the country. It wasn't safe to stay in the town because of the bombing. We have to pretend to be upset said Wilma.

“我们得拿着这些箱子。”威尔玛说。 可它们是空的呀。 “战争的时候这些箱子可不是空的。”奶奶说。 里面装的是防毒面具。 我们每天都得带着它们去上学。 防毒面具？威尔夫惊讶地倒抽一口冷气。太不可思议了！ 孩子们开始排练他们的角色。 戏剧里，他们要被送到乡下居住。 因为有轰炸，待在城里不安全。 “我们得装出难过的样子。”威尔玛说。

Chip tried to pull a sad face. I'm going to pretend to cry, said Wilf. He made a loud noise blowing his nose. Stop it, said Biff. You're making me laugh. The others began to laugh too. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. We shouldn't laugh, said Wilma. Gran spoke to the children. The war was a terrible time for everyone, she said. It wasn't funny. We're sorry, Gran, said Chip. But it was a long time ago.

奇普试着摆出一副难过的表情。 “我打算装哭。”威尔夫说。 他擤鼻子的时候弄出好大的声响。 “别闹了。”比夫说。 你逗得我都想笑了。 其他人也跟着笑了起来。 哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈。 “我们不该笑的。”威尔玛说。 奶奶开口对孩子们说话。 “战争对每个人来说都是一段可怕的日子。”她说。 一点都不好笑。 “对不起，奶奶。”奇普说。 可那都是很久很久以前的事了呀。

After the rehearsal, Wilf and Wilma went home with Biff and Chip. Chip thought about the war. It must have been a hard time for children then, he said. It's hard to imagine what it was like, said Wilf. I can't wait to take these clothes off, said Biff. I hate wearing this dress. Suddenly, the magic key began to glow. The magic took the children off on another adventure. It took them back to a street in London.

排练结束后，威尔夫、威尔玛跟着比夫和奇普回了家。 奇普想到了战争的事。 “那时候的小朋友肯定过得特别苦。”他说。 “很难想象那时候到底是什么样的。”威尔夫说。 “我都迫不及待想把这身衣服脱掉了。”比夫说。 我讨厌穿这条裙子。 突然，魔法钥匙开始发光了。 魔法带着孩子们开启了另一场冒险。 它把他们带回了伦敦的一条街道上。