Joey's Stop Sign

Joey's Stop Sign. Written by Maribeth Bolts. Illustrated by Ted Dawson.

《乔伊的停车标志》 作者：玛丽贝丝·博尔茨 绘者：泰德·道森

It was a hot August day. Joey and his sister Jenny played soccer in their front yard. Reuben and Rebecca joined them. Over here, shouted Reuben. Joey kicked the ball to Reuben. It rolled into the busy street and Reuben started to chase it.

那是八月炎热的一天。 乔伊和妹妹珍妮在自家前院踢足球。 鲁本和丽贝卡也过来一起玩。 “来这儿呀。”鲁本大喊。 乔伊把球踢给鲁本。 球滚到了车来车往的大街上，鲁本立刻追了过去。

Watch out, Ruben, Joey shouted. Just then a car whizzed by. The car hit the soccer ball and popped it. There are more cars on our street all the time, said Ruben.

“小心啊，鲁本！”乔伊大喊。 就在这时，一辆汽车呼啸而过。 汽车撞到足球，把球撞爆了。 “咱们这条街上的车一直都越来越多。”鲁本说。

It's harder to cross the street to get to school too, said Jenny. Or to Mr. Lupoys market, said Rebecca. Last week, Mrs. Murphy's dog Lucy got hit by a car. Lucy has a broken leg, said Joey.

“现在过马路去上学也更难了。”珍妮说。 “去卢波伊先生的杂货店也一样难。”丽贝卡说。 上周，墨菲太太的狗露西被车撞了。 “露西的腿都断了。”乔伊说。

A few nights later, Joey and Jenny talked to their parents. We've been doing our research, said Jenny. We think there should be stop signs at the corner. That will slow traffic and make it safer to cross our street.

几天后的晚上，乔伊和珍妮跟爸爸妈妈聊了这件事。 “我们一直在做调查呢。”珍妮说。 我们觉得路口应该装停车标志。 这样能让车辆减速，我们过马路也会更安全。

Stop signs are a great idea, said Mom. You've been counting cars before and after school? Yes, said Joey. Also, Ruben has a camera. He's been taking pictures of people trying to cross. Good work, said Dad. The next step is a petition.

“装停车标志是个好主意。”妈妈说。 你们上下学的时候一直在统计车流量吗？ “对呀。”乔伊回答。 而且鲁本有个相机。 他一直在拍那些想要过马路的人的照片。 “做得好。”爸爸说。 下一步就是写请愿书。