Only One Aunt Maggie

Only One Aunt Maggie, written by Elise Sweeney. Illustrated by Joel Snyder.

《独一无二的玛吉姨妈》，作者：伊莉丝·斯威尼 插图：乔尔·斯奈德

Aunt Maggie is coming. Guess who called today to say she is due for a visit? Adam's mom squealed. Before Adam or his dad had time to guess, Adam's mom answered her own question. My sister, Aunt Maggie is coming this weekend. Woohoo, Adam chanted, waving his arms over his head. Well, I can see you're terribly upset over this news, Dad chuckled, serving himself salad.

玛吉姨妈要来了。 猜猜今天谁打电话说要过来拜访呀？ 亚当妈妈兴奋地叫道。 亚当和爸爸还没来得及猜，亚当妈妈就自己说出了答案。 我妹妹玛吉姨妈这周末要来啦。 喔呼！亚当挥舞着胳膊欢呼起来。 爸爸给自己盛沙拉，笑着说：“看得出来，你们听到这个消息都开心坏啦”

That evening, the Wiles family laughed up a storm, sharing Aunt Maggie's stories. Remember last year when Aunt Maggie came into my second grade class and helped us bake a three -foot -high volcano cake that erupted? Adam recalled. Or the time she got all of us to do that ridiculous cheer at your soccer game, added Dad. There was one thing that the Wiles family knew for sure. Aunt Maggie was the most fun person they knew.

那天晚上，怀尔斯一家聊起玛吉姨妈的趣事，笑个不停。 还记得去年玛吉姨妈去我二年级教室，帮我们烤了个三英尺高、还会“喷发”的火山蛋糕吗？ 亚当回忆说。 爸爸补充道：还有一回，她拉着咱们所有人在你的足球赛上跳了那支超好笑的助威舞呢。 有一件事怀尔斯一家百分百确定。 玛吉姨妈是他们认识的最有意思的人。

Summon your building partner." When Aunt Maggie arrived on Friday, she eagerly unpacked toys from her recent trip to Russia and her latest picture book that she wrote and illustrated. Then she cupped her hands to her mouth and announced, It's fort time. Summon your building partner. Yahoo! roared Adam, running to call Dario who lived next door. An hour later, Aunt Maggie and the boys built a pillow, cushion, and blanket fort spanning two rooms.

快喊上你的搭建搭档！ 周五玛吉姨妈到家后，她迫不及待地拆开行李：里面有她刚从俄罗斯旅行带回来的玩具，还有她自己写文画插图的最新绘本。 接着她拢起手凑在嘴边宣布：搭堡垒时间到！ 快喊上你的搭建搭档！ 耶！亚当大喊着，跑去找住在隔壁的达里奥。 一个小时后，玛吉姨妈和两个男孩就用枕头、靠垫和毯子，搭出了一个占满两个房间的大堡垒。

A Day of Painting and Baking The next morning, Adam made his Saturday morning specialty, buckwheat pancakes with bananas. After breakfast, Dario came over for a day of painting and baking. Aunt Maggie taught the boys a fancy brushstroke for making realistic -looking clouds. After lunch, the trio baked a racetrack cake, topped with race cars from Adam's car collection. Your aunt is so cool, Dario told Adam before heading home for dinner.

画画烘焙的一天 第二天早上，亚当做了他的周六招牌早餐：香蕉荞麦煎饼。 早饭后，达里奥过来了，今天一整天大家都要一起画画做烘焙。 玛吉姨妈教男孩们一种特别的画笔技法，可以画出逼真的云朵。 午饭后，三个人烤了一个赛道造型的蛋糕，上面摆着亚当收藏的玩具赛车。 你玛吉姨妈太酷啦！达里奥回家吃晚饭前对亚当说。

Aunt Maggie's Travel Stories After dinner at Adam's house, the family gathered to hear Aunt Maggie's travel stories. The family room was set up like a theater with Aunt Maggie seated in a chair facing her audience. Everyone's eyes were glued to Aunt Maggie as she spoke, and everyone's hands were busy popping grapes in their mouths. Can I get anyone more grapes, Adams' mom asked between stories. No, thank you, said Aunt Maggie. But do you have any chips? Not today, Mom replied. Well, you know me, said Aunt Maggie, pulling a bag of chips from her tote. I never leave home without my two favorite foods, chocolate and chips. Then she told of an ice sculpture festival where she saw an ice lion as tall as the ceiling and an ice castle as big as the house.

玛吉姨妈的旅行故事 晚饭后，一家人围坐在一起听玛吉姨妈讲旅行见闻。 客厅被布置成小剧场，玛吉姨妈坐在椅子上，对着大家。 所有人都目不转睛地听玛吉姨妈说话，手里还不停往嘴里塞葡萄。 亚当妈妈在故事间隙问：谁还要再来点葡萄吗？ 不用啦，谢谢，玛吉姨妈说。 不过你们有薯片吗？ 今天没有哦，妈妈回答。 玛吉姨妈一边从手提包里掏出一袋薯片，一边说：你们懂我的呀， 我出门永远都会带上最爱的两样东西：巧克力和薯片。 接着她讲了冰雕节的见闻：她看到了一头和天花板一样高的冰狮子，还有一栋和这栋房子一样大的冰城堡。