1. Papa Bear takes out a notice from the Bear Family's mailbox. It is about a meeting that night.
熊爸爸从家庭邮箱里拿出一张通知。是关于当天晚上会议的通知。
2. Mama Bear calls Gramps and Gran. When Mama and Papa are away, Brother and Sister Bear can stay with them.
熊妈妈打电话给熊爷爷和熊奶奶。当熊爸爸和熊妈妈不在家的时候，小熊兄妹可以跟他们呆在一起。(注：Gramps和Gran是grandpa和grandma的昵称。)
3. But Gramps and Gran are going to the meeting, too. So Brother and Sister can't stay with them.
但是熊爷爷和熊奶奶也要去开会。所以他们不能照看小熊兄妹了。
4. "Why can't we go with you?" asks Sister. "Yeah!" says Brother Bear. "Because," says Papa, "this meeting is for grown-ups."
“为什么我们不能跟你们一起去呢?”熊妹妹问。“对啊!”熊哥哥说。“因为，”熊爸爸说，“这是个成人会议。”
5. "Well, where are we going to stay?" the cubs want to know. "You're going to stay right here," says Mama. She puts down the phone. "Alone?" asks Sister.
“喔，那我们要去哪里?”想知道。“你们就呆在家里，”熊妈妈说。她放下电话。“就我们两个人?”熊妹妹问。
6. "Of course not," says Mama. "You will have a sitter." "A sitter?" says Brother."Who?" "Mrs Grizzle," says Mama. "Mrs Grizzle!" The cubs begin to worry.
“当然不是，”熊妈妈说。“会给你们找个保姆的。”“保姆?”熊哥哥问。“谁?”“Grizzle夫人，”熊妈妈说。“Grizzle夫人!”孩子们开始担心了。
7. Once, their ball went into Mrs Grizzle's flower garden. Mrs Grizzle wasn't happy about it. Another time, Brother's kite bumped Mrs Grizzle's hat. She was angry.
有一次，他们的球踢进了Grizzle夫人的花园。Grizzle夫人有点生气。还有一次，熊哥哥的风筝撞到了Grizzle夫人的帽子。她很恼火。
8. "She won't be a good sitter!" says Brother. Mrs Grizzle is on her way to the tree house. Will she be a good sitter?
“她不会是个好保姆的!”熊哥哥说。Grizzle夫人正在来树房的路上。她会是个好保姆吗?
学习笔记
put down 放下
She puts down the phone. 她放下电话。
on the way to... 在去……的路上
Mrs Grizzle is on her way to the tree house. Mrs Grizzle正在去树房的路上。
练一练
小熊兄妹曾多次冒犯 Mrs Grizzle，比如：损坏了她的花园，放风筝时碰了她的头。现在，Mrs Grizzle 要来做保姆。她会怎么对待小熊兄妹呢?让我们预测一下吧。
A. 公报私仇。She'll beat them and ask them not to tell their parents.
B. She'll say nothing to them.
C. 不计前嫌。She'll be good to them.
