In came Laura. “Can I read you a page from my read you a page from my reading book?” she asked.
萝拉进来了。“我可以念一页故事给你听吗？”她问
“No, Laura,” said Mrs. Large. “Go on, all of you, off downstairs.”
“不行萝拉”庞太太说。“出去，你们都到楼下去。”
“You let Lester play his tune,” said Laura.
“你都让莱斯特吹笛子了”萝拉说
“I heard. You let Lester play his tune," said Laura."I heard. You like him better than me. It’s not fair.”
"我听到了，你比较喜欢他，不喜欢我，这不公平"
“Oh, don’t be silly, Laura,” said Mrs. Large “Go on then. Just one page.”
“没有这回事，萝拉”庞太太说“好吧，你念吧，不过只能念一页哦。”
So Laura read. She read four and a half pages of “Little Red Riding Hood.”
于是萝拉开始念。她把《小红帽》这本书念了四页半。
In came the little one with a trunkful of toys.
最小的弟弟抱着一鼻子玩具进来了。
“For you!” he beamed, flinging them all into the bath water.
“给你！”他微笑着，把玩具一股脑全都丢进水里。
“Thank you, dear,” said Mrs. Large weakly.
“谢谢你，小宝贝”庞太太有气无力的说。
“Can I see the cartoons in the paper?” asked Laura.
“我可以看报纸上的漫画吗？”萝拉问
“Can I have the cake?” asked Lester.
“我可以吃那个蛋糕吗？”莱斯特问
“Can I get in with you?” asked the little one.
“我可以和你一起泡澡吗？”
Mrs. Large groaned.
庞太太发出“哦——哦——”的无奈叹息声
In the end they all got in.
最后，三个孩子都跳进浴缸了。
The little one was in such a hurry that he forget to take off his pajamas.
小弟弟太急了，连睡衣都忘了脱。
Mrs. Large got out. She dried herself, put on her bathrobe and headed for the door.
庞太太走出浴缸，她擦干身体，穿上浴袍，准备走出浴室。
“Where are you going now, Mom?” asked Laura.
“你现在要去哪儿，妈妈？”萝拉问
“To the kitchen,” said Mrs. Large.
“去厨房”庞太太说
“Why?” asked Lester.
“为什么？”莱斯特问
“Because I want five minutes’ peace from all of you,” said Mrs. Large. “That’s why.”
“因为我想自己一个人安静5分钟”庞太太回答。“就是这样。”
And off she went downstairs,
然后，她走下楼
where she had three minutes and forty-five seconds of peace before they all came to join her.
在孩子们还没下楼以前，她安安静静的度过了三分钟又四十五秒。
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