Albert’s Impossible Toothache(Part Two)

Albert不可能的牙痛(下）

By Barbara Williams

Illustrated by Doug Cushman

Albert’s mother put the ball and glove away and went outside to her worrying rock in the sun.

妈妈把球和手套放在一边，然后走到太阳底下她的担忧的石头上

She worried and worried.

她愁啊愁

Then she had a new idea.

然后她有了一个新主意

“Look, Albert, I brought the family album to show you the pictures we took in Disneyland.

“看，Albert，我把家庭相册拿过来了，看看我们在迪士尼照的相。

Sit up, Albert.”

Albert快坐直。”

“I can’t sit up,” said Albert.

“我不能坐直，”Albert说

“Why don’t you ever believe me?”

“为什么你就从来不相信我？”

Albert mother put the family album away

妈妈把家庭相册放到一边

and went into the living room to lie down on her worrying sofa.

然后来到客厅，在她那个担忧的沙发上躺了下来

She worried and worried.

她愁啊愁

She was still worried when Marybelle and Homer came home.

Marybelle和Homer回家的时候，她还是很担心

“How’s Albert?” asked Marybelle.

“Albert怎么样了？”Marybelle问

“He still says he has a toothache,” said Albert’s mother.

“他还是说他牙疼”妈妈说

“He just didn’t want to fight Dilworth Dunlap,” explained Marybelle.

“他就是不想和Dilworth Dunlap打架”Marybelle解释道

“He was waiting for Albert after school.”

“他放学后会等着Albert”

“If I had a toothache,

如果是我，就算牙疼，

I’d still fight Dilworth Dunlap,” announced Homer.

也还是会和Dilworth Dunlap打架，”Homer大声说

“Is that son of ours still playing possum?” Albert’s father asked when he got home from work.

“我们的儿子还是装病吗？”爸爸下班回来问

“Yes,” said Albert’s mother.

“是的”妈妈说

“I wish that he would remember he’s a turtle.”

“我希望他还记得自己是只乌龟”

“He just knew we were having cricket legs for dinner,” said Marybelle.

“他其实就是知道我们晚餐在吃蟋蟀腿”Marybelle说

“I don’t want any cricket legs either,” said Homer.

“我也不想吃蟋蟀腿”Homer说

After dinner Grandmother Turtle came over with gummy worms for all the children.

晚餐后，奶奶给所有的孩子们带来了蠕虫

“Can I have Albert’s?” asked Marybelle.

“我能吃Albert那份吗”Marybelle问

“He won’t want it.

他不想吃

He says he has a toothache.”

他说他牙疼”

“Isn’t that terrible?” said Albert’s mother.

“是不是很可怕？”妈妈说

“Can you believe your grandson would say an impossible thing like that?” asked Albert’s father.

“您相信您的孙子竟然会说出这么荒唐的事情吗？”爸爸说

“The trouble with all of you is that you never believe him” said Albert’s grandmother.

“问题就在于你们从来都不相信他的话”奶奶说道

Albert’s grandmother went into his bedroom.

奶奶来到Albert的卧室

“Well,” she said. “I hear you have a toothache.”

“嘿，我听说你牙疼”

“Yes’m” said Albert.

“是的夫人”Albert说

“Where do you have a toothache?” asked Albert’s grandmother.

“你哪里牙疼呢？”奶奶问他

“On my left toe,” said Albert.

“就在我的左脚趾上”Albert说

“A gopher bit me when I stepped in his hole.”

“我踩到了一只囊地鼠的洞，然后他咬了我”

“Well, I have just the thing to fix a toothache,” said Albert’s grandmother.

“哦，那我有东西能治好你的牙痛”奶奶说

She took her handkerchief from her purse

她从手提包里拿出一条手帕

and wrapped it around Albert’s toe.

然后把Albert的脚趾包好

Albert smiled toothlessly and got out of bed.

Albert张开没有牙齿的大嘴嘿嘿笑了，然后走下了床。

Well, that is all for the story Albert’s Impossible Toothache.

Do you think Albert a cute turtle？

Did he have a real toothache?

他真的是牙疼吗？

And what does he need actually?

那么他真正希望得到的是什么呢？

Cindy thinks the real thing he expects is the trust and caring of his family.

Cindy觉得他真正希望得到的是家人的信任和关心。

Hope all the parents can learn from this story and cure your children’s toothache correctly.

希望每一位家长朋友都能从这个故事中学到点什么，当你的孩子“牙痛”的时候，记得要正确治疗哦。

See you soon~

再见喽

重点词汇

album /'ælbəm/ 相册，专辑

Disneyland /ˈdɪznɪˌlænd/ 迪士尼乐园

sofa /'səʊfə/ 沙发

play possum /pleɪ/ /'pɒsəm/ 装病，装傻

cricket /'krɪkɪt/ 蟋蟀，板球

toe /təʊ/ 脚趾