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繪本簡介

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繪本節選

The children were having breakfast.

孩子們正在吃早餐。

This was not a pleasant sight.

這可不是讓人看了會開心的一幕。

Mrs. Large took a tray from the cupboard.

龐太太從廚房的柜子里拿出餐盤。

She set it with a teapot, a milk jug, her favorite cup and saucer, a plate of marmalade toast and aleftover cake from yesterday.

把茶壺、牛奶罐、她最喜歡的茶杯，涂了橘子果醬的烤面包片，還有昨天吃剩的小蛋糕放進餐盤里。

She stuffed the morning paper into her pocket and sneaked off toward the door.

再把報紙塞進口袋，偷偷地往門口走去。

“Where are you going with tray, Mom?” asked Laura.

“媽媽，你端著餐盤要去哪里?”蘿拉問。

“To the bathroom,” said Mrs. Large.

“去浴室”龐太太回答。

“Why?” asked the other two children.

“為什么?”另外兩個孩子問。

“Because I want five minutes’ peace from all of you,” said Mrs. Large. “That’s why.”

“因為我想自己一個人安靜5分鐘”龐太太回答。“就是這樣。”