爸爸的新褲子：不辜負(fù)家人的好心 家庭就會(huì)美滿

爸爸的新褲子：不辜負(fù)家人的好心家庭就會(huì)美滿17Papa"sNewPants

爸爸的新褲子

Papasawpurplepantsatthemarket.Hetoldtheshopkeeper,"We"rehavingapicnictomorrow.Imusthavethosepants."

爸爸在商場(chǎng)看中了一條紫色的褲子，便對(duì)老板說(shuō)：“我們明天要去野餐，我一定要買下這條褲子?！?/p>

WhenPapatriedthemon,theshopkeepersaid,"Aperfectfit.Alittlelong,butdon"tworry.Theyneedtobeshortenedonlythelengthofathumb."

他穿上褲子試了一下，老板評(píng)價(jià)道：“真合身。稍微有點(diǎn)兒長(zhǎng)，不過(guò)別擔(dān)心，只要裁掉拇指那么長(zhǎng)就行了?！?/p>

Papapaidforthemandwenthome.Heaskedhiswife,"Canyouhemmynewpantsbeforethepicnictomorrow?Theyneedtobeshortenedonlythelengthofathumb.I"ddoitmyself,butImakesuchamesswhenIsew."

爸爸付錢買下褲子，回家去了。他問(wèn)媽媽：“你可不可以趕在明天野餐之前幫我把新褲子扦一下褲邊呢？只需要裁掉拇指那么長(zhǎng)就行了。我本來(lái)想自己動(dòng)手的，不過(guò)我每次做針線活兒都會(huì)弄得一團(tuán)糟。”

Mamasaid,"Can"tyouseehowbusyIam?Ifwe"regoingtohaveapicnic,firstImustbakethecakes.ThenImustcuttomatoesandcucumbersforthesalad."

媽媽回答道：“你沒(méi)看見(jiàn)我有多忙嗎？咱們要去野餐的話，我得先把蛋糕烤好，還得把番茄和黃瓜切好，這樣才能做蔬菜沙拉?！?/p>

Icanseehowbusyyouare.Papasighed."I"llaskNina."

“我知道你有多忙了，”爸爸嘆了口氣，“那我去問(wèn)問(wèn)尼娜吧?！?/p>

Hefoundhisoldestdaughtergoingoutthedoorwithhersatchel."Nina,canyoushortenmypantsfortomorrow?Theyneedtobecutonlythelengthofathumb."

他看見(jiàn)大女兒正背著書(shū)包向門外走去?！澳崮?，你可以幫爸爸把褲子改短一點(diǎn)嗎？我明天穿。只需要剪掉拇指那么長(zhǎng)就行了?！監(jiān)h,Papa,Ninasaid,"lookatthislistMamagaveme.FirstImustgotothebaker"sandorderfreshpitafortomorrow.ThenImustbuydrinksatthegrocerystore.Askoneofthetwins."“噢，爸爸，”尼娜說(shuō)，“看看媽媽給我的購(gòu)物清單。我得先去面包店為明天的野餐預(yù)訂一些新鮮的空心圓面包，接著還要去雜貨店買飲料。你讓雙胞胎中的哪個(gè)幫你弄一下吧?！盩hetwinswereintheirbedroom.MargotwasbraidingBecky"shair.雙胞胎在她們的臥室里，瑪戈正在給貝姬編辮子。Canoneofyoufixmypantsforthepicnic?askedPapa."Theyneedtobeshortenedonlythelengthofathumb."“你們誰(shuí)能幫爸爸扦一下褲邊嗎？我明天要穿去野餐，”爸爸問(wèn)道，“只需要裁掉拇指那么長(zhǎng)就行了?！盬ewanttolookprettyforthepicnic,Beckysaid."WhenMargotfinishesmyhair,I"mgoingtobraidhers."“我們正在為明天的野餐梳妝打扮呢，”貝姬說(shuō)，“瑪戈幫我編好辮子以后，我還要幫她編呢?！盡axtuggedathisfather"ssleeve."Letmeshortenthem.Iknowwhattodo."馬克斯拽了拽爸爸的袖子?！白屛也冒?，我知道該怎么弄。”Nonsense,saidPapa,laughing.You"retoolittle."“胡說(shuō)，”爸爸笑著說(shuō)，“你還太小吶?！盤(pán)apawasdisappointedhewouldn"tbeabletowearhisnewpantstothepicnic.Hewentoutsidetowaterthegarden.爸爸不能穿著新褲子去野餐了，他感到很失望，就到外面給花圃澆水去了。Maxliftedthepantsoffthehook.I"llshowPapathatI"mnottooyoung.Aftermeasuringthelengthofhisthumb,Maxcutapurplestripfromeachleg.Snip,snip.ThenhefoldedthecutedgesinsideandstitchedthemwiththreadfromMama"ssewingbox.WhenMaxhungthepantsbackonthehookinPapa"sbedroom,hethoughttheylookedasgoodasnew.馬克斯把爸爸的褲子從掛衣鉤上取了下來(lái)。我要向爸爸證明自己并不小。他先用拇指量了一下長(zhǎng)度，然后從每條褲腿上剪下一塊紫色布料。咔嚓，咔嚓。接著他把剪好的褲邊折進(jìn)去，從媽媽的針線盒里拿出針線把它們縫好。當(dāng)馬克斯重新把褲子掛回爸爸臥室里的掛衣鉤上時(shí)，他覺(jué)得這條褲子看起來(lái)就像新買的一樣好。Papaisgoingtothinkwe"reselfish,Margotsaidtohersister."Whydon"twetakearestfromthisbraiding?Youhemoneleg,andI"llhemtheother."“爸爸會(huì)覺(jué)得咱們很自私，”瑪戈對(duì)妹妹說(shuō)，“要不咱倆先別編辮子了，一人負(fù)責(zé)縫一條褲腿怎么樣？”Beckyagreed.貝姬同意了。Eachgirlmeasuredthelengthofherthumb.Snip,snip.Offcameapurplestripfromtheleftleg.Snip,snip.Offcameastripfromtheright.Theyfoldedtheroughedgesunderand,withpurplethreadfromthesewingbox,hemmedthepants.她倆每人都用拇指量好長(zhǎng)度。咔嚓，咔嚓。一條紫色布料從左邊褲腿上掉了下來(lái)。咔嚓，咔嚓。又一條紫色布料從右邊褲腿上掉了下來(lái)。她們把參差不齊的褲邊折進(jìn)去，從針線盒中取出紫色的線把褲邊縫好。Don"tsayaword!saidBecky."Itwillbeasurprise."“一個(gè)字都不許說(shuō)哦！”貝姬說(shuō)，“這是一個(gè)驚喜?！盬henNinacamehomefromshopping,thepantswerebackontheirhook.IhopePapadidn"tthinkIwasrude,rushingofflikethat.Icanfixthemnow.Ninameasuredthelengthofherthumb.Snip,snip.Whenshefinishedhemmingthepants,shereturnedthemtoPapa"sroom.當(dāng)尼娜采購(gòu)?fù)昊氐郊視r(shí)，褲子又重新被掛回了衣鉤上。尼娜想，剛剛我急匆匆地就跑了，希望爸爸不會(huì)覺(jué)得我很沒(méi)禮貌，現(xiàn)在我有時(shí)間縫褲邊了。尼娜用拇指比劃了一下。咔嚓，咔嚓。她把褲邊縫好以后，又把褲子放回了爸爸的房間。Aftereveryonehadgonetosleep,Mamaputthelastofthefoodintherefrigerator.Shesatdowntorest.PoorPapa,shethought.I"llfixthosepantssohecanwearthemtomorrow.Shesnippedandstitcheduntilthejobwasdone.大家都睡了，媽媽把準(zhǔn)備好的最后一部分野餐放進(jìn)冰箱，這才坐下來(lái)休息?？蓱z的爸爸，她心想，我?guī)退蜒澴痈母陌?，這樣他明天就能穿了。媽媽剪剪縫縫，直到把褲子改好。WhenPapawokeupinthemorning,hesawhisnewpantsandsighed.Maybenoonewillnoticethey"reabittoolong,hethought.Hepulledthepantson.What"sgoingonhere?Hewondered.Thefamilyfoundhimstandinginfrontofthemirror.爸爸早上醒來(lái)看到自己的新褲子，嘆了口氣。他想，也許沒(méi)人會(huì)注意到這褲子有點(diǎn)兒長(zhǎng)吧。他穿上了新褲子?？涩F(xiàn)在這是怎么回事呢？爸爸很納悶。全家人都看見(jiàn)爸爸站在鏡子前面。Papa,whathappenedtoyourpants?everyoneasked.“爸爸，你的褲子是怎么回事兒呀？”大家都問(wèn)他。Ijusttookoffabit,Maxsaid.“我只剪短了一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)?！瘪R克斯說(shuō)。You?Papaaskedustoshortenthem,thetwinssaid.“你？爸爸叫我倆改來(lái)著。”雙胞胎說(shuō)。Youalsoshortenedthem?saidNina."SodidI."

“你們也把這條褲子改短了？”尼娜問(wèn)，“我也改了呀?！盇ndsodidI!Mamasaid,suppressingalaugh.“還有我！”媽媽補(bǔ)充道，忍著沒(méi)笑出聲來(lái)。Oh,Papa,whatwillyoudo?Ninacried."Wecan"tmakethemlonger."

“噢，爸爸，那你要怎么辦呢？”尼娜大聲喊道，“我們也沒(méi)法把褲子改長(zhǎng)了呀?！?/p>

Papalaughedsohardthattearsrolleddownhischeeks.Whenatlasthecouldspeak,hesaid,"Nobodywantedtodisappointme.WhatagreatfamilyIhave."

爸爸笑得眼淚都順著臉頰流下來(lái)了。等他終于止住笑可以說(shuō)話時(shí)，他說(shuō)：“你們每個(gè)人都不想讓我失望，我擁有一個(gè)多么棒的家庭呀！”

Wait,saidMargot."Ihaveanidea.Ifeveryonehelps,wecanhavethosepantsreadyintime."

“等等，”瑪戈說(shuō)，“我有一個(gè)主意。如果大家都來(lái)幫忙的話，我們還來(lái)得及把褲子改好?！盡axranforthesewingbasket.Thetwinsmeasuredandcut.Mamahemmedtheleftleg,Ninatheright.Whentheyfinishedsewing,Mamasaid,"Gotryonyourne