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She follows a daily routine that is both time-consuming and challenging.
她每天的工作既費時又有挑戰性。
It includes certain basic tasks:
包括一些基本任務：
watching the "grop." (That would be the fish.) Sweeping the rug in her room and her crib.
看“格羅”（一條魚）打掃自己房間的地毯和嬰兒床。
(Yes, Meghan sweeps her crib.)
（是的，梅根掃了掃她的嬰兒床。）
Sitting for a few minutes on the bottom shelf of the bookcase to determine whether she still fits there.
在書架最底層的架子上坐上幾分鐘，看看合不合適。
(She fit yesterday, and the prospects look good for tomorrow.)
（昨天還行，明天應該也不錯。）
Checking periodically on Edward.
定期去看一下愛德華。
Climbing in and out of the stroller for practice.
在嬰兒車爬進爬出。
Testing the sofa springs.
在沙發上蹦蹦跳跳。
Her constant companion through all of this is Dumpty, a shapeless rag doll whose best days are far behind him.
過程中，Dumpty（一個不像樣的布娃娃）一直陪伴著她，Dumpty的好日子到頭了。
A year ago, he was well stuffed and bursting with good cheer.
一年前，它壯壯的，歡聲笑語。
His perpetual smile endeared him to Meghan immediately.
梅根因為Dumpty永恒不變的微笑立刻喜歡上了它。
She provides his transportation; he provides her security.
梅根走哪都帶著Dumpty；Dumpty保護著梅根。
The filthier he grows, the more she seems to rely on his wisdom and homespun philosophy.
Dumpty越臟，梅根就愈加喜歡它的智慧和簡單樸實。
About a week ago, my wife put Dumpty in the washing machine, hoping at least to make him recognizable.
大約一個星期前，我的妻子把Dumpty放進洗衣機里，希望這樣至少能讓它干凈一些。
We were not ready for the emaciated creature that emerged. Dumpty had been disemboweled during the rinse cycle.
我們還沒有準備好迎接瘦弱的Dumpty。在沖洗過程中，Dumpty的“腸子”被攪的七零八落。
My wife spent 20 minutes picking his foam rubber intestines out of the machine.
妻子花了20分鐘從機器里取出它的泡沫橡膠“腸子”。
We thought Meghan might discard this mere shell of a Dumpty.
我們以為梅根可能會把它丟掉。
We were wrong.
但我們錯了。
There was no detectable difference in her relationship with him,
梅根和Dumpty的關系沒有明顯的區別，
except that she found him easier to carry while performing her chores.
除了在做家務的時候，梅根發現Dumpty更容易攜帶。
