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Unit 24 A wish for baby
第24單元 為寶寶祈福
The phone woke Trisha-Marie Taylor up from a night of tossing and turning. She plotted her little feet on the floor and raced to the hallway. Normally, she would put on her Mickey Mouse slippers first to combat the cold tiles, but not today.
特瑞沙-瑪莎·泰勒整晚翻來覆去睡不著覺，突然電話鈴聲響起，她趕緊跳下床，跑到走廊。要是平常，她會先穿上米老鼠拖鞋以抵擋冰冷的瓷磚，可是今天她卻沒這么做。
Today was an important day and she was too nervous to care about the icy floor. You see, last night as the Taylor family sat down for their evening meal, Mrs. Taylor went into labor. The doctor told them the baby was having troubles and that it might go live in the crowds with other little babies.
今天是重要的一天，她緊張到根本沒注意地板有多冰冷。昨晚當泰勒一家人坐下來用餐時，泰勒太太生下小孩，醫生告訴他們寶寶有問題，要暫時和其他嬰兒一起隔離觀察。
Before bed Trisha-Marie with her teddy prayed for her little brother to be safe. She heard the phone being hung up as she ran down the stairs and into the kitchen where her aunt was. Trisha loved her auntie. She was a kind woman with soft skin.
特瑞沙-瑪莎上床前，還帶著泰迪熊禱告，希望他的弟弟平安無事。當她跑下樓梯進到廚房時，阿姨剛好掛上電話，特瑞沙很喜歡她的阿姨，她心腸很好、皮膚很柔軟。
"Trisha-Marie," said her aunt, "Why don't you go get some paper and crayons. We have a welcome home card to make for your new baby brother." Trisha huggged her aunt's leg and skipped off to find her favorite red crayon.
“特瑞沙-瑪莎”阿姨說：“快點去拿紙和蠟筆，我們要做張歡迎回家賀卡給你剛出生的弟弟。”特瑞沙抱了阿姨的大腿，然后跑去找她最喜歡的紅色蠟筆。
【美】 Meredith Walker 著 陳怡芬 譯
上海交通大學出版社出版
