Brynn is fourteen. Her parents are going to a work dinner tonight. She is home alone.
布琳十四岁。今晚她的父母要去参加一个工作聚餐。她一个人在家。
"There's food in the fridge," her mom says. "You can cook something. You'll be fine."
“冰箱里有吃的，”她妈妈说，“你可以做点什么。你没问题的。”
Brynn looks in the fridge. She finds pasta, tomatoes, and cheese. She decides to make pasta with tomato sauce.
布琳看了看冰箱。她找到了意大利面、西红柿和奶酪。她决定做西红柿酱意面。
She fills a pot with water and puts it on the stove. She cuts the tomatoes next.
她在锅里装满水，放到炉子上。接着她切西红柿。
The water boils, and Brynn adds the pasta. She checks the clock and sets a timer for ten minutes.
水开了，布琳把意面放进去。她看了看钟，定了十分钟的计时器。
She tries to make the sauce next. She adds too much salt by accident. The sauce tastes strange.
接下来她试着做酱。她不小心放了太多盐。酱的味道很怪。
Brynn tastes it again and frowns. She remembers a video about cooking and adds a spoon of sugar.
布琳又尝了一口，皱起了眉头。她想起了一个做饭的视频，就加了一勺糖。
She tastes the sauce again. This time, it tastes good.
她再次尝了尝酱。这一次，味道不错。
The timer rings, and Brynn drains the pasta. She mixes it with the sauce and puts it on a plate.
计时器响了，布琳把意面沥干。她把面和酱拌在一起，盛到盘子里。
She sits at the table and eats her first solo dinner. It isn't perfect, but she finishes every bite.
她坐在桌旁，吃着自己的第一顿独自做的晚饭。它不完美，可是她把每一口都吃完了。
When her parents come home, Brynn tells them about the sauce mistake. "I fixed it myself," she says with a big smile.
父母回到家，布琳跟他们讲了酱放错盐的事。“我自己把它补救过来了，”她笑得很灿烂。
Her mom tastes a small bite from the pot. "This is really good, Brynn," she says. "You did this all by yourself?"
她妈妈从锅里尝了一小口。“真的很好吃，布琳，”她说，“这都是你自己做的？”
"All by myself," Brynn says proudly. She washes the dishes and feels ready to cook again next week.
“全是我自己做的，”布琳骄傲地说。她洗了碗，觉得下周又可以做饭了。
