Anika baked a chocolate cake for Chidi's birthday picnic. She decorated it with fresh strawberries on top. It looked perfect sitting on the kitchen counter.
阿妮卡为奇迪的生日野餐烤了一个巧克力蛋糕。她在上面装饰了新鲜的草莓。它放在厨房台面上，看起来完美极了。
She carried the cake carefully to her car. One shoe slipped on the wet driveway. The cake slid right off the plate.
她小心翼翼地把蛋糕端向她的车。她的一只鞋在潮湿的车道上滑了一下。蛋糕直接从盘子里滑了出去。
Anika stared at the mess on the ground. Strawberries rolled in every direction. She checked the time and felt her stomach drop.
阿妮卡盯着地上的一片狼藉。草莓向四面八方滚去。她看了看时间，心一下子沉了下去。
The picnic started in twenty minutes. There was no time to bake another cake. She needed a fast plan.
野餐二十分钟后就开始了。没时间再烤一个蛋糕了。她需要一个快速的办法。
She grabbed her car keys. She drove to the bakery on Main Street. The shop had one tray of cupcakes left. She bought all twelve right away.
她抓起车钥匙。她开车去了主街上的面包店。店里只剩一盘纸杯蛋糕了。她马上把十二个全买了下来。
Anika arrived at the park a few minutes late. Chidi waved from the picnic blanket. "Where's the famous cake?" he asked with a grin.
阿妮卡晚了几分钟才到公园。奇迪在野餐垫上朝她挥手。“那个大名鼎鼎的蛋糕呢？”他咧嘴笑着问。
"There was a small accident," Anika admitted. She held up the cupcake box. "These are the backup plan."
“出了点小意外。”阿妮卡承认道。她举起了纸杯蛋糕盒。“这些是备用方案。”
Chidi opened the box and laughed. "Twelve cupcakes for six people," he said. "This is a great birthday."
奇迪打开盒子，笑了起来。“十二个纸杯蛋糕，六个人吃。”他说。“这是个很棒的生日。”
Everyone grabbed two cupcakes each. They sat down on the grass. Anika told the story of the sliding cake. The whole group laughed a lot.
每个人拿了两个纸杯蛋糕。他们在草地上坐下。阿妮卡讲起了蛋糕滑落的故事。大家笑成一团。
The next year, Anika baked two cakes just in case. Chidi laughed at her new backup plan. Nothing fell this time.
第二年，阿妮卡烤了两个蛋糕以防万一。奇迪笑她这个新的备用方案。这一次，什么都没有掉。
