Marisa sees a sign-up sheet at the community center. The town has a spring fundraiser this Saturday. Volunteers can help at the bake sale table. Or they can help at the used book table.
玛丽莎在社区中心看到一张报名表。小镇这个星期六要举办春季募捐活动。志愿者可以去义卖烘焙点心的桌子帮忙。也可以去二手书的桌子帮忙。
Marisa likes both jobs. She bakes cookies every weekend. She also reads three books a month. She cannot choose right away.
玛丽莎两个工作都喜欢。她每个周末都烤饼干。她每个月也读三本书。她一时没法做决定。
She asks the organizer, Mr. Winslow, about both jobs. "The bake sale needs fast baking," he says. "The book table needs careful sorting."
她向组织者温斯洛先生询问了这两项工作。“烘焙义卖需要动作快的烘焙，”他说，“书桌需要仔细的整理。”
Marisa thinks about her kitchen at home. She has cookie dough in the freezer already. She thinks about her bookshelf too. It is neat and full.
玛丽莎想起了家里的厨房。她的冰箱冷冻室里已经有现成的饼干面团。她又想起了自己的书架。它整洁又满当。
"I choose the bake sale," Marisa says. "I already have cookies ready to bake." She smiles. "Baking makes people happy fast."
“我选烘焙义卖，”玛丽莎说，“我已经备好了要烤的饼干面团。”她笑了笑。“烘焙能很快让人开心。”
Mr. Winslow writes her name on the list. "Perfect," he says. "We need forty dozen cookies by Saturday."
温斯洛先生把她的名字写在名单上。“太好了，”他说，“星期六之前，我们需要四十打饼干。”
Marisa laughs. "Forty dozen? I need extra butter!"
玛丽莎笑了。“四十打？我得多备点黄油了！”
She walks home and checks her kitchen. She counts her eggs and her flour. She makes a shopping list for the store.
她走回家，查看了自己的厨房。她数了数鸡蛋和面粉。她列了一张去商店的采购清单。
On Saturday morning, Marisa arrives early. She carries six full trays of cookies. She sets up the table. She lines up the treats in neat rows.
星期六早上，玛丽莎早早就到了。她端来了满满六盘饼干。她摆好桌子。她把点心整整齐齐地排成一排一排。
Many people come to her table. "These smell wonderful," says a woman at the front. "Can I get a dozen chocolate chip cookies?"
许多人来到她的桌前。“这些闻起来太香了，”排在最前面的一位女士说，“能给我来一打巧克力豆饼干吗？”
Marisa grabs a paper bag. "Here you go," she says.
玛丽莎拿起一个纸袋。“给您，”她说。
The line gets very long. Marisa waves at a boy from the book table. He waves back at her. Then he turns to help his own customers.
队伍越排越长。玛丽莎朝书桌那边的一个男孩挥了挥手。他也向她挥手回应。然后他转身去招呼自己的顾客了。
