This is Olivia. She is good at lots of things.

这就是Olivia. 她擅长很多的东西。

She is very good at wearing people out.

她最拿手的啊，就是把别人累晕。

She even wears herself out.

她常常把自己也累晕。

Olivia has a little brother named Ian. He’s always copying.

Olivia有一个弟弟叫Ian。他总是爱模仿别人。

Sometimes Ian just won’t leave her alone, so Olivia has to be firm.

Ian有的时候，就是不愿意给自己的姐姐一刻儿的空闲。这个时候，Olivia就会装作一副很严酷的样子。

Olivia lives with her mother, her father, her brother, her dog, Perry, and Edwin, the cat.

Olivia和她的爸爸妈妈弟弟、小狗佩里、小猫艾德温住在一起。

In the morning, after she gets up, and moves the cat, and brushes her teeth, and combs her ears, and moves the cat,

早上起床之后，她先把小猫抱离开房间，刷好牙，理理她的耳朵，然后再把小猫抱出洗手间。

Olivia gets dressed. She has to try on everything.

Olivia开始打扮了。她把每件衣服都试一遍，每一件都要穿一遍。

On sunny days, Olivia likes to go to the beach.

天气晴朗的时候，她最喜欢去海边。

She feels it’s important to come prepared.

去海边的当务之急，就是要准备好去海边要带的东西。

Last summer when Olivia was little, her mother showed her how to make sand castles.

去年夏天，Olivia还小，她的妈妈就教过她如何用沙子堆城堡。

She got pretty good.

她堆得特别棒。

Sometimes Olivia likes to bask in the sun.

有的时候Olivia喜欢在太阳下，晒晒太阳浴。

When her mother sees that she’s had enough, they go home.

当她妈妈觉得晒够太阳了，她们就回家了。

Every day Olivia is supposed to take a nap.

每一天，Olivia都被要求睡午觉。

“It’s time for your you-know-what,” her mother says.

她妈妈过来叫她：“你知道该做什么了吧。”

Of course Olivia’s not at all sleepy.

可是啊，Olivia一点儿都不觉得困。

On rainy days, Olivia likes to go to the museum.

下雨天，Olivia喜欢去博物馆。

She heads straight for her favorite picture.

她会一直看着她最喜欢的那幅画。

Olivia looks at it for a long time.

一直盯着看，很久很久。

What could she be thinking?

她想什么呢？

But there is one painting Olivia just doesn’t get.

但是，博物馆里有一幅画，Olivia总是看不明白。

“I could do that in about five minutes,” she says to her mother.

她对妈妈说：“我在五分钟之内，就能画出一模一样的一幅画。”

As soon as she gets home she gives it a try.

一回到家，她就拿出了画笔蹦蹦跳跳地画了起来。

Time out.

时间到了。

After a nice bath, and a nice dinner, it’s time for bed.

舒舒服服地洗完澡，她美美地吃了一餐，然后就该上床睡觉了。

But of course Olivia’s not at all sleepy.

就跟中午一样，她一点儿也不困。

“Only five books tonight, Mommy.” She says.

她对妈妈说：“妈妈，今天晚上只读五本书。”

“No, Olivia, just one.”

妈妈说：“哦不，就一本。”

“How about four?”

“那四本怎么样？”

“Two.”

妈妈说：“两本。”

“Three.”

“三本吧。”

“Oh, all right, three. But that’s it!”

“三本就三本啦，不能变了啊。”

When they’ve finished reading, Olivia’s mother gives her a kiss and says, “You know, you really wear me out. But I love you anyway.”

当故事讲完的时候，Olivia的妈妈亲了亲她，说：“你知道吗，你真是让我累晕了。但是，不管怎么样，我还是很爱你。”

And Olivia gives her a kiss back and says, “I love you anyway too.”

Olivia亲了亲自己的妈妈，说：“不管怎么样，我也爱你。”