A perfectly Awful Day （糟糕透顶的一天）

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Lz42127mV/?spm_id_from=333.999.0.0&vd_source=f47173c6ece362dfbe9a439ae6addcce

 

 

 

The first Wednesday of every month was always a "Perfectly Awful Day" at the John Grier Home for Orphans.

每个月的第一个星期三总是约翰-格里尔孤儿院的 "完美糟糕日"。

That's when the trustees and the ladies' committee visited us

就在那时，托管人和妇女委员会拜访了我们

Of course , we gave them tea and sandwiches.

当然，我们给了他们茶和三明治。

But this was more than a social call

但这不仅仅是一次社交活动

These men and women were also inspecting us

这些男男女女也在检查我们

everything at our orphanage had to be perfect

我们孤儿院的一切都必须完美无缺

There was so much work to do!

要做的工作太多了！

And as the oldest orphan, I Jerusha Abbott did most of it

作为最年长的孤儿，我杰鲁莎-阿博特承担了大部分工作

One Wednesday I was on my feet at five o'click in the morning.

有一个星期三，我早上五点就起床了。

I mopped floors, dusted chairs , and made beds

我拖地、擦椅子灰尘、整理床铺

I helped to scrub and dress 97 squirming orphans

我帮 97 名蠕动的孤儿擦洗和穿衣

 

 

I also reminded them to behave

If a trustee of lady speaks to you , what do you say?

The children looked at each other and burst into giggles

You say , Yes ,sir or No ma'am