跟孩子一起读绘本《The Samosa Thief》偷咖喱角的贼

《The Samosa Thief》偷咖喱角的贼

Samosa,这个我实在不知道是什么食物，直接用翻译软件，会翻译成萨莫萨，仍然不知道是什么，于是我去百度上找了这个词，原来是印度咖喱角。虽然没有吃过，但是在译文中就好理解多了。孩子也比较好理解。

咖喱角(英语:Samosa)也称“咖喱卜”,是新加坡、马来西亚和泰国等东南亚地区常见的小吃。其是以薄面皮卷上馅料成三角形状,再经油炸而成的食品,其中含牛肉碎的称为咖哩牛肉角。

我18岁的时候，养过一只小狗，名叫乐乐，小狗特别的淘气，成天上蹿下跳的。还特别的嘴馋，什么都想尝一尝。有一天，家里人拿回了一块狗肉，看到有人吃到嘴里，自己也总想来吃一块。于是跟它说：这可是狗肉，你还想吃同类的吗？但是狗怎么可能听得懂人语，被它缠得没办法，拿一块给它闻了闻，它很认真地闻了闻，终于走开了。万幸万幸，它没有吃同类的肉。

我女儿小名叫悠悠，我跟她说，取这个名字是因为养过一只叫乐乐的狗，不论是小狗，还是小孩，我都希望能够快快乐乐的。我把乐乐当作自己的弟弟，结果女儿自己理解了一下这个话，最终她说：“原来，我还有个狗舅舅。”[呲牙][呲牙][赞]

When Mum made samosas, everyone wanted one. The twins, Sunita and Sanjay, thought Mum's samosas were great.

每当妈妈做咖喱角的时候，每个人都特别喜欢 ，每个人都要吃上一个。那对双胞胎，桑妮娅和桑杰，都认为妈妈做的咖喱角美味无比。

So did Dad and their older brother Raj.

爸爸和双胞胎的哥哥拉杰也是这样认为的。

So did Grandmma and Grandpa.

就连爷爷奶奶也是这样认为的。

Even the dog Benji loced them! The samosas never lasted very long.

还有同样想法的，还有他们养的小狗狗本基。所以咖喱角一上桌就会一扫而空，永远不会有剩余。

One Saturday, Mum was in the kitchen making samosas. Sunita and Sanjay were in the garden playing with Benji.

一个星期六，妈妈在厨房里做咖喱角。桑妮娅和桑杰在花园里和本基一起玩。

The window was open, and the twins could smell the samosas cooking. Benji could smell them too. His nose was twitching!

厨房的窗户打开了，双胞胎闻到了正在烹煮的咖喱角的香味。本基也闻到了香味，它的鼻子可是最灵的。

Sunita and Sanjay were very hungry. They ran into the kitchen and asked Mum if they could have a samosa.

桑妮娅和桑杰肚子很饿了。他们跑到了厨房想跟妈妈要一些咖喱角来吃。

"Not yet,"Mum replied.

“还不能吃，”妈妈及时阻止了他们。

"You'll have to wait until they cool down a bit."

“你们还得等一会儿，等咖喱角放凉一些才能吃。”

"But we're really hungry!" said Sanjay.

桑妮娅说“但是我们真的实在是太饿了。”

"My tummy's turning inside-out!" said Sunita.

“我的肚子都饿扁了。”桑杰已经迫不及待了。

Mum laughed."Have an apple," she said. She put the eight samosas on a plate, and left them to cool on the shelf.

妈妈笑着说：“那就先吃个苹果吧。”她把8个咖喱角放在一个盘子上，然后把盘子放到了一个架子上冷却。

"Let's go and play football with Benji," Sanjay said. The twins went back into the garden, but Benji had gone inside to sleep.

桑妮娅说“那我们出去跟本基一起玩踢足球吧。”双胞胎又跑回了花园，但是本基已经跑掉去睡大觉了。

Sanjay and Sunita were kicking the ball around when they heard a shout.

桑妮娅和桑杰正在踢玩，这个时候他们听到了一声叫喊。

"My samosas!" Mum cried. "They've gone!"

妈妈哭着说：“我的咖喱角，怎么不见了。”

Everyone rushed into the kitchen.

大家赶紧跑到了厨房里。

"It can't be Benji." said Mum. "He wouldnot be able to reach the shelf. So who ate them?"

妈妈说“不可能是本基干的。它不可能够到到那么高的架子。是谁干的？”

"It wasn't us." said Sanjay and Sunita.

“也不是我们的呀。”桑妮娅和桑杰说道。

Dad, Raj Grandma and Grandpa said they hadn't eaten the samosas either.

爸爸、拉杰、奶奶和爷爷也说他们没有吃过咖喱角。

"Maybe we can find who the samosa thief is," Sunita said to Sanjay.

“也许我们可以找到谁是偷咖喱角的贼。”桑妮娅和桑杰说道。

The twins went all over the house, looking for clues.

所以双胞胎围着房子到处找线索。

Dad was in the garden.

爸爸刚刚在花园里。

Raj was in his bedroom.

拉杰在他自己的卧室里。

Grandma and Grandpa were watching TV. But the twins couldn't find out who'd eaten the samosas.

奶奶和爷爷在看电视。所以双胞胎一时也找不到是谁吃掉了咖喱角。

"I've got an idea!" said Sunjay. "Let's ask Dad to use his new video camera."

“我有主意了，”桑杰说道。“我们去跟爸爸要他新买的摄像机来用。”

The twins asked Mum to make some more samosas. She made six, and put them on a plate to cool.

双胞胎又让妈妈做了一些咖喱角。她又做了6个，然后把它们放在一个盘子里冷却。

Sanjay put the video camera on the shelf never the samosas. Then Dad showed Sunita how to turn the camera on.

桑杰把摄像机放在咖喱角附近的一个架子上。然后爸爸教桑妮娅怎么使用摄像机。

"The camera will record what happens," Sanjay grinned. "Now we'll find who the samosa thiief is!"

“摄像机会拍摄下发生过什么事。。很快我们就能找出偷咖喱角的贼了。”

The twins went out into the garden. Mum went to the shop, Dad was in the garden and Raj was in his bedroom. Grandma and Grandpa were still watching TV.

双胞胎继续到花园里玩。妈妈到外面去购物了。爸爸也在花园里，拉杰还是在他的房间里玩游戏。奶奶和爷爷仍然在房间里看电视。

After a while, the twins went back to the kitchen.

过了一会儿，双胞胎回到了厨房里。

"Look!" Sanjay shouted. "All the samosas have gone!"

“看”桑杰喊道：“所有的咖喱角都被吃掉了。”

Sunita took the videa camera off the shelf.

桑妮娅把架子上的摄像机拿了起来。

"Now we can find out who the thief is!" she said.

她说“现在我们可以抓到偷咖喱角的贼了。”

The twins told everyone to come and watch the vidio. Even Benji come!

双胞胎让每个人都一起来看录影。就连本基也一起来了。

Everyone watched the TV. They saw Benji trot into the kitchen.

每个人都看着电视 。他们看到本基进入了厨房。

Benji could smell the samosas high above his head.

本基闻到了咖喱角就在他的头上。

He pushed one of the chairs over to the shelf and jumped onto it.

它推了一把椅子到架子的旁边 ，然后跳了上去。

Now he could reach the samosas, and he ate them all!

现在，它就可以够到咖喱角了，然后它把所有的咖喱角都吃掉了。

Everyone laughed, even Mum.

每个人都笑了，妈妈也笑了。

"Benji, we never guessed it was you!" said Sunita.

桑妮娅说“本基，我们从来都没有猜到过会是你。”

"Benij is a very clever dog," said Sanjay.

桑杰也说：“本基真是个聪明的狗狗。”

"And greedy too!" Mum smiled. "No dinner for you tonight, Benji!"

“它还很贪婪。”妈妈笑着说。“所以，本基，今年的晚餐没有你的份了。”