给妈妈的蛋糕

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明天是妈妈的生日。艾玛和本有一个计划。他们要烤一个蛋糕。一个巧克力蛋糕！妈妈爱吃巧克力。

Tomorrow is Mum’s birthday. Emma and Ben have a plan. They are going to bake a cake. A chocolate cake! Mum loves chocolate.

爸爸帮忙。但是爸爸不太会烤蛋糕。他很会煮面。他也很会点披萨。

Dad helps. But Dad isn’t good at baking. He is good at cooking pasta. And he is good at ordering pizza.

妈妈今天不在家。她在奶奶家。这很好，因为蛋糕是一个惊喜。

Mum isn’t here today. She is at Grandma’s. That’s good, because the cake is a surprise.

艾玛读食谱。她九岁了，已经认识很多字。她说：“我们需要面粉、糖、鸡蛋、黄油、牛奶和巧克力。”

Emma reads the recipe. She is nine and can already read well. “We need flour, sugar, eggs, butter, milk and chocolate.”

本五岁。他还不认识字。但他很会搅拌。他喊：“我来搅拌！”

Ben is five. He can’t read yet. But he is good at stirring. “I’ll stir!” he shouts.

爸爸拿来一个大碗。艾玛拿来面粉。本拿来鸡蛋。一个鸡蛋掉在地上。啪！

Dad fetches a big bowl. Emma fetches the flour. Ben fetches the eggs. One egg falls on the floor. Splat!

本说：“噢，鸡蛋破了。”爸爸说：“没问题，我们还有十个鸡蛋。”

“Oh,” says Ben. “The egg is broken.” “No problem,” says Dad. “We still have ten eggs.”

艾玛继续读。她说：“现在要糖。三百克。”

Emma reads on. “Now sugar. Three hundred grams.”

柜子里有两个罐子。两个罐子都是白色的。两个都有红盖子。本问：“爸爸，哪个罐子是糖？”

There are two tins in the cupboard. Both tins are white. Both have a red lid. “Dad, which tin is the sugar?” asks Ben.

爸爸正在打电话。他没看。他说：“那个。”

Dad is on the phone just then. He doesn’t look. “That one,” he says.

本拿了罐子。他往碗里放了三百克。然后他搅拌。他一直搅拌。艾玛放进巧克力。

Ben takes the tin. He puts three hundred grams into the bowl. Then he stirs. He stirs and stirs. Emma adds the chocolate.

蛋糕放进烤箱。一小时后好了。它又棕又圆又大。厨房闻起来很香。

The cake goes into the oven. After an hour it is ready. It is brown and round and big. The kitchen smells wonderful.