Young Mia, only four years old, returned home from her nursery school complaining, 'Mummy, I've got a stomach ache.'
小米婭, 才剛剛四歲,幼兒園放學回來後,對媽媽說,「媽媽。我肚子(胃)疼。」
'That's because your stomach is empty,' Sarah, her mother replied kindly. 'You'll feel better when you have something in it.'「那是因為你的胃裡沒東西啦,」她媽媽莎拉溫柔地答道。「吃點東西,肚子裡有東西了,就會好點了。」
She made Mia a small snack and sure enough, Mia felt better immediately.她給了米婭一小塊兒點心,夠她吃的一小份,米婭吃了,馬上就感覺好多了。
Later that afternoon Mia's class tutor dropped by to see Sarah. While she was chatting with Mia's mum, she mentioned she'd had a bad headache all day long.下午,米婭的班主任過來拜訪莎拉。和米婭媽媽聊著聊著,她說她的頭疼了一整天了。
Mia perked up straightaway and announced to her teacher, 'That's because it's empty. You'd feel better if you had something in it!'米婭一下就精神了,跑過去對她的老師說,「那是因為你的腦袋空了,放點東西進去就好點了!」
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