波莉认识新朋友

波莉搬到橡树街的那个早上，整条街都飘着新鲜面包的香味。波莉把两个行李箱放在绿色的门边，向看到的第一位邻居打招呼：一只正在给天竺葵浇水的大熊。「你好！我叫波莉。我今天早上刚到。」

The morning Polly arrived on Oak Street, the whole neighborhood smelled of fresh bread. Polly left two suitcases by the green door and greeted the first neighbor in sight: an enormous bear watering her geraniums. "Hello! My name is Polly. I arrived this morning."

大熊在围裙上擦了擦爪子，笑了起来。「我是贝尔塔。我在这里住了二十年了。」两位就在篱笆边聊了好一会儿：波莉从哪里来，靠什么过日子，还有为什么偏偏选了这条街。「我教语言，」波莉解释说，「我在家工作，所以我们以后会常常见面。」

The bear wiped her paws on her apron and smiled. "I am Berta. I have lived here for twenty years." They talked for a good while by the fence: where Polly came from, what Polly did for a living, and why this street of all streets. "I teach languages," Polly explained. "I work from home, so we are going to see a lot of each other."

太阳升高的时候，贝尔塔指了指街尾的广场。「明天有市集。你要是想去，我带你看看我平常买水果的地方。」波莉立刻答应了。「认识你真高兴，贝尔塔。回头见！」走进新家的那一刻，波莉心想，先学会邻居的名字，大概就是最好的开始。

When the sun was high, Berta pointed at the square at the end of the street. "There is a market tomorrow. If you want, I will show you where I buy my fruit." Polly accepted right away. "Nice to meet you, Berta. See you later!" And stepping into the new house, Polly thought that learning the neighbors' names was going to be the best possible start.