NCE2(54)：Sticky fingers_新概念英语

sticky fingers

　　after breakfast, i sent the children to school and then i went to market. it was still early when i returned home. the children were at school, my husband was at work and the house was quiet. so i decided to make some tarts for tea. in a short time i was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry. at exactly that moment, the telephone rang. nothing could have been more annoying. i picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when i recognized the voice of mrs bates. it took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. at last i hung up the receiver. what a mess! there was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone, and on the doorknobs. i had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the door-bell rang loud enough to wake the dead. this time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter !    

粘糊的手指

　　早饭后，我送孩子们上学，然后就去了商店。我回到家时，时间还早。孩子们在上学，我丈夫在上班，家里清静得很。于是我决定做些肉馅饼。不一会儿我就忙着调拌起了黄油和面粉，很快我的手上就沾满了粘粘的面糊。恰恰在此时，电话铃响了。没有什么能比这更烦人了。我用两个沾满面糊的手指捏起了话筒。当我听出是海伦·贝茨的声音时，非常丧气。我用了10分钟的时间才说服她过会儿再来电话。我终于挂上了话筒。真是糟糕透了！我的手指上、电话机上以及门的把手上，都沾上了面糊。我刚回到厨房，门铃又响了起来，响声足以把死人唤醒。这次是邮递员，他要我签收一封挂号信！