早饭后，我送孩子们去了学校，然后去了商店。
After breakfast, I sent the children to school and then I went to the shops.
我回到家时，天还很早。
It was still early when I returned home.
孩子们在学校，我丈夫在上班，房子里很安静。
The children were at school, my husband was at work and the house was quiet.
于是我决定做一些肉馅饼。
So I decided to make some meat pies.
不一会儿，我就忙着把黄油和面粉混合在一起，双手很快就沾满了黏糊糊的面团。
In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry.
就在那个时刻，电话响了。
At exactly that moment, the telephone rang.
没有什么比这更令人烦恼的了。
Nothing could have been more annoying.
我用两根黏糊糊的手指夹起听筒，当我认出是海伦·贝茨的声音时，顿时感到沮丧。
I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates.
我花了十分钟说服她过一会儿再打回来。终于，我挂断了电话。
It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. At last I hung up the receiver.
真是一团糟！我的手指上、电话上、门把手上都沾着面团。
What a mess! There was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone, and on the doorknobs.
我刚回到厨房，门铃就响了，响声大得足以把死人吵醒。
I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead.
这次是邮差，他要我在一封挂号信上签名！
This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter!