铁路系列绘本第三十册《More About Thomas The Tank Engine》中英双语自译（1）(5)

“我不丢人，”托马斯生气的说，“你是故意的，珀西。别再傻笑了，快把我弄出去。”
But it some time before Percy could help。
但是珀西过了一会儿才帮忙。
The coal-bunker stood behind the buffers which Thomas had said were unsafe.It was only when the coal was shovelled into the bunker that Thomas could be moved.
煤仓就在托马斯说过不安全的缓冲器后面。只有煤被铲进煤仓托马斯才能出来。
Poor Thomas was filthy.

可怜的托马斯很脏。
“You're not fit to be seen，” grumbled the cleaners.
“你不配被看到，”清洁工抱怨到。
It took so long to clean Thomas that he wasn'tready in time for his next train，and Toby had to take Annie and Clarabel with Henrietta.The cleaners were tired and dirty when they had finished.
给托马斯清洁花了很长时间以至于他来不及赶上下一班火车，托比只好带着安妮和克拉贝尔与亨丽埃塔一起去。清洗完之后，清洁工又脏又累。