A Day in My Life 25: Using the Internet

Every Sunday evening, I call my mom.

每个星期天晚上，我都会给妈妈打电话。

We use a video call on my laptop.

我们用我的笔记本电脑视频通话。

Today is her birthday, so it's a special call!

今天是她的生日，所以这通电话很特别！

Mom answers, and she's wearing a party hat!

妈妈接了，还戴着派对帽！

I sing Happy Birthday to her.

我给她唱Happy Birthday。

But then her face stops moving.

可是突然她的脸不动了。

Oh no, the video is frozen!

糟了，视频卡住了！

I check the Wi-Fi on my laptop.

我在电脑上检查Wi-Fi。

It's not working. There's no internet!

连不上。没有网络！

So I turn off the router.

于是我把路由器关掉。

I wait ten seconds and turn it on again.

我等了十秒，再把它打开。

The little lights turn green.

小灯变成了绿色。

One minute later, the internet is back.

一分钟后，网络恢复了。

Yes! I call Mom again.

太好了！我再给妈妈打过去。

This time, the video is clear.

这次画面很清楚。

Mom shows me her birthday cake.

妈妈给我看她的生日蛋糕。

Wow, it's bigger than her face!

哇，蛋糕比她的脸还大！

After the call, I buy a gift for her online.

挂了电话，我在网上给她买礼物。

I choose a warm blue scarf.

我挑了一条暖和的蓝色围巾。

It's going to arrive on Tuesday.

星期二就会送到。

I order some cat food for Mochi, too.

我也给Mochi订了些猫粮。

Wait, Mochi is walking on my keyboard!

等等，Mochi在我的键盘上走来走去！

Now I have ten bags of cat food!

现在我有十袋猫粮了！

I quickly cancel nine of them.

我赶紧取消了九袋。

Nice try, Mochi!

想得美，Mochi！