16. Momma said, "Well, that's all right then. Sister, change your dress. You going to Sister Flowers's."
    16)奶奶说：“好吧，那行。妹子，去换件衣服。你要上弗劳尔斯大姐家去。”

    17. The chifforobe was a maze. What on earth did one put on to go to Mrs. Flowers' house? I knew I shouldn't put on a Sunday dress. It might be sacrilegious. Certainly not a house dress, since I was already wearing a fresh one. I chose a school dress, naturally. It was formal without suggesting that going to Mrs. Flowers' house was equivalent to attending church.
    17)这下我可真有点不知所措。上弗劳尔斯太太家去究竟该穿什么样的衣服呢? 我知道不应该穿星期天上教堂穿的衣服，那可能是一种亵渎。当然不应穿家常衣服，因为我身上穿的就是一件干净的家常衣服。自然我选择了一件校服。它是正式场合穿的服装，但又不显得去弗劳尔斯太太家相当于去教堂做礼拜。

    18. I trusted myself back into the Store.
    18)我大胆地回到店铺里。

    19. "Now, don't you look nice." I had chosen the right thing, for once.
    19)“瞧，真好看。”这一回我算选对了。

    20. "Mrs. Henderson, you make most of the children's clothes, don' t you?"
    20)“亨德森太太，孩子们的衣服大多是你自己做的，是吗?”

    21." Yes, ma'am. Sure do. Store-bought clothes ain't hardly worth the thread it take to stitch them."
    21)“是的，太太，没错。店里买来的衣服几乎连用来缝它们的线都不值。”

    22." I'll say you do a lovely job, though, so neat. That dress looks professional."
    22)“我得说你制做得很漂亮，真利落。那件裙衣看上去像裁缝做的。”

    23. Momma was enjoying the seldom-received compliments. Since everyone we knew (except Mrs. Flowers of course ) could sew competently, praise was rarely handed out for the commonly practiced craft.
    23)奶奶享受着这很少得到的夸奖。由于我们认识的人针线活都做得挺不错(当然除去弗劳尔斯太太)，对这种普遍会用的手艺很少会加以赞扬。

    24. "I try, with the help of the Lord, Sister Flowers, to finish the inside just like I does the outside. Come here, Sister."
    24)“多亏上帝的帮助，弗劳尔斯大姐，我尽量把反面做得和正面一样好。你过来，妹子。”