英语短文唯美Painting a Mural画壁画

　　Painting a Mural画壁画

　　Anna woke up late one morning. She was supposed to meet up with a group of friends that morning at 8 o'clock. She woke up at 8:15 instead. Anna rushed to get ready. She quickly showered, put on her clothes. Then, she grabbed her tool box and headed out on her bike.

　　一天早上，安娜起得很晚。她本来计划着早上八点钟去见一群朋友，结果八点十五才起。快速地洗完澡，穿完衣，安娜急匆匆地收拾好，然后背着她的工具箱，直接奔向她的自行车。

　　Anna and her friends were asked to paint two murals for the city's library. One of the murals was to be located on the outside, and the other on the inside. The owner of the library was the one who requested these murals. The reason was because he was a fan of Anna's art, and was planning to remodel the library.

　　安娜和她的朋友准备为市博物馆画两幅壁画。一幅在外面，一幅在里面。博物馆馆长是安娜的粉丝，所以他希望安娜作画，以重新改造这座博物馆。

　　Both murals were going to be painted with a similar theme. They were both going to be paintings aimed to inspire people to read. Anna already had her ideas for both murals planned out. It was going to be colorful. Her friends were going be there to help paint the large areas of the mural.

　　两幅壁画全都是一个相似的主题：鼓励人们阅读。安娜已经有了创作想法，她的朋友们负责帮她画壁画的大部分。

　　Once Anna arrived, she noticed her friends waiting outside the library. Anna apologized for being late. She pulled out her ideas to show to her friends. Her friends were impressed and excited to begin painting. They first started by outlining the images of the ideas onto both walls. Next, they mixed their colors and began to paint. Painting the mural was a lot faster to do when you have the help of your friends. They finished both murals within two days.

　　当安娜到达博物馆的时候，她发现她的朋友们都在外面等着。安娜为自己的迟到而向她们道歉。首先，他们将两幅壁画的大致轮廓画出来，然后开始调颜色，进行涂饰。两幅作品在朋友们的帮助下很快就完成了，他们仅仅只花了两天。

　　The new murals attracted the attention of local visitors to the library. The owner of the library was impressed and happy with the new look of his library. He awarded Anna and her friends with recognition and paid them for their labor. Anna was pleased.

　　新壁画吸引了很多来博物馆参观的当地游客们。馆长被博物馆的新面貌所震惊，他很开心。他公开赞扬了安娜和她的朋友们，并给与了他们薪酬。安娜很开心。