A letter from Charlie bucket
Charlie: Dear Mr. Wonka,
尊敬的旺卡先生：
I know that you're a busy man
我知道您是位大忙人
You must have lots of mail to read
您一定有許多郵件要處理
I'm writing for my family cause
我寫這封信是為了我的家人，因為
there's nothing special that I need
我自己並不需要什麼特別的東西
The time you take to read this letter will be time well spent
您為讀這封信所花的時間絕對值得
Because I've made a list of things
因為我列了一張清單
You might want to invent
是一些您也許想要發明的東西
Mrs Bucket: How's your homework?
你的作業寫得怎麼樣了
Charlie: Almost done.
快寫完啦
Mrs Bucket: That's my Charlie, that's my son.
這才是我的查理，我的乖崽崽
Charlie: For Mom who's always on her feet
我媽媽每天忙得腳不沾地
You might please grant me this one wish
也許我能請您答應我這個願望
To keep her shoes attached to her
為了讓她的鞋子合腳
Some laces made from licorice!
您可以給鞋加上甘草做的鞋帶
For Josephine
至於約瑟芬奶奶
I have drawn a recipe beneath
我在底下畫了一張食譜圖
For molars made of marzipan
是用杏仁軟糖做成的臼齒
When she can't find her teeth!
這樣就算她找不到她的假牙也沒有關係
Mrs Bucket: Have you scrubbed up?
你洗過手了嗎
Charlie: Yes, I did.
我洗過了
Mrs Bucket: That's my Charlie, that's my kid.
這才是我的查理，我的好孩子
Charlie: When I was smaller than I am
在我再小一點的時候
My daddy took us to the sea
我爸爸帶我們去海邊
He bought my mum an ice cream
他給我媽媽買了一個冰淇淋
She was happy as a mom can be
她那時簡直是世界上最快樂的媽媽
For her I would invent an ice cream
我想為她發明一種冰淇淋
That would never melt
它永遠都不會融化
So she can feel all day the way
這樣她就能每天都能開開心心
I wish she always felt
就像我希望她那樣
For Grandpa George and his Georgina,
給喬治姥爺和喬治娜姥姥的呢
Something not in any store.
是在任何商店都買不到的東西
Some pillows made of marshmallows,
用棉花糖做成的枕頭
To keep the noise down when they snore!
能給他們睡覺時降噪
For Grandpa Joe who soon is turning
至於喬爺爺，他馬上就要
Ninety and one half
九十歲半了
A joke book made of jelly beans
給他一本軟心糖豆做的笑話書
Cause he just loves to laugh
因為他老愛笑了
Grandparents: Off to bed now
現在該上床啦
Charlie: Counting sheep
數一數羊
Grandparents: Hope we don't die in our sleep!
希望我們不會在夢裡斷氣
Charlie: I think I've thought of everything
我覺得我已經考慮周全了
For you to add you special touch
希望能給您提供一點靈感
And when these things are all complete,
在這些事都完成後，
If it's not asking far too much,
如果您覺得我的要求不算過分的話
Please drop them off yourself so we can ask you, 'How d'ya do?'
還煩請您屈尊上門來探望一下他們，這樣我們就可以親自向您問好
And, well, I'd like one Wonka bar
還有，嗯，我想要一條旺卡巧克力
That I would share with you
我會和您一塊兒分享它
Signed, Charlie Bucket
落款，查理·巴克特
Grandparents: Goodnight, Charlie Bucket
晚安，查理·巴克特
Charlie: Signed, Charlie Bucket, inventor
落款，查理·巴克特，發明家