Left alone for the first time to look after his two-year-old sister, Xiao Wen clumsily tries to stop her crying, and only when their mom gets home does he finally understand why she always seems so tired.
Mom Hands Over the Job and Leaves
周六上午，妈妈一边换鞋一边，让小文一个人在家看着两岁的妹妹。
On Saturday morning, Mom gave her instructions while slipping on her shoes, telling Xiao Wen to stay home alone and watch his two-year-old sister.
Mom
妈妈去医院看一下你奶奶，中午就回来，你别让她爬高啊。
I'm going to the hospital to see your grandma for a bit, I'll be back by noon. Just don't let her climb up high, okay?
Xiao Wen
知道啦，不就是看一个小孩嘛，妈你放心走吧。
I got it. It's just watching one little kid. Don't worry, Mom, go ahead.
门一关上，屋里一下子安静下来，小文看了看正在玩的妹妹，心想这有什么难的。
The moment the door closed, the apartment fell quiet. Xiao Wen glanced at his sister playing with her building blocks and thought, how hard could this be?
She Cries, and Her Big Brother Panics
可是没过十分钟，妹妹的倒了，她“哇”地一声就哭了，一颗一颗往下掉。
But not even ten minutes later, his sister's tower of blocks toppled over. She burst out crying with a loud "waah," tears rolling down one after another.
Xiao Wen
别哭别哭，哥哥再给你搭一个，搭个更高的好不好？
Don't cry, don't cry. Big brother will build you another one, an even taller one, okay?
他地把重新摆好，可妹妹一巴掌又推倒了，哭得更厉害。
Flustered, he stacked the blocks back up, but with one swat of her hand his sister knocked them down again and cried even harder.
Xiao Wen
你到底要干吗呀？是饿了还是要喝水？哥哥真猜不出来。
What on earth do you want? Are you hungry, or thirsty? Big brother really can't figure it out.
他想起妈妈她时总抱着轻轻摇，就把妹妹抱起来，一边走一边哼起一首听过的。
He remembered how Mom always held her and rocked her gently to calm her down, so he picked his sister up and, pacing the room, began humming a nursery rhyme he'd heard before.
When Mom Comes Home
不知道唱了多少遍，妹妹的哭声越来越小，最后趴在他上睡着了，口水流了他一脖子。
He lost count of how many times he sang it, but his sister's crying grew softer and softer, until at last she slumped against his shoulder and fell asleep, drooling all over his neck.
中午妈妈回来，看见小文一动也不敢动地坐在沙发上，手臂都酸了还抱着妹妹。
When Mom got home at noon, she found Xiao Wen sitting frozen on the sofa, not daring to move, still holding his sister even though his arms had gone sore.
Xiao Wen
妈，你小点声，我刚把她睡，可别又吵醒了。
Mom, keep your voice down. I just got her to sleep, please don't wake her up again.
Xiao Wen
妈，你每天又上班又带她，到底是怎么下来的？
Mom, you go to work and take care of her every single day. How on earth do you keep it up?