暑假里的一天，妈妈要出去办事，她让我一个人在家。临走时，妈妈很不放心。我对妈妈说：“我都要上三年级了。我自己可以照顾自己了！你就放心吧！”妈妈开心地笑了。她摸摸我的头出门了。
One day during summer vacation, my mom was going out to do some business and she left me alone at home. Before leaving, my mother was very worried. I said to my mother, 'I'm almost in third grade. I can take care of myself now! You can rest assured!' My mother smiled happily. She touched my head and went out.
一个人在家，我还是觉得很孤单。哎！怎么办呢？总不能傻坐着呀！对了！暑假作业还没有写。我拿出文具和作业本，写呀写，终于写完了。下面该干什么呢？想来想去，我还是看看书吧！我拿出一本课外书，认认真真地看了起来。
I still feel lonely at home alone. Hey! What shall I do? You can't just sit there foolishly! by the way! I haven't finished my summer homework yet. I took out my stationery and workbook, wrote and wrote, and finally finished writing. What should we do next? After much consideration, I'd rather read a book! I took out an extracurricular book and started reading it seriously.
书都看完了，妈妈怎么还不回来？我不耐烦地在家里走来走去。咦？地面怎么脏兮兮的？我拿起扫把，弯下腰，认认真真地扫。东扫扫，西扫扫，地面被我扫得干干净净的。
I've finished reading the book, why hasn't my mom come back yet? I walked around the house impatiently. Huh? Why is the ground dirty? I picked up the broom, bent down, and scanned diligently. Sweeping east, sweeping west, the ground was swept clean by me.
一阵急匆匆的脚步声传来，妈妈终于回来了。她看见我一个人在家好好的，还把家里收拾得干干净净，妈妈竖起大拇指，夸奖我：“你真是个好孩子！”
A hurried sound of footsteps came, and my mother finally came back. She saw me alone at home, doing well and keeping the house clean. My mother gave me a thumbs up and praised me, "You're such a good kid