Chapter 10

Chapter 10 "Princess Pulverizer!" Sir Irontrousers shouted. "Come down from there right now! Knights-in-training do not hang from the ceiling—unless they are surprising an enemy from above." Princess Pulverizer frowned. She really didn't want to come down. It was so much fun swinging from the rafters, high above the other knights-in-training. But she also knew that Sir Irontrousers was her teacher. And that meant that he was in charge. Still, another swing or two couldn't hurt...

第十章“粉碎公主！”铁裤爵士喊道。 “马上从那儿下来！”训练中的骑士不会挂在天花板上——除非他们从上面偷袭敌人。” 粉碎机公主皱起了眉头。 她真的不想下来。 在椽子上荡来荡去，比其他训练中的骑士还高，真是太有趣了。 但她也知道，铁裤爵士是她的老师。 这就意味着他说了算。 不过，再来一两次也无妨……

So she swung. Back and forth. Back and forth. Back and... "WHOA!" The princess let out a loud yelp as she lost her grip on the rafter. CLANK. Her new armor made a loud noise as she landed. SPLASH! The princess's royal bottom landed right in a big bowl of ooey-gooey purple pomegranate pudding.

于是她挥棒。来来回回。 来来回回。回去…… “哇!”公主抓不住椽子，大叫了一声。 叮当作响。她的新盔甲落地时发出一声巨响。 飞溅!公主的皇家屁股正好落在一大碗黏糊糊的紫石榴布丁上。

SMASH. Spoons, forks, knives, teacups, and saucers careened to the floor. There was broken china everywhere. All the other knights-in-training went scrambling away from the table. Princess Pulverizer looked up at Sir Irontrousers and waited for him to yell at her —just the way Lady Frump at the Royal School of Ladylike Manners had. But he didn't. Instead, her new teacher said, "What an excellent way to cause confusion. That will be very helpful to you in battle."

粉碎。勺子、叉子、刀子、茶杯和茶碟都倒在地上。 到处都是破碎的瓷器。 其他所有的训练中的骑士都慌慌张张地离开了桌子。 普莱泽公主抬头看着铁裤子爵士，等着他对她大喊大叫——就像皇家淑女礼仪学校的特朗普夫人那样。 但他没有。相反，她的新老师说：“这是制造混乱的好方法。 这对你在战场上很有帮助。”

Princess Pulverizer smiled. She was so happy to be in Knight School, where her talents could be appreciated and even encouraged. Thank goodness her father had understood why she had needed to disobey him, and had given his permission for her to attend. "However," Sir Irontrousers continued, "we are not in the middle of a battle right now. We are in a dining hall. You have just ruined the dessert that Dribble, our chef, has prepared for us." Princess Pulverizer looked up from the pomegranate pudding and flashed her friend an apologetic grin. "I'm sorry, Dribble," she said. "I'm sure the pudding was delicious." "It was!" Lucas said. He was sitting at the far end of the table, surrounded by a group of boys. "One of his best yet." "You tell her, Brave Buccaneer!" one of the other boys cheered him.

粉碎机公主笑了。 她很高兴来到奈特学校，在那里她的才能可以得到赏识甚至鼓励。 谢天谢地，她父亲明白她为什么要违抗他的命令，并允许她去参加。 “不过，”铁裤爵士继续说道，“我们现在并没有在战斗中。 我们在餐厅里。你刚刚把我们的厨师Dribble为我们准备的甜点给毁了。” 粉碎公主从石榴布丁上抬起头来，向她的朋友露出一个道歉的笑容。 “对不起，运球。”她说。 “我敢肯定布丁很好吃。” “这是!”卢卡斯说。他坐在桌子的另一头，周围围着一群男孩。 “这是他最好的作品之一。”“你告诉她，勇敢的海盗！”另一个男孩鼓励他。

Princess Pulverizer smiled. No one would be laughing Lucas out of Knight School this time around. Dribble was happy, too. His dream of being a real chef had come true. Everyone in Knight School loved the meals he prepared for them. King Alexander had done a good deed when he'd given him the job. But neither Dribble nor Lucas was as happy to be at Knight School as Princess Pulverizer. And best of all, she'd earned the right to be here. "You're going to have to clean up this mess," Sir Irontrousers told her. "Yes sir," Princess Pulverizer replied. "Right away." She dipped her finger into a pool of pomegranate pudding and tasted it. "This is delicious," she told Dribble. "Was delicious," Dribble corrected her. "It looks like there won't be any seconds today." But he didn't sound angry. The dragon was

粉碎机公主笑了。 这次没人会把卢卡斯赶出骑士学校了。 运球也很开心。他想成为一名真正的厨师的梦想实现了。 奈特学校的每个人都喜欢他为他们准备的饭菜。 亚历山大国王给他这个职位是做了一件好事。 但无论是运球还是卢卡斯，都不像粉碎机公主那样高兴地来到骑士学校。 最重要的是，她赢得了来到这里的权利。 “你得收拾这烂摊子。”铁裤爵士告诉她。 “是的，先生。” “马上”。她把手指伸进一滩石榴布丁里，尝了尝。 “真好吃，”她告诉Dribble。 “很好吃。”运球纠正她。 “看来今天不会再有第二秒了。” 但他听起来并不生气。 龙是

used to Princess Pulverizer's antics by that point. As she cleaned up the mess, Princess Pulverizer glanced out the window. Across the way, she spotted a row of young girls in the palace ballroom. Lady Frump was teaching them how to dance.

那时我已经习惯了粉碎机公主的滑稽动作。 粉碎机公主一边收拾烂摊子，一边朝窗外看了一眼。 在马路对面，她看到一排年轻女孩在宫廷舞厅里。 特朗普夫人正在教他们跳舞。