1 A big surprise

The Magical Book

魔法书

Chapter 1 A big surprise Leo lived with his granny in a tall house in the middle of town. One day, he was in his playroom, when his granny rushed in. "The Chancellor and the Prime Minister are here to see you!" she cried.

利奥和他的奶奶住在镇中心的一幢高房子里。 一天，他正在游戏室里，他的奶奶冲了进来。 “财政大臣和首相来看你了！”她喊道。

"Me? Why?" said Leo, as she bustled him to the drawing room. Two men wearing long velvet robes bowed as Leo came in.

“我?为什么？”利奥说，这时她把他赶到了客厅。 利奥进来时，两个穿着天鹅绒长袍的男人鞠躬致意。

"Sire, your great- great-great-great-great- grandfather has died," said one, who was the Chancellor. "And you're to be king!"

“陛下，您的曾——曾——曾——曾——曾——祖父去世了。”一个总理说。 “你要当国王了！”

"But he died years ago," said Leo, with a puzzled frown. "He did," agreed the other man, who was the Prime Minister. "But ever since, the people have been saving up to buy a crown."

“但他多年前就去世了，”利奥不解地皱着眉头说。 “是他。”另一个人也同意，他是首相。 “但从那以后，人们一直在攒钱买一顶王冠。”

"Didn't my great-however- many-grandfather have a crown?" asked Leo. "He sold it to buy books," said the Chancellor, with a sigh. "He sold a lot of things to buy books."

“我的曾祖父不是有一顶王冠吗？”里奥问。 “他卖掉它是为了买书。”财政大臣叹了口气说。 “他卖了很多东西来买书。”