2 The Book of Bbeasts

Chapter 2 The Book of Beasts The book was set with jewels. For a second gleaming gold letters on the cover declared The Book of Beasts. Then they vanished. "Especially not that one," said the Prime Minister.

这本书镶满了珠宝。 又过了一会儿，封面上有几个闪闪发光的金字，上面写着《兽之书》。 然后他们消失了。“尤其是那个。”首相说。

But the book looked so inviting, Leo couldn't help opening it. On the first page he saw a beautifully painted butterfly. "That's lovely!" said Leo. As he spoke, the butterfly fluttered its red and yellow wings and flew out of the book.

但这本书看起来太诱人了，里奥忍不住打开了它。 在第一页上，他看到一只画得很漂亮的蝴蝶。 “太好了！”利奥说。 他说话的时候，蝴蝶扇动着红黄相间的翅膀，飞出了书。

"It's magic!" gasped the Chancellor. Leo turned to the next page and found a bluebird. With a gentle flap of his wings, the bird flew from the page. "Enough!" shouted the Prime Minister.

“这是魔法！” 里奥翻到下一页，发现了一只蓝鸟。 鸟儿轻轻地拍打着翅膀，从书页上飞了起来。 “够了！”首相喊道。

You're a very naughty king!

你是一个非常淘气的国王！

"Just suppose the next creature had been a poisonous snake or a rampaging wolf," said the Chancellor, "and you'd set it free." Leo blushed. "I'm sorry," he whispered.

“假如下一个生物是一条毒蛇，或者是一头横冲横撞的狼，”总理说，“你就把它放了。” 狮子座脸红了。“对不起，”他低声说。

That night in bed Leo couldn't stop thinking about the book. "I have to look at it again," he thought and he crept down to the library in the moonlight.

那天晚上，里奥躺在床上一直在想那本书。 “我得再看一遍。”他想，在月光下蹑手蹑脚地向图书馆走去。