4 The Ugly-Wuglies

Chapter 4 The Ugly-Wuglies The next afternoon, they met Mabel in the market square. Gerald was buying Marie some flowers. "Roses are nice," said Cathy. "Carnations are cheaper," said Jimmy, which decided it.

第4章丑八怪第二天下午，他们在集市广场遇见了梅布尔。 杰拉尔德正在给玛丽买花。 “玫瑰很漂亮，”凯茜说。 “康乃馨更便宜，”吉米说，他决定了。

Marie was in her sitting room, drawing a picture of the castle. "Oh!" said Mabel. "That's Yalding Towers. That's where I live." Marie looked shocked. "You are Lord Yalding's daughter?" "Oh no," said Mabel. "He doesn't have a family. I'm the housekeeper's niece. Lord Yalding's too poor to live there. He inherited the castle without any money." Mabel paused for breath. "It's a very sad story."

玛丽正在客厅里画一幅城堡的画。 “哦！”梅布尔说。“那是耶尔丁塔。 那是我住的地方。”玛丽看起来很震惊。 “你是亚丁公爵的女儿？”“哦，不，”梅布尔说。 “他没有家庭。 我是管家的侄女。 亚丁勋爵太穷了，住不了那儿。 他继承了城堡，没有一分钱。” 梅布尔停下来喘口气。“这是一个非常悲伤的故事。”

"He fell in love with a poor girl his uncle didn't think was suitable and he wanted to punish him, so he left all the money to his cousins. Then her relatives sent her to a convent and Lord Yalding couldn't find her." Mabel sighed. Marie looked thoughtful. "I almost forgot," said Gerald, holding out the flowers. "These are for you." "You dear children!" Marie cried. "Your friend must stay for tea. I shall buy cakes." Smiling at the children, she left.

“他爱上了一个他叔叔认为不合适的可怜女孩，他想惩罚他，所以他把所有的钱都留给了他的堂兄弟。 后来她的亲戚把她送进了修道院，亚丁勋爵找不到她。” 梅布尔叹了口气。玛丽若有所思。 “我差点忘了，"杰拉尔德说着，把花递了过去。 “这些是给你的。”“亲爱的孩子们！”玛丽哭了。 “你的朋友必须留下来喝茶。 我要买蛋糕。”她对孩子们微笑着离开了。

After tea, they decided to put on a play for Marie and Eliza- and six very strange guests. Marie stared at them. "Oh!" she gasped. "They're not real." "They're Ugly-Wuglies," Jimmy explained. "We made them for an audience."

喝过茶后，他们决定为玛丽和伊丽莎以及六位非常奇怪的客人表演一出戏。 玛丽盯着他们。“哦！”她喘着气说。 “它们不是真的。”“它们是丑八怪，”吉米解释说。 “我们是为观众制作的。”

"Beauty and the Beast!" shouted a voice and the play began. Finally, it was time for the Beast to let Beauty visit her family. "Farewell," said Gerald the Beast to Mabel. "Take this ring with you. It's a magic wishing ring."

“美女与野兽！”一个声音喊道，戏剧开始了。 最后，是野兽让美女拜访她家人的时候了。 “再见了，"野兽杰拉尔德对梅布尔说。 “把这枚戒指带走。这是一枚魔法许愿戒指。”

Mabel put it on as Marie and Eliza clapped politely. It was the ring from the castle. "I wish the Ugly-Wuglies were alive," she muttered. "We'd get proper applause then." To Gerald's horror, a padded clapping sound began and, one by one, the Ugly-Wuglies turned their heads to look at them.

梅布尔戴上了，玛丽和伊丽莎礼貌地鼓掌。 是城堡里的戒指。 “我希望丑八怪还活着。”她嘟囔着。 “那我们就会得到适当的掌声了。” 使杰拉尔德害怕的是，一阵低沉的拍手声开始了，丑八怪们一个接一个地转过头来看着他们。