5 A midnight feast

Chapter 5 A midnight feast As Mabel spoke, they saw the ring on her finger, high above their heads. She was as tall as a giant, but had grown no wider. The effect was wonderfully worm-like. Jimmy's mouth fell open. "Now you've done it," he said.

梅布尔说话的时候，他们看见她手指上的戒指高高挂在头顶上。 她和巨人一样高，但并没有变宽。 效果就像蠕虫一样奇妙。 吉米张大了嘴。“现在你做到了，”他说。

"That's right, rub it in," Mabel said bitterly. "It's a wishing ring again," she said, quickly, "and I wish I was normal." Nothing happened. Mabel stamped a ridiculously long foot. "Aren't you hungry?" Jimmy asked suddenly. "I am." "Yes," said Mabel, "and my stomach's so far away. Gerald, will you ask my aunt for a picnic while the others help me hide?"

“说得对，这是在火上浇油，”梅布尔苦涩地说。 “这又是一个许愿戒指，”她很快地说，“我希望我是正常人。” 什么也没有发生。梅布尔跺着一只长得可笑的脚。 “你不饿吗？”吉米突然问道。 “我是。”“是的，”梅布尔说，“我的胃离得太远了。 杰拉尔德，你去请我姑妈去野餐，让其他人帮我躲起来好吗？"

By the time Mabel was hidden by the bushes near the stone dinosaur, Gerald had arrived with a basket. While they ate, they discussed the problem of Mabel. "I have one idea," said Cathy. "But I won't tell you what in case it doesn't work. May I take the ring?" "Alright," said Mabel. "Anything's worth a try."

当梅布尔藏在石制恐龙旁边的灌木丛里时，杰拉尔德提着一个篮子来了。 他们边吃边讨论梅布尔的问题。 “我有一个主意，”凯茜说。 “但我不会告诉你什么，以防它不起作用。 我可以拿走戒指吗？”“好吧，”梅布尔说。 “任何事情都值得一试。”

Cathy thought the ring might change its powers if asked by someone not enchanted by it. She climbed into the hollow dinosaur to try her idea in private. "This is a wishing ring," she said, looking around. It was dark inside the dinosaur but wonderfully cool. "Statues are always cool," she said. "I wish I was a statue. Oh!" Her cry was cut off by a dreadful stony silence. With a sinking heart, Gerald scrambled into the dinosaur and struck a match. There stood Cathy- white and lifeless.

凯茜认为，如果没有被戒指迷住的人提出要求，戒指可能会改变它的力量。 她爬进中空的恐龙里，私下里尝试她的想法。 “这是一枚许愿戒指，”她环顾四周说。 恐龙体内很黑，但非常凉爽。 “雕像总是很酷，”她说。 “我希望我是一座雕像。噢!”一阵可怕的沉默打断了她的哭声。 杰拉尔德怀着一颗沉甸甸的心，爬进恐龙车厢，划了一根火柴。 凯西站在那儿——脸色苍白，毫无生气。

"Somehow the ring's a wishing ring again," Gerald called out to Jimmy and Mabel. "And Cathy went and wished she was a statue." Jimmy climbed up to see. "Oh wow!" he said. "Oh no!" said Mabel. "What about the ring? Will you get it, Gerry?" Gerald thought the ring might have turned to stone too, but it slipped easily off Cathy's cold, smooth marble finger.

“不知怎么的，这枚戒指又成了许愿戒指，"杰拉尔德对吉米和梅布尔喊道。 “凯茜走过去，希望自己是一尊雕像。” 吉米爬上去看。“哇！”他说。 “哦，不！”梅布尔说。“那戒指呢？” 你去接好吗，格里？”杰拉尔德以为戒指也可能变成石头了，但是它很容易地从凯茜冰冷光滑的大理石手指上滑了下来。

Mabel put it on and curled up by the dinosaur. "Will you tell my aunt I'm staying with Cathy tonight?" she asked. "And tell Marie that Cathy's with me." In the middle of the night, Cathy was woken by tingling in her hands and feet. "The magic's worn off," she thought. She was climbing out of the dinosaur when she felt a jolt. The dinosaur was moving. Cathy jumped down and ran to Mabel. As she shook her awake, Mabel began to shrink. "We can go home," Cathy said delightedly. "How?" Mabel asked. Cathy was still as white as new-fallen snow. "You're not real yet, you're just a statue come to life."

梅布尔穿上它，蜷缩在恐龙旁边。 “你能告诉我姑姑我今晚要和凯茜住在一起吗？”她问。 “告诉玛丽，凯茜和我在一起。” 半夜，凯茜被手脚的刺痛感吵醒了。 “魔法消失了。”她想。 她正从恐龙里爬出来，突然感到一阵摇晃。 恐龙在移动。凯茜跳下来跑向梅布尔。 当她摇醒她时，梅布尔开始退缩。 “我们可以回家了，”凯茜高兴地说。 “如何?”梅布尔问道。凯茜仍然像新下的雪一样白。 “你还不是真的，你只是一尊复活的雕像。”