4 A Mysterious Mission

CHAPTER 4

第四章

A Mysterious Mission "I wonder who that strange lady could be," Lucas said. Clara shook her head. "I don't know, but we need to find out. What if she wants to rob the palace?" Lucas gasped. "Or worse, steal Ruskin!" Ruskin squawked at the thought. "Don't worry, boy," said Clara. "You're safe with us." The children had found a new adventure: Find the mysterious lady.

“我想知道那个奇怪的女人会是谁，”卢卡斯说。 克拉拉摇了摇头。“我不知道，但我们需要弄清楚。 如果她想抢劫宫殿怎么办？”卢卡斯气喘吁吁地说。 “或者更糟，抢走罗斯金！”罗斯金一想到这个就尖叫起来。 “别担心，孩子，”克拉拉说。 “你跟我们在一起很安全。”孩子们发现了一个新的冒险：找到那位神秘的女士。

They spent the day searching the castle. The first person they bumped into was a royal guard in the hallway. They described the pale lady to the guard. The guard shook his head. "I've been on duty

他们花了一天时间搜查城堡。 他们在走廊上碰到的第一个人是一名皇家警卫。 他们向警卫描述了那位脸色苍白的女士。 卫兵摇了摇头。“我值日了

since four this morning," he said, "I haven't seen anyone who fits that description."

“从今天早上四点开始，”他说，“我就没见过符合这种描述的人。”

Next they moved on to the royal study, where Queen Tasha was reading. "Excuse me, Mother," Lucas said. "Did you invite anyone to the palace today, like an older woman with long white hair?" Queen Tasha set her book down and chuckled. "Are you three on some sort of imaginary adventure?" The children sighed because the queen wasn't taking them seriously.

接着，他们来到皇家书斋，塔莎王后正在那里读书。 “对不起，妈妈，”卢卡斯说。 “你今天有没有邀请什么人到宫里来，像一个白发苍苍的老妇人？”塔莎王后放下书，吃吃地笑了。 “你们三个是在进行某种想象中的冒险吗？”孩子们叹了口气，因为女王没有把他们当回事。

"No, Your Highness. I'm afraid we are very serious," Clara said. "We saw a strange woman in the kitchen, and Cook said he didn't know who she was." The queen thought for a moment, then shook her head. "Well, I promise I haven't invited anyone over today." Lucas and Clara left the study and continued on their mission.

“不，殿下。恐怕我们是认真的，”克拉拉说。 “我们在厨房看到一个陌生的女人，库克说他不知道她是谁。” 王后想了一会儿，摇了摇头。 “嗯，我保证我今天没有邀请任何人过来。” 卢卡斯和克拉拉离开了书房，继续他们的任务。