2 Bella and Percy

CHAPTER 2

第二章

Bella and Percy Lucas pulled at the collar around his neck. His mother had asked him to dress in his finest clothes. His uncle and aunt, King Rufus and Queen Eleanor of Kestrel, were due to arrive at the castle shortly with their daughter, Princess Arabella (or Bella, as everyone called her). Lucas sighed loudly. He could hardly move in his starched linen undergarments and blue silk jacket. His jacket had the family crest embroidered on the front. Lucas looked at himself in the mirror. He had to admit, the crest made him feel important, but the rest of the outfit made him feel like a prisoner trapped in his own clothes.

贝拉和珀西·卢卡斯拉着他脖子上的项圈。 他母亲要求他穿上最好的衣服。 他的叔叔和婶婶，鲁弗斯国王和红隼的埃莉诺王后，不久将带着他们的女儿阿拉贝拉公主（大家都叫她贝拉）抵达城堡。 卢卡斯大声叹了口气。他穿着浆洗过的亚麻内衣和蓝色丝绸夹克，几乎动弹不得。 他的夹克正面绣着家族徽章。 卢卡斯看着镜子里的自己。 他不得不承认，徽章让他觉得自己很重要，但衣服的其他部分让他觉得自己像个被困在自己衣服里的囚犯。

"Mother, I can't breathe," he complained. "You'll get used to it," said Queen Tasha. "You have to wear your good clothes for Cousin Bella. Remember, she'll be dressed like a proper royal too." "Ugh," Lucas murmured.

“妈妈，我喘不过气来，”他抱怨道。 “你会习惯的。”塔莎王后说。 “你必须为贝拉表妹穿上你的好衣服。 记住，她也会穿得像个真正的皇室成员。” “啊，”卢卡斯喃喃地说。

"And please try not to ruin your good clothes this afternoon," added his mother. Lucas nodded, even though he knew that there was a good chance of that happening.

“今天下午请不要把你的好衣服弄脏了，”他母亲补充说。 卢卡斯点点头，尽管他知道这很有可能发生。

Then the royal trumpets sounded and the drummers began to drum. Lucas's family hurried to the great hall and stood side by side to greet their guests. Lucas heard a shrill bark. Yap! Yap! Yap! went the sound. Yip! Yap! Yip! Ruskin, Lucas's pet red dragon, cocked his head and began to growl. Smoke trickled from his nostrils.

这时，皇家的号声响起，鼓手们开始击鼓。 卢卡斯一家匆匆赶到大厅，肩并肩站着迎接客人。 卢卡斯听到一声尖锐的吠叫。 废话!废话!废话!声音传来了。 犬吠!废话!犬吠!卢卡斯的宠物红龙罗斯金歪着头开始咆哮。 烟从他鼻孔里袅袅升起。

"Easy, Ruskin," Lucas said firmly. "It's only a dog." Ruskin settled down at Lucas's command. King Rufus and Queen Eleanor entered the great hall, followed by Princess Bella. Bella held a small, fluffy white dog in her arms. The dog yapped all the way across the room.

“淡定，罗斯金，”卢卡斯坚定地说。 “它只是一只狗。”罗斯金在卢卡斯的命令下安顿下来。 鲁弗斯国王和埃莉诺王后走进大厅，后面跟着贝拉公主。 贝拉怀里抱着一只毛茸茸的白色小狗。 狗在房间那头汪汪叫个不停。