6 Tinker’s Tower

CHAPTER 6

第六章

Tinker's Tower Bella caught up to the rest of the group and teetered on the uneven ground. Pilwinkle reached out and steadied the princess. But when Bella saw his dirty hands and grimy nails, she shrank back in disgust. "Ew! Don't you dare touch me!" she cried. "I'm going back to the carriage!" Then Bella picked up the folds of her gown and walked carefully toward the carriage. How embarrassing! thought Clara. She was glad Lucas didn't try to stop the princess. And the gnomes simply acted as if nothing had happened.

贝拉赶上了其他人，在不平坦的地面上摇摇晃晃地走着。 皮尔温克尔伸出手稳住了公主。 但是当贝拉看到他肮脏的手和肮脏的指甲时，她厌恶地退缩了。 “哟!你敢碰我！”她叫道。 “我要回到马车里去！”然后贝拉撩起长袍的褶皱，小心翼翼地走向马车。 多么尴尬!认为克拉拉。 她很高兴卢卡斯没有试图阻止公主。 侏儒们就像什么都没发生过一样。

"What can we do for you?" asked Pilwinkle.

“我们能为你做什么？”皮尔温克尔问。

This time Lucas spoke up. "Clara has come to learn about the Stone Forest for a school project," he said. "The princess and I are along for the adventure—or at least, I am."

这一次卢卡斯开口了。“克拉拉是为了学校的一个项目来了解石林的，”他说。 “公主和我是一起去冒险的——至少，我是。”

"We'd love to show you around," Pilwinkle said. "We only have one rule in the Stone Forest." "What is it?" asked Clara. "No one may enter the underground city without a guide," said Pilwinkle. "It's much too easy to get lost." Lucas and Clara both agreed to obey this rule. "Okay," said Pilwinkle cheerfully. "Follow me!" So off they went into the spires of the Stone Forest.

“我们很乐意带你四处看看，”皮尔温克尔说。 “我们在石林只有一条规矩。” “这是什么？”克拉拉问。 “没有向导，谁也不能进入地下城。”皮尔温克尔说。 “太容易迷路了。” 卢卡斯和克拉拉都同意遵守这条规则。 “好吧，”皮尔温克尔高兴地说。 “跟我来!”于是他们走进了石林的塔尖。