6 The Mermaids’ Gift

CHAPTER 6

第六章

The Mermaids' Gift "On guard!" shouted Clara. Lucas and Clara dueled with two freshly baked cookie swords. Clara swiped her sword across Lucas's blade. The tip of his sword broke off and landed on the floor. Ruskin gobbled it up. "Touché!" Lucas cried. Clara laughed. Mr. Gills whistled through his fingers. "No sword fights in the bakery," he said. "Take it outside. I have a lot of baking to do before the tournament."

“当心！”克拉拉喊道。 卢卡斯和克拉拉用两把刚烤好的饼干剑决斗。 克拉拉用剑划过卢卡斯的刀刃。 他的剑尖断了，落在地板上。 罗斯金狼吞虎咽地吃了下去。“讲得好! !”卢卡斯哭了。 克拉拉笑了。吉尔斯先生从指间吹起了口哨。 “面包店里不许斗剑，”他说。 “到外面去吧。赛前我有很多烘焙工作要做。”

"Sorry," Clara said. Then she turned to Lucas. "You want to go to Mermaid's Cove and make sand castles?" "Sure!" answered Lucas. They untied their aprons and ran out. Clara grabbed a bucket on the way. Ruskin squawked and raced after them. Wham! The door banged shut and the bells jangled harshly. Mr. Gills shook his head and chuckled.

“对不起，”克拉拉说。然后她转向卢卡斯。 “你想去美人鱼湾堆沙堡吗？”“当然！”卢卡斯回答。 他们解开围裙跑了出去。 克拉拉在路上抓了一个水桶。 罗斯金尖叫着追赶他们。 哇!门砰的一声关上了，铃声刺耳地响着。 吉尔斯先生摇了摇头，吃吃地笑了。

"Race you!" shouted Clara. They ran down the lane and onto the narrow path that led to the beach. In a couple minutes, Clara was out of breath. "You win!" she said.

“和你比赛！”克拉拉喊道。 他们沿着小巷跑到通往海滩的狭窄小路上。 几分钟后，克拉拉上气不接下气。 “你赢了！”她说。

They walked the rest of the way. "What are you looking forward to at the tournament?" asked Clara. "Jousting," said Lucas. "What about you?"

他们走完了剩下的路。 “你对比赛有什么期待？”克拉拉问。 “比武。”卢卡斯说。“你呢？”

"The horse race" said Clara. "Did you decide to sign up?" asked Lucas. "I did!" said Clara. "After Gilbert made fun of me, I no longer minded being the only girl to race. Are you going to enter Ivan?"

“赛马”克拉拉说。 “你决定报名了吗？”卢卡斯问。 “是我！”克拉拉说。“在吉尔伯特取笑我之后，我不再介意成为唯一参加比赛的女孩。 你要加入伊凡吗？”