7 Not HIM Again!

CHAPTER 7

第七章

Not HIM Again! Clara strung the mermaids' shells the rest of the day. The next morning she loaded her garlands into a wheelbarrow. Lucas steered the wheelbarrow to the blacksmith's shop and borrowed a hammer and nails. Then they rolled their decorations to the arena. Lucas pounded the nails into the fence that surrounded the arena. Clara draped the shell garlands from one nail to the next. She had enough strands to make it all the way around.

又不是他！克拉拉在那天剩下的时间里把美人鱼的贝壳串起来。 第二天早上，她把花环装进手推车。 卢卡斯把独轮车开到铁匠铺，借了一把锤子和钉子。 然后他们把他们的装饰品滚到竞技场。 卢卡斯把钉子钉进了竞技场周围的栅栏。 克拉拉把贝壳花环从一个钉子挂到另一个钉子上。 她有足够的头发把头发绕一圈。

"How did the mermaids know exactly how many shells were needed?" said Clara in amazement. "Because mermaids are magical," said someone behind them. Clara and Lucas whirled around, and there stood Gilbert. He had come back with the knights for another practice. Clara frowned. Oh no, she thought. Not HIM again. Gilbert bowed to Prince Lucas. Then he turned to Clara and began to clap as if she had just performed some kind of stunt. "Well done!" he remarked. "I'm glad to see you've found an activity more fitting for a girl!"

“美人鱼是怎么知道需要多少贝壳的呢？”克拉拉惊奇地说。 “因为美人鱼是有魔力的。”他们身后有人说。 克拉拉和卢卡斯转过身来，只见吉尔伯特站在那里。 他和骑士们又回来训练了。 克拉拉皱起了眉头。哦，不，她想。 又不是他。吉尔伯特向卢卡斯王子鞠了一躬。 然后他转向克拉拉，开始鼓掌，好像她刚刚表演了什么特技似的。 “干得好！”他说。“我很高兴看到你找到了一个更适合女孩的活动！”

Clara glared at Gilbert. "What's that supposed to mean?" she said.

克拉拉怒视着吉尔伯特。“这是什么意思？”她说。

Gilbert chuckled at Clara's response. "Calm down," he said. "I was trying to give you a compliment. Are you going to sell seashells at the tournament?"

听到克拉拉的回答，吉尔伯特咯咯地笑了起来。 “冷静点，”他说。“我是想称赞你。 你打算在比武会上卖贝壳吗？”

"That's none of your business!" Clara said curtly. She didn't want to admit to Gilbert that she liked anything girly. "Clara makes the most beautiful seashell jewelry in the kingdom!" said Lucas proudly. "I'm sure she does!" Gilbert exclaimed.

“这不关你的事！”克拉拉简短地说。 她不想向吉尔伯特承认她喜欢任何女孩子的东西。 “克拉拉制作了王国里最美丽的贝壳首饰！”卢卡斯自豪地说。 “我相信她会的！”吉尔伯特喊道。