6 Substitute Teacher

CHAPTER 6

第六章

Substitute Teacher Lucas lay in bed and listened to the birds chirp happily along the castle wall. I wonder if Will's up? he thought. The prince hopped out of bed, changed his clothes, and ran down the spiral stone staircase to the dining room. Will and the king were already having breakfast. "Good morning, Will," said the prince. "How would you like me to show you more of Wrenly today?"

代课老师卢卡斯躺在床上，听着鸟儿沿着城墙欢快地啁啾。 不知道威尔起来了没有？他想。 王子跳下床，换了衣服，跑下螺旋形的石头楼梯，来到餐厅。 威尔和国王已经在吃早饭了。 “早上好，威尔。”王子说。 “你想让我今天带你更多地了解兰利吗？”

"I'd like that very much," Will replied. "I had planned to do some exploring." The king smiled. "What a wonderful idea!" he said. "It is a nice idea," said the queen, who had just entered the room, "but I'm afraid Lucas can't go. He has a music lesson today."

“我很乐意，”威尔回答。 “我本来打算去探险的。” 国王笑了。“好主意！”他说。 “这是一个好主意，”王后说，她刚走进房间，“但我恐怕卢卡斯不能去。 他今天有音乐课。”

Lucas's fork clattered onto his plate.

卢卡斯的叉子碰在他的盘子上。

"It's not like the lesson takes the whole day," he complained. "True," said his father. "But you've been late for your first two lessons." "But this is special," Lucas argued. "Will has never been to Wrenly before, and who knows when he'll be back?" The king shook his head and sighed. "Your Majesties, if you'll excuse me," said Will, "I have an idea." The king raised his eyebrows. "Well, let us hear it," he said. "What if I give Lucas his music lesson today? We could have it outside on the palace grounds."

他抱怨说：“这节课又不是一整天都在上。” “没错，”他父亲说。“可是你头两节课已经迟到了。” “但这很特别，”卢卡斯辩解道。 “威尔以前从没去过兰利，谁知道他什么时候会回来呢？”国王摇摇头，叹了口气。 “陛下，请原谅，”威尔说，“我有个主意。” 国王扬起眉毛。 “好吧，让我们听听，”他说。 “我今天给卢卡斯上音乐课怎么样？” 我们可以在宫殿外面举行。”

The king looked to his wife. She nodded approvingly. "It's a perfect solution," she said. "I'll let Lucas's music teacher know that the prince has a special guest teacher today." "What do you say, Lucas?" asked Will. "I'll do it!" replied the prince. He would rather be outside with Will—even if it meant he still had to have a music lesson. "Now, don't forget your lute," his father said with a wink.

国王看着他的妻子。 她赞许地点点头。“这是一个完美的解决方案，”她说。 “我会告诉卢卡斯的音乐老师，王子今天有一位特别的客座老师。” “你说呢，卢卡斯？”威尔问。 “我愿意！”王子回答说。 他宁愿和威尔待在外面——即使这意味着他还得上音乐课。 “好了，别忘了你的琵琶。”父亲眨眨眼说。