Chapter 3

Chapter THREE We had to fly quite a long way to the place where the midsummer dance was to be held. By the time we got there it was dusk and I was hungry but I still couldn't help gasping as Mum, Wilbur, and I circled above the party on our broomsticks. A big fire had been lit in the middle of a clearing in a huge forest and all around it

第三章我们得飞很长一段路，才能到举行仲夏舞会的地方。 当我们到达那里时，已经是黄昏了，我已经饿了，但是当妈妈、威伯和我骑着扫帚在宴会上空盘旋时，我还是忍不住倒吸了一口气。 在一片大森林的空地中央和周围燃起了一堆大火

multicoloured fairy lights had been strung through the trees. There were tables upon tables of delicious fairy food: strawberry cakes, butterscotch biscuits and flower petal sandwiches. My tummy started to rumble. Fairy food is the best!

树上挂着五颜六色的彩灯。 桌上摆满了美味的精灵食品：草莓蛋糕、奶油糖果饼干和花瓣三明治。 我的肚子开始咕咕叫。 仙女的食物是最好的！

'Look!' said Dad, pointing. 'There's my sister Cordelia and your Uncle Bartholomew too!' He flew down towards a crowd of fairies and we all followed. I was excited to see my cousin Isadora Moon! Isadora is half fairy like me except her dad, Bartholomew, is a vampire which makes her a vampire fairy. 'Oh good,' said Mum, 'we won't be the only odd ones out tonight!' 'Isadora!' I yelled, landing on the ground with a skid and

“看!爸爸指着说。 “还有我妹妹科迪莉亚和你叔叔巴塞洛缪！”他飞向一群仙女，我们都跟在后面。 我很兴奋能见到我的表妹伊莎多拉·穆恩！伊莎多拉和我一样是半个仙女，除了她爸爸巴塞洛缪是个吸血鬼，所以她也是个吸血鬼仙女。 “哦，太好了，”妈妈说，“今晚出去的就不只有我们了！“伊莎多拉!”我喊道，滑倒在地上，然后

giving her a big hug. 'Mirabelle!' said Isadora. She looked pleased to see me and her little bat wings fluttered with excitement. Pink Rabbit bounced up and down beside her and I gave his head a pat. Pink Rabbit used to be Isadora's favourite cuddly toy but her mum magicked him alive with her fairy wand. I always feel a little bit jealous of Pink Rabbit actually. I wish I had my own special pet. Mum has a black cat but he's not very nice. He always hisses at me. 'Let's go and eat some food!' I said. 'Have you seen all the cakes?'

给她一个大大的拥抱。“李子!伊莎多拉说。 她看起来很高兴见到我，她的小蝙蝠翅膀兴奋地拍打着。 粉红兔在她身边跳来跳去，我拍了拍它的头。 粉红兔曾经是伊莎多拉最喜欢的可爱玩具，但她的妈妈用她的魔法棒把它变活了。 其实我总是有点嫉妒粉兔。 我希望我有我自己的特殊宠物。 妈妈有一只黑猫，但他不是很好。 他总是对我发出嘘声。“我们去吃点东西吧！”我说。 “你看到所有的蛋糕了吗？”

'Yes!' said Isadora. 'But I was waiting for you!' We started to push through the crowd towards the food tables, leaving our parents to chat about boring things. 'Look at those!' said Isadora, pointing to a table that was full of pink spun-sugar clouds, glinting with tiny sugar diamonds. 'Fairyfloss!' I said. 'I love fairyfloss!' 'Me too,' said Isadora. We each took one and then wandered towards the big fire, both happily munching and talking at the same time. Then we saw a group of young fairies about the same age as us clustered on the grass. They were busy making flower garlands for their hair.

“是的!伊莎多拉说。“可我一直在等你啊！”我们开始挤过人群走向餐桌，让我们的父母聊着无聊的事情。 “看那些！”伊莎多拉指着一张桌子说，桌子上摆满了粉红色的纺糖云，上面闪烁着细小的糖钻。 “Fairyfloss !”我说。“我喜欢棉花线！”“我也是，”伊莎多拉说。 我们每人拿了一个，然后走向炉火边，一边开心地嚼着，一边聊天。 然后我们看到一群和我们年龄相仿的小仙女聚集在草地上。 他们忙着为头发编花环。

'Let's make one!' said Isadora, so we sat down together and began to twist flowers and leaves into crown shapes. Mine just wouldn't go right. I kept snapping the stems by mistake and the petals kept falling off my flowers. In the end I sighed and threw it down on the grass.

“我们做一个吧！”伊莎多拉说，于是我们一起坐下来，开始把花和叶子捻成皇冠的形状。 我的就是不行。 我总是不小心把花的茎折断，花瓣总是从我的花上掉下来。 最后我叹了口气，把它扔在草地上。