Chapter 7

Chapter SEVEN 'Wow!' said Wilbur when I landed back down on the ground beside him. 'You were amazing up there, Mirabelle!' 'Thank you,' I said trying not to blush. Wilbur never usually compliments me. Dad was frowning but I could tell he was a tiny bit impressed too. What on earth has been going on?'

第七章哇！当我落在威伯身边的地上时，他说。 “你刚才太棒了，米拉贝尔！”“谢谢你，”我说，尽量不让自己脸红。 威尔伯从不恭维我。 爸爸皱着眉头，但我看得出来他也被打动了。 到底发生了什么事？”

he asked. Mum looked at me and I gulped. But I had to tell Dad the truth. 'I made a potion using witch magic,' I said. 'And it got a bit... out of hand.' 'A bit!' exclaimed Dad. I looked down at my feet. Suddenly I felt really bad.

他问道。妈妈看着我，我咽了口气。 但我必须告诉爸爸真相。 “我用女巫的魔法配制了一种药水，”我说。 “然后就有点……失控了。“有一点！”爸爸叫道。 我低头看了看自己的脚。突然间我感觉很糟糕。

'I'm sorry, Dad,' I said. 'I didn't mean to ruin your special night. It just all went wrong. 'I told you not to bring any witch magic to the summer dance!' said Dad. 'You promised you wouldn't!' 'I know,' I said. 'I'm sorry. I promise I'll try to use my fairy wand more!' Dad sighed and I could see that Mum was looking a little uncomfortable too. I know you feel more witch most of the time, said Dad, 'and that's completely fine. I married a witch after all! There's no need to try and use your fairy wand more-it's important that you feel like you can be yourself. But I was just asking you

“对不起，爸爸，”我说。“我不是故意要毁了你的特别之夜。 一切都错了。“我告诉过你不要把任何巫术带到夏季舞会上！”爸爸说。 “你答应过不会的！”“我知道，”我说。 “我很抱歉。我保证我会尽量多使用我的魔法棒！”爸爸叹了口气，我可以看出妈妈看起来也有点不舒服。 “我知道你大多数时候觉得自己更像个女巫，”爸爸说，“这完全没问题。 我毕竟娶了一个女巫！没有必要尝试更多地使用你的魔法棒——重要的是你觉得你可以做你自己。 但我只是在问你

to leave the potions at home for one night! You always end up causing mischief with them!' 'I know,' I said. 'I won't do it again.' 'That's what you always say,' said Dad. No, I think we need another solution. I've got the perfect punishment for you.' 'A punishment?' I gasped. 'Yes,' said Dad. 'It's obvious you need to learn more about making potions properly so that you don't keep getting into messes like

把魔药留在家里一晚上！你最后总是和他们闹得不可收拾！“我知道，”我说。 “我不会再这么做了。“你总是这么说，”爸爸说。 不，我想我们需要另一个解决方案。 我有个完美的惩罚办法。“惩罚？”我喘息着说道。 “是的，”爸爸说。“很明显，你需要学习更多正确制作魔药的知识，这样你就不会一直陷入像

this. I think you need to go and work with Mum in her Witch Turret every day for the next month!' 'What a good idea!' said Mum and her eyes twinkled. 'Really?' I said. This didn't sound like a punishment at all! 'Yes,' said Dad. 'She can teach you to use magic responsibly.' 'OK!' I said, trying not to sound too pleased about the idea. 'And,' continued Dad, 'you will come and help me in the garden twice a

这一点。我想你应该在接下来的一个月里每天都去和妈妈一起在她的女巫塔楼里工作！“好主意！”妈妈说，她的眼睛闪闪发光。 “真的吗?”我说。这听起来一点也不像是一种惩罚！“是的，”爸爸说。 “她可以教你负责任地使用魔法。”“好吧!”我说，尽量不让自己听起来对这个主意太高兴。 “还有，”爸爸继续说，“你每天来花园里帮我两次忙

week after your lessons in the turret. It's important to learn about your fairy side too. It's what makes you YOU after all.' 'Oh... OK,' I said. Gardening with Dad wouldn't be nearly so exciting as making potions with Mum but I supposed I might learn something interesting. There are some very magical things about being fairy after all. I heard Wilbur snigger next to me and Dad shot him a look. 'You can join in too Wilbur,' he said. 'I know you're more drawn to your wizard side but the

在塔楼上完课一周后。 了解自己童话般的一面也很重要。 这才是你真正的自我。“哦… “好吧，”我说。和爸爸一起做园艺远不如和妈妈一起做魔药那么令人兴奋，但我想我也许能学到一些有趣的东西。 毕竟，做仙女还是有一些非常神奇的事情。 我听见威尔伯在我旁边偷笑，爸爸看了他一眼。 “你也可以加入，威尔伯，”他说。 “我知道你更倾向于你巫师的一面，但是