Chapter 4

Chapter FOUR Thunder rolled down the stairs and the sitting room door flew open. 'CARLOTTA, YOU SNEAK!' shouted Edith, marching in furiously. 'You've been in my bedroom!' 'I haven't!' Carlotta squeaked. 'You HAVE!' screamed Edith. 'I can tell by the look on your face!'

第四章雷滚下楼梯，客厅的门猛地开了。 “卡洛塔，你这个鬼鬼祟祟的家伙！”伊迪丝喊道，愤怒地走了进来。 “你进过我的卧室！”“我没有！”卡洛塔发出“吱吱”的响声。 “你有!伊迪丝尖叫道。 “我从你脸上的表情就能看出来！”

'I haven't,' insisted Carlotta, but her cheeks had gone very red. 'You HAVE!' yelled Edith. 'You're a lying little WORM! I know you've been touching my stuff because my crystal ball is broken!'

“我没有，”卡洛塔坚持说，但她的脸颊已经涨得通红了。 “你有!伊迪丝喊道。“你这个说谎的小虫！”我知道你碰了我的东西，因为我的水晶球坏了！”

She brought it out from behind her back and triumphantly held it in front of Carlotta's face. I felt my heart begin to race. It was me who broke the crystal ball! I should own up right that very second! But Edith looked so furious that I was too scared to open my mouth.

她把它从背后拿出来，得意洋洋地举到卡洛塔面前。 我感到我的心开始狂跳。 是我打破了水晶球！我应该马上坦白的！但是伊迪丝看起来很生气，我吓得不敢开口。

'OK!' said Carlotta. 'We did go in your room while you were out, but... But it was only so that we could clean it! I'm sorry the crystal ball broke. It fell off the shelf while I was dusting!' I stared at Carlotta in shock. As if Edith was going to believe that! Edith narrowed her eyes. 'YOU'RE A HORRIBLE MEDDLING SNEAKY SLIMY WORM, CARLOTTA!' she shrieked and stormed out of the room. 'Oh, Carlotta!' I said. 'Edith was never going to believe we went into her room to clean it!' 'I know,' said Carlotta, putting her

“好吧!卡洛塔说。“你不在的时候我们确实去过你的房间，但是…… 但这只是为了我们可以清洁它！很抱歉水晶球破了。 我打扫的时候从架子上掉下来了！”我震惊地盯着卡洛塔。 好像伊迪丝会相信似的！伊迪丝眯起眼睛。 “你是个多管闲事、鬼鬼祟祟的讨厌鬼，卡洛塔！”她尖叫着冲出了房间。 “哦,卡洛塔!”我说。“伊迪丝永远不会相信我们走进她的房间去打扫！””“我知道，”卡洛塔说，把她放在一边

head in her hands. 'It was just the first thing that popped into my head... I didn't want to tell her the truth. 'Oh!' I said, feeling a rush of affection for my friend just trying to protect me— but also a sharp stab of guilt. Now I felt even worse about not owning up. 'It's OK.' Carlotta shrugged. 'Edith and I are always arguing anyway, so she may as well think it was me!' She smiled brightly, but it looked a bit forced. 'Let's find a horror film,' she said.

她双手抱着头。“这是我脑子里蹦出来的第一个念头…… 我不想告诉她真相。 “哦!”我说，心中涌起一股对朋友的感情——他只是想保护我——但同时也有一种强烈的负罪感。 现在我对不坦白感觉更糟了。 “没关系。”卡洛塔耸了耸肩。 “不管怎么说，伊迪丝和我总是在争论，所以她不妨认为是我干的！”她笑得很灿烂，但看起来有点勉强。 “我们找部恐怖片吧，”她说。

Carlotta and I sat side by side in the dark, our eyes glued to the screen, but I wasn't really watching the film. I couldn't concentrate, and I didn't even jump at the scariest parts! I felt such guilt about the crystal ball. Carlotta had said it was

卡洛塔和我在黑暗中并排坐着，我们的眼睛紧盯着屏幕，但我并没有真正在看电影。 我无法集中注意力，甚至连最可怕的部分都不敢跳！水晶球的事让我很内疚。 卡洛塔是这么说的