Chapter 5

Chapter FIVE I sidled over to the table, my fairy wand lighting up Edith's face. She looked a bit sad. 'What are you doing down here? I asked. 'To be honest...' said Edith. 'I was feeling guilty.' 'You were feeling guilty?' I said. 'I'm the one who should be feeling guilty, Edith.

第五章我侧身走到桌子旁，我的仙女魔杖照亮了伊迪丝的脸。 她看起来有点伤心。“你在这儿干什么？” 我问。“说实话……伊迪丝说道。 “我感到内疚。“你感到内疚吗？”我说。 “应该感到内疚的人是我，伊迪丝。

I broke your crystal ball! I'm so, so sorry. It was a mistake. I only stroked it once and then it lit up and I didn't mean to drop it out of the window, but it started ringing and there was a face—' My words were all coming out in a gabble. It all just sounded like excuses. I stopped. Took a breath. 'I'm really sorry,' I said again.

我打破了你的水晶球！我真的很抱歉。 这是个错误。我只摸了一下，它就亮了，我并不想把它扔出窗外，但它开始响了起来，出现了一张脸——”我的话断断续续地说了出来。 这一切听起来都像是借口。 我停了下来。吸了一口气。“我真的很抱歉，”我又说了一遍。

'Carlotta and I shouldn't have been in your room, touching all your stuff. I'm going to save up my pocket money and buy you a new crystal ball, I promise.' Edith smiled. 'Thank you, Mirabelle,' she said. 'I knew you two didn't go in my room to tidy it!' She chuckled and I managed a smile.

“卡洛塔和我不应该在你的房间里碰你的东西。 我保证，我要攒零花钱给你买一个新的水晶球。”伊迪丝笑了。 “谢谢你，米拉贝尔，”她说。 “我就知道你们俩没进我的房间整理！”她咯咯地笑了起来，我也勉强挤出了一个微笑。

'Why are you feeling bad?' I asked her. 'I shouldn't have shouted at Carlotta like that,' sighed Edith. 'It was mean. Or shut you both out of my room earlier. If I'd just let you in and shown you the potion kit in the first place, the crystal ball might never have got broken!' That sounded true, but it still didn't make it OK for Carlotta and me to have snuck into Edith's room without asking. 'Carlotta and I are always arguing nowadays,' continued Edith. 'We used to play together all the time, but now... I find her games boring. And she doesn't understand that sometimes I want Privacy!' 'My big brother Wilbur is the same,'

“你为什么不舒服？”我问她。 “我不应该那样对卡洛塔喊叫，”伊迪丝叹了口气。 “这太卑鄙了。或者把你们俩赶出我的房间。 如果我一开始就让你进来，给你看药剂包，水晶球就不会碎了！”这听起来是真的，但我和卡洛塔未经允许就偷偷溜进伊迪丝的房间，这仍然不合理。 “现在卡洛塔和我总是在争论，”伊迪丝继续说道。 “我们以前总是在一起玩，但现在…… 我觉得她的游戏很无聊。她不明白有时候我需要隐私！“我的哥哥威尔伯也是一样。”

I said, nodding. 'He hardly ever plays the games I want to play. But you know what? I love joining in with his! Most of the time he doesn't mind too much. I bet Carlotta would love doing things you like. She loves painting her nails and all that stuff!' Edith raised an eyebrow. 'I did notice your nails...' Blushing, I hid my fingers under the table. Whoops! Edith took a sip of her hot bogwater, and my tummy grumbled loudly, even though I hate witchy drinks. 'Are you hungry?' asked Edith. 'Or thirsty? Do you want me to make you

我点点头说。“他几乎从来不玩我想玩的游戏。 但你知道吗？我喜欢加入他的行列！大多数时候他不太介意。 我打赌卡洛塔会喜欢做你喜欢的事。 她喜欢涂指甲之类的东西！”伊迪丝扬起眉毛。 “我注意到你的指甲了……”我脸红了，把手指藏在桌子底下。 哎呀!伊迪丝喝了一口她的热矿泉水，我的肚子大声地咕咕叫着，尽管我讨厌喝巫术饮料。 “你饿吗？”伊迪丝问道。 ”或渴吗?你要我逼你吗

some bogwater? 'Er... No, thank you,' I replied politely. 'I'm not a fan. It's a bit gritty for my fairy tastes.' 'I love it gritty!' said Edith, licking her lips. 'The grittier the better! What do fairies drink for a treat?' 'Hot chocolate!' I said. 'Or milkshake! Or ice cream fizz. Or raspberry crush!' 'Sounds disgusting...' replied Edith. 'I can't even imagine what those drinks look like.' 'I can show you!' I said, waving my wand so that a tall glass of pink milkshake with a swirl of raspberry cream and chocolate sprinkles appeared on the table.

一些bogwater吗?“呃…“不，谢谢。”我礼貌地回答。 “我不是粉丝。对我的童话口味来说有点粗糙。“我爱死它了！”伊迪丝舔着嘴唇说道。 “越坚韧越好！”仙女们喝什么招待？“热巧克力！”我说。 ”或奶昔!或者冰淇淋泡沫。 或者覆盆子碎！“听起来很恶心……”伊迪丝回答道。 “我甚至无法想象那些饮料是什么样子的。“我可以指给你看！”我说着，挥舞着魔杖，桌上出现了一大杯粉红色的奶昔，上面有一圈覆盆子奶油和巧克力屑。