Chapter 6

Chapter SIX I followed Mum down the stairs and into the kitchen. Dad was serving up spaghetti. My tummy rumbled. 'Dad,' I said. 'I'm really sorry I turned you into a frog.' 'Thank you, Mirabelle,' said Dad. 'It was a bit of a shock. Just make sure you don't do it again.'

我跟着妈妈下了楼，进了厨房。 爸爸在端意大利面。 我的肚子咕咕叫。“爸爸，”我说。 “我真的很抱歉把你变成了一只青蛙。“谢谢你，米拉贝尔，”爸爸说。 “这让我有点震惊。只要确保你不会再犯就行了。”

'I won't,' I promised, and I really meant it. Then Wilbur came into the room. 'Wilbur,' I said. 'I'm sorry I tried to turn you into a frog.'

“我不会的，”我保证，我是认真的。 然后威伯走进了房间。 “威伯，”我说。“对不起，我试图把你变成一只青蛙。”

'That's OK,' shrugged Wilbur. 'You failed at it anyway so it's fine.' I started to feel a prickle of annoyance but then Wilbur said: 'I'm sorry too, Mirabelle. I shouldn't have taken Violet away from you or eaten all the chocolate biscuits or said your dress made you look like a slug.' I felt a warm glow spread up from my toes. 'That's OK, Wilbur,' I said graciously, and decided to let his comment about me failing to turn him into a frog slide. After all, big

“没关系，”威伯耸耸肩。 “反正你考砸了，所以没关系。”我开始感到一阵烦恼，但这时威伯说：“我也很抱歉，米拉贝尔。 我不应该把维奥莱特从你身边带走，也不应该把所有的巧克力饼干都吃掉，也不应该说你的裙子让你看起来像个鼻涕虫。”我感到一股温暖的光芒从脚趾头散发出来。 “没关系，威伯，”我彬彬有礼地说，然后决定让他来评论我没能把他变成滑梯的事。 毕竟，大

brothers just ARE annoying sometimes, aren't they? We all sat down at the table and began to eat. Violet fluttered onto my lap and curled up, warmly. Everything seemed much brighter and sparklier than it had in the morning, even though it was now completely dark outside. I wanted to make

兄弟们有时候真的很烦人，不是吗？ 我们都在桌旁坐下，开始吃起来。 维奥莱特扑到我的腿上，温暖地蜷缩起来。 虽然现在外面一片漆黑，但一切似乎都比早上明亮得多了。 我想做的

sure it stayed that way so after dinner I went straight to the cupboard under the stairs and took out my broomstick. I spent a whole hour polishing and brushing it until the handle gleamed and there were no leaves or mud stuck in-between the twigs.

晚饭后，我径直走到楼梯下的碗柜前，拿出我的飞天扫帚。 我花了整整一个小时擦拭它，直到把手闪闪发光，树枝之间没有树叶或泥土。