Chapter 2

Chapter TWO As we walked along the path, I gazed upwards marvelling at the beautiful treehouses that had been built high up in the branches. They were all different shapes and sizes and they all had roofs shaped like pointed witches' hats. I could see witches and wizards sitting in deckchairs up high on wooden platforms,

当我们沿着小路走的时候，我仰望着那些建在高高的树枝上的美丽的树屋，惊叹不已。 它们的形状和大小各不相同，屋顶都像尖尖的女巫帽。 我可以看到巫师们坐在高高的木平台上的帆布椅上，

sipping fancy drinks and cackling. 'Here we are!' said Mum as we reached a large family-sized treehouse with a spiral of wooden steps running all the way up the trunk. 'Home for the week!' 'Yay!' I shouted, and raced all the way up the steps to the top, getting there before Wilbur. Our treehouse was amazing! There was a big open sitting room with a round black stove in the middle of it, two bedrooms and a small kitchen and bathroom. Outside on the deck was the big cauldron-shaped hot tub. 'Looks like we'll be sharing a room, Wilby!' I shouted gleefully. Wilbur didn't look pleased.

喝着花哨的饮料，咯咯地笑。 “我们到了！”妈妈说，我们来到了一个家庭用的大树屋，树屋的树干上有螺旋形的木台阶。 “回家住一个星期！”“耶!”我喊着，一路跑上台阶，赶在威伯之前到达了山顶。 我们的树屋太棒了！有一间敞开的大客厅，中间有一个黑色的圆形炉子，还有两间卧室，一间小厨房和浴室。 外面的甲板上有一个大锅形的热水浴缸。 “看来我们要共用一个房间了，威尔比！”我高兴地喊道。 威伯看起来不太高兴。

'Aww Mum, you said I could have my own room!' he said. 'Oh, did I?' said Mum. 'Sorry Wilbur, it looks as though there are only two bedrooms so you will have to share.' Wilbur looked disgruntled and I found myself feeling surprisingly hurt. I know we sometimes get on each other's nerves but I had been quite looking forward to sharing a room with my big brother for a week.

“啊，妈妈，你说我可以有自己的房间！”他说。 “哦，是吗？”妈妈说。“对不起，威尔伯，看起来好像只有两间卧室，所以你得合用了。”威尔伯看起来很不高兴，我发现自己感到意外的受伤。 我知道我们有时会让彼此心烦，但我一直很期待能和我哥哥同住一个星期。

'Oh, come on Wilbur,' I said. 'It will be fun! We can talk late into the night and sneak into the kitchen for a midnight feast!' 'I heard that!' came Mum's voice from the other room. We spent the next hour unpacking and settling in to our treehouse. 'I'm getting straight into the hot tub!' I declared, changing into my swimming costume as fast as I could. I ran out onto the balcony and jumped into the giant cauldron with a splash! It was much warmer than I had been expecting.

“哦，来吧，威尔伯，”我说。 “会很有趣的！”我们可以聊到深夜，然后偷偷溜进厨房吃夜宵！“我听到了！”妈妈的声音从另一个房间传来。 接下来的一个小时里，我们打开行李，安顿在我们的树屋里。 “我要直接进热水浴缸！”我一边宣布，一边以最快的速度换上泳装。 我跑到阳台上，扑通一声跳进大锅里！天气比我预料的暖和多了。

'Ooh!' I panted. I could feel my cheeks turning red as the water bubbled all around me and the steam rose off it in lilac clouds. 'Slowly and gently does it,' said Dad, sticking his toe in gingerly. You have to ease yourself in Mirabelle. Ease yourself in.' By the time Dad had finally got into the water Mum and Wilbur were already

“哦!”我喘着气说。我能感觉到我的脸颊变红了，水在我周围冒着泡泡，淡紫色的云从水里升起。 “慢慢地，轻轻地，”爸爸说，小心翼翼地把脚趾伸了进去。 你得在米拉贝尔放松一下。 慢慢来。”等爸爸终于下水的时候，妈妈和威伯已经下水了