Chapter 2

Chapter TWO 'Tell Mum and Dad I've gone out for a bit,' I called to Wilbur, as I ran past the sitting room. 'I'm going to see if Mrs Blue needs any help walking her dogs. I'm starting a dog-walking business!' 'Uh, OK...' replied Wilbur through a mouthful of chocolate biscuits. I left the house and ran down our

第二章“告诉爸爸妈妈我出去一会儿。”我跑过客厅时对威伯喊道。 “我去看看布鲁太太是否需要帮忙遛狗。 我要开始遛狗的生意了！“嗯，好吧……”威伯吃了一口巧克力饼干，回答道。 我离开家，跑到我们的

garden path, out of the gate, and then into Mrs Blue's front garden, which bloomed with summer flowers. There were puffy-looking marigolds that twinkled with permanent dewdrops, zingy zinnias boasting rainbow petals,

走出大门，来到了蓝太太前面开满夏日鲜花的花园。 有看起来蓬松的万寿菊，永远闪烁着露珠，有鲜艳的百日菊，有彩虹花瓣，

and powder-blue roses the colour of the sky. Mrs Blue is also a witch. She loves her garden, and she can often be spotted outdoors, sprinkling spells onto her flowers.

粉蓝色的玫瑰是天空的颜色。 蓝太太也是个女巫。她喜欢她的花园，经常可以在户外看到她，给她的花洒咒语。

I stood on the doorstep and smoothed down my clothes, noticing for the first time that there were stains on my dress. Oops! I hoped that Mrs Blue wouldn't notice. It was important to look professional for my first job! Hurriedly, I tried to hide the stains beneath my long hair. Then, I rang the doorbell, suddenly feeling a little bit nervous. Tring a ling a ling! 'Mirabelle!' said Mrs Blue, opening the door. 'How lovely to see you!' She was wearing a pale lilac dress with a matching pointed hat and big horn-rimmed spectacles. Her hair was coiffed into soft pink curls. She smelled of lavender.

我站在门阶上，把衣服熨平，这是我第一次注意到衣服上有污渍。 哦!我希望布鲁太太不会注意到。 在我的第一份工作中，看起来很专业是很重要的！我赶紧把污渍藏在长发下面。 然后，我按响了门铃，突然感到有点紧张。 叮叮铃！“李子!布鲁太太说着打开了门。 “见到你真高兴！”她穿着一件淡紫色的连衣裙，戴着一顶相配的尖顶帽子和一副大角框眼镜。 她的头发被梳成柔和的粉红色卷发。 她身上有薰衣草的味道。

'Good afternoon, Mrs Blue,' I said politely. 'I've started a dog-walking business, and I was wondering if you'd like me to take Dotty and Dylis out?' 'Oh!' said Mrs Blue, sounding a little unsure. 'Well, my dear, they can be a bit of a handful. I don't know...' 'I'm very good with animals,' I said quickly. 'I'm absolutely certain I can handle them! I promise I'll keep them on their leads.' I gave Mrs Blue my most beaming, reassuring smile.

“下午好，布鲁太太，”我礼貌地说。 “我开始了遛狗的生意，我想知道你是否想让我带多蒂和迪里斯出去？”“哦!布鲁太太说，听起来有点不确定。 “嗯，亲爱的，他们有时有点难搞。 我不知道……“我对动物很在行，”我很快地说。 “我绝对肯定我能对付他们！”我保证让他们继续追查。”我给了蓝太太我最愉快、最让人放心的微笑。