Chapter 3

Chapter THREE That night as I lay in bed, my mind went round and round. What sort of business could I start? It needed to be something fun and interesting. I fell asleep thinking of ideas, and I was still thinking of ideas when I arrived at school the next morning, landing on the playground with a skid. I was early for once, but Carlotta was already there.

第三章那天晚上，我躺在床上，脑子里想个不停。 我可以开始做什么样的生意？ 它需要一些有趣的东西。 我一边想点子，一边睡着了。第二天早上我到学校时，我还在想点子，结果滑到了操场上。 我早到了一次，但卡洛塔已经到了。

'Mirabelle!' she cried breathlessly, running up to me and holding out her new pair of roller skates. 'I'm sorry I didn't let you have a go with these yesterday. I feel really bad about not inviting you to the park. Here! Have a go with them now!'

“李子!她上气不接下气地喊道，跑到我跟前，拿出她的一双新旱冰鞋。 “对不起，昨天我没有让你拿这些东西试试。 没有邀请你去公园，我感到很抱歉。 这里!现在就去试试吧！”

She thrust the skates into my arms, looking guilty. I noticed that today she was wearing a new bracelet with lots of pretty charms hanging from it. I looked around to check that Miss Spindlewick wasn't anywhere nearby. Then I whipped off my shoes and put the skates on. They felt wobbly at first, but with the help of Carlotta keeping me steady, I was soon gliding around the playground. Finally, she let go of my hand and I went whizzing across the tarmac, sparks shooting out of my heels. It felt amazing! It was better than flying! 'I love them!' I cried. 'I want a pair of my own so badly!'

她把冰鞋塞进我怀里，一副内疚的样子。 我注意到今天她戴了一个新手镯，上面挂着许多漂亮的饰物。 我环顾四周，看看斯平德威克小姐是不是在附近。 然后我脱掉鞋子，穿上溜冰鞋。 一开始我觉得有点摇晃，但在卡洛塔的帮助下，我很快就在操场上滑行了。 最后，她放开了我的手，我嗖嗖地穿过停机坪，脚后跟喷出火花。 感觉太棒了！这比坐飞机好多了！“我爱他们！”我哭了。 “我太想要一双自己的了！”

The playground was getting busier now. I knew the bell was about to ring at any moment. And then Miss Spindlewick would come outside. I sat down on the ground to take the skates off. 'Listen, Carlotta,' I said. 'I have to

操场上的人越来越多了。 我知道下课铃随时都会响。 然后斯平德威克小姐就会出来。 我坐在地上把冰鞋脱掉。 “听着，卡洛塔，”我说。 “我必须这么做。

have a pair of my own! Even more so now that I've tried yours! I've had an idea. I'm going to start my own business. I'm going to earn some money to buy my own pair of witch skates.' 'That's a great idea!' said Carlotta.

我也有一双！我已经试过你的了，更是如此！我有个主意。 我要开始自己的事业。 我要去赚点钱买一双我自己的溜冰鞋。“好主意！”卡洛塔说。

What are you going to do?' 'Well, that's the problem,' I replied. 'I can't think of anything!' 'Hmm,' said Carlotta. As we thought hard, my eyes suddenly fell on the bracelet around Carlotta's wrist. The little silver charms hanging from it were very pretty. There was a tiny broomstick, a miniature cauldron, a black cat with green crystal eyes, a sprinkling of stars... 'I could sell bracelets!' I said. 'Like yours!' Carlotta held her wrist out, and we both inspected the bracelet carefully. 'I could easily make them,' I said

你打算做什么？“嗯，这就是问题所在，”我回答。 “我什么也想不起来！”“嗯，”卡洛塔说。 正当我们苦苦思索时，我的目光突然落在卡洛塔手腕上的手镯上。 挂在上面的银色小饰物非常漂亮。 有一把小扫帚，一只小坩埚，一只长着绿色水晶眼睛的黑猫，几颗星星…… “我可以卖手镯！”我说。 “像你这样的!”卡洛塔伸出手腕，我们俩都仔细地检查了手镯。 “我很容易做出来，”我说