Chapter 3

Chapter THREE 'There you are, Mirabelle!' said Carlotta when I reached my friends. 'You took ages!' 'Sorry,' I replied. 'But I'm here now. Let's play! Shall I go in the middle this time?' 'I guess you can if you want,' said Hazel, looking a bit disappointed. 'Although it is the most difficult position.

第三章你来了，米拉贝尔！当我走到朋友们身边时，卡洛塔说。 “你花了好长时间！”“对不起，”我回答。 “可我现在在这儿。让我们玩!这次我从中间走好吗？“如果你愿意的话，我想你可以。”黑兹尔说，看上去有点失望。 “虽然这是最困难的处境。

Are you sure you'll be able to handle it?' 'I should think so!' I said confidently. 'And besides, it's only fair to take it in turns. I switched places with Hazel and then waited for Carlotta to kick the ball. WHUMPH! It went soaring across the grass and I sprinted forward to try and stop it before it got to Hazel. I found I didn't need to try very hard though, as the ball seemed to be on a mission to reach my feet. Faster and faster it came, dodging Hazel and then bumping against my toes.

你确定你能应付得了吗？“我也这么认为！”我自信地说。 “再说，还是轮流来比较公平。 我和黑兹尔交换了位置，然后等着卡洛塔踢球。 WHUMPH !它飞过草地，我冲上前去，试图在它碰到黑兹尔之前阻止它。 我发现我不需要太努力，因为球似乎有一个任务要到达我的脚。 它飞得越来越快，躲开了黑兹尔，然后撞到了我的脚趾。

'Good!' I thought, feeling pleased. 'Oh!' said Hazel, looking surprised. 'Er, well done, Mirabelle.' 'Thanks!' I beamed, feeling just a tiny twinge of guilt. I lifted my foot to kick the ball back to Carlotta, but I was surprised to find that the ball stayed stuck to my toes. It didn't even fall off when I shook my leg!

“好!”我想，心里很高兴。 “啊!黑兹尔惊讶地说。 “嗯，干得好，米拉贝尔。“谢谢!”我笑了，只感到一丝内疚。 我抬起脚想把球踢回卡洛塔，但我惊讶地发现球仍然粘在我的脚趾上。 我抖腿的时候它都没有掉下来！

'Umm,' I said, immediately feeling my cheeks turn red. Hazel narrowed her eyes at me suspiciously. I reached down to grab the ball, hoping that I could just throw it to Carlotta with my hands, but it slipped out of my grasp and started to roll up my legs. It carried on all the way up my body before finally perching itself on top of my head.

“嗯，”我说，立刻觉得我的脸颊变红了。 黑兹尔怀疑地眯起眼睛看着我。 我伸手去抓球，希望能用手把它扔给卡洛塔，但球从我手中滑了出去，开始卷我的腿。 它一直爬上我的身体，最后停在我的头顶上。

Hurriedly, I reached up to take the ball off my head. But it seemed to be stuck there quite firmly! It was as though I had suddenly become some sort of very strong football magnet. Carlotta stared at me with her mouth open, and Hazel crossed her arms over her chest.

我急忙伸手把球从头上拿下来。 但它似乎被牢牢地卡在那里了！就好像我突然变成了一块非常强大的足球磁铁。 卡洛塔张着嘴盯着我，黑兹尔把双臂交叉在胸前。

'Mirabelle!' said Hazel. 'You know we're not supposed to use any magic during PE this morning.' 'I know!' I squeaked, feeling my face go all hot. What spell did you use?' she asked accusingly. Before I could answer, Carlotta suddenly gave a loud shriek, startling both me and Hazel. 'Look!' she cried, pointing behind me and then clapping her hand over her mouth. 'Oh, my stars! Mirabelle!' I whipped round, panic rising in my chest. Racing towards me, across the grass, was a swarm of footballs. Other

“李子!黑兹尔说。“你知道，今天上午体育课时我们不能使用魔法。“我知道！”我尖叫着，觉得我的脸都热了。 你用了什么咒语？她责备地问。 我还没来得及回答，卡洛塔突然发出一声尖叫，把我和黑兹尔都吓了一跳。 “看!她喊道，指着我身后，然后用手捂住嘴。 “噢，天哪！”李子!”我猛地转过身来，心里一阵恐慌。 穿过草地，一群足球向我奔来。 其他