Chapter 3

Chapter THREE Wilbur and I stopped in front of the gaping open front door and peered inside. It looked shadowy and smelled musty. Small shivers ran up and down my spine. 'You go in first, Mirabelle,' said Wilbur. You go in first!' I said. 'You're older!' 'You're younger,' said Wilbur.

第三章我和威伯停在大开着的前门前，往里看。 它看起来阴森森的，散发着霉味。 我的脊背上一阵一阵地打寒战。 “你先进去，米拉贝尔，”威伯说。 你先进去！”我说。“你老!“你更年轻，”威伯说。

'That doesn't even make sense!' I cried. Big brothers can be infuriating sometimes. I stepped over the threshold. I was so annoyed at Wilbur that I had forgotten to be frightened for a moment. 'I'm not a scaredy cat!' I said, sticking my tongue out at him. 'Well nor am I then!' retorted Wilbur, following me into the house. It was very dark in the hallway so I got out my little potion kit and poured a bit of amethyst crystal powder into my hands. Blowing onto it, I whispered a magic spell.

“这根本说不通！”我哭了。 老大哥有时会让人生气。 我跨过了门槛。 我太生威尔伯的气了，一时间都忘了害怕。 “我不是胆小鬼！”我说着，朝他伸出舌头。 “好吧，那我也不是！”威伯跟着我进了屋子，反驳道。 走廊里很黑，所以我拿出我的小药剂包，倒了一点紫水晶粉末到我的手里。 我朝它吹了口气，低声念了一个咒语。

Crickle crackle, flicker fright. Light this place up, nice and bright! Immediately a little purple flame burst into life, hovering just above my hands. It wasn't hot, just very bright, and it sent dark shadows dancing all over the walls of the house, making it look as though things were moving. 'Hello!' I called in a slightly wobbly voice, just in case someone was there. Nothing. But outside the storm continued to rage.

噼里啪啦，忽隐忽现。 把这地方点亮，又好又亮！立刻，一团紫色的小火焰冒了出来，在我的手上盘旋。 它不热，只是很亮，黑影在房子的墙上跳来跳去，使房子看起来好像有东西在动。 “你好!”我用微微颤抖的声音叫道，以防有人在那里。 什么都没有。但外面的暴风雨还在继续肆虐。

'Let's find Violet quickly!' whispered Wilbur. 'It's creepy here! And it smells funny!' He pushed a window open with a loud long creeeeah. A gust of cold wet air blew in, extinguishing the flame in my hands. 'Wilbur!' I hissed, feeling annoyed

“我们赶快找到维奥莱特！”威伯小声说。 “这里真令人毛骨悚然！”而且闻起来很怪！”他发出一声长长的、响亮的呼呼声，推开了一扇窗户。 一阵又冷又湿的风吹了进来，把我手中的火焰扑灭了。 “威尔伯!”我嘶嘶地说，觉得很恼火