Chapter 6

Chapter SIX Wilbur and I waved goodbye to our new friends and walked away from the house, away from the clearing and back through the forest with Violet fluttering along beside us. Now that the sun was out again, everything seemed so much less ominous, and the grass glittered all over with raindrops, like little jewels.

第六章我和威伯向我们的新朋友挥手告别，离开了房子，离开了空地，穿过森林回来了，维奥莱特在我们身边飞舞着翅膀。 现在太阳又出来了，一切似乎都不那么不祥了，草地上到处都是闪闪发光的雨滴，像小珠宝一样。

'There you are!' said Mum, running towards us when we emerged out of the wood. 'We were starting to get worried!' 'We assumed you were sheltering somewhere nearby from the storm,' said

“你在这儿！”当我们走出树林时，妈妈朝我们跑过来。 “我们开始担心了！”“我们以为你在附近的某个地方躲避风暴，”他说

Dad. 'Mum and I were happily snoozing on the picnic blanket when we suddenly woke up completely soaked!' 'Drenched!' agreed Mum, squeezing out her dress.

爸爸。“妈妈和我正高兴地在野餐毯上打着盹儿，突然醒来时全身都湿透了！”“湿透了!妈妈同意着，把衣服挤了出来。

'We were just in the forest,' I said. 'There's a house in there!' said Wilbur. 'With two little ghosts in it,' I said. 'We made friends with them. They'd love to meet you!' 'Oh?' said Mum. 'Well, I'd love to meet them too. But not before I've found a dragongrass flower. Time is running out. Dad and I didn't mean to fall asleep! We must start our search!' She wrung her hands, looking worried. Wilbur and I smiled at each other. 'You don't need to worry, Mum,' I said, bringing my hand out from behind my back. 'We found one for you!'

“我们刚才在森林里，”我说。 “那儿有座房子！”威伯说。 “里面有两个小鬼，”我说。 “我们和他们成了朋友。 他们很高兴见到你！“哦?妈妈说。 “嗯，我也很想见见他们。 但在我找到龙草花之前。 时间不多了。爸爸和我不是故意睡着的！我们必须开始搜寻！”她扭着双手，看上去很担心。 威尔伯和我相视一笑。 “你不用担心，妈妈，”我说着，把手从背后伸出来。 “我们给你找了一个！”

'You did?!' Mum and Dad both stared at the dragongrass flower in amazement as I held it up for them to see, the luminous purple petals reflecting brightly in their eyes. 'Oh, but this is wonderful!' said Mum. 'Fantastic!' agreed Dad, looking relieved. 'We'll be able to finish our potion tonight!' He took the flower from me and cradled it gently in his hands. 'This means,' said Mum 'that we can stay here and relax for the

“你? !”妈妈和爸爸都惊讶地盯着那朵龙草花，我把它举起来给他们看，明亮的紫色花瓣在他们的眼中反射出明亮的光芒。 “哦，这太棒了！”妈妈说。 “太棒了!爸爸同意了，看起来松了一口气。 “我们今晚就能喝完魔药了！”他从我手中接过花，轻轻地捧在手里。 “这意味着，”妈妈说，“我们可以呆在这里放松一下。