Chapter 5

Chapter FIVE I was woken to the sound of my name and a light tapping on my arm. 'Isadora,' Mum was whispering. 'Time to wake up!' I opened my eyes and looked around. For a moment I couldn't remember where I was. 'It's time to go home!' said Mum. 'It's

第五章我被自己的名字和一盏灯轻拍在我胳膊上的声音吵醒了。 “伊莎多拉，”妈妈低声说。 “该醒醒了！”我睁开眼睛，环顾四周。 我一时想不起来自己身在何处。 “该回家了！”妈妈说。 “这是

almost morning!' I sat up and yawned. 'Is this your friend?' asked Mum, gesturing at Araminta who was waking up next to me.

几乎早上!”我坐起来打了个哈欠。 “这是你的朋友吗？”妈妈问，指着在我身边醒来的阿拉明塔。

'Yes!' I said, 'Araminta! She's half vampire, half human!' You two must have a lot in common then!' said Mum, smiling. 'We do!' I said. 'We're going to be pen pals!' 'Definitely!' said Araminta. 'And maybe one day you could come and visit me where I live?' 'I think that's a very good idea,' said Mum, putting my cape back round my shoulders. She held out her hand and I took it. 'Bye Araminta!' I said, waving. 'Goodbye Isadora.' Mum and I walked towards the great

“是的!”我说：“阿拉明塔！”她一半是吸血鬼，一半是人类！”你们俩一定有很多共同之处！妈妈笑着说。 “我们!”我说。“我们要成为笔友了！”“当然!阿拉敏塔说。 “也许有一天你可以到我住的地方来看我？”“我觉得这是个好主意，”妈妈说着，把披肩披在肩上。 她伸出手，我握住了。 “再见Araminta !”我挥手说。 “再见了伊莎多拉。”妈妈和我走向大

front doors of the castle where Dad was waiting. I could see that the sky outside was already lightening and the stars were beginning to disappear.

城堡的前门，爸爸在那里等着。 我可以看到外面的天空已经开始变亮，星星开始消失。

'What a fantastic night!' Dad said, taking my other hand. 'Really magical!' said Mum. We stepped into one of the sleek, black taxis waiting outside, and I sank back into the velvet seats. Pink Rabbit curled up next to me. The engine spluttered into life and I felt the car rise up into the air. Dad began to tell the taxi driver all about my performance.

“多么美妙的夜晚！”爸爸拉着我的另一只手说。 “真不可思议!妈妈说。 我们上了一辆在外面等着的漂亮的黑色出租车，我又坐回天鹅绒的座位上。 粉红兔子蜷缩在我旁边。 发动机噼里啪啦地发动起来，我感到汽车升到了空中。 爸爸开始告诉出租车司机我的表现。

'It was magnificent,' he said. 'We felt so proud! I'm even thinking of learning a little ballet myself now.' 'Did you enjoy yourself, Isadora?' asked Mum as we soared away from the vampire castle, over the craggy mountains and shimmering winding rivers. 'Are you glad you did your ballet show in the end?' 'Oh yes!' I said, remembering how amazing it had felt to dance in front of such a big audience with my new friend Araminta. 'It was the best night ever! I want to do it all again next year!'

他说：“太棒了。” “我们感到非常自豪！”我现在甚至想自己学一点芭蕾。“你玩得开心吗，伊莎多拉？”当我们飞离吸血鬼城堡，飞过崎岖的山脉和波光粼粼的蜿蜒河流时，妈妈问。 “你为你最后的芭蕾舞表演感到高兴吗？”“哦，是的！”我说，想起和我的新朋友阿拉明塔在这么多观众面前跳舞是多么美妙的感觉。 “这是我度过的最美好的夜晚！”明年我还想再来一次！”