Chapter 2

Chapter TWO 'You can't take all that!' said Mum, gesturing at the five packed suitcases by Dad's feet on the morning of our holiday. 'I need it all, insisted Dad. 'All my grooming products are in there. And the factor 60 sun cream.' 'They won't let you on the plane with all that,' said Mum. 'There's a luggage

第二章“你不能拿那么多！”妈妈说，指着爸爸脚边的五个打包好的手提箱，那天是我们度假的早晨。 “我都需要，”爸爸坚持说。 “我所有的美容产品都在里面。 因子60的防晒霜。妈妈说：“他们不会让你带着这些东西上飞机的。” “有个行李

allowance, remember. It said so on the tickets.' 'Humph,' said Dad. 'I still don't see why we have to go on a plane. We could have gone in a flying vampire taxi!'

津贴,记住。票上是这么写的。“哼，”爸爸说。 “我还是不明白我们为什么要坐飞机去。 我们本可以坐一辆会飞的吸血鬼出租车去的！”

'But we've won free plane flights,' said Mum. 'And it will be fun to have the full human holiday experience!' 'Humph,' said Dad again, but he opened his suitcases and began to take things out, huffing and puffing the whole time. 'You don't need much for a beach holiday,' said Mum, patting her small, neatly-packed handbag. 'All I'm taking is my swimming costume, some sunglasses, and a flower crown!' When Dad had finished condensing his five suitcases into one we left the house

“但是我们赢得了免费的飞机机票，”妈妈说。 “拥有完整的人类假期体验将会很有趣！”“哼，”爸爸又说了一遍，但他打开手提箱，开始把东西拿出来，一直喘着气。 “去海滩度假不需要太多东西，”妈妈说着，拍了拍她那小巧整洁的手提包。 “我只带了我的泳衣、几副太阳镜和一顶花冠！”爸爸把五个手提箱压缩成一个后，我们离开了家

and drove to the airport. I had never been to an airport before, and I felt butterflies of excitement flutter in my tummy as we neared the looming metal building. 'A monstrosity,' tutted Mum. Through a fence in the car park I could see planes. Some weren't moving, and others were just taking off or coming in to land. I hadn't realized quite how big they would be in real life.

然后开车去机场。我以前从未去过机场，当我们接近那座若隐若现的金属建筑时，我感到兴奋的蝴蝶在我的肚子里飞舞。 “一个怪物。”妈妈生气地说。 透过停车场的栅栏，我可以看到飞机。 有些没有移动，有些只是起飞或着陆。 我没有意识到它们在现实生活中会有多大。

'Wow!' I said, staring up at the sky with my mouth open. 'Quite something!' said Dad, staring up with me. 'They do look sleek and swish don't they! Maybe I'm quite excited about going on a plane after all!' We hurried into the airport, and to a desk where a lady wearing lots of lipstick looked at our passports and weighed our suitcases. 'You can go through to security now,' she said, as our suitcases disappeared along a conveyer belt. 'That way please,' and she pointed towards a sign that said 'Gate 23'

“哇!”我说着，张着嘴望着天空。 “非同寻常!爸爸说，和我一起抬头望着。 “它们看起来确实时髦时髦，不是吗？”也许我对坐飞机还是很兴奋的！”我们匆匆进入机场，走到一个服务台前，一位涂了很多口红的女士看了看我们的护照，称了称我们的手提箱。 她说，你们现在可以通过安检了。我们的行李箱在传送带上消失了。 “这边请，”她指着一个牌子，上面写着“23号登机口”。

'Where's my suitcase going?' said Dad. He sounded worried. Will I get it back?' 'Of course,' smiled the lady. 'You'll see it again at the other end!'

“我的手提箱去哪儿了？”爸爸说。 他听起来很担心。我能拿回来吗？“当然，”那位女士微笑着说。 “你会在另一端看到它的！”