Chapter 5

Chapter FIVE 'You've lost your tooth!' said Mum, at breakfast the next morning. When did that happen?' Have you still got it?' asked Dad, hopefully. 'It's safe in my bedroom,' I said. 'I haven't decided what I'm going to do with it yet.

第五章“你的牙掉了！”第二天早上吃早饭时，妈妈说。 那是什么时候发生的？”你还留着吗？爸爸满怀希望地问。 “在我卧室里很安全，”我说。 “我还没决定怎么处理它。

'Ah,' said Dad. I must have looked a bit worried then, because Mum said: 'You mustn't feel any pressure to do any particular thing with your fang Isadora. It's your fang and you must do whatever you like with it!' 'Yes you must!' agreed Dad. 'I know

“啊，”爸爸说。我当时肯定有点担心，因为妈妈说：“你不应该感到有任何压力，不能对你的牙伊莎多拉做任何特别的事情。 这是你的牙，你要怎么用它就怎么用它！“是的，你必须这么做！”爸爸同意道。 “我知道

Mum would love it if you gave it to the tooth fairy and I would love to have it framed on the wall BUT what we would love most is for you to feel happy about your choice!' 'Really?' I said. 'Of course!' smiled Mum. 'OK...' I said. 'Well, before I decide anything, Dad, can you book me another appointment at the dentist?' Dad almost spat out his red juice. 'What?' he spluttered. 'So soon? I thought you hated the dentist!'

如果你把它送给牙仙子，妈妈会很高兴的，我也很想把它裱起来挂在墙上，但我们最希望的是你为自己的选择感到高兴！“真的吗?”我说。 “当然!妈妈笑着说。“好吧…”我说。 “嗯，在我做决定之前，爸爸，你能帮我再预约一次牙医吗？”爸爸几乎把他的红果汁吐了出来。 “什么?他气急败坏地说。“这么快? 我还以为你讨厌牙医呢！”

'I might hate it,' I said. 'But I can't be sure I hate it if I haven't tried it, can I?' 'No,' said Dad. 'That's definitely true. What a wise thing to say! How exciting! Another trip to Count Vernaculor's! I'll book you appointment after breakfast!' The following evening, Dad and I stood in front of the tall, arched doors of Count Vernaculor Dentistry and I shivered. I still felt frightened but I had decided that I was going to let myself feel frightened, and do the scary thing anyway. Even though my heart was pounding and even though I felt a bit sick.

“我可能讨厌它，”我说。 “但如果我没有试过，我就不能确定我是否讨厌它，对吧？”“不，”爸爸说。 这绝对是真的。你说得多明智啊！多么令人兴奋!又去了一趟弗纳库洛伯爵家！早饭后我给你预约！”第二天晚上，爸爸和我站在白话伯爵牙科诊所高大的拱形门前，我打了个寒颤。 我仍然感到害怕，但我已经决定，我要让自己感到害怕，不管怎样，做可怕的事情。 尽管我的心怦怦直跳，尽管我感觉有点不舒服。

Dad and I sat in the waiting room and I tried to distract myself by looking at the magazines but they were all about teeth so I hugged Pink Rabbit tightly instead. Suddenly, the door opened and the same assistant poked his head round. 'Isadora Moon?' Dad and I followed the assistant down the corridor and back into Count Vernaculor's dentist room. 'Hello again,' he smiled, and I noticed again how white and sparkling his fangs were. I bet his first fangs would have been worth the biggest and shiniest gold, tooth fairy coin! 'There's nothing to be afraid of

爸爸和我坐在候诊室里，我试图通过看杂志来转移注意力，但杂志上都是关于牙齿的，所以我紧紧地抱着粉红兔。 突然，门开了，那个店员探过头来。 “伊莎多拉月亮?”爸爸和我跟着助手穿过走廊，回到了维纳库洛伯爵的牙医室。 “又见面了。”他微笑着，我再次注意到他的尖牙是多么的白，多么的闪闪发光。 我敢打赌他的第一颗尖牙一定值最大最闪亮的金子，牙仙硬币！“没什么好怕的