Chapter 4

Chapter FOUR Mum was surprised to see Nova at breakfast the next morning. 'A Glow Sprite?' she said. 'How interesting! And what do Glow Sprites eat for breakfast?' 'Oh, just anything really,' said Nova politely. Astro loops or Comet Crunchies or Star Nuggets with moon milk...'

第四章第二天早上，妈妈在早餐时看到诺瓦，感到很惊讶。 “辉光精灵？”她说。 “多么有趣!发光精灵早餐吃什么？“哦，其实什么都可以，”诺瓦礼貌地说。 Astro loops或Comet Crunchies或Star Nuggets with moon milk……”

'Ah,' said Mum. 'How about some peanut butter on toast like Isadora?' 'OK!' said Nova excitedly. Over breakfast Nova told us all about what it was like to be a Glow Sprite. 'We can whizz across the sky really fast,' she explained. 'We're supposed to stay near

“啊，”妈妈说。“像伊莎多拉那样在吐司上涂点花生酱怎么样？”“好的!诺瓦兴奋地说。 早餐时，诺娃向我们讲述了成为一个发光精灵是什么感觉。 她解释说：“我们可以快速飞过天空。” “我们应该待在附近

Glistopia if Mum's not with us but Pluto is naughty sometimes and tries to go further. He's always whizzing off and hiding amongst the planets. He's never actually landed on one before though. 'It sounds fun!' I said. 'It is,' said Nova. 'Maybe you can come and visit my house on Glistopia one day Isadora. It's quite cold though, you'll have to wrap up warm. Glow Sprites don't really get affected by the weather. Also, there's not much gravity there. You'll float!' 'I'm not sure about that,' said Mum quickly. 'Is there oxygen?' asked Dad.

如果妈妈不跟我们在一起，就会变成灰视，但布鲁托有时很淘气，想要走得更远。 他总是躲在行星之间。 不过他以前从来没有真正着陆过。 “听起来很有趣！”我说。“是的，”诺瓦说。 “也许有一天你可以到我在格利斯托亚的家来，伊莎多拉。 不过天气很冷，你得穿暖和点。 发光精灵并不会受到天气的影响。 而且，那里没有太大的重力。 你会浮动!“我不确定，”妈妈赶紧说。 “有氧气吗？”爸爸问。

'Oh no,' said Nova cheerfully. 'Glow Sprites don't need oxygen!' 'Mmm,' I said, not wanting to hurt Nova's feelings. I was absolutely sure I never wanted to visit Glistopia. Space sounded so... BIG! I liked my cosy house with Mum and Dad on planet Earth. After breakfast, Nova and I went back upstairs to get ready for school. I couldn't wait to get there so we could ask Astrid Luna if she had spotted a star falling from the sky last night. Now that it was daylight, Nova wasn't glowing so much. 'Hopefully no one will notice that I'm

“哦，不，”诺瓦高兴地说。 “发光精灵不需要氧气！”“嗯，”我说，不想伤害诺瓦的感情。 我非常确定我从来没有想过要去格利斯opia。 太空听起来很……大了!我喜欢我和爸爸妈妈在地球上舒适的房子。 早饭后，诺瓦和我回到楼上准备上学。 我迫不及待地想去那里，这样我们就可以问阿斯特丽德·卢娜她昨晚有没有看到一颗星星从天上掉下来。 现在是白天，诺娃没有那么亮了。 “希望没人会注意到我。

different,' said Nova as she pulled one of my hats down over her head to hide her starry antennae. 'Why?' I asked. 'It's OK to be different you know. I'm a vampire fairy, which is very different from all my human friends. You should be proud to be a Glow Sprite!' 'Oh, I am!' said Nova. 'But humans aren't really supposed to know much about us. We don't want them sending out spaceships to investigate Glistopia! I need to stay in disguise. Humans are bad and dangerous.'

“不一样，”诺瓦一边说，一边把我的一顶帽子拉下来盖在她头上，遮住她那布满星星的触角。 “为什么?”我问。“你知道，与众不同是可以的。 我是吸血鬼精灵，这和我所有的人类朋友都不一样。 你应该为自己是一名光辉精灵而自豪！“哦，我是！”诺瓦说。 “但人类并不应该真正了解我们自己。 我们不希望他们派出宇宙飞船去调查格利斯opia！我得继续伪装。 人类既坏又危险。”

'Are they?' I asked. I had always found humans to be quite friendly. 'Yes,' said Nova. 'All Glow Sprites are taught that from an early age! I'd be far too frightened to let them see me without my disguise.' When we arrived at school there was much excitement and chattering going on in the classroom. 'Astrid Luna will be here this afternoon,' said Miss Cherry. 'Sit down everyone please! Ah, this must be Nova. Isadora, your mum did inform me she'd be joining our class just for today.'

“是吗?”我问。我一直觉得人类很友好。 “是的，”诺瓦说。“所有的发光精灵从小就被教导这一点！”我太害怕了，不敢让他们看到我没有伪装的样子。”当我们到达学校时，教室里充满了兴奋和闲聊。 “阿斯特丽德·卢娜今天下午会来。”切里小姐说。 “大家请坐！”这一定是诺娃。 伊莎多拉，你妈妈告诉我她今天要来上我们的课。”