Chapter 4

Chapter FOUR The following morning, I woke early. There was a strange, scratchy feeling at the back of my throat. I opened my eyes but the morning sunshine streaming through the window looked brighter than usual and it hurt my eyes. 'Morning Isadora!' sang Mum, skipping into my bedroom in her fairy-like

第四章第二天早晨，我很早就醒了。 我的喉咙后面有一种奇怪的、沙哑的感觉。 我睁开眼睛，但早晨的阳光从窗户里射进来，看起来比平时更明亮，刺痛了我的眼睛。 早上的伊莎多拉!妈妈唱着，穿着她那仙女般的衣服跳进我的卧室

way. 'Rise and shine!' I sat up in bed but everything ached and my nose felt completely stuffy. 'Atishoo!' I said. Mum glanced at me and frowned.

道路。“起床了！”我从床上坐起来，但全身都疼，鼻子也完全不通。 “阿嚏!”我说。妈妈看了我一眼，皱起了眉头。

'Are you alright Isadora?' she said. 'You seem a little... ill.' 'I'm fine!' I said, jumping out of bed. 'Absolutely fine!' I hurried to my wardrobe and pulled out my school uniform. 'Atishoo!' I said again as I pulled it on. 'Are you sure you're OK?' asked Mum. 'You look pale. Even for you!' 'I'm fine!' I insisted. 'I don't want to miss the maths test. I've practised so hard for it!' But as I ate my

“你还好吗，伊莎多拉？”她说。 “你看起来有点……病了。“我很好！”我说着从床上跳了起来。 “绝对没问题!”我急忙走到衣橱前，拿出校服。 “阿嚏!”我把它穿上，又说了一遍。 “你确定你没事吗？”妈妈问。 “你脸色苍白。即使是对你！“我很好！”我坚持。 “我不想错过数学考试。 我为此刻苦练习了这么久！”但当我吃我的

breakfast I began to feel really dreadful. My toast tasted like cardboard and I couldn't even finish eating it. 'I think you're ill!' said Mum. 'Actually ill this time! I think you've got a regular human cold. You must have picked it up at school last week.'

早餐时，我开始感到非常难受。 我的烤面包尝起来像硬纸板，我甚至吃不完。 “我想你病了！”妈妈说。 “这次真的病了！”我觉得你得了普通的感冒。 你一定是上星期在学校里捡到的。”

Now I thought about it, I could remember Zoe sniffing and sneezing a lot on Friday. 'Is there a reversing spell?' I asked hopefully. 'I'm afraid not,' said Mum. 'The only remedy for a bad cold is to have lots of rest and lots of fluid. No school for you today.' 'Oh,' I said sadly, looking down at my plate. 'I'm sorry,' said Mum. 'But there's nothing else for it. Back to the sofa you go!' I spent the morning wrapped up in my

现在我想起来了，我记得佐伊在星期五的时候经常打喷嚏。 “有逆转咒吗？”我满怀希望地问。 “恐怕不行，”妈妈说。 “治疗重感冒的唯一方法就是多休息，多喝水。” 你今天不用上学了。“哦，”我沮丧地说，低头看着我的盘子。 “对不起，”妈妈说。“但是没有别的办法。 快回沙发上去！”我整个上午都在忙我的

duvet. Mum brought me drinks of hot lemon and honey and Dad brought me another glass of red juice before he went for his daily sleep. This time I tried to sip it—maybe red juice really would make me feel better! But no, I still couldn't stand the taste.

羽绒被。妈妈给我拿来热柠檬和蜂蜜饮料，爸爸在睡觉前又给我拿来一杯红果汁。 这次我试着抿了一口——也许红果汁真的会让我感觉好一点！但是不行，我还是受不了它的味道。