Chapter 2

Chapter TWO The following week, all I could think about was the sleepover. I felt extremely excited one moment and then a bit scared the next. A sleepover! Under the sea! All on my own! By the time Saturday came around, I was feeling so full of nervous energy that I couldn't sit still. I bounced up and down on my bed with Pink Rabbit

第二章接下来的一周，我满脑子想的都是通宵聚会。 我一会儿感到非常兴奋，一会儿又有点害怕。 一个在外过夜!在海底！全靠我自己！到了星期六的时候，我感到非常紧张，坐不住了。 我和粉红兔在床上跳来跳去

as Mum helped to pack my suitcase. 'Calm down, Isadora,' laughed Mum, 'or you'll have no energy for the party! Now, do you want to bring your swimming costume with you or your pyjamas? I'm unsure which would be best for this sort of sleepover. And don't forget Marina's present. Why don't you go and wrap it up right now? I bought some waterproof paper for you to use.'

妈妈帮我收拾箱子。 “冷静点，伊莎多拉，”妈妈笑着说，“不然你就没有精力参加晚会了！现在，你想带泳衣还是睡衣？ 我不确定哪一个最适合这种过夜活动。 别忘了玛丽娜的礼物。 你为什么不马上去把它包起来呢？ 我买了些防水纸给你用。”

After we had eaten lunch, it was time to go! Mum, Dad, Honeyblossom, and I got into the car. Dad usually sleeps throughout the day, but he had stayed up specially for the trip. 'I want to see you off!' he said as he got into the passenger seat. 'But I am going to have forty winks while Mum drives. Then he popped in his earplugs, pulled his sleep mask down over his eyes, and started snoring. It felt like a long drive down to the coast. I stared out of the window as the roads changed from being motorways to little country lanes. Eventually, I spotted a line of sparkling blue on the horizon.

我们吃过午饭后，该走了！妈妈，爸爸，Honeyblossom和我上了车。 爸爸通常整天都在睡觉，但这次他特意为这次旅行而熬夜。 “我要为你送行！”他边说边坐到副驾驶座位上。 “但是妈妈开车的时候我要打个盹儿。 然后他把耳塞塞进去，把睡眠面罩拉下来遮住眼睛，开始打鼾。 感觉要开很长一段路才能到海边。 我凝视着窗外，道路从高速公路变成了乡间小路。 最后，我在地平线上看到了一条闪闪发光的蓝色线。

'The sea!' sang Mum happily. 'The beautiful sea!' Pink Rabbit wiggled his ears in excitement. I felt my tummy lurch as we turned down a bumpy lane and into the beach car park. 'Are we here?' asked Dad blearily, lifting up his sleep mask. 'Yes!' said Mum. 'And isn't it wonderful? Oh, I do love nature! The beach is just down that little sandy path, look!' We all got out of the car, and Dad carried my suitcase for me as we made our way down the little path. Mum

“大海!妈妈高兴地唱着。 “美丽的大海！”粉红兔兴奋地摇着耳朵。 当我们拐进一条崎岖不平的小路，进入海滩停车场时，我感到肚子不舒服。 “我们在这儿吗？”爸爸睡眼惺忪地问，举起了他的睡眠面罩。 “是的!妈妈说。“这不是很奇妙吗？” 哦，我爱大自然！海滩就在那条沙路的尽头，看！”我们都下了车，爸爸帮我提着行李箱，沿着小路往前走。 妈妈

skipped ahead with Honeyblossom in her arms. Fairies love being outdoors in the sunshine! The beach was big and very beautiful with tall cliffs and lots of dark caves and rock pools. A few humans were sitting on the sand. I knew we needed to get to a spot where no one would see a mermaid

抱着蜜花蹦蹦跳跳地走在前面。 仙女们喜欢在户外晒太阳！海滩很大，非常漂亮，有高高的悬崖和许多黑暗的洞穴和岩石池。 几个人坐在沙滩上。 我知道我们得找个没人会看到美人鱼的地方