Chapter 2

Chapter TWO Ava was already there when I arrived in the classroom the next morning. She was sitting at her desk with her hand placed protectively over the pocket of her dress, staring into space. When she saw me she quickly snatched her hand away from her pocket and folded her arms across her chest, glaring at me. I remembered what Dad had told me about giving Ava another

第二章第二天早上我到教室时，艾娃已经在那儿了。 她坐在书桌前，一只手保护着放在裙子口袋上，眼睛盯着天空。 当她看到我时，她迅速地把手从口袋里抽出来，双臂交叉在胸前，怒视着我。 我记得爸爸跟我说过要再给艾娃一次

chance so I took a deep breath and walked towards her. 'Hi, Ava,' I said, forcing myself to smile. I reached into my satchel for her invitation. 'Hello,' said Ava, and I noticed her smirk as she caught sight of Pink Rabbit. I felt my cheeks get hot. 'What do you want?' she asked in the kind of voice that sounded like she didn't care. A voice that sounded like she thought she was so much more important and fantastic than anyone else. I stuffed the invitation back down into my satchel. 'It doesn't matter,' I squeaked, embarrassed and scurried back to my desk.

于是我深吸了一口气，朝她走去。 “嗨，艾娃，”我说，强作微笑。 我把手伸进包里拿她的请柬。 “你好，”艾娃说，我注意到她看到粉兔时的假笑。 我觉得我的脸颊发烫。“你想干什么？”她用一种听起来毫不在乎的声音问道。 这声音听起来好像她认为自己比任何人都重要、都了不起。 我把请柬塞回书包里。 “没关系，”我尴尬地尖叫着，赶紧回到我的办公桌前。

My face was still burning when Zoe walked into the classroom and sat down at the desk next to mine. 'I'm sorry I didn't bring my monkey, Coco!' she said. 'My mum wouldn't let me!' 'That's OK,' I said, feeling even more self-conscious now of Pink Rabbit sitting by my feet. Maybe I was too old to bring

佐伊走进教室，坐在我旁边的桌子旁时，我的脸还在发烫。 “对不起，我没有带我的猴子来，可可！”她说。 “我妈妈不让我去！”“没关系，”我说，粉红色的兔子坐在我的脚边，我觉得更难为情了。 也许我太老了，带不来

a cuddly toy to school? Maybe Ava was right. 'Zoe!' I whispered. 'I've got something for you!' I reached into my satchel and pulled out her invitation. 'Ooh!' said Zoe as she read it. 'A teddy bears' picnic! For Pink Rabbit! At your house, this weekend!' 'Yes!' I whispered. 'Do you think you can come?' 'Definitely!' said Zoe. 'I can't wait! I'll make sure to bring Coco. Are you going to invite Ava?' 'I have to,' I said. 'I've got her invitation here. I'm going to give it to her later.'

把可爱的玩具带到学校？也许艾娃是对的 “佐伊!”我低声说。“我有东西要给你！”我把手伸进书包，拿出她的请柬。 “哦!佐伊读着信说。 泰迪熊野餐！给粉红兔子！在你家，这个周末！“是的!”我低声说。 “你觉得你能来吗？”“当然!佐伊说。 “我等不及了！”我一定会把可可带来的。 你会邀请艾娃吗？“我必须去，”我说。 “我这儿有她的请柬。 我待会儿要把它交给她。”

'Well I don't think you should invite her,' said Zoe, defiantly. 'She'll only ruin it. She was so mean to us yesterday.' 'I know,' I said 'but don't you think—' But then Miss Cherry put her hands up for silence in the classroom. She started

“嗯，我认为你不应该邀请她，”佐伊挑衅地说。 “她只会毁了它。她昨天对我们太刻薄了。“我知道，”我说，“但你不认为——”但随后切里小姐举起双手，让教室里保持安静。 她开始