Chapter 2

Chapter TWO The sleigh ride to the Winter Fairy Realm was wonderful! Uncle Wren drove and we set off with a swoosh, soaring up, up, up into the slate-coloured sky. I watched the houses and streets below get smaller and smaller as we climbed up towards the clouds. Eventually, we broke through the clouds into a whiter, fluffier place. As we

第二章乘雪橇去冬精灵王国真是太棒了！雷恩叔叔开着车，我们嗖地一声就出发了，向上、向上、向上飞进了石板色的天空。 我看着下面的房子和街道越来越小，我们向云层爬去。 最后，我们冲破云层，来到了一个更白、更蓬松的地方。 当我们

flew along, the air began to sparkle and I noticed tiny snowflakes swirling about in the frozen air. The clouds below started to look like snowy landscapes. I could see mountains and valleys, icy waterfalls, and glittering snowy houses! I munched on the

天空开始闪烁，我注意到微小的雪花在冰冻的空气中旋转。 下面的云开始看起来像雪景。 我可以看到山脉和山谷，冰冷的瀑布和闪闪发光的雪屋！我嚼了一口

snowballs and snuggled back into my seat between Aunt Crystal and Uncle Wren at the front, as the wind whipped at my hair and nipped at my nose.

我蜷缩在前面的克里斯托婶婶和雷恩叔叔之间的座位上，风吹着我的头发，吹着我的鼻子。

'We're almost there!' said Aunt Crystal, twitching the reins so that the sleigh began to descend through the air, heading towards a house on the edge of a big, snowy fir forest. It looked almost like a little gingerbread house, with an icing- covered roof and windowsills hanging with sugar icicles.

“快到了！”克里斯托姨妈说着，拉了拉缰绳，雪橇就开始在空中下降，朝着一大片白雪覆盖的冷杉林边的一所房子驶去。 它看起来几乎像一个姜饼做的小房子，屋顶上覆盖着糖霜，窗台上挂着糖冰柱。

The sleigh landed in the garden and we all jumped out. 'Is there time to build a snowman?' I asked hopefully. 'I think so, smiled Aunt Crystal. 'We'll be leaving for the Frost Festival in about an hour.'

雪橇降落在花园里，我们都跳了出来。 “有时间堆雪人吗？”我满怀希望地问。 “我想是的，”克里斯托姑妈微笑着说。 “我们大约一小时后就要出发去参加霜冻节了。”

'I want to take the suitcases into the house and unpack,' said Mum, but maybe Dad can help you?' 'I can try,' puffed Dad, as he began to shuffle through the snow, weighed down by his many capes. I gathered some snow in my hands and pressed it together, rolling it along the ground to create a ball. It got bigger and bigger until it was almost as tall as me! 'It's heavy, I said, struggling to push it any further. 'I'll help,' said Dad, wading through the snow towards me. His face was looking very red and he was starting to sweat.

妈妈说：“我想把这些箱子拿到屋里打开，也许爸爸能帮你？”“我可以试试，”爸爸喘着气说，一边拖着沉重的斗篷在雪地里走着。 我在手里收集了一些雪，把它们压在一起，在地上滚成一个球。 它变得越来越大，直到几乎和我一样高！“它很重，”我说，挣扎着要把它再推下去。 “我来帮忙，”爸爸说着，踏着雪朝我走来。 他的脸看起来很红，开始出汗。