Chapter 2

Chapter TWO On the morning of my birthday I woke up bright and early. The sun was shining outside and the birds were chirping. I poked Pink Rabbit awake. 'Today's the day!' I said to him. I leapt out of bed and we flew down the stairs together. Mum, Dad, and my baby sister,

在我生日的早晨，我很早就醒了。 太阳在外面照耀着，鸟儿在啁啾。 我把粉红兔戳醒了。 “就是今天！”我对他说。 我从床上跳起来，我们一起飞下楼梯。 妈妈，爸爸和我的小妹妹，

Honeyblossom, were all in the kitchen waiting for me. The table had been laid for breakfast and there was a pink package sitting in front of my place all tied up with glittery ribbon.

蜜花，大家都在厨房等我。 餐桌上已经摆好了早餐，我的座位前放着一个粉红色的包裹，用闪闪发光的丝带捆扎着。

'Happy Birthday, Isadora!' cried Mum and Dad together. They both sat at the table smiling. Mum had a bowl of flower nectar yoghurt with wild berries in front of her and Dad had already started drinking his red juice. Vampires love red juice. Honeyblossom was sitting in her high chair and happily waving her bottle of pink milk in the air. I sat down at the table. 'Can I open my present?' I asked excitedly. 'Of course!' said Mum. 'You've only got one because it's a very, very special one this year.' I reached for the present. I was

“生日快乐，伊莎多拉！”妈妈和爸爸一起叫道。 他们俩都坐在桌旁微笑着。 妈妈面前放着一碗带野浆果的花蜜酸奶，爸爸已经开始喝他的红果汁了。 吸血鬼喜欢喝红果汁。Honeyblossom坐在她的高脚椅上，开心地在空中挥舞着她那瓶粉红色的牛奶。 我在桌旁坐下。“我能打开礼物吗？”我兴奋地问。 “当然!妈妈说。“你只能得到一个，因为这是今年非常非常特别的一个。”我伸手去拿礼物。 我是

just about to pick it up and tear off the wrapping when... DING DONG! Mum swooped the present away from under my hands and jumped to her feet. 'Must be Cousin Wilbur!' she said. 'He's arrived early. We mustn't let him see Isadora's present. He'll be very jealous.' She put my present in the cupboard under the sink and hurried to answer the door. 'You'll have to open it later,' said Dad, sounding a bit disappointed. Cousin Wilbur came into the room. He was wearing a long black robe with silver stars on it and a pointy hat on his head.

正准备把它捡起来撕掉包装时…… 叮咚!妈妈把礼物从我手中夺过，跳了起来。 “一定是威伯表哥！”她说。 “他来得很早。我们不能让他看到伊莎多拉的礼物。 他会很嫉妒的。”她把我的礼物放在水槽下面的橱柜里，急忙去开门。 “你以后再打开吧。”爸爸说，听起来有点失望。 威伯表哥走进了房间。 他穿着一件镶着银星的黑色长袍，头上戴着一顶尖尖的帽子。

Wilbur is a wizard. Well, almost a wizard. He is a wizard-in-training and also a bossy know-it-all. He thinks he knows everything because he is older than me. 'Happy Birthday, Isadora,' he said.

威尔伯是个巫师。嗯，差不多是个巫师。 他是一个训练中的巫师，也是一个专横的万事通。 他以为他什么都知道，因为他比我大。 “生日快乐，伊莎多拉，”他说。

Then he puffed out his chest and stuck his nose in the air in a smug sort of way. 'I am your birthday magician,' he explained. 'Wilbur the Great!' 'But... I began. 'I have some excellent tricks up my sleeve,' Wilbur continued. 'Your friends will all be very impressed.' 'It's very kind of you to come and help out at Isadora's party,' said Mum. 'It is, isn't it,' agreed Wilbur. I frowned. 'Wilbur is a real magician,' I said. 'The magician is only supposed to do pretend magic. Mum, Dad, and Wilbur all looked confused.

然后他挺起胸膛，用一种沾沾自喜的方式把鼻子伸到空中。 “我是你的生日魔术师，”他解释道。 “威伯大帝！”“但是…… 我开始。“我有一些绝妙的妙招，”威伯继续说。 “你的朋友们都会印象深刻的。“你能来伊莎多拉的聚会上帮忙真是太好了，”妈妈说。 “是的，不是吗？”威伯同意道。 我皱起了眉头。“威伯是个真正的魔术师，”我说。 “魔术师只应该表演假装的魔术。 妈妈、爸爸和威伯看起来都很困惑。