Chapter 3

Chapter THREE 'Time for pass the parcel!' boomed Dad, who had put on a pair of snazzy sunglasses to protect his eyes from the morning light. It was still very early for him to be awake. Vampires usually sleep through the day. 'You all know the rules, don't you?' he shouted. 'Of course you do, you're humans!'

第三章递包裹的时间到了！爸爸大声说，他戴上了一副时髦的太阳镜，以保护眼睛不受晨光的伤害。 他醒得还很早。 吸血鬼通常白天都在睡觉。 “你们都知道规矩，不是吗？”他喊道。 “你们当然知道，你们是人类！”

Then he produced a big parcel from behind his back. 'Everyone in a circle, please!' he said. My friends and I shuffled ourselves into a circle on the floor and Dad gave the parcel to one of the children.

然后他从背后掏出一个大包裹。 “请大家围成一圈！”他说。 我和朋友们在地板上围成一个圈，爸爸把包裹递给一个孩子。

'There you are,' he said. 'Pass it round.' We all started to pass the parcel round the circle. But something was missing. 'Music!' I whispered to Dad. 'We need music!'

“给你，”他说。“传一传。”我们都开始绕着圈子传包裹。 但是缺少了一些东西。 “音乐!”我低声对爸爸说。 “我们需要音乐！”

'Music!' shouted Dad to Mum. Mum opened her mouth and started to sing a tinkly fairy song. I felt my face go red with embarrassment. Some of my friends started to giggle. 'That's right!' called Dad. 'Pass it round. Round and round it goes!' The parcel went round and round the circle. And round and round again! I started to wonder when Mum was going to stop singing. I was about to whisper to Dad again when suddenly there was an almighty bang. 'SURPRISE!!' shouted Dad as the parcel exploded in Oliver's hands. Fireworks shot out of it and up into the air.

“音乐!爸爸对妈妈喊道。 妈妈张开嘴，开始唱一首叮当作响的童话之歌。 我觉得我的脸因尴尬而变红了。 我的一些朋友开始咯咯地笑。 “没错!爸爸叫道。 “传一传。它不停地转啊转！”包裹在圈子里转了一圈又一圈。 一圈又一圈！我开始怀疑妈妈什么时候会停止唱歌。 我正准备再跟爸爸说几句悄悄话，突然传来一声巨响。 “惊喜! !爸爸喊道，包裹在奥利弗手里炸开了。 烟火从里面射出，直冲云霄。

Glittery pink sparks and sparkling fizzing stars swirled and whirled around the room.

闪闪发光的粉红色火花和闪闪发光的嘶嘶作响的星星在房间里旋转着。

'Oh no!' I said to Pink Rabbit. But my friends didn't seem to mind. In fact, they seemed to like it. They all stood up and started dancing to Mum's song under the falling sparks. 'They're so pretty!' breathed Zoe as she tried to catch a shooting star. 'It's magical!' yelled Sashi. Everyone danced until the sparks stopped falling and Mum stopped singing. 'Time for the magician,' announced Dad, opening the door for Wilbur. He swept in, swishing his starry robe. 'It's Wilbur the Great, actually,' corrected Wilbur. 'Sit down everyone,' he said bossily. 'Today I am going to show

“哦,不!”我对粉红兔说。 但我的朋友们似乎并不介意。 事实上，他们似乎很喜欢这样。 他们都站了起来，在飞溅的火花下开始跟着妈妈的歌跳舞。 “它们真漂亮！”佐伊喘着气说，她试图抓住一颗流星。 这是神奇的!萨西喊道。 每个人都跳舞，直到火花停止，妈妈停止唱歌。 “魔术师的时间到了。”爸爸宣布，为威伯开门。 他昂首阔步地走了进来，挥舞着他那件缀满星星的长袍。 “其实是威伯大帝，”威伯纠正道。 “大家都坐下，”他专横地说。 “今天我要展示一下