Chapter 2

Chapter TWO On the morning of the trip I woke early. But not as early as Pink Rabbit. He was already up and bouncing around the bedroom when I opened my eyes, practising his pliés and pirouettes. 'Today's the day we see Tatiana Tutu!' I said excitedly, hopping straight out of bed and starting to get dressed.

第二章旅行的那天早晨，我起得很早。 但不像粉红兔那么早。 当我睁开眼睛的时候，他已经起床了，在卧室里跳来跳去，练习着他的三角裤和旋转。 “今天是我们见到塔蒂亚娜·图图的日子！”我兴奋地说，立刻跳下床，开始穿衣服。

I put on my smartest outfit and then picked up Pink Rabbit's little waistcoat. 'You must wear this,' I told him. 'It's important to look smart for the ballet.' Pink Rabbit let me put the waistcoat on him and then we flew down the stairs to breakfast. 'Good morning,' said Mum, who was already up and busy feeding Honeyblossom her bottle of pink milk. 'I'm going to drop Honeyblossom off at the babysitter's in a minute,' she said. 'I'll meet you and Dad at the school. You can walk there with him.' 'OK,' I said as I started to eat my breakfast.

我穿上我最漂亮的衣服，然后拿起粉兔的小马甲。 “你必须戴上这个，”我告诉他。 “穿得漂亮一点去跳芭蕾很重要。”粉兔让我给他穿上马甲，然后我们飞奔下楼去吃早饭。 “早上好，”妈妈说，她已经起床了，正忙着给蜂蜜花喂粉红色的牛奶。 “我马上要把Honeyblossom送到保姆家，”她说。 “我在学校见你和爸爸。 你可以和他一起走过去。“好吧，”我边说边开始吃早饭。

I watched Mum flit around the kitchen, packing all the baby things into a bag. Then she went into the hall and put Honeyblossom into her pram. 'See you soon, Isadora!' she called as she left the house. I continued to sit at the table and eat my breakfast. It was very quiet without Mum and Honeyblossom.

我看着妈妈在厨房里跑来跑去，把所有婴儿用品都装进一个袋子里。 然后她走进大厅，把Honeyblossom放进她的婴儿车里。 “再见，伊莎多拉！”她离开房子时喊道。 我继续坐在桌旁吃早饭。 没有妈妈和Honeyblossom，一切都很安静。

'I hope Dad comes down soon,' I said to Pink Rabbit. He twitched his nose worriedly. But Dad was nowhere to be seen. An awful thought struck me. 'I hope he hasn't overslept,' I said, 'it's almost time to leave!' Together we jumped down from the table and flew up the stairs. I banged loudly on the door to Mum and Dad's bedroom. There was no answer. All I could hear was the sound of someone snoring. 'Oh dear,' I whispered, pushing open the door. Dad was lying in bed with all the curtains closed and his eye mask on.

“我希望爸爸快点下来，”我对粉红兔说。 他不安地抽动着鼻子。 但是爸爸却不见了。 我突然想到一个可怕的念头。 “我希望他没有睡过头，”我说，“该走了！”我们一起从桌子上跳下来，飞上楼梯。 我大声地敲着爸爸妈妈卧室的门。 没有人回答。我只听到有人在打呼。 “哦，天哪，”我低声说，推开门。 爸爸躺在床上，窗帘都拉上了，还戴着眼罩。

He was fast asleep. 'Dad!' I shouted in a panic. 'Wake up! We have to leave for the school trip!' 'Wha—' Dad jerked awake and sat bolt upright in bed. He ripped off his eye mask and stared frenziedly round the room.

他睡得很熟。“爸爸!”我惊慌地喊道。 “醒来!我们得去学校旅行了！“什么——”爸爸猛地惊醒，在床上坐直了身子。 他扯下眼罩，疯狂地环视着房间。