Chapter 2

Chapter TWO Mirabelle and I ran down the stairs and into the kitchen where Mum, Dad, and my little sister, Baby Honeyblossom, were waiting to start our evening breakfast. There was a big cake with pink icing in the middle of the table, made especially for Mirabelle. 'There you are!' said Mum.

米拉贝尔和我跑下楼梯，进了厨房，妈妈、爸爸和我的小妹妹蜜花宝宝正等着开始我们的晚早餐。 桌子中央有一个大蛋糕，上面有粉红色的糖霜，是专门为米拉贝尔做的。 “你在这儿！”妈妈说。

'You look wet,' remarked Dad, glancing worriedly towards the window. 'Is it raining? I do hope not. I can't bear getting my hair messed up when I go for my nightly fly.' 'It's not raining,' said Mum, looking at us questioningly. She waved her wand so that our clothes magically became dry again.

“你看起来湿了，”爸爸说，担心地朝窗户瞥了一眼。 “下雨了吗？”我希望不会。 我不能忍受夜间飞行时把头发弄乱。“没有下雨，”妈妈疑惑地看着我们说。 她一挥魔杖，我们的衣服就神奇地变干了。

'Thank goodness for that,' said Dad, taking a sip of his red juice. Dad only ever drinks red juice. It's a vampire thing. 'I hope you two haven't been making a mess upstairs, said Mum as she started to cut the cake. 'Um...' I began thinking about the crushed slide and the water that had got sloshed all over my bedroom floor. 'Of course not!' said Mirabelle sweetly as we sat down at the table together. 'The cake looks delicious, Auntie Cordelia.' 'Thank you,' beamed Mum. 'It's carrot cake.'

“谢天谢地，”爸爸说，喝了一口他的红果汁。 爸爸只喝红果汁。 这是吸血鬼的习惯。“我希望你们两个没有把楼上弄得一团糟。”妈妈一边切蛋糕一边说。 “嗯…”我开始想起被压碎的滑梯和溅满我卧室地板的水。 “当然不会！”我们一起在桌旁坐下时，米拉贝尔温柔地说。 “蛋糕看起来很好吃，科迪莉亚姨妈。“谢谢你，”妈妈笑着说。 “是胡萝卜蛋糕。”

'Oh, Pink Rabbit's favourite,' said Dad with a wink. Pink Rabbit can't really eat food but he likes to pretend. Where is Pink Rabbit?' asked Mum, looking around suspiciously. 'It's very unlike him to miss cake.' I felt my face go hot.

“哦，粉红兔的最爱，”爸爸眨了眨眼睛说。 粉红兔不会真的吃东西，但他喜欢假装。 粉红兔子在哪里？妈妈怀疑地环顾四周，问道。 “想念蛋糕的人可不像他。”我感到我的脸开始发热。

'He's napping,' said Mirabelle quickly. 'Ah, yes,' nodded Dad knowledgeably. 'He's got a big day coming up tomorrow. He needs his beauty sleep.' 'Tomorrow...' I said. What was happening tomorrow? And then I remembered. It was bring-your-pet-to- school day! 'Don't tell me you've forgotten', said Dad. 'You've been looking forward to it for weeks!' 'Pink Rabbit's been practising tricks to show the class, said Mum to Mirabelle proudly. 'He's been getting very good at juggling.'

“他在打盹，”米拉贝尔赶紧说。 “啊，是的，”爸爸睿智地点点头。 “明天是他重要的一天。 他需要美容觉。“明天……”我说。 明天会发生什么？ 然后我想起来了。今天是带宠物上学日！“别告诉我你忘了，”爸爸说。 “你已经盼了好几个星期了！”妈妈骄傲地对米拉贝尔说：“粉红兔一直在练习魔术，给全班看。” “他在杂耍方面越来越厉害了。”

'But I thought you took Pink Rabbit to school with you every day anyway?' said Mirabelle, confused. 'Your class will have seen him already.' 'Yes,' I said. 'But I promised him he could come as my special pet, and the class won't have seen his tricks!' 'I see,' said Mirabelle, not seeming like she did at all. Her eyes glittered dangerously as she munched on her sandwich.

“可是我记得你每天都带粉红兔去上学的。”米拉贝尔困惑地说。 “你们班已经见过他了。“是的，”我说。 “但我答应过他，他可以作为我的特殊宠物来，这样全班同学就不会看到他的把戏了！”“我明白了，”米拉贝尔说，似乎根本不明白。 她大嚼着三明治，眼睛里闪烁着危险的光芒。