Chapter 3

Chapter THREE The Funfair Spectacular did not look very spectacular at all. In fact it looked particularly unspectacular. The stripy tents were grey and tattered, the rides sounded clanky and rattly, the music was so quiet you could barely hear it, and the fairy lights were fizzing and spluttering as though they were about to go out.

第三章游乐场的壮观场面看起来一点也不壮观。 事实上，它看起来特别不起眼。 条纹帐篷灰蒙蒙的，破烂不堪，游乐设施的声音叮当作响，音乐安静得你几乎听不见，精灵灯嘶嘶作响，好像快要熄灭了。

The people operating the rides looked sad and grey too. They had worry lines all over their faces. 'Oh dear.' said Mum sadly. What a shame.'

驾驶这些游乐设施的人看起来也很悲伤，脸色苍白。 他们脸上都是愁容。 “哦,亲爱的。妈妈伤心地说。 真可惜。”

My heart suddenly felt very small and tight. I held on to Mum's hand for a minute because my eyes were feeling a bit prickly. Suddenly I wasn't sure if I wanted to visit a human fair after all. Perhaps I should have listened to Mum and Dad, and gone to a vampire or a fairy one. I felt embarrassed to have brought my whole family here. 'Maybe we should go home,' I suggested. 'Nonsense!' said Mum, who always liked to look on the bright side. We've only just got here! It's not that bad, Isadora. The rides are only a little bit run- down. Nothing a bit of magic can't fix.'

我的心突然感到很小很紧。 我抓住妈妈的手有一会儿，因为我的眼睛有点刺痛。 突然间，我不确定自己到底想不想去参观人类博览会。 也许我应该听爸爸妈妈的话，去找吸血鬼或仙女。 带着全家来这里，我感到很尴尬。 “也许我们应该回家，”我建议道。 “胡说八道!妈妈说，她总是喜欢看到光明的一面。 我们才刚到这里！没那么糟，伊莎多拉。 这些游乐设施只是有点破旧。 没有什么是魔法解决不了的。”

'Ooh yes!' said Mirabelle, rubbing her hands together gleefully. 'I bet we could make this human fair a whole lot more exciting!' 'No!' I cried worriedly. 'No magic, remember?'

“哦是的!米拉贝尔高兴地搓着双手说。 “我敢打赌，我们可以让这个人类博览会更精彩！”“不!”我担心地叫道。 “不要用魔法，记得吗？”

'Okay,' said Mum, sounding slightly disappointed. 'Well, let's go in anyway. I fancy a ride on the teacups.' 'The teacups!' scoffed Mirabelle. I think we should go on the roller coaster! Or the ghost train!' I didn't feel like going on any of the rides, but I followed my family into the fair and towards the roller coaster. As we got closer I could see that the paint was faded and peeling.

“好吧。”妈妈说，听起来有点失望。 “好吧，我们还是进去吧。 我想骑着茶杯兜风。“茶杯！”米拉贝尔嘲笑道。 我想我们应该去坐过山车！或者幽灵火车！”我不想玩任何游乐设施，但我跟着家人走进游乐场，朝过山车走去。 当我们走近时，我可以看到油漆已经褪色和剥落。

'At least we won't have to queue!' said Dad cheerfully, as we walked up to the man in the ticket booth.

“至少我们不用排队了！”当我们走向售票处的人时，爸爸高兴地说。