Chapter 2

Chapter TWO The following weekend, at exactly two o'clock, there was a sharp rat-a-tat-tat on the front door. I ran to open it and a gust of snowy air blew into the hallway. 'Isadora!' cried Aunt Crystal, pulling me towards her for an icy hug. She looked more beautiful than I had remembered. Her long silvery hair floated out

第二章下一个周末，正好两点钟，前门传来一阵尖锐的“咚咚”声。 我跑过去打开门，一股雪白的风吹进了走廊。 “伊莎多拉!克里斯托姑妈叫道，把我拉向她，冰冷地拥抱了我一下。 她看起来比我记忆中的还要漂亮。 她长长的银发飘了出来

around her head and sparkled with tiny snowflakes. In her hand she was holding a suitcase that looked as though it was made of ice.

在她的头上，闪烁着雪花。 她手里拿着一个箱子，看起来好像是用冰做的。

I'm so glad you're here, Aunt Crystal!' I said, taking her suitcase from her and then putting it down quickly because it was so cold. 'It's lovely to see you again, my darling!' trilled Aunt Crystal. 'It's a change from my cosy little igloo at the North Pole. There's not much snow around here, is there?' 'No,' I said. 'I wish there was! Mum was telling me all about how you used to go ice-skating together when you were little. 'Oh yes!' said Aunt Crystal. 'We used to have such fun! Have you ever been ice- skating before, Isadora? Everyone should

我真高兴你能来，克里斯托姨妈！”我说着，从她手里接过箱子，又迅速放下，因为太冷了。 “再见到你真高兴，亲爱的！”克里斯托姨妈颤抖着说。 “与我在北极舒适的小冰屋相比，这是一种改变。 这附近没有多少雪，是吗？“不，”我说。 “我希望有！”妈妈给我讲了你们小时候一起去滑冰的故事。 “哦,是的!克里斯托姑妈说。 “我们过去玩得很开心！”伊莎多拉，你以前滑过冰吗？ 每个人都应该

try it at least once!' 'I haven't,' I said, thinking enviously of Oliver's party again. 'Some of my friends are going ice-skating today for Oliver's birthday party but I didn't get invited. It's expensive. 'It is,' agreed Aunt Crystal, if you go to the big ice rinks in the city. But it's not at all expensive if you're a snow fairy like me! Let's go to the back garden!' I took her hand excitedly and led Aunt Crystal to the back door. She threw it open and we both peered out into the wild garden. Aunt Crystal raised her wand and... SWISH! Snowflakes glittered and sparkles

至少试一次吧！“我没有，”我说，又羡慕地想起了奥利弗的聚会。 这个人说：“我的一些朋友今天要去参加奥利弗的生日聚会，但是我没有被邀请。 它是昂贵的。“是的，”克里斯托姑妈同意道，“如果你去城里的大溜冰场的话。 但如果你是像我一样的雪仙子，这一点也不贵！我们到后花园去吧！”我兴奋地拉着她的手，领着克里斯托姨妈走到后门。 她把门打开，我们俩都往外望着那野花园。 克里斯托姨妈举起魔杖…… 漂亮的!雪花闪闪发光

fizzed. In the middle of our garden was a hard, shiny mirror, glinting in the sunlight. It looked a bit odd surrounded by the green grass. Aunt Crystal must have been thinking the same thing because she waved her wand again and this time the whole garden turned into a winter wonderland. Frost twinkled on branches and snow lay thickly all over the ground. The air felt different—cold and quiet and muffled.

发嘶嘶声。花园中央有一面坚硬的、闪闪发光的镜子，在阳光下闪闪发光。 它被绿草包围着，看起来有点奇怪。 克里斯托姨妈一定也在想同样的事情，因为她又挥动了一下魔杖，这次整个花园都变成了一个冬季仙境。 霜在树枝上闪烁，厚厚的雪铺满了地面。 空气给人的感觉不同了——冷、静、闷。