5. Goblin Alert!

Goblin Alert! Rachel and Kirsty felt shivers run down their spines as the whole pond froze over. Jack Frost's grinning face faded away. "Follow me," ordered Bertram. He hopped over to a large bush. "We'll hide here." "Maybe we should go back to the pot," said Ruby. "Not if the goblins are close by," Bertram replied. "We can't let them know where the pot is."

妖精警报!整个池塘都结冰了，蕾切尔和科斯蒂感到一阵寒颤。 杰克·弗罗斯特的笑脸渐渐消失了。 “跟我来。”伯特伦命令道。 他跳到一大片灌木上。 “我们躲在这里。”“也许我们应该回到锅里去，”鲁比说。 “如果半兽人就在附近，就不会。”伯特伦回答。 “我们不能让他们知道罐子在哪里。”

The two girls crouched down behind the bush next to Bertram. Ruby and Amber sat very still on Kirsty's shoulder. It was getting colder and colder. Rachel and Kirsty couldn't stop their teeth from chattering. "What are the goblins like?" Rachel asked. "They're bigger than us," said Amber. She was trembling with fear. "And they have mean faces and long noses and big feet," Ruby added, holding her sister's hand for comfort. "Hush, Miss Ruby," Bertram croaked. "I hear something."

两个女孩蹲在灌木丛后面，紧挨着伯特伦。 鲁比和安布尔静静地坐在科斯蒂的肩膀上。 天气越来越冷了。 蕾切尔和科斯蒂的牙齿不停地打战。 “半兽人是什么样子的?”雷切尔问道。 “它们比我们大，”安布尔说。 她吓得浑身发抖。 “他们的脸很难看，鼻子很长，脚很大，”林心如拉着妹妹的手安慰道。 “嘘，鲁比小姐。”伯特伦嘶哑着嗓子说。 “我听到了什么声音。”

Rachel and Kirsty listened. Suddenly, Rachel saw a long-nosed shadow dash across the clearing toward them. She grabbed Kirsty's arm. They were peering out of the bush when the leaves rustled right next to them. The two girls almost jumped out of their skin. "Hey!" said a gruff voice, sounding very close. "What do you think you're doing?" Rachel and Kirsty held their breath. "Nothing," said another gruff voice, rudely. "Goblins!" Amber whispered in Kirsty's ear.

瑞秋和科斯蒂听着。 突然，雷切尔看到一个长鼻子的影子从空地上冲过来。 她抓住科斯蒂的胳膊。他们正朝灌木丛外张望，旁边的树叶沙沙作响。 那两个女孩吓得魂飞梦飞。 “嘿!”一个粗声粗气的声音说，听起来很近。 “你以为你在干什么?”瑞秋和科斯蒂屏住了呼吸。 “没什么。”另一个粗暴的声音粗鲁地说。 “小妖精!”安布尔在科斯蒂耳边低语。

"You stepped on my toe," said the first goblin angrily. "No, I didn't," snapped the other goblin. "Yes, you did! Keep your big feet to yourself!" "Well, at least my nose isn't as big as yours!"

“你踩到我的脚趾了。”第一个妖精生气地说。 “不，我没有。”另一个妖精厉声说。 “是的，你说了!”把你的大脚留给自己!”“好吧，至少我的鼻子没有你的那么大!”

The bush shook even more. It sounded like the goblins were pushing and shoving each other. "Get out of my way!" one of them shouted. "Ow!" "That'll teach you to push me!" yelled the other one. Rachel and Kirsty looked at each other in alarm. What if the goblins found them there?

灌木丛更摇晃了。听起来像是半兽人在互相推搡。 “别挡我的路!”其中一个喊道。 “噢!”“这是你推我的教训!”另一个喊道。 雷切尔和科斯蒂惊恐地面面相觑。 要是被妖精发现了怎么办?

"Come on," puffed one of the goblins. "Jack Frost will be really angry if we don't find these fairies. You know he wants us to keep them from getting back to Fairyland." "Well, they're not here, are they?" grumbled the other. "Let's try somewhere else." The voices died away. The leaves stopped rustling. And suddenly, the air felt warm again. There was a cracking sound as the frozen pond began to melt. "They're gone," Bertram croaked. "Quick, we must get back to the pot." They all hurried across the clearing. The pot stood under the weeping willow tree, just as before. "I'll stay outside in case the goblins come back," Bertram began. But a shout from Kirsty stopped them all in their tracks. "Look!" she cried. "The pot's frozen over!"

“来吧。”一个半兽人喘着气说。 “如果我们找不到这些仙女，杰克·弗罗斯特会非常生气的。 你知道他想让我们阻止他们回到仙境。” “嗯，他们不在这里，是吗?”另一个抱怨道。 “我们去别的地方试试吧。” 声音渐渐消失了。树叶不再沙沙作响。 突然间，空气又变暖了。 当冰冻的池塘开始融化时，传来一声破裂的声音。 “他们走了。”伯特伦嘶哑着嗓子说。 “快，我们必须回到锅里去。” 他们都匆匆穿过空地。 花盆像以前一样立在垂柳下。 “我要留在外面，以防半兽人回来。”伯特伦开始说。 但是科斯蒂的一声喊叫把他们都拦住了。 “看!”她叫道。“罐子冻住了!”