Chapter 5

Chapter FIVE That afternoon, we all sat on the beach together with Isadora's family, Jack, and his dad, and had a picnic. Marina and I sat on the rim of the bucket, dangling our tails into the water. I watched as Jack sat with Bertie on his lap, so happy to have his bear back. I still felt a bit sad about saying goodbye to Bertie, but I knew that we had

第五章那天下午，我们和伊莎多拉的家人，杰克，还有他的爸爸一起坐在海滩上野餐。 玛丽娜和我坐在水桶边上，尾巴在水里晃来晃去。 我看到杰克坐在他的腿上，伯蒂坐在他的腿上，很高兴他的熊回来了。 和伯蒂告别时，我仍然感到有点难过，但我知道我们曾经有过

done the right thing. Isadora and Mirabelle kept passing us pieces of food to eat. 'This is a strawberry,' said Isadora, holding a big red fruit out towards me. 'Oof!' I said, wrapping my arms around it. 'It's heavy! But it smells so sweet!'

做了正确的事。伊莎多拉和米拉贝尔不停地递给我们食物。 “这是一个草莓，”伊莎多拉说着，拿着一个红色的大果子伸向我。 “呕!”我说着，用双臂抱住了它。 这是重!但闻起来好香啊！”

I took a bite from the giant strawberry, and Marina took a bite from the other side. 'Yum!' we both said. 'This strawberry tastes quite different from the ones we have under the sea,' said Marina.

我咬了一口大草莓，玛丽娜咬了另一边的那一口。 “Yum !我们都说。玛丽娜说：“这种草莓的味道和我们在海底吃的很不一样。”

'Try this!' said Mirabelle, holding out a crumb from her sandwich. 'It's peanut butter!' 'Peanut butter?' I said, taking a small lick. 'Mmm!' 'Peanut butter sandwiches are my absolute favourite!' said Isadora. 'Oh, mine too!' said Jack happily. 'I prefer red juice,' said Count Bartholomew as he slurped some through a straw. 'Would you like to try some, Emerald and Marina? I've got plenty— and there's nothing quite as delicious and nutritious for a vampire!' Marina and I glanced at each other. 'That's OK, Mr Moon,' we said.

“试试这个!米拉贝尔说着，拿出三明治上的一块面包屑。 “这是花生酱！”“花生酱？”我说着，舔了一小口。 “嗯!“花生酱三明治是我的最爱！”伊莎多拉说。 “哦，我的也是！”杰克高兴地说。 “我喜欢喝红果汁，”巴塞洛缪伯爵边说边用吸管吸了一些。 “你们想尝尝吗，祖母绿和玛丽娜？” 我有很多——对吸血鬼来说，没有什么比这更美味、更有营养的了！”玛丽娜和我互相看了一眼。 “没关系，文先生，”我们说。

Once we'd finished the sandwiches and fruit, Countess Cordelia produced a huge cake with swirls of buttercream and cherries. We munched it down while Honeyblossom crawled about looking for more shells, and by the time everything had been eaten, a few drops of light rain were beginning to sprinkle from the afternoon sky, glimmering in the sunshine. 'Ooh!' squealed Marina. 'Rain! We don't get rain under the sea!' Bartholomew looked up at the sky, worried.

我们吃完三明治和水果后，科迪莉亚伯爵夫人拿出一个巨大的蛋糕，上面有奶油和樱桃的漩涡。 我们大口地吃着，Honeyblossom爬来爬去寻找更多的贝壳，当所有的东西都吃完的时候，下午的天空开始下起了几滴小雨，在阳光下闪闪发光。 “哦!玛丽娜尖叫道。“雨!我们在海底不会下雨！”巴塞洛缪抬头望着天空，忧心忡忡。

'We should probably start packing up,' he said. 'It's getting late, and rain does nothing for sleek vampire hair-dos.' Isadora, Mirabelle, and Jack looked disappointed. 'Isn't there time for just one game?' asked Mirabelle. 'We could play sea tag.' I suppose rain doesn't matter if you're playing in the sea!' said Cordelia cheerfully. 'Let's play one quick game of tag,' I said. 'And then Marina and I ought to be getting home too. Isadora picked up the bucket and walked us down to the water's edge. Mirabelle reached for her necklace again

他说，我们可能应该开始收拾行李了。 天晚了，雨对吸血鬼光滑的发型没有任何影响伊莎多拉、米拉贝尔和杰克看上去很失望。 “难道就没有时间玩一场游戏吗？”米拉贝尔问。 “我们可以玩海上捉人游戏。”我想如果你在海里玩，下雨也没关系！科迪莉亚高兴地说。 “我们来玩一个快速的捉人游戏吧，”我说。 “然后玛丽娜和我也该回家了。 伊莎多拉拿起水桶，陪我们走到水边。 米拉贝尔又伸手去拿她的项链