Chapter 3

CHAPTER THREE "Sophia and… Rainbow," announced Ms Primrose. The unicorn with the rainbow mane whinnied in delight. Sophia's heart leapt as he trotted over and stopped in front of her. She held out her hands. "Rainbow," she whispered. He nuzzled her hands. "Hello, Sophia. As soon as I saw you, I knew I wanted you to be my friend." "I felt the same." She felt a thrill of excitement as his lips tickled her fingers. Her very own unicorn! Oh, they were going to have so much fun together. But not as much fun as I

第三章“索菲亚和……彩虹，”樱草花女士宣布。 长着彩虹鬃毛的独角兽高兴地呜呜叫着。 当他小跑过来停在索菲亚面前时，她的心怦怦直跳。 她伸出双手。“彩虹，”她低声说。 他用鼻子蹭她的手。“你好,索菲娅。 我一见到你，就知道我想和你做朋友。” “我也有同感。”当他的嘴唇挠她的手指时，她感到一阵兴奋。 她自己的独角兽！他们会在一起玩得很开心的。 但没有我有趣

have with Clover, she thought quickly, pulling her hands back. Rainbow sent her a puzzled look as if he sensed her confusion. Ms Primrose continued pairing students and unicorns until only a floppy-haired blond boy with a big smile and a unicorn with an electric- blue mane and tail were left. "Billy and Lightning," she said. As Billy and Lightning completed the circle,

她迅速地想，把双手缩回来。 彩虹不解地看了她一眼，仿佛感觉到她的困惑。 普里姆罗斯女士继续将学生和独角兽配对，直到只剩下一个带着灿烂笑容的金发男孩和一只长着电蓝色鬃毛和尾巴的独角兽。 “比利和闪电，”她说。 比利和闪电绕了一圈，

everyone started to chatter. "Quiet, please," said Ms Primrose, clapping her hands. "You can now spend the afternoon exploring the grounds. You may go riding with your unicorns if you wish." Sophia's excitement grew. She loved riding Clover but he was so slow these days. Rainbow looked full of energy, impatiently dancing on his hooves as he waited for Ms Primrose to finish. "After you've finished exploring, please take your unicorns back to the stable and settle them before you tidy yourselves up for dinner. You will find your travel case in your dormitory. There are six dorms with either six girls or six boys in." Ms Primrose told everyone who they were sharing with. Sophia was in Sapphire dormitory with Ava. How lucky! At last, Ms Primrose smiled and said, "Have fun exploring the grounds. Your lessons start

每个人都开始喋喋不休。 “请安静，”樱草花女士拍着手说。 “你现在可以花一个下午的时间来探索场地了。 如果你愿意，你可以带着你的独角兽去骑马。” 索菲娅越来越兴奋。她喜欢骑克拉弗，但这几天他跑得太慢了。 彩虹看起来精力充沛，不耐烦地跳着蹄子，等着樱草花女士说完。 “你们探险结束后，请把你们的独角兽带回马厩，安顿好，然后再收拾好准备吃饭。 你可以在宿舍里找到旅行箱。 有六个宿舍，有六个女生，也有六个男生。” 迎春花女士告诉每个人他们和谁住在一起。 索菲亚和艾娃在蓝宝石宿舍。 多么幸运!最后，樱草花女士笑着说：“祝你在花园里玩得开心。 你的课程开始了

tomorrow." Sophia grinned at Ava. As she led Rainbow out of the hall she glanced at the other five girls in Sapphire. As well as Ava there was serious- looking Layla with dark hair long enough to sit on, smiley Scarlett, her blonde hair held back with a diamond hair slide, sporty-looking Isabel with the brown curls and red-headed Olivia with mischievous green eyes. Would they all be friends? Sophia hoped so. Layla made for a side door, saying, "Dancer wants me to see his stable first." Olivia and her unicorn, Snowflake, followed her. Scarlett and Isabel went off with their unicorns, Blaze and Cloud, daring each other to a race, leaving Ava and Sophia together. "Star said she wants to show me the lake," said Ava, who had already jumped on to Star's back. "Do you want to come with us?" "Yes, please." Sophia couldn't wait to dip her hands in the rainbow-coloured water. She'd

明天。”索菲亚朝艾娃咧嘴一笑。 当她领着彩虹走出大厅时，她瞥了一眼蓝宝石的其他五个女孩。 和艾娃一样，还有看起来严肃的莱拉，她的黑发长得可以坐下来；笑容可掬的思嘉，她的金发用钻石发带梳在后面；运动的伊莎贝尔，棕色卷发；红发的奥利维亚，淘气的绿眼睛。 他们会成为朋友吗？ 索菲亚希望如此。莱拉向侧门走去，说：“丹瑟想让我先看看他的马厩。” 奥利维亚和她的独角兽雪花跟着她。 思嘉和伊莎贝尔带着她们的独角兽“火焰”和“云雾”出发了，她们彼此斗智斗勇，留下艾娃和索菲亚在一起。 “星星说她想带我看看湖，”艾娃说，她已经跳到星星的背上了。 “你想和我们一起去吗？”“是的,请。” 索菲娅迫不及待地把手伸进彩虹色的水里。 她会

known about its importance since she was little. Sophia almost had to pinch herself to believe that she was now at school right next to it. "Aren't you going to get on?" asked Rainbow, nudging Sophia towards his back. Sophia desperately wanted to ride Rainbow but was hesitating because it made her feel disloyal to Clover. But she could hardly say no, could she? She grinned and vaulted on to his back. Before she even had chance to sit properly, Rainbow whinnied in delight and took off. "Whoa!" Sophia grabbed a handful of coloured mane. "Off we go!" shouted Rainbow. Pulling herself straight on his back, Sophia began to feel excitement swooping through her as Rainbow galloped around the gardens. "Faster!" she gasped as her dark curls blew out behind her. All thoughts disappeared from her head apart from the feeling of speed and

她从小就知道它的重要性。 索菲娅几乎要掐一下自己，才能相信她现在就在学校旁边。 “你不上车吗？”彩虹问，把索菲亚推到他的背上。 索菲娅非常想骑彩虹，但又犹豫不决，因为这让她觉得自己对克拉弗不忠。 但她很难拒绝，不是吗？ 她咧嘴一笑，跳上了他的背。 她还没来得及坐好，彩虹就高兴地哼了一声，离开了。 “哇!”索菲亚抓了一把彩色鬃毛。 “我们走吧！”彩虹喊道。 当彩虹在花园中疾驰时，索菲娅开始感到兴奋。 “快点！”她喘着气说，黑色的卷发在身后吹散了。 她脑子里的一切念头都消失了，只剩下速度和

Rainbow's warm back beneath her. This was like flying! Rainbow raced across the grass towards the lake. Sophia caught her breath. Glittering in the January sunlight, the multicoloured water was even more beautiful close up. Rainbow didn't stop but plunged straight in, sending a spray of coloured droplets raining over Sophia. She squealed as the cold water hit her and then leaned down and hugged his neck, gasping and laughing. "That was amazing!" "It was! This is the happiest day of my life," declared Rainbow, reaching round and nuzzling her leg. "We're going to have lots of adventures

彩虹温暖地回到她的身下。 这就像在飞一样！彩虹穿过草地奔向湖边。 索菲娅屏住了呼吸。在一月的阳光下，五彩斑斓的水在近处显得更加美丽。 彩虹并没有停下来，而是直接跳进水里，在索菲亚身上洒下了五颜六色的水珠。 冷水打在她身上时，她尖叫起来，然后俯下身来，抱住他的脖子，又喘又笑。 “太神奇了！”“这是!“这是我一生中最快乐的一天，”彩虹说着，转过身来，用鼻子蹭了蹭她的腿。 “我们会有很多冒险