Chapter 2

CHAPTER TWO Freya and Isla vaulted on to their unicorns and galloped after the others. Isla was buzzing with excitement and couldn't wait to share the news that Buttercup had found her magic. "Wait!" Buttercup whinnied to the other unicorns. They slowed to a halt. "What's up?" demanded Rosa. A look of alarm crossed her face. "It's not Ms Willow, is it?" "No, it's not Ms Willow," said Freya. "What is it then?" said Violet. "It's Buttercup!" Isla burst out. "She's just discovered her magic!" She told them what had happened.

第二章弗雷娅和艾拉跳上他们的独角兽，跟在其他人后面疾驰。 艾拉兴奋不已，迫不及待地想分享毛茛发现了她的魔力的消息。 “等等!”金凤花向其他独角兽呜呜地叫着。 他们慢下来停了下来。“怎么了？”罗莎问。 她脸上掠过惊恐的神色。 “不会是威罗女士吧？”“不，不是威洛女士，”弗雷娅说。 “那是什么？”维奥莱特问。 “这是毛茛!”艾拉脱口而出。 “她刚刚发现了自己的魔力！”她把所发生的事告诉了他们。

"It was amazing!" enthused Freya. "A magical arrow appeared in the air and pointed to where the missing screw was." "I'm so pleased, Isla!" Violet exclaimed. "Finding magic's so cool!" said Isla, thinking of all the people she and Buttercup could help. Valentina frowned. "Don't think that just because you've found Buttercup's magic you'll be able to graduate!" she snapped. "You've still got to bond, remember! Come on, Golden Briar. Let's go." "But…" Golden Briar started to protest. "Now!" exclaimed Valentina, clapping her heels against his sides. With a sigh, Golden Briar cantered away. "She's so mean," said Matilda. "She could at least have congratulated you." "Take no notice of her," said Violet. "I bet you'll bond really quickly and be able to graduate after all." "Yep!" Buttercup declared happily. "I bet we will too." Isla patted Buttercup's neck as they rode on. She was very glad that her unicorn wasn't upset

“太棒了！”弗雷娅兴奋地说。 “空中出现了一支神奇的箭，指向了丢失的螺丝钉所在的位置。” “我太高兴了，艾拉！”紫色的喊道。 “找到魔法太酷了！”艾拉说，想着她和毛茛能帮助到的人。 瓦伦蒂娜皱起了眉头。“别以为你发现了毛茛的魔法就能毕业！”她厉声说。 “记住，你们还是要建立联系的！”加油，金荆棘。 我们走吧。”“可是……”金荆棘开始抗议。 “现在！”瓦伦蒂娜叫道，用脚跟拍打着他的身体。 金荆棘叹了口气，转身走开了。 “她太小气了，”玛蒂尔达说。 “她至少应该祝贺你一下。” “别理她，”维奥莱特说。 “我敢打赌，你们很快就会建立感情，最终也能顺利毕业。” “是的!”金凤花高兴地说。 “我打赌我们也会的。”艾拉一边骑着马，一边拍拍毛茛的脖子。 她很高兴她的独角兽没有难过

by Valentina's comments but she couldn't help feeling a little deflated. She'd been so excited to find Buttercup's magic but of course they still might not graduate. Oh, I hope we bond soon, she thought. I really do! They all had a great time on the cross-country course and returned to the stables chattering and laughing. Golden Briar was already in his stall, next door to Buttercup's. "Did you have fun?" he asked. Buttercup nodded. "It was amazing! I jumped a huge log pile." "I wish I'd been able to come with you," said Golden Briar. "Next time you must. Tell Valentina it's your turn to decide what you do. Isn't that right, Isla?" said Buttercup. "Valentina often lets me do what I want," Golden Briar said firmly. He turned back to his hay net to show that the conversation was over. Isla suddenly felt sorry for Golden Briar– and

瓦伦蒂娜的评论，但她不禁感到有点泄气。 她对发现毛茛的魔力感到非常兴奋，但当然，他们仍然可能无法毕业。 哦，我希望我们能尽快建立联系，她想。 真的！他们都在越野跑道上玩得很开心，回到马厩时又说又笑。 金荆棘已经在他的马厩里了，就在毛茛的隔壁。 “你玩得开心吗？”他问。 毛茛属植物的点了点头。“太神奇了！”我跳过了一大堆木头。” “我真希望我能和你一起去。”金荆棘说。 “下次你一定要去。告诉瓦伦蒂娜，轮到你自己决定了。 是不是，艾拉？”毛茛说。 “瓦伦蒂娜经常让我做我想做的事。”金荆棘坚定地说。 他转身回到他的干草网，表示谈话结束了。 艾拉突然为金荆棘感到难过

for Valentina too. How would it feel not to have bonded after two years at the academy? "Buttercup!" Matilda called out. "Can you use your magic to help me find my favourite blue pen? I lost it last week." Buttercup lifted her head. "Coming!" She and Isla went to the Diamond dorm aisle. "Stand back, everyone!" Buttercup gave a theatrical bow, clearly enjoying herself. She lifted her hoof, then smacked it down on the ground. "Find Matilda's blue pen!" Everyone gasped as a rainbow of sparks shot up and arched above her head. The arrow hung in the air for a second, then shimmied its tail and darted out through the stable door. "After it!" cried Buttercup. She cantered out of the stable then skidded to a halt. "Whoops! Sorry, Isla! I almost forgot you!" Isla ran up to her and vaulted on. The others mounted their unicorns and cantered after the arrow. It sailed over the stable roof and into the meadow, stopping by the stream. Buttercup trotted over to where the arrow hovered in the air, pointing at the reeds.

瓦伦蒂娜也一样。在警校待了两年没能结下感情会是什么感觉？ “毛茛!”玛蒂尔达喊道。 “你能用你的魔法帮我找到我最喜欢的蓝色钢笔吗？” 我上星期把它弄丢了。”金凤花抬起头。 “来了!”她和艾拉走到戴蒙德宿舍的过道。 “大家退后！”金凤花戏剧性地鞠了一躬，显然很享受。 她抬起蹄子，把蹄子重重地踩在地上。 “找到玛蒂尔达的蓝笔！”大家都倒吸了一口气，一道彩虹般的火花在她头顶上空窜起。 箭在空中悬了一秒钟，然后摇了摇尾巴，从马厩的门里射了出去。 “追它！”毛茛叫道。 她跑出马厩，然后滑了一下停了下来。 “哎呀!对不起,岛屿!我差点把你忘了！”艾拉跑到她跟前，跳了起来。 其他人则骑上独角兽，绕着箭跑。 它飞过马厩的屋顶，来到草地上，停在小溪边。 金凤花小跑着走到箭在空中盘旋的地方，箭指着芦苇。

"I've found your pen!" she exclaimed. She thrust her muzzle into the reeds. CLUCK! With a flurry of wings a pale blue bird burst indignantly from the reeds. "Whaaa!" cried Buttercup, staggering backwards in shock. Rosa burst out laughing. "Your magic found a blue hen not Matilda's blue pen, Buttercup!" Isla turned hot with embarrassment for Buttercup as everyone rocked with laughter, but Buttercup laughed just as loudly as the others. "Oh dear!" she snorted. "I think I need to practise a bit more."

“我找到你的笔了！” 她把嘴伸进芦苇里。 咯咯的叫声!一只淡蓝色的鸟扇动着翅膀，愤怒地从芦苇丛里飞了出来。 “哇！”金凤花惊叫一声，震惊得向后踉跄。 罗莎突然大笑起来。“你的魔法找到了一只蓝母鸡，而不是玛蒂尔达的蓝笔，毛茛！”大家都哄堂大笑，艾拉为毛茛尴尬地脸红了，但毛茛笑得和其他人一样大声。 “天哪！”她哼了一声。“我想我需要多练习一点。”

"Don't worry," said Violet kindly. "Most unicorns find it hard to control their magic properly when they first discover their powers." Matilda's unicorn, Pearl, nodded in agreement. "I found it really hard to hold glamours at first." The other unicorns nodded too. "You get tired easily as well," said Twinkle. "But it gets better the more you practise." "I'll practise lots then!" declared Buttercup. She nuzzled Isla. "You'll help me, won't you?" "Of course," said Isla, leaning in to bury her face in Buttercup's long pink, yellow and green

“别担心，”维奥莱特和蔼地说。 “大多数独角兽刚发现自己的力量时，很难控制好自己的魔法。” 玛蒂尔达的独角兽珠儿点头表示同意。 “一开始我发现很难保持魅力。” 其他独角兽也点了点头。 “你也很容易累，”闪烁说。 “但练习得越多，效果就越好。” “那我要多多练习！”毛茛说。 她用鼻子蹭了蹭艾拉。“你会帮助我的，是吗？”“当然。”艾拉说着，凑过去把脸埋进了毛茛长长的粉红色、黄色和绿色的头发里