Chapter 5

CHAPTER 5 The next morning, Lily didn't feel so confident about asking the others if they wanted to look at the map with her. Maybe I should go on my own first, she decided at breakfast as she ate her cereal. That way, if nothing is showing on the map, I won't feel silly. She hung back as Zara, Aisha, and Phoebe went to the dorm to get ready for Geography with Ms. Rivers, and then she headed for the hall. As she walked through the entrance hall she saw Skye, Amber, and Lorna, another girl from Opal dorm, huddled around a statue of a rearing unicorn. "Go on, I dare you to do it!" hissed Skye. Lorna giggled as she quickly scrambled onto the unicorn's back. She pulled a frilly pink scarf from her pocket and hooked it over the unicorn's head, pulling it until it sat over one ear. "What do you think?" she called down to Skye and Amber.

第五章第二天早上，莉莉不敢问其他人是否愿意和她一起看地图。 “也许我应该先自己去，”她边吃早餐边决定。 这样，即使地图上什么都没有显示，我也不会觉得自己很傻。 扎拉、艾莎和菲比去宿舍准备地理课时，她犹豫了一下。 里弗斯，然后她朝大厅走去。 当她穿过门厅时，她看到斯凯、安布尔和另一个来自欧泊宿舍的女孩洛娜，围在一尊站立的独角兽雕像周围。 “去吧，我看你敢不敢！”斯凯嘶嘶地说。 洛娜咯咯地笑着，迅速爬上了独角兽的背上。 她从口袋里掏出一条粉红色的褶边围巾，把它钩在独角兽的头上，一直拉到它盖住一只耳朵。 “你们觉得怎么样？”她朝下面的斯凯和安布尔喊道。

Rocking with laughter, Skye and Amber gave Lorna a thumbs-up. Lily stared in shock. How could they look so happy, and play silly dares, when there were tornadoes around the island and the school itself might be in danger? "Squeak, squeak! Look, it's little Lily Mouse!" said Skye, noticing her. "Is that your scarf on that statue, Lily Mouse?" She hooted with laughter. Amber and Lorna joined in. "Squeak, squeak, squeak!" They giggled. Lily ran past them and didn't stop running until she reached the main hall. The big double doors

斯凯和安布尔哈哈大笑，朝洛娜竖起大拇指。 莉莉震惊地瞪大了眼睛。当龙卷风在岛上肆虐，学校本身可能处于危险之中时，他们怎么能看起来这么开心，玩起了愚蠢的游戏呢？ “吱吱声,吱吱声!看，这是小老鼠莉莉！”斯凯注意到她说。 “老鼠莉莉，雕像上的围巾是你的吗？”她哈哈大笑。 安布尔和洛娜也加入了进来。 “吱吱，吱吱，吱吱！”他们咯咯直笑。 莉莉从他们身边跑过，一直跑到大厅。 那扇大大的双门

were slightly open. She glanced around. She wasn't planning to use the map— she just wanted to look at it. But what if a teacher found her near it and she got in trouble just for being there without permission? She made up her mind. It was worth the risk. Slipping through the doors, she hurried toward the map. The magical force field buzzed softly as if to warn her away. Lily took a deep breath, and the butterflies behind her rib cage slowed down. Would the force field let her get close enough for a good look? She walked toward the map, and as she approached, there was a soft pop and the humming stopped. A grin spread across Lily's face.

我们稍微打开了。她环顾四周。 她不打算用地图——她只是想看看。 但如果老师发现她在那附近，她就因为未经允许而惹上麻烦怎么办？ 她下定了决心。冒险是值得的。 她溜出大门，匆匆走向地图。 魔法力场轻轻地嗡嗡作响，好像在警告她离开。 莉莉深吸了一口气，她胸腔后面的蝴蝶慢了下来。 力场能让她靠近看清楚吗？ 她朝地图走去，当她走近时，听到一声轻轻的砰的一声，嗡嗡声停止了。 莉莉的脸上露出了笑容。

"Thanks," she whispered to the map. It was as though it was happy she was there— maybe it even wanted her to help. The map was even more incredible close up. The glass-and-marble model of the school looked so real that, peering through a tiny window, Lily almost expected to see herself inside the building! She looked to the east, to her village. She could see the ruined houses, and for a moment, it took her breath away. How awful for everyone! Her eyes searched the map, following the path of the purple tornadoes— the fallen trees and damaged buildings. The tornadoes seemed to have zigzagged across the

“谢谢。”她小声对地图说。 它似乎很高兴她在那里——也许它甚至想让她帮忙。 这张地图近距离看更加不可思议。 这座由玻璃和大理石组成的学校模型看起来如此逼真，以至于莉莉透过一扇小窗户往外看，几乎以为自己会在大楼里看到自己！她望着东方，望着她的村庄。 她可以看到那些被毁坏的房屋，有那么一瞬间，她都屏住了呼吸。 对每个人来说都太糟糕了！她的眼睛搜索着地图，沿着紫色龙卷风的路径——倒下的树木和受损的建筑物。 龙卷风似乎曲折地穿过了整个地区

island from the east coast to the west and back again. She traced the pattern with her eyes. If it continued in the same way, then the tornadoes would definitely reach the school! Lily jumped as she heard voices outside the doors. Someone was coming! If she was discovered, she could get in trouble. She had to hide! She ran across the hall, scrambled onto the stage, and ducked behind the stage curtains just as Ms. Mallow, the new school nurse, came in with Ms. Rivers, the teacher who taught both Geography and Culture. Ms. Mallow walked toward the map. Lily held her breath, letting it out quietly when she heard the soft hum of the force field again. Ms. Mallow shook her head. "Strange, I was sure the force field had stopped working for a moment, but it seems all right. I must have imagined it." "It was smart to check, with everything that's happening," said Ms. Rivers. "Now, where's that book I said I'd lend you?" She walked up the steps onto the stage and went to the piano. Lily froze, hardly daring to breathe as Ms. Rivers came within touching distance of her. "Here it is." Lily heard Ms. Rivers walk back to

岛从东海岸到西海岸，然后再回来。 她用眼睛画出了图案。 如果按照同样的方式继续下去，那么龙卷风肯定会到达学校！听到门外的说话声，莉莉吓了一跳。 有人来了！如果她被发现，她会有麻烦的。 她必须躲起来！她跑过大厅，爬上舞台，躲到舞台窗帘后面。 新来的学校护士玛洛和琼斯女士一起进来了。 里弗斯教授地理和文化。 马洛女士走向地图。 莉莉屏住呼吸，当她再次听到力场柔和的嗡嗡声时，她轻轻地呼出了气。 马洛女士摇了摇头。 “真奇怪，我还以为力场暂时停止作用了，但现在似乎没事了。 我一定是想象出来的。”“考虑到正在发生的一切，检查一下是明智的，”她说。 河流。“喂，我说要借给你的那本书在哪儿？”她走上舞台，走向钢琴。 莉莉僵住了，几乎不敢呼吸。 里弗斯走到离她很近的地方。 “在这儿。”莉莉听到了。 河流走回

the floor. She peeked out from behind the curtain. "Are you sure that I can't persuade you to come to the meeting Ms. Nettles is holding at lunchtime, Ms. Mallow?" "No. She has given me special permission to get on with my work," said Ms. Mallow. "I'm making a large batch of cough syrup. You know how it is at the start of winter semester. The students spread their germs with the speed of a forest fire. And if these tornadoes are being caused by bad magic, we're going to need the students to stay strong and healthy." Ms. Rivers nodded, worry lines creasing her face. "It does seem like these tornadoes might be part of an evil plan. No one has ever heard of a purple tornado on the island before, let alone lots of them." "But who would create such terrible things?" asked Ms. Mallow. Ms. Rivers sounded grave. "Someone who uses dark magic. Someone who wants to harm our island, and the people and unicorns who live on it." Ms. Rivers and Ms. Mallow left the hall. Lily's heart was thumping hard. Still trembling,

地板上。她从窗帘后面往外偷看。 “你确定我不能说服你来开会吗？” 纳特尔斯女士在午餐时间坚持着。 锦葵?”“没有。她特别允许我继续工作。” 锦葵。“我在做一大批止咳糖浆。 你知道冬季学期一开始是什么样子的。 学生们以森林大火的速度传播病菌。 如果这些龙卷风是由邪恶的魔法引起的，我们需要学生们保持强壮和健康。” 里弗斯点点头，忧虑的皱纹在她脸上留下了皱纹。 “看起来这些龙卷风可能是邪恶计划的一部分。 以前没有人听说过岛上有紫色龙卷风，更不用说很多龙卷风了。” “但谁会制造这么可怕的东西呢？” 锦葵。里弗斯听起来很严肃。 “一个使用黑魔法的人。 有人想伤害我们的岛，还有岛上的人和独角兽。” 里弗斯女士和马洛女士离开了大厅。 莉莉的心怦怦直跳。 仍然颤抖,