Chapter 5

CHAPTER FIVE The next morning, Ms Nettles announced that the whole school was going to be allowed to travel to the coast using the magic map to save time. Everyone was very excited– the map was an exact model of the island that stood in the assembly hall and could be used to take people and their unicorns anywhere on the island they wanted to go. Seated on their unicorns, Phoebe, Zara, Aisha and Lily gathered around the map with the rest of the school. Their rucksacks were filled with camping equipment. Zara's was heavier than everyone else's because she seemed to have packed half the library!

第五章第二天早上，奈特尔斯老师宣布，为了节省时间，允许全校学生使用这张神奇的地图去海边旅行。 每个人都非常兴奋——那张地图是一个精确的岛屿模型，放在礼堂里，可以用来把人们和他们的独角兽带到岛上任何他们想去的地方。 菲比、扎拉、艾莎和莉莉坐在各自的独角兽上，和全校其他同学一起围在地图周围。 他们的背包里装满了野营装备。 Zara的书比其他人的都重，因为她好像把半个图书馆都塞满了！

Phoebe felt like she was going to explode with excitement. "This is so awesome!" she exclaimed. "I can't wait to get there. Budge up," she added to Zara. "I can't see the map properly." The map was usually protected by a magical force field but as the teachers and students crowded into the hall it shimmered and fell away. Ms Nettles sat on her unicorn, Thyme, examining the west coast of the map and discussing with Ms Tulip, Ms Rosemary and Ms Rivers where would be the best place to make a camp. Mr Longnose, dressed as usual in a dark suit, seemed to be arguing with them. Nudging Zara, Phoebe said, "I've just thought of something, why doesn't Mr Longnose have a unicorn?" "He didn't come to the academy when he was younger so he went to a different school and he's never had one," said Zara. "In fact, I heard Ms Tulip telling Ms Tansy that he can't even ride!" "Ms Tulip won't let him get away with that if he stays much longer!" said Lily with a grin. "She thinks everyone should ride!" "Ms Tulip is looking at him rather a lot," said

菲比觉得自己兴奋得要爆炸了。 “太棒了！”她惊呼道。 “我等不及要去那里了。 挪一下，”她对Zara补充道。 “我看不清地图。” 这张地图通常有魔法力场保护，但当老师和学生们涌进大厅时，它闪着光消失了。 奈特尔斯女士坐在她的独角兽百里香上，审视着地图上的西海岸，并与郁金香女士、罗斯玛丽女士和里弗斯女士讨论在哪里扎营最好。 Longnose先生像往常一样穿着深色西装，似乎在和他们争论。 菲比推了推扎拉，说：“我刚想到一件事，为什么长鼻子先生没有独角兽？”扎拉说：“他年轻的时候没有来警校，所以他去了另一所学校，他从来没有上过警校。” “事实上，我听到郁金香老师告诉唐茜老师，他甚至不会骑马！”“如果他再呆下去，郁金香老师不会让他得逞的！”莉莉笑着说。 “她认为每个人都应该骑马！”“郁金香女士看了他很多次，”她说

Phoebe, observing the riding teacher who kept glancing at Mr Longnose. "Perhaps she's planning to get him on a unicorn while we're at the beach!" Aisha giggled. "Or a donkey!" Lily grinned. "Do you think he'll put on swimming shorts and go paddling in the sea while we're there?" They all burst into giggles at the thought. Ms Nettles raised her hand for silence. "Quiet please, everyone. This is the first time I've used the map to transport the whole school. The magic should be strong enough but for it to work, everyone must hold hands. Don't let go or you will be left behind." Phoebe took Zara's hand as Zara took Lily's. Phoebe was very glad she wasn't next to Mr Longnose. She definitely wouldn't want to hold hands with him! Ms Nettles cleared her throat. "Are we all ready? Aisha, you're not holding on to anyone." "Sorry," said Aisha, who was suddenly shrugging off her rucksack. "I think I've forgotten something important."

菲比打量着那位一直瞟着朗鼻鼻子先生的骑术老师。 “也许她打算趁我们在海滩上的时候把他弄到独角兽上！”艾莎咯咯笑了。 “或者是一头驴子！”莉莉咧嘴一笑。 “你觉得我们在那儿的时候，他会穿上游泳短裤去海里划吗？”想到这里，他们都咯咯地笑了起来。 纳特尔斯女士举手示意大家安静。 “大家请安静。这是我第一次用地图来运输整个学校。 魔法应该足够强大，但要发挥作用，每个人都必须手拉手。 不要放手，否则你会被抛在后面。” 菲比拉着扎拉的手，扎拉着莉莉的手。 菲比很高兴她没有坐在长鼻子先生旁边。 她绝对不想和他牵手！荨麻女士清了清嗓子。 “我们都准备好了吗？”艾莎，你没有抓住任何人。” “对不起，”艾莎说，她突然甩掉了背包。 “我想我忘记了一件重要的事。”

Ms Nettles sighed. "If it's your flute, my dear, then I can see it sticking out of your bag." "Phew! Thanks, Ms Nettles." Phoebe grinned and squeezed Aisha's hand as she took it. Aisha squeezed back. Ms Nettles placed her free hand on the magical map. Speaking in a loud clear voice, she said, "Take us all to the west coast." At first, Phoebe thought that the humming noise she could hear was Aisha but then she realised it was the magical map. A wind sprang up, snatching Phoebe's hair and whipping at her cheeks. Zara's and Aisha's hands were ripped from hers as the wind lifted Shimmer up. Lights flashed and then they were spinning so fast that it was impossible to see.

荨麻女士叹了口气。“如果这是你的笛子，亲爱的，那么我可以看到它从你的包里伸出来。” “唷!谢谢你，荨麻女士。” 菲比咧嘴一笑，紧紧握住艾莎的手。 艾莎挤了回去。荨麻女士把她那只空着的手放在那张神奇的地图上。 她用一种响亮而清晰的声音说：“把我们都带到西海岸去。” 起初，菲比以为她听到的嗡嗡声是艾莎，但后来她意识到那是神奇的地图。 一阵风刮来，刮着菲比的头发，抽打着她的脸颊。 扎拉和艾莎的手被扯开了，风把微光吹了起来。 灯光闪烁，然后它们旋转得如此之快，以至于根本看不见。

"Eeeeeee!" squealed Phoebe, grasping hold of Shimmer's mane. Her long plaits flew around her face as she spun through the air, then just as suddenly she was falling. Her stomach dipped as the ground rushed up to meet her, but Shimmer landed safely with only a soft bump. "Wow!" said Phoebe, catching her breath as Zara, Aisha and Lily landed beside her on their

“吱——吱！”菲比尖叫着，一把抓住微光的鬃毛。 当她在空中旋转时，长长的辫子在她的脸上飞舞，然后她突然摔倒了。 地面冲向她，她的肚子往下一沉，但微光安全着陆，只轻轻碰了一下。 “哇！”菲比喘着气说，萨拉、艾莎和莉莉落在她身边

unicorns. Around her, unicorns, students and teachers were landing with gentle thuds. They were on a grassy clifftop that rolled down to a cliff edge where red rocks fell away to golden sand beneath. In the distance, Phoebe could see the blue sea. "Isn't it beautiful?" said Aisha. "Oh, it's so good to smell the sea again!" said Lily, sniffing happily. She and her mum lived on the east coast. There was a louder bump and a strangled shout behind them. Phoebe turned and had to clamp her hands over her mouth to stop herself from laughing. Mr Longnose had arrived and landed face down with his legs crumpled beneath him and his bony bottom sticking up in the air. His face was berry beetle red as he scrambled up and brushed the grass from his smart, dark suit. "Ms Nettles!" he said crossly. "You have brought us to the wrong place. I distinctly remember saying that we would camp on the beach. We shall be recording the level of the tide at all hours of the day and night and I don't want to have to walk too far."

独角兽。在她周围，独角兽、学生和老师都在轻轻地落地。 他们站在一个长满草的悬崖顶上，悬崖边向下延伸，红色的岩石落在下面的金色沙滩上。 菲比可以看到远处蓝色的大海。 “很漂亮吧？”阿伊莎说。 “哦，再次闻到大海的味道真好！”莉莉说，高兴地嗅了嗅。 她和妈妈住在东海岸。 身后传来一声更响的撞击声和一声窒息的喊叫。 菲比转过身来，双手捂着嘴，忍住没笑出声来。 长鼻子先生来了，脸朝下着地，两条腿蜷成一团，骨瘦如柴的屁股翘在空中。 他爬起来，拂去他那件漂亮的深色西装上的草，脸红得像浆果甲虫。 “荨麻小姐！”他生气地说。 “你把我们带错地方了。 我清楚地记得说过我们要在海滩上露营。 我们要不分昼夜地记录潮位，我可不想走得太远。”