Chapter 2

CHAPTER TWO The girls excitedly discussed ideas for how to track down the evil man as they rode back to the stables at the end of lunchtime. "Zara," Moonbeam said, as she and Zara reached her stable. "Can I talk to you? It's about these feelings I keep having." Zara wanted to talk about the mystery but she forced herself to smile. "Of course." "I might be wrong," said Moonbeam. "But I keep seeing pictures in my head and when I do, I start to say strange stuff out loud. Do you think it could be my magic?" "Your magic? But, Moonbeam, the stuff you say, well, it's just…" Zara caught herself. She'd been about to say rubbish. "It just doesn't seem to mean anything much," she finished. Moonbeam frowned. "But what if it does mean something? What if it's important?"

午餐结束后，女孩们骑马回到马厩，兴奋地讨论着如何追捕那个邪恶的人。 “Zara，”当她和Zara来到马厩时，月光说。 “我能和你谈谈吗？”这是关于我一直拥有的这些感觉。” 扎拉想谈谈这个秘密，但她强迫自己笑了笑。 “当然。”“我可能错了。”月光说。 “但我总是在脑海中看到一些画面，每当我这样做的时候，我就开始大声说出一些奇怪的话。 你觉得会是我的魔法吗？”“你的魔法吗? 但是，月光，你说的那些话，嗯，只是……” 她刚想说废话。 “这似乎没有多大意义，”她最后说。 月光皱起了眉头。“但是，如果它确实意味着什么呢？” 如果它很重要呢？”

Zara stroked her. She really wanted Moonbeam to find her magic but seeing pictures in her head and saying strange things didn't sound much like magic to her. "I really don't think it has anything to do with your magic powers," she said. "But I'm sure you'll find them soon," she added quickly. Ms Rosemary was waiting for them in the stables, wearing a big floppy hat and sunglasses. "Good afternoon," she said when the students had all arrived. "Today we are learning how to keep our unicorns cool. Can anyone think of a way?"

扎拉抚摸着她。她真的很想让月光找到她的魔法，但在她的脑海里看到一些画面，说一些奇怪的话，对她来说不太像魔法。 “我真的不认为这和你的魔力有任何关系，”她说。 “但我相信你很快就会找到的，”她赶紧补充道。 罗斯玛丽女士在马厩里等着他们，戴着一顶大软帽和一副太阳镜。 “下午好，”学生们都到齐后，她说。 “今天我们要学习如何让我们的独角兽保持冷静。 有谁能想到办法吗？”

Spike from Topaz dorm put his hand up. "Make them wear sunglasses and a big hat, just like yours, Ms R!" Everyone burst out laughing and Ms Rosemary smiled. "That's an interesting idea, Spike. I'll think about it," she said. "Any other suggestions?" A familiar sharp voice cut across her. "Heatstroke is a serious matter, Ms Rosemary. Rather than making jokes, don't you think you should be educating the students about what to do in the current weather conditions?" Zara's heart sank as Mr Longnose, the tall, thin school inspector, strutted through the stable door. Ms Tulip, the riding teacher, was hurrying along behind him. Why was he back? He'd inspected the academy only a few months ago. "Not him again," groaned Phoebe. Moonbeam gasped. "Zara!" she hissed. "I was right! I said someone was coming back, didn't I?" Zara patted her. "It's just a coincidence, Moonbeam. You can't really think you saw into the future that Mr Longnose would come back today. You're letting your imagination run away with you." Moonbeam hung her head. "Maybe," she muttered.

黄玉宿舍的斯派克举起了手。 “让他们戴上墨镜和大帽子，就像你的一样，R女士！”每个人都大笑起来，罗斯玛丽女士也笑了。 “这是个有趣的想法，斯派克。 我会考虑的，”她说。 “还有其他建议吗？”一个熟悉的尖锐的声音打断了她。 “中暑是很严重的事情，罗斯玛丽女士。 与其开玩笑，难道你不认为你应该教育学生在当前的天气条件下该怎么做吗？”当那个又高又瘦的学校督学长鼻子先生大摇大摆地走进马厩的门时，扎拉的心往下一沉。 骑术教师杜丽普女士在他后面匆匆地走着。 他为什么回来？他几个月前才视察过学校。 “又不是他。”菲比呻吟道。 月光气喘吁吁地说。“Zara!”她嘶嘶地说。 “我是对的！”我不是说有人要回来吗？”扎拉拍了拍她。 “这只是一个巧合，月光。 你不会真的认为你预见到了未来，Longnose先生会在今天回来。 你让你的想象力随你而去。” 月光低下了头。“也许吧，”她喃喃地说。

"I wonder why he's here," whispered Lily. Ms Rosemary was clearly wondering the same thing. "Good afternoon, Mr Longnose," she said. "What brings you back to the academy so soon? I thought your inspection was complete." Mr Longnose mopped his forehead with a perfectly ironed hanky. "I inspected the school but I didn't have opportunity to inspect the stables or the quality of riding lessons." Ms Tulip stepped forward. "As part of the inspector's visit– and so he can experience the teaching first-hand– I have offered to teach him to ride." She tucked a dark curl of hair behind her ear and blushed. "Would you like to come and meet Rocket, my unicorn, Mr Longnose?" she asked. "Indeed I would," Mr Longnose said. "Then, please– follow me." "Urgh!" whispered Phoebe as Ms Tulip led Mr Longnose into the stable block. "Poor Ms Tulip!" agreed Zara. "I can't think of anything worse than teaching bossy Mr Longnose." "Did you see the way she was buttering him up? She must be hoping he gives her a good report." Phoebe fluttered her hands and fluffed up her hair. Imitating Ms Tulip perfectly she simpered, "Oh, let me teach you to ride, Mr Longnose!"

“我不知道他为什么在这里。”莉莉小声说。 罗斯玛丽女士显然也在想同样的事情。 “下午好，长鼻子先生。”她说。 “是什么风把你这么快赶回学院来的？” 我以为你的检查已经完成了。” 长鼻子先生用一条熨得整整齐齐的手帕擦了擦额头。 “我检查了学校，但我没有机会检查马厩或骑马课程的质量。” Tulip女士走上前来。“作为检查员访问的一部分——这样他就可以亲身体验教学——我提出教他骑马。” 她把一绺黑发塞到耳后，脸涨得通红。 “你愿意来见见我的独角兽火箭吗，长鼻子先生？”她问。 “我当然愿意。”朗诺瑟先生说。 “那么，请跟我来。” “呃！”当郁金香小姐把长鼻子先生领进马厩时，菲比低声说。 “可怜的郁金香小姐！” “我想不出还有什么比教专横的朗鼻大夫更糟糕的了。” “你看到她是怎么讨好他的了吗？” 她一定希望他给她一个好报告。” 菲比拍打着双手，把头发弄松。 她模仿着郁金香小姐，傻笑着说：“哦，让我教你骑马吧，长鼻子先生！”

Lily rushed to Ms Tulip's defence. "Don't be mean. Mr Longnose had better give Ms Tulip's teaching a good report or I'll… I'll complain about him!" Aisha nodded in agreement. "I don't see why he's come back. He spent lots of time watching our riding lessons with Ms Tulip when he was here before. Why does he need to see more?" "I hope he falls off Rocket," grumbled Phoebe. She clapped a hand over her mouth. "Actually, I didn't mean that. I hope he learns to ride superfast, gives lovely Ms Tulip a brilliant report and then goes away again really quickly!"

莉莉冲过去为郁金香女士辩护。 “别刻薄。Longnose先生最好给Tulip女士的教学做个好报告，否则我会……我会投诉他的！”艾莎点头表示同意。 “我不明白他为什么回来。 他以前在这里的时候，花了很多时间看我们和郁金香老师一起上马术课。 为什么他还需要看更多？”“我希望他从火箭上掉下来。”菲比抱怨道。 她用手捂住嘴。 “实际上，我不是那个意思。 我希望他能超快地学会骑马，给可爱的郁金香老师做一份精彩的报告，然后又很快地离开！”

"Me too," said Lily. "It's bad enough having to deal with a heatwave without having to put up with Mr Longnose too!" Her words sent a thought exploding into Zara's mind. She gasped. "What? What is it?" demanded Lily. But before Zara could speak, Ms Rosemary clapped her hands together for silence. "Right. Pay attention, please. This afternoon we are going to make a sun cream to protect your unicorn's nose. The ingredients and equipment are laid out in the storeroom. Go and collect everything and read through the instructions." While the rest of the class headed for the storeroom, Zara pulled her friends into a huddle. "What's going on?" said Phoebe eagerly. "You look like a snot-nosed flapdoodle just sneezed on you!" "It's Mr Longnose!" hissed Zara. "Maybe he's the person causing all the problems! We know he's very clever and studied geology at university. What if he's responsible for all the extreme weather we've had this year? He was with us when the tidal wave struck and he's here now just when the heatwave is getting really bad." She gazed round at her friends. "Maybe the extreme weather we've had

“我也是。”莉莉说。“不仅要对付热浪，还要忍受长鼻鼻子先生，已经够糟糕的了！”她的话在扎拉的脑海里闪过一个念头。 她喘着气。“什么?是什么？”莉莉问。 扎拉还没来得及说话，罗斯玛丽女士就拍手示意安静。 “正确。请注意。 今天下午我们要做一个防晒霜来保护你的独角兽鼻子。 原料和设备摆放在储藏室里。 去把所有的东西都收集起来，把说明书通读一遍。” 当班上其他同学走向储藏室时，扎拉把她的朋友们拉到一起。 “怎么回事？”菲比急切地问。 “你看起来就像一只流鼻涕的小飞禽刚刚在你身上打了个喷嚏！”“是长鼻子先生！” “也许所有的问题都是他造成的！”我们知道他很聪明，在大学里学的是地质学。 如果今年的极端天气都是他造成的呢？ 当海啸来袭时，他和我们在一起，现在热浪变得非常严重时，他又来了。” 她环视着她的朋友们。 “也许是我们遇到的极端天气