Chapter 4

CHAPTER FOUR Rosa was up early the next morning, waking everyone up. "Today we're going to look for the Glittering Cavern!" "Go away. I'm a bear. I'm hibernating," groaned Matilda, burrowing deep inside her pink and silver duvet. But Rosa wouldn't leave Matilda alone. She tickled her until she finally sat up, groping for her glasses, while Rosa flung the curtains wide, flooding the room with winter sunlight. Rosa had loved Diamond dorm from the moment she'd first set eyes on it. It was a tower

第四章第二天，罗莎起得很早，把大家都叫醒了。 “今天我们要去寻找闪闪发光的洞穴！”“走开。 我是一只熊。我在冬眠，”玛蒂尔达呻吟着，深深地钻进她粉红和银色相间的羽绒被里。 但罗莎不肯放过玛蒂尔达。 她挠她的痒痒，直到她终于坐起来，摸索着她的眼镜，而罗莎拉开窗帘，让冬天的阳光洒满了房间。 罗莎从第一次看到钻石宿舍的那一刻起就爱上了它。 那是一座塔

room. The five beds were arranged around the curved walls and the girls slept with their feet pointing into the middle of the room. On the first day, Rosa had claimed the best bed nearest one of the windows, hurriedly emptying the contents of her overnight bag and putting her things in her wardrobe before any of the other girls arrived. Each bed was covered with a blue and silver duvet. It had a small wardrobe on one side and a chest of drawers on the other, with a lamp lit with a diamond so that each girl had her own light to read by. Rosa had made her area feel more homely by putting pictures on her chest of drawers– one of her mum and dad, and another

房间。五张床围绕着弯曲的墙壁排列，女孩们睡觉时脚指向房间中央。 第一天，罗莎占了离窗户最近的一张最好的床，在其他女孩到来之前，她赶紧把旅行包里的东西倒空，把她的东西放进衣橱里。 每张床上铺着蓝银相间的羽绒被。 房间的一边是一个小衣橱，另一边是五斗橱，里面有一盏钻石灯，这样每个女孩都有自己的灯来看书。 罗莎在她的抽屉柜上放了几张照片，一张是她妈妈和爸爸的照片，另一张是她的照片，让她的地方更有家的感觉

of her granny and grandpa. On her bed was a colourful silk elephant that Granny had made her to remind her of home. The other girls had pictures too, of parents, grandparents, siblings and pets. Rosa wished she had a brother or sister, or even a pet. Freya was dressed before anyone else. Tucking a notebook into her pocket, she hurried down to the stables. Rosa wanted to chase after her and get her to agree to come with them, but she was worried that if she did Matilda would go back to bed and then they would all be in trouble. "I can't find my hoodie," said Matilda, hunting around. "You should try hanging things up instead of throwing them on the floor," said Ariana, dumping a pile of Matilda's clothes that had crept into her space back on Matilda's bed. "Oh, thank you, Ariana. That's where my hoodie went," said Matilda, pulling it over her

她的爷爷奶奶。 她的床上放着一只五颜六色的丝绸大象，那是奶奶给她做的，让她想起家。 其他女孩也有父母、祖父母、兄弟姐妹和宠物的照片。 罗莎希望她有个兄弟姐妹，甚至是宠物。 弗雷娅比任何人都早穿好衣服。 她把一本笔记本塞进口袋，匆匆奔向马厩。 罗莎想追上玛蒂尔达，让她同意和他们一起去，但她担心如果她答应了，玛蒂尔达就会回去睡觉，然后他们就都有麻烦了。 “我找不到我的连帽衫了，”玛蒂尔达边说边到处找。 “你应该把东西挂起来，而不是扔在地上。”阿利安娜说着，把一堆爬进玛蒂尔达空间的衣服扔回了玛蒂尔达的床上。 “哦，谢谢你，阿利安娜。我的连帽衫就在那里，”玛蒂尔达说着，把它套在身上

head back to front and almost losing her glasses. "Whoops!" she giggled. Ariana sighed. At last everyone was ready, but as they walked to the stables Rosa fell behind the others and slipped inside the hall to look at the magical map once more. It seemed so forlorn without the buzz of the magical force field. The hole where the academy should have been was like a missing tooth. Rosa reached out hesitantly and touched the map. "Show me where the Glittering Cavern is," she breathed. "Please," she added hopefully. A tremble ran through her fingers. Rosa snatched her hand away. Was the map trying to work? What if it managed to take her to the Glittering Cavern? Without the model of the school to bring her back, she might be stuck there for good. Rosa pushed her straight, dark hair behind her ears and bent to study the map again. The gap where the academy should have been was

头朝前，差点丢了眼镜。 “哎呀！”她咯咯地笑着。阿叹了口气。 最后，每个人都准备好了，但当他们走向马厩时，罗莎落在了其他人的后面，溜进大厅，再次看了看那张神奇的地图。 没有了魔法力场的嗡嗡声，它显得那么凄凉。 那个本该是学院的洞就像缺了一颗牙。 罗莎犹豫地伸出手，摸了摸地图。 “告诉我闪光洞在哪里。”她轻声说。 “求你了，”她满怀希望地补充道。 她的手指一阵颤抖。 罗莎抽回了她的手。 那张地图有用吗？ 如果它把她带到了闪闪洞穴呢？ 如果没有学校的榜样把她带回来，她可能会永远困在那里。 罗莎把她乌黑的直发推到耳后，又弯下腰研究地图。 学院应该存在的差距是

glowing. I think the map's asking for my help, Rosa thought suddenly. I think it wants me to find the model of Unicorn Academy. "I will help you," she whispered. "Just show me where the Glittering Cavern is." Another area of the map suddenly began to glow. It was a ridge of snowy mountains to the north of the academy. Rosa caught her breath. Was that where the Glittering Cavern was? The mountains looked like just the kind of place where an icy cavern might be found. The glow faded away and Rosa was filled with a warm sense of duty and pride. The map had chosen her to help! Well, I'm not going to let it down, she thought. She ran full pelt to the stables, hoping to catch the others up before she got there. But the rest of Diamond dorm were already there and Rosa heard their cheers and shouts of laughter as she opened the stable door. A stream of

容光焕发。我想地图是在找我帮忙，罗莎突然想。 我想它想让我找到独角兽学院的榜样。 “我会帮助你的，”她低声说。 “告诉我闪光洞在哪里。” 地图的另一个区域突然开始发光。 学院北面是一片雪山的山脊。 罗莎屏住了呼吸。那就是闪光洞所在的地方吗？ 这些山看起来就是那种可能会发现冰洞的地方。 光芒褪去，罗莎心中充满了一种温暖的责任感和自豪感。 地图选择了她来帮忙！好吧，我不会让它失望的，她想。 她全速跑向马厩，希望在她到达之前赶上其他的马。 但是戴蒙德宿舍的其他人已经到了，罗莎打开马厩的门时，听到了他们的欢呼声和笑声。 一连串的

bubbles drifted out, floating past her and into the sky. There was another loud cheer. Whatever was going on? Rosa burst inside. The rich smell of burnt sugar hung in the air. Rosa immediately recognised the smell. Magic! Her mother's unicorn, Ace, was a fire unicorn and whenever he did magic the air smelled just the same. She saw a crowd of people gathered around Jester's stable. "Jester's found his magic," said Violet, budging up to let Rosa in. "He's got bubble magic. It's the coolest thing ever. And Miki and Jester have just bonded– look at Miki's hair." Rosa couldn't take her eyes off Miki. He was standing in the centre of an enormous silvery bubble that wobbled and shimmered around him, so at first she didn't notice his hair. But there it was, a streak of dark blue that was just noticeable against his own black locks. "Do it again," Matilda was begging. "Please,

泡泡飘了出来，从她身边飘向天空。 又是一阵响亮的欢呼声。 到底发生了什么？罗莎冲了进去。 空气中弥漫着浓烈的焦糖味。 罗莎立刻认出了那股气味。 魔法!她妈妈的独角兽艾斯是一只火独角兽，每当它施魔法时，空气里的气味都是一样的。 她看到一群人聚集在杰斯特的马厩周围。 “杰斯特找到了他的魔法，”维奥莱特说着，挪了挪身子让罗莎进去。 “他有泡泡魔法。这是最酷的事情。 而且米基和杰斯特已经走到一起了——看看米基的头发。” 罗莎目不转睛地盯着米基。 他站在一个巨大的银色泡泡的中心，这个泡泡在他周围摇晃着，闪烁着光芒，所以一开始她没有注意到他的头发。 但是，在他自己的黑色头发的衬托下，一条深蓝色的条纹很明显。 “再来一遍。”玛蒂尔达恳求道。 “请,