Chapter 5

CHAPTER FIVE Diamond dorm chattered excitedly together as they finished breakfast. Even Freya, who was usually too busy with her inventions to join in, took part in the discussion. Only Ariana was quiet. She really wasn't keen on the expedition. Of course, if there was some reason the animals were leaving the woods then they needed to find out why, but surely a whole school trip needed more planning? Would the teachers be able to supervise them properly and keep them all safe? Finishing her breakfast, she told the others she would see them in the dorm and hurried

第五章钻石宿舍吃完早饭后，大家兴奋地聊着天。 就连平时忙于发明的弗雷娅也参加了讨论。 只有阿利安娜没有说话。她真的不喜欢这次探险。 当然，如果动物们离开树林是有原因的，那么他们需要找出原因，但整个学校旅行肯定需要更多的计划吧？ 老师们能正确地监督他们并保证他们的安全吗？ 吃完早餐，她告诉其他人她会在宿舍见他们，然后匆匆而去

upstairs. If they were going out, she wanted to be properly prepared! "Ariana, you look like you're going away for a week!" said Violet, when Ariana met them all at the stables later on. Although she had been first to the dorm to get ready, she had been so busy packing stuff into a rucksack to take with her that she had been the last to get to the stables. "Have you got a spare unicorn hidden in there?" giggled Matilda. "It's important to be ready for anything," Ariana said defensively. "What have you got?" said Violet. "Rope, a torch, some sky berries, chocolate, a fishing net…" "A fishing net!" Matilda echoed. Rosa chuckled. "You really are Little Miss Organised, aren't you?"

楼上。如果他们要出去，她要做好充分的准备！“阿利安娜，你看起来要离开一个星期！”后来阿利安娜在马厩见到他们时，维奥莱特说。 虽然她是第一个到宿舍准备的，但她一直忙着把东西装进背包，所以她是最后一个到马厩的。 “你有多余的独角兽藏在里面吗？”玛蒂尔达咯咯笑着说。 “为一切做好准备是很重要的，”阿丽亚娜辩解道。 “你有什么？”维奥莱特说。 “绳子、火把、天空莓、巧克力、渔网……”“渔网！”玛蒂尔达回荡。 罗莎咯咯地笑了。“你真是个有条理的小小姐，是吗？”

Ariana hesitated but, to her surprise, Freya came to her defence. "Ariana's right– it is better to be prepared. We don't know what we'll find in the woods." "Excitement and danger, I hope!" said Rosa, her brown eyes shining with excitement. Ariana frowned as she went to Whisper's stable. When everyone was ready, Ms Rosemary and Ms Rivers put the students into groups. Ms Willow, the new school nurse, was there too,

阿利安娜犹豫了一下，但令她吃惊的是，弗雷娅为她辩护。 “阿利安娜说得对——最好还是有所准备。 我们不知道在树林里会发现什么。” “我希望是刺激和危险！”罗莎说，她的棕色眼睛里闪烁着兴奋的光芒。 阿利安娜皱着眉头走向Whisper的马厩。 当每个人都准备好了，罗斯玛丽老师和里弗斯老师把学生分成小组。 新来的学校护士威洛女士也在那里，

giving out sandwiches for lunch, a whistle to call for help if they needed it and a small first aid kit. "Do be careful," she was telling the students. "I really don't think this trip is wise." She shot a cross look at Ms Rosemary and Ms Rivers. "It could be very dangerous in the woods. Do make sure you stay on the outskirts." "We'll be fine, Ms Willow," Violet said. "Don't worry." Ms Willow huffed, and hurried away. Ms Rosemary handed out a list of creatures that they were supposed to tick off if they saw them. Diamond dorm were the last group she came to. "Now, remember what Ms Nettles said at breakfast," she told them as she handed them their list. "Please do not go deep into the woods. I know you had a great adventure when you went to the Glittering Cavern a few weeks ago, but if you go off exploring on your own again, you could get hurt. The woods are dangerous.

分发三明治作为午餐，如果他们需要帮助，一个哨子和一个小急救箱。 “一定要小心，”她告诉学生们。 “我真的觉得这次旅行不明智。” 她狠狠地瞪了罗斯玛丽女士和里弗斯女士一眼。 “在树林里可能非常危险。 一定要待在郊外。” “我们会没事的，威洛小姐，”维奥莱特说。 “别担心。”威洛太太气呼呼地走开了。 罗斯玛丽发给学生一张生物清单，如果他们看到这些生物，就应该在上面打勾。 钻石宿舍是她去过的最后一个小组。 “现在，记住荨麻老师在早餐时说的话，”她一边把单子递给他们，一边告诉他们。 “请不要深入森林。 我知道几个星期前你去金光洞的时候经历了一次伟大的冒险，但如果你再一个人去探险，你可能会受伤。 树林里很危险。

Stay near the edges, do you understand?" "Yes, Ms Rosemary," said Rosa with a sigh. "We understand." Ariana remembered how excited Rosa had been leading their secret expedition to the Glittering Cavern last term. They'd been trying to find a model taken from the school's magic map that was needed for the map to work again. They'd found it and got back safely– but only just! "Time to go!" called Ms Rivers. She led the way on Lady, her unicorn, who had a stunning gold mane and gold and pink markings. The rest of the school followed behind, with teachers dotted at various intervals and Diamond dorm and Ms Rosemary bringing up the rear. "Please avoid the mud, Whisper," Ariana begged as they followed Matilda and Rosa towards the woods.

站在边上，明白吗？”“是的，罗斯玛丽女士，”罗莎叹了口气说。 “我们明白了。”阿利安娜还记得上学期罗莎带着他们秘密前往闪闪洞穴探险时是多么兴奋。 他们一直在试图从学校的魔法地图上找到一个模型，这个模型可以让地图重新工作。 他们找到了它，安全回来了——但刚刚好！“该走了！”里弗斯女士喊道。 她骑着她的独角兽“夫人”走在前面，这只独角兽有着令人惊叹的金色鬃毛和金色和粉红色的斑纹。 学校的其他学生跟在后面，每隔一段距离都有老师，戴蒙德宿舍和罗斯玛丽老师走在后面。 “请避开泥泞，Whisper。”他们跟着玛蒂尔达和罗莎向树林走去时，阿利安娜恳求道。

The other unicorns were splashing through the puddles on the ground. "We are probably going to get quite muddy, Ariana," said Whisper as he skirted around them. "Oh, I hope not!" said Ariana with a shudder. "Hey! Come and ride here with us, Ariana," Matilda called over her shoulder. "We're talking about that story we read in Unicorn Myths and Legends class," said Rosa. Pearl shifted to let Whisper trot up between her and Crystal. "About the unicorn and the Cyclops? I loved that story," said Ariana, forgetting about the mud as she eagerly joined in. "My favourite part was when the unicorn with the gold hooves—" Ariana broke off suddenly. Coming towards them was a long line of rabbits, their tails flashing white as they hopped along. "Where are they going?" she wondered aloud. Rosa frowned. "They look like they're

其他的独角兽在地上的水坑里溅起水花。 “我们可能会走得很泥泞，阿利安娜。” “哦，我希望不会！”阿利安娜打了个寒颤。 “嘿!阿利安娜，过来和我们一起骑马。”玛蒂尔达回过头来喊道。 “我们说的是我们在独角兽神话和传说课上读到的那个故事。”罗莎说。 珠儿换了个姿势，让Whisper跑到她和Crystal之间。 “关于独角兽和独眼巨人？” 我喜欢那个故事。”阿利安娜说，她急切地加入进来，忘记了泥浆。 “我最喜欢的一段是那只长着金蹄的独角兽——”阿利安娜突然不说话了。 向他们走来的是一长排兔子，它们跳着跑着，尾巴闪着白色的光。 “他们要去哪儿？”她大声地问。 罗莎皱起了眉头。“他们看起来像