Chapter 3

CHAPTER THREE Matilda was so sleepy she could hardly keep her eyes open. She'd had a busy day and she was looking forward to snuggling down in her bed, but first she had to find her pyjamas. They weren't under her pillow or duvet but there was a pile of clothes on the floor. Matilda prodded it with her toe. Perhaps the pyjamas were in there somewhere? Ariana came over and Matilda got ready for a lecture. Ariana had every reason to be annoyed about the mess as it had spilled on to her side of the room but Ariana was occupied with something else. She handed a piece of

第三章玛蒂尔达困得连眼睛都睁不开了。 她忙了一天，很想在床上舒舒服服地躺下，但首先她得找到自己的睡衣。 它们不在她的枕头或羽绒被下面，但地板上有一堆衣服。 玛蒂尔达用脚趾戳了戳它。 也许睡衣在那里的某个地方？ 阿利安娜过来了，玛蒂尔达准备听讲座。 阿利安娜完全有理由对这一团乱麻感到恼火，因为它洒到了她这边的房间里，但阿利安娜正忙着别的事情。 她递给她一块

paper to Matilda. "OK, I've done a list of the things we all need to take on the camping trip. There's one here for each of you," she added, handing them round. "Thanks, Ariana," the other girls chorused. "Yeah, thanks," said Matilda, examining the paper. Where had Ariana got it from? It was perfect for drawing on, just the right thickness and with a lovely smooth surface. Matilda's fingers twitched with impatience as she sought for a pencil. She found one tucked behind her ear. Flipping the list over, Matilda began to sketch. First she drew Pearl mid-leap, then as her imagination took hold she gave the unicorn large graceful wings. Then she added a bright blue sky filled with fluffy clouds for Pearl to fly through. It would be amazing if Pearl had flying magic, she thought, smiling to herself. "Matilda!" Ariana exclaimed. Matilda's pencil skidded across the page.

给玛蒂尔达的信。“好了，我列了一张清单，上面都是我们野营时需要带的东西。 给你们每人一份。”她一边说，一边把他们一个个递过来。 “谢谢，阿利安娜。”其他女孩异口同声地说。 “是的，谢谢。”玛蒂尔达检查着报纸说。 阿利安娜从哪儿弄来的？ 这是完美的绘画，只是适当的厚度和一个可爱的光滑的表面。 玛蒂尔达找铅笔时，手指不耐烦地抽动着。 她发现一只塞在耳朵后面。 玛蒂尔达把单子翻过来，开始素描。 她先画了珠儿跳跃的样子，然后随着她的想象，她给这只独角兽画上了漂亮的大翅膀。 然后她添加了一个明亮的蓝色天空，天空中充满了蓬松的云，让珠儿飞过。 如果珠儿有会飞的魔法，那该有多了不起，她暗自笑着想。 “玛蒂尔达!”阿喊道。 玛蒂尔达的铅笔在纸上滑过。

Guiltily, she looked up. "What?" Why was Ariana looking so cross? "You've drawn on the list and I bet you haven't even read it!" "So?" Matilda said, shrugging. "If I forget something it's no big deal, you lot will help me out." "What if we can't help you? Say you forget

她内疚地抬起头来。“什么?”为什么阿利安娜看起来那么生气？ “你在名单上签了字，我打赌你还没读过！”“所以?”玛蒂尔达耸耸肩说。 “如果我忘了什么，没什么大不了的，你们会帮我的。” “如果我们帮不了你怎么办？” 说你忘记了

something important and no one has a spare?" The words poured from Ariana. "Why is everything just a huge joke to you? Don't you remember our last trip? What if the person who blocked the waterfall turns up and does more dark magic?" Violet put a reassuring hand on Ariana's arm. "There hasn't been any trouble since then. You shouldn't worry about it." Matilda nodded. She didn't like seeing Ariana so unhappy. "Violet's right. The teachers wouldn't be letting us go if there was any danger. You stress too much, Ariana." Ariana bit her lip and sat down on her bed. Rosa started to brush her long, dark hair. "Wouldn't it be brilliant if we could work out who it was? Ms Nettles and the other teachers would be so thrilled!" "But how can we possibly work it out when the teachers haven't?" said Freya, glancing up from her notepad. "It's not going to happen,

重要的东西却没有备用的？”阿利安娜滔滔不绝地说。 “为什么每件事对你来说都是一个大笑话？” 你不记得我们上次的旅行了吗？ 要是那个堵住瀑布的人又出现了，施了更多的黑魔法怎么办？”维奥莱特把手放在阿利安娜的胳膊上，安慰她。 “从那以后就再没有麻烦了。 你不必为此担心。” 玛蒂尔达点了点头。她不喜欢看到阿利安娜这么不开心。 “紫是对的。如果有任何危险，老师是不会让我们去的。 你压力太大了，阿利安娜。” 阿利安娜咬着嘴唇，坐在床上。 罗莎开始梳理她又长又黑的头发。 “如果我们能查出是谁，那不是很好吗？” 荨麻老师和其他老师会非常激动的！”“可是老师们都不知道，我们怎么可能算出来呢？”弗雷娅说着，从笔记本上抬起头来瞥了一眼。 “这是不会发生的，

Rosa." "Who knows? Maybe we will find something to help us solve the mystery while we're out camping," said Rosa. "Ooh yes," said Matilda, her eyes gleaming at the thought. "No," said Violet firmly, glancing at Ariana's alarmed face. "This is just going to be a fun little camping trip. There'll be no mysteries, no adventures and absolutely no danger." Matilda caught Rosa's eye and immediately knew what she was thinking– mysteries, adventures and danger sounded like fun! The following morning, Matilda was the last to leave the dorm room. She hurried after her friends, who had set off to prepare their unicorns long before her. She'd packed her rucksack in a hurry, shoving everything in, and

罗莎。”“谁知道呢?也许我们在露营的时候会找到一些东西来帮助我们解开这个谜团，”罗莎说。 “哦，是的，”玛蒂尔达说，想到这里，她的眼睛闪闪发光。 “不。”维奥莱特坚定地说，瞥了一眼阿利安娜惊恐的脸。 “这将是一次有趣的小露营之旅。 没有神秘，没有冒险，绝对没有危险。” 玛蒂尔达与罗莎的目光相遇，立刻知道她在想什么——神秘、冒险和危险听起来很有趣！第二天早上，玛蒂尔达是最后一个离开宿舍的。 她急忙追赶她的朋友们，他们早在她之前就开始准备独角兽了。 她匆忙收拾好背包，把所有东西都塞进去，然后

now something hard was sticking into her back. I should probably repack it when I get to the stables, thought Matilda, but when she got there she had so much fun brushing and chatting to Pearl that she forgot. "So, tell me about this camping trip." Pearl nudged Matilda, then blew in her hair to make her giggle. "Well," said Matilda, trying to remember what Ms Nettles had said. "Once we get to the dell we're supposed to find somewhere good to make a camp. There's also a scavenger hunt with a prize for the winning team." "I hope Diamond dorm win the scavenger hunt!" said Pearl eagerly. "Me too," said Matilda, going to the stable door to fetch Pearl's breakfast. "I bet we have a good chance of winning." "Huh! In your dreams!" said snooty Valentina, who was coming out of her unicorn's stable. "Ruby dorm have already found half the

现在有什么硬东西扎进了她的后背。 等我到了马厩，我也许该把它重新装好，玛蒂尔达想，可等她到了那儿，她跟珠儿刷牙聊天玩得太开心了，都忘了。 “那么，跟我说说这次野营旅行吧。” 珠儿轻轻推了推玛蒂尔达，然后吹了吹她的头发，逗她咯咯笑。 “嗯，”玛蒂尔达说，努力回忆着内特尔斯女士说的话。 “一到小山谷，我们就应该找个好地方扎营。 游戏中还有一个寻宝游戏，获胜的团队会得到奖励。” “我希望戴蒙德宿舍能赢得这次寻宝游戏！”珠儿急切地说。 “我也是，”玛蒂尔达说着，走到马厩门口去拿珠儿的早餐。 “我打赌我们很有可能赢。” “嗯!你做梦去吧！”傲慢的瓦伦蒂娜说，她正从独角兽的马厩里走出来。 林心如的宿舍已经找到了一半