2 Verity Gets to Work

Chapter Two Verity Gets to Work As Verity approached the Wicked Queen's castle, dark clouds hovered in the sky above and two huge stone vultures guarded the entrance. Verity thought it looked very gloomy, but then she noticed the sun shining down like a spotlight on one area of the garden. Animals had gathered around a girl with curly hair and kind eyes. A soft, grey

第二章 维瑞蒂开工啦 维瑞蒂靠近邪恶皇后的城堡时，城堡上空乌云盘旋，两只巨大的石秃鹫守在入口处。 维瑞蒂觉得这儿看起来阴森森的，可紧接着她注意到太阳像聚光灯一样，正照着花园的一处地方。 动物们都围在一个长着卷发、眼神和善的女孩身边。 一只软乎乎的灰色

rabbit was sitting in her lap while she fed a hungry fox an apple from her hand, and squirrels playfully chased each other around her feet.

兔子正蹲在她的腿上，她手里拿着苹果喂一只饿肚子的狐狸，小松鼠们在她脚边闹着追来追去。

"Wow, that must be Snow White!" Verity said to herself. "I'm Verity," Verity announced as she approached Snow White. "Tatiana, the Queen of the Fairies sent me. I'm a fairy, by the way." Verity pulled out her wand and showed it to Snow White as proof.

“哇，那肯定是白雪公主！” 维瑞蒂自言自语道。 “我叫维瑞蒂。”维瑞蒂走到白雪公主身边，主动介绍自己。 “是仙女王国的女王塔蒂亚娜派我来的。 对啦，我是个仙女哦。” 维瑞蒂掏出自己的魔法棒，举给白雪公主看，证明自己说的是真的。

"Oh, it's so nice to meet you!" Snow White hugged Verity. "I like your hair – pink is my favourite colour." "Oh, um, thank you," faltered Verity. She could see why the animals liked Snow White, she was so friendly and kind. A fearful shriek came from inside the castle. "Why isn't my magic mirror talking to me?" boomed the voice. "That's the Queen!" Snow White said in a panic. "You mustn't get in her way. She can be very mean." "Don't worry," Verity said confidently. "I'm here to protect you now." "Really?" Snow White's emerald-green eyes sparkled. "How are you going to do that?"

“哦，见到你可太开心啦！” 白雪公主抱了抱维瑞蒂。 “我喜欢你的头发——粉色是我最喜欢的颜色。” “哦，嗯，谢谢你呀。”维瑞蒂有点不好意思地说道。 她明白为什么动物们都喜欢白雪公主了，她实在是太友好、太善良了。 城堡里传来一声吓人的尖叫。 “我的魔镜怎么不跟我说话了？”那个声音轰隆隆地响起来。 “是皇后！” 白雪公主慌慌张张地说。 “你可千万别挡她的路。 她可凶了。” “别担心。”维瑞蒂信心满满地说。 “现在我来这儿就是保护你的。” “真的吗？” 白雪公主翠绿色的眼睛亮闪闪的。 你打算怎么保护我呀？

"I'm going to be the voice of the Wicked Queen's magic mirror," Verity said proudly. She stood up straight and pushed back her shoulders. "Right. OK. I think you need to fly inside and do that now!" said Snow White anxiously. "Oops!" Verity felt flustered. "Take these berries in case you get hungry." The ever-thoughtful Snow White handed Verity a small basket. "Good luck!" Verity looked at the map of the castle that Tatiana had given her. She could see the Wicked Queen's large bedroom window at the top and she quickly flew inside. There was the large, gold-framed magic mirror. She squeezed through a small gap between the frame and the glass itself. Once she was behind the glass,

“我要去当邪恶皇后的魔镜的声音呀。”维瑞蒂骄傲地说。 她站得笔直，还抬了抬肩膀。 “对呀。 好啦。 我觉得你现在就得飞进去做这件事啦！”白雪公主着急地说。 “哎呀！” 维瑞蒂一下子慌了神。 “带上这些浆果吧，饿了可以吃。” 总是替别人着想的白雪公主递给维瑞蒂一个小篮子。 “祝你好运！” 维瑞蒂看了看塔蒂亚娜给她的城堡地图。 她能看到城堡最高处邪恶皇后的大卧室窗户，就飞快地飞了进去。 那面镶着金框的大魔镜就在那儿。 她从镜框和镜面之间的小缝隙挤了进去。 等她到了镜子后面，

she found a little stool to sit on. She took a deep breath to calm her racing heart. Then she unpacked her magazine, Sparkle Time. She took it wherever she went, just in case she had time to read it. She popped a juicy berry into her mouth and looked around. Just then, the Wicked Queen pressed her face up against the outside of the mirror. Her pointy nose and beady eyes seemed very close to Verity.

她找了个小凳子坐下来。 她深吸一口气，让怦怦跳的心脏平静下来。 然后她拿出了自己的杂志《闪耀时光》。 她走到哪儿都带着这本杂志，就怕有空的时候没东西看。 她塞了一颗汁水饱满的浆果到嘴里，四处看了看。 就在这时，邪恶皇后把脸贴到了镜子外面。 她尖尖的鼻子和圆溜溜的小眼睛离维瑞蒂好近啊。