4 A Trip to the Forest

Chapter Four A Trip to the Forest Verity and Celeste stood in the middle of the forest with Snow White. The sunlight shone through the leaves on the trees down to the ground. The birds were singing loudly and the whole forest had a delightful fresh smell of pine. "It's very nice of you both to bring me on a day trip to the forest." Snow White sighed happily.

第四章 森林之旅 维里蒂、塞莱斯特和白雪公主站在森林中央。 阳光穿过树上的叶子，洒落到地面上。 鸟儿在高声歌唱，整个森林都飘着宜人清新的松树香气。 “你们俩真好，带我来森林玩一日游。” 白雪公主开心地舒了口气。

Verity and Celeste looked at each other. "Actually, it's not a day trip," Verity said quietly. "We just thought it best if you were out of the Wicked Queen's way for a while," continued Celeste. "You know, sometimes she can be a bit…" Verity made a face like an angry lion. Snow White laughed. "You two are the nicest fairies I have ever met!" "You're right, Verity," Celeste whispered. "She's wonderful! It's such a shame we have to hide her away. We need to make sure she is never found by the Queen."

维里蒂和塞莱斯特对视了一眼。 “其实，这不是一日游。”维里蒂小声说。 “我们只是觉得，你最好暂时躲开邪恶皇后的视线。”塞莱斯特接着说。 “你知道的，有时候她有点……”维里蒂做了个像发怒的狮子的鬼脸。 白雪公主笑了。 “你们俩是我见过的最好的仙子！” “你说得对，维里蒂。”塞莱斯特低声说。 “她太好了！ 我们得把她藏起来，真的太可惜了。 我们得保证皇后永远找不到她。”

Suddenly seven dwarfs walked past in a line. They marched into a small, pretty white cottage with yellow roses growing around the front door and dark-framed windows. "I've got it!" Verity shouted happily. "Snow White could live with them. No one would ever find her there." Verity knocked loudly on the dwarfs" door.

忽然，七个小矮人排成一队走了过去。 他们大步走进了一栋漂亮的白色小 cottage，前门周围爬满了黄玫瑰，窗户是深色边框的。 “我有办法了！” 维里蒂开心地喊出声。 “白雪公主可以和他们一起住呀。 在那儿没人能找到她。” 维里蒂用力敲响了小矮人们的门。

"What do you want?" growled a dwarf. "I was just wondering if you had room for my friend to stay? She's very kind and helpful…" but before Verity could finish, the dwarf slammed the door shut. Verity was shocked. She knocked again. This time the door was opened very slowly by another dwarf, who peeked out.

“你想干嘛？”一个小矮人粗声粗气地问。 “我就是想问问，你们有没有地方让我的朋友住呀？ 她特别善良，还很能干……”可维里蒂还没说完，小矮人就“砰”地把门关上了。 维里蒂惊呆了。 她又敲了敲门。 这次另一个小矮人慢悠悠地开了门，探出头往外瞧。

"Hello," said Verity, but before she could say anything else the dwarf's face turned bright red and he quickly shut the door. Verity was starting to get frustrated. She knocked on the door again. Another dwarf opened the door. "Hello," said Verity. "What's your name?" The dwarf shrugged. "I don't know!" he said and walked out of the house, slamming the door behind him. "Where are you going?" shouted Verity. "I don't know!" replied the dwarf as he walked into a tree. Verity knocked on the door AGAIN. The door opened. "Are you still here?" asked the first dwarf. Before Verity could reply, Snow White

“你好呀。”维里蒂刚开口，还没来得及说别的，那个小矮人脸一下子涨得通红，飞快地又把门关上了。 维里蒂开始有点生气了。 她又敲了敲门。 又一个小矮人开了门。 “你好。”维里蒂说。 “你叫什么名字呀？” 小矮人耸了耸肩。 “我不知道！” 他说完就走出房子，“砰”的一声把门甩上了。 “你要去哪儿呀？”维里蒂大喊。 “我不知道！”小矮人回答着，一头撞到了树上。 维里蒂又又又敲门了。 门开了。 “你怎么还在这儿？”第一个开门的小矮人问。 维里蒂还没来得及回答，白雪公主

suddenly appeared right next to her. "Oh dear, have you had a bad day?" Snow White asked the dwarf gently. "Why don't I make you a hot chocolate and you can tell me all about it?" And to Verity's surprise, the dwarf smiled and invited Snow White in.

忽然出现在她身边。 “哎呀，你们今天是不是过得不开心呀？” 白雪公主温柔地问那个小矮人。 “我给你们做杯热巧克力好不好？你们可以慢慢和我说怎么回事呀？” 让维里蒂吃惊的是，小矮人笑了，还邀请白雪公主进了门。