5 What Time is it

Chapter Five What Time is it? Quickly, Verity flew in front of the mean sisters. "Excuse me, can you tell me the time, please?" she asked sweetly. "Move out of the way, you annoying little fairy," snapped one of the sisters rudely. "Did you know there are two princes in the garden, looking for two glamorous sisters to dance with," Verity told them.

第五章 现在几点啦？ 维里蒂飞快地冲到那对刻薄的姐妹面前。 “打扰一下，请问你们能告诉我现在几点了吗？” 她甜甜地问道。 “让开，你这个烦人的小仙子。”其中一个姐妹恶狠狠地吼道。 “你们知道吗，花园里有两位王子，正在找两位漂亮的姐妹跳舞哦。”维里蒂告诉她们。

"Where? Where?" the sisters demanded. "By the pond," Verity replied confidently. The stepsisters ran out to the garden as fast as they could. Verity smiled as she watched Cinderella dancing with the prince, lost in happiness. Cinderella looked as though she could dance all night, but Verity knew they had to be careful. How much time had ticked by? It would be terrible if the prince saw Cinderella in her rags and rainbow slippers. Outside, Celeste could see her friend looking puzzled. She quickly flew in through the window and offered Verity a marshmallow.

“在哪？ 在哪？”姐妹俩急着追问。 “在池塘边呀。”维里蒂胸有成竹地回答。 这对继姐妹拼尽全力往花园跑去。 维里蒂看着灰姑娘和王子共舞，整个人都浸在幸福里，忍不住笑了。 灰姑娘看起来好像能跳一整夜，但维里蒂知道她们得小心才行。 已经过去多长时间了？ 要是王子看到灰姑娘穿回破衣服和彩虹拖鞋，那可就糟了。 屋外的塞莱斯特看见自己的朋友一脸困惑。 她赶紧从窗户飞进来，递了一颗棉花糖给维里蒂。

"Celeste!" exclaimed Verity. "What are you doing here?" "This is such a great party!" said Celeste happily. "Wait a minute," said Verity suspiciously. "Were you invited by the prince?" "I came to see you!" said Celeste. "Umm, that's very naughty!" Verity said dramatically. Celeste rolled her eyes. "I thought you might need some help?" "Well… maybe…" Verity twiddled with her pink hair nervously. "The Fairy Godmother has left me in charge and Cinderella needs to leave by midnight." "So, do you need some help?" Celeste asked encouragingly.

“塞莱斯特！”维里蒂惊呼出声。 “你怎么会在这里呀？” “这个派对也太好玩啦！”塞莱斯特开心地说。 “等一下，”维里蒂狐疑地开口， “是王子邀请你来的吗？” “我是来看你的呀！”塞莱斯特说。 “嗯，你这样可太调皮啦！” 维里蒂夸张地说。 塞莱斯特翻了个白眼。 “我还觉得你说不定需要帮忙呢？” “唔……也许吧……”维里蒂紧张地捻着自己的粉色头发。 “教母把事情交给我负责，灰姑娘得在午夜前离开才行。” “所以呀，你需要帮忙吗？” 塞莱斯特鼓励地问她。

A single tear rolled down Verity's cheek. "I can't tell the time," she whispered. "You probably think I'm really silly." Celeste put her arm around Verity. "I don't think that at all. You should have told me," Celeste said kindly. "You're my best friend, I would help you with anything and I would never think you were silly!"

一滴眼泪顺着维里蒂的脸颊滑了下来。 “我不会认时间。”她小声说。 “你肯定觉得我特别笨吧。” 塞莱斯特伸手搂住维里蒂。 “我才不会这么想呢。 你早该告诉我的呀。”塞莱斯特温柔地说。 “你是我最好的朋友，我什么事都愿意帮你，绝对不会觉得你笨的！”

"Thank you, Celeste." Verity gave Celeste a big hug. "So, what's the time now?" Celeste asked Verity. "I don't own a watch!" Verity thought this was obvious. Why would she wear a watch if she couldn't tell the time? "What does your watch say?" "I'm not wearing one," Celeste told Verity. "Uh-oh," said Verity quietly. "How will we know when it's midnight?"

“谢谢你，塞莱斯特。” 维里蒂给了塞莱斯特一个大大的拥抱。 “对啦，现在几点了？” 塞莱斯特问维里蒂。 “我没有手表呀！” 维里蒂觉得这不是明摆着的事嘛。 要是她不会认时间，干嘛要戴手表呢？ “你的手表显示几点啦？” “我没戴手表呀。”塞莱斯特告诉维里蒂。 “哎呀。”维里蒂小声说。 “那我们怎么知道什么时候到午夜呀？”