1 Knights and Nights

A LITTLE BIT LOLA Too Scared to Be a Knight

《小不点洛拉：太胆小当不了骑士》

CHAPTER 1 KNIGHTS AND KNIGHTS Lola was getting ready for her cousin Millie to arrive. She put on her shin pads. She put on her elbow pads. She put on her pillow. Then she rolled into the kitchen and spread out her arms like a starfish. "I'm ready!" Lola announced to her big brother, Max, and her big sister, Emma.

第一章 骑士呀骑士 洛拉正在为表妹米莉的到来做准备。 她戴好护腿板。 她戴好护肘。 她套上抱枕。 接着她咕噜噜滚进厨房，像海星一样张开胳膊。 “我准备好了！” 洛拉对着哥哥麦克斯和姐姐艾玛宣布道。

Max looked up from the book he was reading. He blinked. "Lola," he said. "What on earth are you wearing?" "My trampoline suit," said Lola. "Your... what?" said Emma, looking up from her book, too. "My trampoline suit," said Lola. "So that I can play with you and Millie."

麦克斯从正在读的书里抬起头。 他眨了眨眼。 “洛拉，”他说。 “你穿的到底是什么东西呀？” “我的蹦床服呀，”洛拉说。 “你的……什么？”艾玛也从她的书里抬起头问道。 “我的蹦床服呀，”洛拉说。 “这样我就能和你还有米莉一起玩啦。”

Millie was one year older than Lola. Last time she'd come to visit, she'd spent the whole time doing flips on the trampoline with Max and Emma while Lola watched. Lola had been too nervous to do a flip. But this time she was determined to play with Millie, too. Emma and Max didn't understand. They were big, so everyone always wanted to play with them. A trampoline suit was Lola's only option.

米莉比洛拉大一岁。 上次她来做客的时候，全程都和麦克斯、艾玛在蹦床上翻跟头，只有洛拉在旁边看着。 洛拉当时太紧张了，不敢翻跟头。 但这次她下定决心，也要和米莉一起玩。 艾玛和麦克斯不懂这种心情。 他们年纪大，所以大家总愿意和他们玩。 穿蹦床服是洛拉唯一的办法。

"It looks a bit like you're wearing armour," said Emma. "What is armour?" said Lola. "It's a suit someone wears to protect themselves, said Emma. "Like the knight in Max's book." "Why does the night need protecting?" Lola frowned. "Is it scared of the sun?"

“你穿这个看起来有点像穿了盔甲，”艾玛说。 “盔甲是什么呀？”洛拉问。 “盔甲是人们穿来保护自己的衣服，”艾玛说。 “就像麦克斯书里的骑士穿的那样。” “夜晚为什么需要保护呀？” 洛拉皱起了眉头。 “它害怕太阳吗？”

"Not the night," said Max, laughing. "The knight. Knights ride horses and fight dragons and shout things like EN GARDE!" He held up his book to show Lola. There was a man on the front cover wearing silver and fighting a dragon with a sword. He looked like he would be able to do at least two flips on the trampoline. His cousin would definitely want to play with him.

“不是夜晚，”麦克斯笑着说。 “是骑士。 骑士会骑马、打恶龙，还会喊‘看招！’这类话！” 他举起书给洛拉看。 封面上有个穿银色铠甲的男人，正拿着剑和恶龙搏斗。 他看起来在蹦床上至少能翻两个跟头。 洛拉的表妹肯定愿意和他玩。