4 The Dark

CHAPTER 4 THE DARK Lola waited one second, then she opened the door again. The linen cupboard smelt like towels, which was Lola's second-favourite smell after grass. But it was very, very dark. Corn was somewhere inside, and just the thought of rescuing him made Lola feel braver. "LADYBUGS!" she yelled at the dark. "PURPLE PEANUTS!"

第四章 黑暗 萝拉等了一秒钟，然后再次打开了门。 亚麻织品储物柜闻起来有毛巾的香味，这是萝拉第二喜欢的味道，仅次于青草香。 可里面实在是太黑、太黑了。 科恩就在里面的某个地方，一想到要去救他，萝拉就觉得自己更勇敢了。 “瓢虫！” 她对着黑暗大喊道。 “紫色花生！”

Lola squeezed inside. She couldn't see Corn. She couldn't see anything. Lola froze. She wanted to be brave, but the dark was so... dark.

萝拉挤了进去。 她看不见科恩。 她什么都看不见。 萝拉僵住了。 她想要勇敢，可黑暗实在是太……太黑了。

Lola gulped. Then she heard a faint shouting sound again... Was the spider coming after her? The shouting got louder. Lola frowned. Actually, if she listened carefully, it didn't sound like a spider... It sounded like Millie. But Millie couldn't be here. It was too soon! Lola wasn't a knight yet.

萝拉咽了咽口水。 接着她又听到了一阵微弱的呼喊声…… 是蜘蛛追过来了吗？ 呼喊声越来越响。 萝拉皱起了眉。 其实仔细听的话，这声音听起来不像是蜘蛛的…… 听起来像是米莉的声音。 可米莉不可能在这里呀。 这也太快了！ 萝拉还没成为骑士呢。

Lola crawled out of the cupboard. She fixed her pillow and her shin pads, just in case. "I'll be back soon, Corn, she said Corn wouldn't mind. He quite liked the dark.

萝拉从储物柜里爬了出来。 她整理了一下自己的枕头和护胫，以防万一。 “我很快就回来，科恩。”她心想科恩不会介意的。 他还挺喜欢黑暗的。

Lola followed the shouting sound all the way to the back door, and all the way outside. Where she found Dad, Emma and Max looking up at a tree.

萝拉顺着呼喊声一路走到后门，又走到了屋外。 在那儿她看见爸爸、艾玛和马克斯正抬头望着一棵树。

"Help!" shouted a voice. Millie's voice! "You can do it, Millie!" called Dad. "Just one step at a time." "I can't!" yelled Millie. "It's too far!" "What's going on?" said Lola. "Where's Millie?" "She's up there, said Emma.

“救命啊！”一个声音喊道。 是米莉的声音！ “你可以的，米莉！”爸爸喊道。 “一步一步慢慢下来就好。” 我做不到！”米莉大喊道。 “太高了！” “发生什么事了？”萝拉问道。 “米莉在哪里？” “她在上面呢。”艾玛说。