Chapter 6

CHAPTER SIX Rick's Bath A shout came from behind the watching children. "Where's that tiny boy in the pill bottle? We've got the bath ready for him now."

第六章 里克的洗澡水 围观的孩子们身后传来一声呼喊。 “那个待在药瓶里的小男孩去哪了？” “我们已经给他准备好洗澡水啦。”

Everyone rushed to where there was a tiny bath filled with steaming yellow water that smelt of cherries. Beth took the pill bottle from her pocket and opened it. A squeaking came from the bottle at once.

大家都朝一个小小的澡盆跑过去，盆里装着冒着热气的黄色水，闻起来有樱桃的香味。 贝丝从口袋里掏出药瓶，把它打开。 瓶子里立刻传来一阵吱吱的叫声。

Rick was still there, too small to be seen! But, thank goodness, his voice hadn't quite disappeared, or the others would never have known if he was there or not! "Get into this bath, Rick," said Beth. "You will soon be all right again, then." There came the tiniest splash in the yellow water. It changed at once to pink. A squeaking came from the bath and bubbles rose to the surface. Then suddenly the children could see Rick! At first it was a bit misty and cloudy- then gradually the mist thickened and took the shape of a very, very small boy. "He's coming back, he's coming back!" cried Joe. "Look, he's getting bigger!"

里克还在里面呢，只是小得根本看不见！ 不过幸好，他的声音还没完全消失，不然其他人根本不知道他在不在里面！ “快进这个澡盆里来，里克。”贝丝说。 “那样你很快就会恢复正常啦。” 黄色的水里传来了一声非常非常小的水花声。 水立刻就变成了粉红色。 澡盆里传来吱吱的叫声，水面上还冒出了泡泡。 忽然间，孩子们能看见里克了！ 一开始还有点模模糊糊的——接着雾气慢慢变浓，变成了一个特别特别小的小男孩的样子。 “他变回来了，他变回来了！”乔喊道。 “快看，他在变大呢！”

As Rick grew bigger, the bath grew, too. It was most astonishing to watch. Soon the bath was as big as an ordinary bath, and there stood Rick in it, his own size again, his clothes soaked with the pink water. He grinned at them through the steam. "Just the same old cheerful Rick!" said Beth gladly. "Oh, Rick, you gave us such a fright!" "Step out of the bath, quick!" cried the pixie nearby. "You're ready to be dried!"

里克变大的时候，澡盆也跟着变大。 看着这一幕可太神奇了。 没多久澡盆就变得和普通澡盆一样大了，里克站在里面，变回了原来的个子，衣服都被粉色的水浸湿了。 他隔着蒸汽对着大家咧嘴笑。 “还是那个开开心心的老里克！”贝丝高兴地说。 “哦，里克，你可把我们吓坏了！” “快从澡盆里出来！”旁边的小精灵喊道。 “可以给你擦干啦！”