Chapter 1

Ballet Bunnies The New Class

芭蕾小兔：新班开课

Chapter 1 Millie had been dreaming of going to Miss Luisa's School of Dance for months now. So, on her sixth birthday, when Mom surprised her with ballet lessons as a gift, she screamed so loudly with joy that she woke up the neighbor's dog. Today was Millie's first lesson. She spotted a gold sign for her ballet class and ran her fingers over the swirly writing. She hurried toward the studio, unable to stop the wide grin stretching across her face. This was it. All of Millie's dreams were about to come true. She pushed hard on the door.

第一章 好几个月来，米莉一直盼着能去路易莎小姐的舞蹈学校上课。 所以六岁生日那天，当妈妈拿出芭蕾课的礼物给她惊喜时，她开心得大叫，声音大到把邻居家的狗都吵醒了。 今天是米莉第一天上芭蕾课。 她看到了芭蕾班的金色指示牌，伸出手指摸了摸上面弯弯扭扭的字。 她急匆匆地朝着练功房跑去，脸上忍不住绽开了大大的笑容。 终于到啦。 米莉所有的梦想马上就要实现了。 她用力推开了门。

"Watch it!" a voice screeched as the wooden door swung open. A girl in a pink leotard and matching tutu was sitting on the floor and pulling on her ballet shoes. She glared at Millie. "I'm sorry," Millie apologized. "I didn't see you." The girl stood and crossed her arms. "You're in the wrong class," she said, scowling.

“小心点！” 木门被推开的时候，一个声音尖叫起来。 一个穿着粉色紧身练功服、配着同款 tutu 裙的女孩正坐在地板上，费力地穿芭蕾舞鞋。 她瞪着米莉。 “对不起，”米莉连忙道歉。 “我刚才没看到你。” 女孩站了起来，抱着胳膊。 “你走错班了。”她皱着眉头说。

"I don't think so," Millie said. She looked around the room, confused. "I'm here for ballet too." Before either girl could say any more, a teacher called all the children together. "Come along, Amber," she said loudly to the girl in pink. "Yes, Miss Luisa," Amber replied, her voice now sunny and bright. Millie followed and watched as Amber took a place by the wooden barre in the middle of the studio. Millie had seen a barre in the ballet book she'd borrowed from the library. It helped dancers balance while they learned new steps.

“我没走错呀，”米莉说。 她困惑地环顾了一下房间。 “我也是来上芭蕾课的。” 两个女孩还没来得及再说什么，一位老师就喊所有小朋友集合了。 “过来呀，安柏，”她大声对穿粉色衣服的女孩说。 “好的，路易莎小姐。”安柏回答，声音一下子变得甜甜的、亮堂堂的。 米莉跟在后面，看着安柏走到练功房中间的木质把杆旁站好。 米莉之前从图书馆借的芭蕾书里见过这种把杆。 它能帮舞者在学新动作的时候保持平衡。

Millie copied the others and squeezed her feet into her ballet slippers, wiggling her toes. She tapped her sateen feet on the shiny floor and hopped from foot to foot. An excited giggle bubbled up from her tummy as she looked down at her special shoes. "Children, we have a new student," Miss Luisa said as she nodded at Millie. "This is Millie." Millie loved the way Miss Luisa said her name. It sounded like each letter was dancing to a

米莉学着其他人的样子，把脚塞进芭蕾舞鞋里，脚趾头还动了动。 她穿着缎面的舞鞋在亮闪闪的地板上敲了敲，换着脚蹦蹦跳跳。 低头看着自己这双特别的舞鞋，米莉心里直痒痒，忍不住开心地笑出了声。 “小朋友们，我们有一位新同学哦。”路易莎小姐边说边朝米莉点了点头。 “这是米莉。” 米莉可喜欢路易莎小姐念她名字的语气了。 听起来就像每个字母都跟着一首