Chapter 7

Chapter 7 It had been a week since Millie had attended Miss Luisa's School of Dance. She'd thought of nothing else but the Ballet Bunnies. But now, back in the studio, she felt farther away from them than ever before. She had to get through this lesson to see Fifi, Trixie, Pod, and Dolly again—but as she watched Will land perfect sautés one after another, she wondered if she could.

第七章 米莉上次去路易莎小姐的舞蹈学校已经是一周前的事了。 她满脑子想的都是芭蕾小兔们。 可现在回到舞蹈教室，她却觉得自己和它们的距离比以往任何时候都要远。 她得撑完这节课才能再见到菲菲、特里克茜、波德和多莉——可看着威尔一个接一个稳稳地跳出完美的小跳，她忍不住怀疑自己能不能做到。

Millie slid on her ballet shoes and joined the others. "Children, today you will be working in pairs," Miss Luisa said, tapping the barre. "Samira, you will work with Will. And, Amber, you will work with Millie." Millie felt like her stomach dropped right through the floor of the studio. "But, Miss Luisa," Amber began in her sweetest voice, "Millie can't even do a basic first position. I wouldn't want her to hold me back." Millie hung her head. She'd practiced all week, remembering the advice Dolly had given her. Amber's words made her feel like her feet were glued to the ground and her arms were made

米莉套上芭蕾鞋，走到其他小朋友身边。 “孩子们，今天大家要分组搭档练习。”路易莎小姐敲了敲把杆说道。 “萨米拉，你和威尔一组。 安柏，你和米莉一组。” 米莉感觉自己的心一下子沉到了舞蹈教室的地板底下。 “可是路易莎小姐，”安柏用她最甜的声音开口说，“米莉连基本的一位脚都做不好。 我可不想被她拖后腿。” 米莉低下了头。 她这一整周都在练习，一直记着多莉给她的建议。 安柏的话却让她觉得脚像粘在了地上，胳膊重得好像

of lead. She held on tight to the little bunny's words of encouragement. "I've been practicing, Miss Luisa," Millie said. She forced out her feet just like Dolly had shown her and demonstrated a perfect first position. "Very good, Millie!" Miss Luisa said, raising an eyebrow at Amber.

是铅做的。 她紧紧记着小兔子给她的鼓励的话。 “我一直在练习的，路易莎小姐。”米莉说。 她按照多莉教她的那样用力打开脚，展示出了一个完美的一位脚姿势。 “做得非常好，米莉！” 路易莎小姐说着，抬了抬眉毛看向安柏。

Before Amber could say anything back, Miss Luisa started the class. "Face your partner, children," Miss Luisa said. "Imagine you are their reflection. Mirror their moves." Millie watched Will and Samira. Will flung his arm high, and Samira matched it. He lifted his leg, and Samira copied. Millie smiled. It was like magic. It looked as if an invisible string connected them.

安柏还没来得及反驳，路易莎小姐就开始上课了。 “孩子们，面向你们的搭档。”路易莎小姐说。 “想象你就是对方的镜子。 要和对方的动作一模一样。” 米莉看着威尔和萨米拉。 威尔把胳膊高高扬起，萨米拉也做出了一样的动作。 他抬起腿，萨米拉也跟着抬了起来。 米莉笑了。 这简直像魔法一样。 看起来就好像有一根看不见的线把他们连在了一起。

"You're supposed to be facing me," Amber barked at Millie. Millie took a deep breath and faced Amber. At the exact same time, Amber threw out her arm over the barre and Millie bent her legs. "Girls!" Miss Luisa said, shaking her head. "You need to mirror each other." "Yes, Miss Luisa," Amber said with a bright smile.

“你应该面向我才对。”安柏冲米莉凶巴巴地说。 米莉深吸了一口气，转向了安柏。 几乎是同时，安柏把胳膊伸到了把杆上方，米莉却弯下了腿。 “姑娘们！” 路易莎小姐摇着头喊道。 “你们得互相镜像配合才行。” “好的，路易莎小姐。”安柏露出灿烂的笑容回答道。