Chapter 3

Chapter 3 Miss Luisa pointed to a box in the corner of the studio. "You will all take a watering can from the box. You cannot lose it, so please remember which is yours." Everyone charged over to the box to pick their favorite colors. As Millie reached down for the blue can, Amber snatched it out of her hands.

第三章 路易莎小姐指了指画室角落里的一个箱子。 “你们每个人都要从箱子里拿一把洒水壶。 可不能弄丢哦，所以请记住哪一把是你的。” 大家都冲到箱子边，去挑自己最喜欢的颜色。 就在米莉伸手去拿那把蓝色洒水壶的时候，安珀一把从她手里抢了过去。

"But you already have the pink one," Millie said, staring at the two watering cans in Amber's hands. "Well, now I want the blue," snapped Amber, dropping the pink one so that it clattered on the wooden floor. "Be careful with your props," Miss Luisa scolded. Millie picked up the abandoned watering can. She hugged the pink watering can close to her chest and carried it over to the middle of the studio to join her class. Millie didn't mind all that much that it wasn't the blue can—she was too excited about the show. Not even Amber could bring her down today. Besides, pink was one of her favorite colors too.

“可是你已经有粉色的了呀。”米莉盯着安珀手里的两把洒水壶说道。 “哼，我现在想要蓝色的了。”安珀没好气地说，随手把粉色的扔了，水壶哐当一声掉在木地板上。 “小心点你的道具。”路易莎小姐批评道。 米莉捡起了那把被丢下的洒水壶。 她把粉色洒水壶紧紧抱在怀里，走到画室中间和班上的同学们汇合。 米莉其实没太在意没拿到蓝色的水壶——她对演出实在太兴奋了。 今天就连安珀都没法让她不开心。 再说了，粉色也是她最喜欢的颜色之一呀。

"First, we will practice without the props," instructed Miss Luisa. Everyone placed their watering cans off to the side. Then Miss Luisa talked the class through the ballet routine. Millie, who had been dancing for a few weeks now, found herself picking up the steps quickly. She had a bunny or four to thank for the extra lessons she'd had. But when the students picked up their props, they all forgot their steps and soon found themselves in a knot of arms, legs, and cans. Even Will, the best dancer in the class, dropped his watering can a few times.

“首先，我们不用道具先练习一遍。”路易莎小姐指导道。 大家都把自己的洒水壶放到了一边。 接着路易莎小姐给全班同学仔细讲解了芭蕾的整套动作。 米莉已经学了好几个星期舞蹈了，她发现自己很快就学会了这些舞步。 她能额外学到这些本事，可得感谢家里的四只小兔子呢。 可是等同学们拿起道具之后，大家都忘了舞步，很快就缠成了一团，胳膊、腿还有水壶都搅在了一起。 就连班上跳舞最好的威尔，都好几次把洒水壶掉在了地上。

"It's a good thing there's no water in this," Samira said. She untangled her arms from Millie's and sent her prop crashing to the floor for the millionth time. "Samira, please remember you are a flower fairy, not a frog," Miss Luisa said, straightening Samira's back. "I want to see graceful and light footwork." Samira swung her watering can out and pirouetted straight into the barre. She collapsed in a heap on the floor before pretending to take a long drink from the spout. Even Miss Luisa giggled.

“幸好这里面没装水。”萨米拉说。 她把胳膊从米莉的胳膊里解开，这已经不知道是她第几次把道具哐当掉在地上了。 “萨米拉，记住你是花仙子，不是小青蛙哦。”路易莎小姐一边说，一边帮萨米拉把背挺直。 “我要看到优雅轻盈的舞步哦。” 萨米拉把洒水壶往外一甩，转单脚旋的时候直接撞到了把杆上。 她摔成一团倒在地上，还假装对着壶嘴大口喝水呢。 连路易莎小姐都忍不住笑出了声。

"At least be a graceful frog," she said, laughing and pulling Samira to her feet. By the end of the lesson, Millie was proud of herself and the rest of the class. They had worked hard together and looked like a real ballet troupe. Millie and Amber had even managed to steer clear of each other and avoid an argument. As an end-of-class treat, Miss Luisa showed them their costumes for the show. The girls each had a tutu made up of fabric petals that matched the color of their watering can. The boys got to

“至少也要做只优雅的小青蛙呀。”她一边笑着说，一边把萨米拉拉了起来。 课程快结束的时候，米莉为自己和全班同学都感到骄傲。 大家一起努力练习，现在看起来已经像一支真正的芭蕾舞团啦。 米莉和安珀甚至还特意离对方远远的，避免了吵架。 作为下课的小惊喜，路易莎小姐给大家看了演出要穿的服装。 女孩们每人都有一条用布做的花瓣拼成的 tutu 裙，颜色刚好和她们的洒水壶对应。 男孩们可以

choose their tights and leotard sets, each embellished with flowers. Millie ran her hand over the velvet-soft petals on her pink tutu. She couldn't wait for the gala performance.

选自己的紧身裤和连体服套装，每套衣服上都装饰着小花。 米莉伸手摸着自己粉色 tutu 裙上天鹅绒般柔软的花瓣。 她已经迫不及待等着 gala 演出的到来啦。