Chapter 4

Chapter 4 Millie spent the entire week rehearsing as much as she could. She tottered around the house with her watering can. She practiced in the park. She spun around the dinner table. At bedtime, when her feet ached and she couldn't stifle the yawns, she made herself lift up her chin and stretch her neck. She was determined to be the most graceful flower fairy at Miss Luisa's School of Dance.

第四章 米莉整整一周都在尽她所能地排练。 她提着洒水壶，在家里跌跌撞撞地走来走去。 她在公园里练习。 她围着餐桌转圈圈。 到了睡觉时间，她脚疼得厉害，哈欠连天，却还是强迫自己抬起下巴，伸展脖子。 她下定决心，要成为路易莎小姐舞蹈学校里最优雅的花仙子。

On the day of the dress rehearsal, Millie made sure she was the first to arrive at the school. She wanted to pick up her costume early, but she also wanted to tell the Ballet Bunnies how hard she had been working on the routine. "Please take us to the theater with you," Fifi said as Millie gathered her up with the rest of the bunnies in a ginormous hug. "We can come to the dress rehearsal, stay over, and be ready for the real performance!" "Oh, bunny fluff! Please, Millie!" Dolly insisted. "Last time we traveled to the theater, we had to hide in the box of spare ballet slippers, and Trixie kept disappearing into the shoes."

带妆彩排那天，米莉特意第一个赶到学校。 她想早点拿到演出服，还想告诉芭蕾小兔们，这段时间她练舞练得有多刻苦。 “带我们一起去剧院好不好？”米莉把菲菲和其他小兔全都抱进怀里狠狠搂住时，菲菲开口说道。 “我们可以去看带妆彩排，在那边过夜，然后等着正式演出开始！” “哦，我的软乎乎小兔们！ 求求你啦，米莉！” 多莉央求道。 “上次我们去剧院，只能藏在备用芭蕾舞鞋的盒子里，特里克茜还总钻进鞋子里不见踪影。”

"Will you be okay staying overnight at the theater?" Millie asked. "Of course!" said Pod. "We wouldn't want to miss your big moment." "We've packed our overnight bags," Trixie added. There, stacked neatly in a row, were four tiny squares of silk that had been rolled up and pinned to make bunny-sized sleeping bags.

“你们在剧院过夜没问题吗？” 米莉问。 “当然啦！”波德说。 “我们可不想错过你这么重要的时刻。” “我们都收拾好过夜的包啦。”特里克茜补充道。 那边整整齐齐摆着一排四个小小的丝绸方块，卷起来用别针固定，做成了小兔尺寸的睡袋。

Millie opened her backpack, and Fifi, Dolly, Pod, and Trixie hopped in with their bags. Holding her costume, Millie carefully carried her friends to the bus, where Samira had saved a seat for her. The theater was a short drive from the school. As the bus pulled up to the theater, Millie felt the bubble of excitement in her belly grow. Both she and Samira had been humming the flower fairies song the whole way, but they fell silent when the bus stopped. There were grand columns at the entrance, paved marble tiles, and huge oak doors with twirly golden handles. Miss Luisa got out first to pull open the theater doors. The children walked in pairs through the long red-carpeted lobby.

米莉打开背包，菲菲、多莉、波德和特里克茜带着各自的小包跳了进去。 米莉拿好自己的演出服，小心地背着朋友们去坐公交，萨米拉已经在车上给她留了座位。 剧院离学校不远，坐车一会儿就到。 公交开到剧院门口时，米莉感觉肚子里那团兴奋的小泡泡越胀越大。 她和萨米拉一路上都在哼花仙子的歌，可车一停，俩人都安静了下来。 剧院入口立着宏伟的柱子，地面铺着大理石地砖，巨大的橡木门上装着旋纹的金色把手。 路易莎小姐先下车，拉开了剧院的大门。 孩子们两两成对，走过铺着红地毯的长长门厅。