Chapter 6

Chapter 6 Millie quickly swept up her hair and rushed to the stage. The curtains were down, and Millie could hear the excitement of the crowd on the other side as they took their seats, rustling their programs. "Can you believe we are on the set of Cinderella?" Dolly squealed. The bunnies looked adorable in their outfits, and Millie felt like Cinderella at the ball in her beautiful, perfectly fitted tutu. "I can't go onstage," Millie cried.

第六章 米莉飞快地把头发拢好，冲上了舞台。 幕布还拉着，米莉能听到另一边观众落座时翻节目单的窸窣声响，满是兴奋的气氛。 “你敢信我们现在就在《灰姑娘》的演出场地里吗？”多莉尖声叫道。 小兔子们穿着演出服可爱极了，米莉穿着合身又漂亮的芭蕾舞裙，感觉自己就像舞会上的灰姑娘。 “我不能上台。”米莉哭着说。

"Oh, bunny fluff," Fifi replied. "Of course you can." "I can't," Millie said, cowering and edging backward. "I'm not good enough to be on the set of Cinderella." The bunnies looked at each other and then smiled up at Millie. "We can't think of anyone better to play Cinderella," Pod said. "It's your dream, remember?" Millie did remember but still thought she wasn't good enough to be there. "Shall we dance?" came a voice from behind them. A ballerina dressed in the exact same tutu as Millie pirouetted onto the stage. She was the most beautiful dancer Millie had ever seen. Her long hair was tied up high on her head in a bun, and she wore sparkly diamond earrings that looked very familiar. With the curtains down, she leapt high, then spun across the stage, keeping perfect time. Millie couldn't take her eyes off the beautiful dancer.

“哎呀，我的兔毛呀。”菲菲回答道。 “你当然可以的。” “我不行。”米莉缩着身子，一点点往后退。 我不够优秀，配不上站在《灰姑娘》的舞台上。 小兔子们互相看了看，然后都抬头对着米莉笑了。 “我们想不出还有谁比你更适合演灰姑娘了。”波德说。 “这是你的梦想呀，你忘了吗？” 米莉当然记得，可她还是觉得自己不够好，不配站在这里。 “我们来跳舞好不好？”一个声音从他们身后传来。 一位穿着和米莉一模一样芭蕾舞裙的芭蕾女演员，踮着脚尖转着圈落到了舞台上。 她是米莉见过的最漂亮的舞者。 她的长发在头顶高高盘成一个发髻，戴着的闪亮钻石耳环看着特别眼熟。 幕布还没拉开，她高高跃起，接着滑过整个舞台，每一个动作都踩准了节拍。 米莉的眼睛都离不开这位美丽的舞者了。

"Let's dance!" Dolly cried, taking Trixie's paw and spinning her. The bunnies pirouetted in unison across the stage, just like the ballerina. "And how about you, Millie?" asked the dancer, holding out a hand. "I'm not as good as you are," Millie said, unsure.

“我们来跳舞吧！” 多莉一边喊，一边拉起特里克茜的爪子，带着她转起圈来。 小兔子们步调一致地踮脚转圈，滑过舞台，就和刚才那位芭蕾女演员一模一样。 “那你呢，米莉？”舞者伸出一只手，问道。 “我跳得没有你好。”米莉迟疑地说。

"Believe in yourself," the ballerina whispered gently. "This is your time to shine." Millie took the ballerina's hand and followed her lead. When she felt a tug at her hand, she leapt up high, and when she felt a squeeze, she pirouetted in time with the others as though she had been doing this for years and years. She even managed to dance en pointe—on the tips of her toes—twirling like the tiny doll in her music box. She felt like she was flying in a wonderful dream. The bunnies cheered and squealed with delight as Millie danced around the stage. "Millie, you are just like Cinderella!" Dolly cried.

“要相信你自己呀。”芭蕾女演员温柔地低声说。 “现在就是你闪闪发光的时刻。” 米莉握住了芭蕾女演员的手，跟着她的动作跳了起来。 感觉到手被轻轻拉了一下，她就高高跃起；感觉到手被捏了捏，她就和大家一起踩着节拍转圈，跳得就好像她已经练了好多好多年一样。 她甚至还能立起足尖跳舞——就用脚尖站着——转啊转的，就像她音乐盒里的小娃娃一样。 她觉得自己就像在一场美梦里飞一样。 米莉在舞台上起舞的时候，小兔子们都开心地欢呼尖叫起来。 “米莉，你就和灰姑娘一模一样！” 多莉大声喊道。

"How am I able to do this?" Millie gasped. She beamed from ear to ear, unable to contain the joy that came from realizing her dreams.

“我怎么能跳得这么好呀？” 米莉惊讶得喘不过气来。 她笑得嘴巴都合不拢，实现梦想的喜悦满得都要装不下了。