Chapter 9

Chapter 9 "Please take your seats. The show is about to start," came the final call. Millie and Auntie Karen rushed to their seats, where the rest of Millie's ballet class was waiting. Millie squeezed in next to her friend Samira, and they giggled with excitement as the orchestra started up.

第九章 “请各位就座。 演出马上就要开始啦。” 最后的广播通知响了起来。 米莉和凯伦阿姨连忙冲向自己的座位，米莉芭蕾班的其他同学已经在那儿等着了。 米莉挤到好朋友萨米拉身边坐下，管弦乐队开始演奏的时候，俩小姑娘兴奋得咯咯直笑。

As music filled the theater and the curtains parted, Millie was swept away in the enchantment of the ballet. When the show finished and the dancers took their final curtsies and bows, Millie jumped to her feet and applauded harder than she had ever done before. It was the most magical thing she had ever seen.

当音乐传遍整个剧院、幕布缓缓拉开的时候，米莉彻底沉浸在了芭蕾舞的奇妙魅力里。 演出结束，舞者们最后一次行屈膝礼、鞠躬致意时，米莉噌地一下站起来，用尽全身力气使劲鼓掌。 这是她见过的最最神奇的表演啦。

She wiggled her toes in her shoes and remembered dancing on that very stage earlier in the day. She wondered if her magical adventure had really happened. Millie said goodbye to her ballet class as they made their way to the exit. She and Auntie Karen waited to the very end, until the theater was completely empty, soaking up every last second of their special day together.

她动了动鞋子里的脚趾头，想起了今天早些时候自己还在这个舞台上跳舞呢。 她忍不住猜想，自己那场奇妙的冒险是不是真的发生过。 大家往出口走的时候，米莉和芭蕾班的同学们一一道了别。 她和凯伦阿姨一直待到了最后，直到剧院里一个人都不剩，好好享受着两人独处的这特别一天的每一秒钟。

As Millie waited for Auntie Karen to finish in the bathroom, she called out gently to the bunnies. "Millie!" Dolly cried, hopping over with the others. "Wasn't that the most wonderful show?" "It really was," Millie beamed. "We had the best seats in the house!" Fifi squealed. "We watched the whole ballet from the thrones in the palace ballroom on the stage!" Millie's mouth fell open. She thought she'd spotted four pairs of familiar-looking bunny ears

米莉等着凯伦阿姨上洗手间的时候，她轻轻对着小兔子们喊了一声。 “米莉！” 多莉叫着，和其他小兔子一起蹦蹦跳跳地跑了过来。 “这是不是你看过的最棒的演出呀？” “真的超级棒。” 米莉笑得满脸灿烂。 “我们坐的是全场最好的位置哦！” 菲菲尖叫着说。 我们是在舞台上皇宫舞厅的王座上看完了整场芭蕾舞表演呢！” 米莉惊讶得嘴巴都合不拢了。 她还以为自己刚才在舞厅那幕演出里，看到了四对眼熟的兔子耳朵呢。

during the ballroom scene! She was about to scoop up the bunnies and place them in her pockets, when she stopped. The bunnies lined up in front of her were still in their red-and-gold footmen jackets!

原来真的是它们呀！ 她刚要把小兔子们都抱起来放进自己的口袋里，突然停住了。 站在她面前排成一排的小兔子们，居然还穿着它们那套红金相间的男仆外套！

"Your jackets!" Millie exclaimed. "We get to keep them," Pod said, standing up tall. "Isn't that great?" Millie's time on the stage had happened after all! "Let's go home, Millie," Auntie Karen called. As Millie quickly placed each of the bunnies in her pockets, she looked back at her auntie in her sparkly earrings. The air really had been filled with fairygodmother magic.

“你们的外套！” 米莉惊呼出声。 “这是我们可以留着的哦。” 波德站得直直的，开口说道。 “是不是很棒呀？” 原来米莉在舞台上的那段经历真的发生过呀！ “我们回家啦，米莉。” 凯伦阿姨在一旁喊她。 米莉飞快地把每只小兔子都放进自己的口袋里，回头看了看戴着亮闪闪耳环的阿姨。 空气里真的到处都飘着仙女教母的魔法呀。