Chapter 3

Chapter 3 Millie tugged at Mom's hand as they left the park for the dance school. "Mom! Everyone is so excited about Ballet Beat coming to Miss Luisa's school," Millie said. "Are you excited?" Mom grinned. Millie nodded, but Mom could see something was bothering her.

第三章 米莉拉着妈妈的手，和她一起离开公园往舞蹈学校走去。 “妈妈！ 大家都超激动的，《芭蕾节拍》节目组要去路易莎老师的学校啦。”米莉说。 “你是不是也很兴奋呀？” 妈妈笑着问。 米莉点了点头，可妈妈看得出来她心里藏着心事。

"Is everything okay, Millie?" Mom asked. Millie took a deep breath. She remembered that Pod had said she should talk to Mom about her worries. "There's going to be an audition, and they're only going to pick one person, and I'm not sure I'm good enough," Millie blurted out. "Oh, Millie," Mom said, hugging her close. Millie wrapped her arms around Mom tight. "I'm not sure I'm as good as everyone else in my class," she whispered. Mom pulled away gently and gazed down at Millie. She smoothed back the stray strands of hair that had escaped from Millie's bun.

“米莉，你没事吧？” 妈妈问。 米莉深吸了一口气。 她想起波德说过，有烦恼应该和妈妈说。 “要办一场选拔，他们只选一个人，我不确定自己够不够好。”米莉一股脑说了出来。 “哎呀，我的小米莉。”妈妈说着，把她紧紧抱在怀里。 米莉也伸出胳膊，紧紧抱住妈妈。 “我觉得自己好像没有班上其他同学跳得好。”她小声说。 妈妈轻轻松开她，低头看着米莉。 她把米莉丸子头里跑出来的碎发轻轻拢到后面。

"All anyone can ask of you and all you can ask of yourself is to do your very best," she said to Millie. "I know how hard you're working at ballet. And I know how much you love it. Give yourself a chance to show everyone how ballet makes you feel." When Millie was dancing, there was no better feeling in the world.

“别人对你的期望，还有你对自己的要求，其实都只有一件事：尽你最大的努力就好。”她对米莉说。 “我知道你学芭蕾有多刻苦。 也知道你有多热爱跳舞。 给自己一个机会，让大家看看跳芭蕾的时候你有多开心。” 每当米莉跳起舞来，那感觉比世界上任何事都要美妙。

Mom smiled, and Millie felt all her fears melt away. Mom was right. Millie would try her hardest, and no matter what might happen, she would always know she had done her best. That thought made her feel very proud. Miss Luisa showed the class the routine for the audition. It was more difficult than anything they had ever been taught, but the whole class was excited to learn. Millie was very impressed with everyone, especially Will. She couldn't help but stop to admire Will's clean spins and effortless jumps.

妈妈笑了，米莉觉得心里所有的害怕都一下子化没了。 妈妈说得对。 米莉会拼尽全力去试，不管最后结果怎么样，她知道自己已经尽力了，就没有遗憾。 这么一想，她心里满是底气。 路易莎老师给全班演示了选拔要跳的成套动作。 这套动作比他们之前学过的所有内容都难，但全班同学都学得兴致勃勃。 米莉觉得大家都跳得很棒，尤其是威尔。 她忍不住停下脚步，赞叹威尔利落的旋转和轻松的跳跃。

"He's so good," Samira said, pausing next to Millie at the barre. "I know!" Millie said. "I can't wait to dance like that." "Neither of you will ever dance like that if you just stand around talking." Amber smirked as she spun past them. "Now move! You're in my way."

“他跳得真好呀。”萨米拉在把杆边走到米莉身旁，停下来说。 “是啊！” 米莉说。 “我真想快点也跳得这么好。” “你们俩要是光站在这儿聊天，永远都跳不成那样。” 安伯转着圈从她们身边经过，得意地撇着嘴。 “还不快让开！ 你们挡着我的路了。”