Chapter 4

Chapter 4 At the end of class, Millie grabbed her things and left the studio to wait for Mom in the entryway, where she noticed Amber in a corner. As Millie stepped closer, she saw Amber's face fall. She recognized Amber's mom's voice. Amber and her mom were talking, but neither of them looked very happy at all.

第四章 下课的时候，米莉收拾好自己的东西，离开工作室到门厅等妈妈，在那儿她注意到安柏待在角落里。 米莉走近些，看到安柏的脸沉了下来。 她听出了安柏妈妈的声音。 安柏和她妈妈正在说话，但两个人看起来都一点也不开心。

"No, you can't go to your friend's house tonight," Amber's mom said. "But—" Amber started. "Or any other night, for that matter," Amber's mom continued, her voice rising. "You will be practicing every night until the day of the audition. Do you understand, young lady?" Amber's shoulders hunched forward, and she hung her head. And though Millie couldn't quite see, she thought that Amber was crying. "I don't want to hear any more of this," Amber's mom went on. "You will get that part. Do you hear me?" "But what if I don't?" Amber said, her voice small. "That's enough, Amber. We've spoken about this, and there's no excuse for failure," her mother replied. She turned on her heel and grabbed Amber's ballet bag. "I'll see you by the car." Amber's mom brushed past Millie and strode out the doors.

“不行，你今晚不能去朋友家。”安柏的妈妈说。 “可是——”安柏刚开口。 “说起来，其他晚上也都不行。”安柏的妈妈接着说，声音越来越大。 “海选之前，你每天晚上都要练习。 听懂了吗，小姑娘？” 安柏的肩膀往前缩着，低下了头。 虽然米莉看不太清楚，但她觉得安柏在哭。 “我不想再听你说这些了。”安柏的妈妈继续说。 “那个角色一定是你的。 听见没有？” “可要是我没拿到呢？” 安柏小声说，声音细得像蚊子叫。 “够了，安柏。 这件事我们已经说过了，失败是没有任何借口的。”她妈妈回答道。 她猛地转身，拎起安柏的芭蕾包。 “你到车那边找我。” 安柏的妈妈从米莉身边擦过，大步走出了大门。

Amber was still staring at her feet as she wiped away tears from her wet cheeks. When she looked up, she saw Millie offering her a kind smile. "What are you looking at?" Amber scowled, sticking out her chin and storming off after her mom.

安柏还盯着自己的脚，擦去了湿乎乎的脸颊上的眼泪。 她抬头的时候，看到米莉正冲她友善地笑着。 “你看什么看？” 安柏皱着眉头，抬着下巴，气冲冲地跟着妈妈走了。