Chapter 6

Chapter 6 Millie tapped her feet on the wooden floor. It was audition day. She had on her new tights and shoes, and she couldn't stop gazing down at them. She'd spent the last few days working really hard on her audition. She danced for Mom. She danced for the Ballet Bunnies. She danced for her neighbor, Mrs. Singh. She even danced on the way to the store. Millie danced any chance she could get.

第六章 米莉的脚在木地板上轻轻点着。 今天是试镜的日子。 她穿着崭新的紧身舞袜和舞鞋，忍不住一直低头盯着它们看。 过去这几天，她为了准备试镜拼尽全力练习。 她跳给妈妈看。 她跳给芭蕾小兔们看。 她跳给邻居辛格太太看。 就连去商店的路上她都在跳。 只要有机会，米莉就会跳舞。

Mom had dropped her off at the town hall, where the auditions were taking place. Dolly had snuck into Millie's ballet bag to come along too. Millie and Dolly watched the hall fill with young dancers. They stretched and warmed up, and the low din of chatter started to get louder in the hall. Millie felt a flurry of nerves grow and swirl in her tummy.

妈妈开车把她送到了市政厅，试镜就是在这里举办的。 多莉还偷偷钻进米莉的芭蕾包，跟着一起来了。 米莉和多莉看着大厅里渐渐挤满了来参加试镜的小舞者。 大家都在拉伸热身，大厅里叽叽喳喳的说话声也越来越响。 米莉只觉得一阵紧张在肚子里翻涌打转。

"You'll be fine," Dolly said, spotting Millie wringing her hands. Millie managed a small smile, but she didn't feel fine.

“你没问题的。”多莉看见米莉在使劲拧自己的手，开口安慰道。 米莉勉强挤出一个小小的微笑，可她心里一点底都没有。

Millie and Dolly watched as Will was called to the dance floor. He soared through the air and pirouetted with perfection. Will was good. He was really, really good. Millie desperately wanted to watch her classmate finish his routine, but the more she watched, the more her tummy hurt. Could she ever dance as well as Will?

米莉和多莉看着威尔被叫到舞池中央。 他腾空跃起，转圈转得完美极了。 威尔跳得真好。 他真的、真的太厉害了。 米莉特别想看完同学的整套舞蹈，可她越看，肚子就越不舒服。 她能跳得和威尔一样好吗？

Dolly tapped Millie with her paw. Her nose twitched toward an empty corridor that opened off the main hall. Millie scooped up the little bunny, and they left Will's audition to head out to the quiet hallway. "Is everything okay?" Dolly asked once they were alone.

多莉用爪子轻轻碰了碰米莉。 她动了动鼻子，指向大厅尽头一条空无一人的走廊。 米莉抱起小兔子，两人没再看威尔的试镜，往安静的走廊走去。 “你还好吗？” 等周围只剩她们俩的时候，多莉开口问道。

Millie started to nod, but it quickly turned into a shake of her head. "It's so big," Millie said. "It's not like Miss Luisa's studio at all." The high ceilings and huge open space of the town hall made an excellent audition spot, but it felt cold and intimidating, nothing like Miss Luisa's cozy studio. "It's just another place to dance," Dolly reassured Millie. "It's just another place to fill with your love for ballet." Dolly jumped out of Millie's hands and dove into Millie's ballet bag. She rummaged around inside before hopping back out to join Millie.

米莉一开始点了点头，很快又改成了摇头。 “这里太大了，”米莉说。 “一点都不像路易莎小姐的舞蹈教室。” 市政厅高高的天花板和宽敞的开放空间是绝佳的试镜场地，可这里又冷又让人发怵，和路易莎小姐那暖融融的教室一点都不一样。 “这不过是另一个能跳舞的地方呀，”多莉安慰米莉。 “只是另一个可以让你放进对芭蕾的热爱的地方而已。” 多莉从米莉手里跳下来，钻进了她的芭蕾包里。 她在包里翻找了好一会儿，才跳出来回到米莉身边。