The Willow Pattern Plot

The Willow Pattern Plot

《柳树图案计划》

Biff and Chip were at a car boot sale. They saw Nadim. "Nadim! Over here!" called Biff. Nadim ran to see them. He had bought something at the sale.

比夫和奇普在一个汽车后备厢市集上。 他们看见了纳迪姆。 “纳迪姆！这边来！”比夫喊道。 纳迪姆跑过来找他们。 他在市集上买了一样东西。

It was a blue and white plate. He showed it to Biff and Chip. "It's a present for my mum," said Nadim. "It's a willow pattern plate. My mum collects them." "Why is it called a willow pattern plate?" asked Chip. "I don't know," said Nadim, "but I think the pattern tells a story." "I wonder what the story is," said Biff.

那是一只蓝白相间的盘子。 他把盘子拿给比夫和奇普看。 “这是给我妈妈的礼物，”纳迪姆说。 “这是柳树图案的盘子，我妈妈收藏这类盘子。” “为什么叫柳树图案盘子呀？”奇普问。 “我不知道，”纳迪姆说，“不过我觉得这个图案讲了一个故事。” “我很好奇是什么故事呢。”比夫说。

Mum and Dad looked at Nadim's plate. "It's a present for my mum," said Nadim. Biff asked if Nadim could come and play. So Nadim went to play with Biff and Chip. They went up to Biff's bedroom. "What shall we play?" asked Nadim. "I don't know," said Biff. Suddenly, the key began to glow.

妈妈和爸爸看了看纳迪姆的盘子。 “这是给我妈妈的礼物，”纳迪姆说。 比夫问纳迪姆能不能来家里玩。 于是纳迪姆就留下来和比夫、奇普一起玩。 他们上楼去了比夫的卧室。 “我们玩什么好呢？”纳迪姆问。 “我不知道。”比夫说。 突然，魔法钥匙开始发光了。

The magic took the children into a new adventure. "What's happening?" called Nadim. "Help!" said Biff. "Everything is going blue!" "What a strange place!" said Chip. "What strange trees!" "Everything looks blue and white," said Nadim. "We're in the land of the willow pattern."

魔法带着孩子们开启了一场新的冒险。 “发生什么事了？”纳迪姆喊道。 “救命啊！”比夫说。 “所有东西都变成蓝色的了！” “这个地方好奇怪啊！”奇普说。 “这些树也好奇怪！” “所有东西看起来都是蓝白相间的，”纳迪姆说。 “我们进到柳树图案的世界里来了。”

They were in a big garden. It had a high wall all round it and blue trees grew everywhere. "I can see water," said Biff. "Is the garden next to the sea?" "No, it's next to a lake," said Nadim. "There’s a bridge," said Biff. "It's like the one on the plate." "I can see a little house down by the water," said Chip.

他们置身于一个大花园里。 花园四周围着高高的围墙，到处都长着蓝色的树。 “我看见水了，”比夫说。 “这个花园是挨着大海吗？” “不是，它挨着一片湖，”纳迪姆说。 “那边有座桥，”比夫说。 “和盘子上的那座桥一模一样。” “我看见水边有一座小房子。”奇普说。