004 魔法戒指

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Luckily the princess had also told the children how to make her reappear

幸好公主还告诉了孩子们让她再次出现的方法。

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" If we close our eyes," said Gerald," she'll reappear when we count to fifty

“如果我们闭上眼睛，”杰拉尔德说，“数到五十她就会再次出现。

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One, two, three, four..."

一、二、三、四……”

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Gerald and Kathleen closed their eyes, but Jimmy kept his open

杰拉尔德和凯瑟琳闭上了眼睛，但吉米却睁着眼。

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Soon he saw a panel under the window slowly open

很快，他看到窗下一块嵌板慢慢打开了。

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" I knew it was a trick,"

“我就知道这是个把戏，”

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he thought before he closed his eyes

他闭上眼睛前心想。

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At fifty the children opened their eyes

数到五十时，孩子们睁开了眼睛。

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But there was still no princess

但是公主还是没有出现。

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" I think there's a secret cupboard under the window," said Jimmy

“我想窗下有个秘密橱柜。”吉米说。

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" Maybe she's hiding in it."

“也许她藏在里面。”

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" You looked! That's cheating!" said the voice of the princess

“你偷看了！那是作弊！”公主的声音说。

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The voice was so close to Jimmy's ear that he jumped

声音离吉米的耳朵太近了，他吓了一跳。

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But the princess was still invisible

但公主还是看不见。

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" Where is she?" cried all three children at once

“她在哪儿？”三个孩子同时喊道。

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" Should we close our eyes and count again?" asked Kathleen

“我们应该再闭上眼睛数数吗？”凯瑟琳问。

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" Don't be silly!" The princess sounded angry

“别傻了！”公主听起来很生气。

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" We're not silly," said Jimmy

“我们不傻，”吉米说。

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" We know you're hiding."

“我们知道你躲起来了。”

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" You think you're so clever pretending not to see me."

“你以为假装看不见我就很聪明吗。”

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The princess sounded hurt

公主听起来很受伤。

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" All right, I'll play your game."

“好吧，我陪你们玩。”

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" But we can't see you," said Gerald

“可是我们看不见你，”杰拉尔德说。

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" Really?" The princess sounded afraid now

“真的吗？”公主现在听起来很害怕。

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" We told you that," said Jimmy

“我们早就告诉过你了，”吉米说。

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He suddenly leaned backward and forward

他突然前后摇晃了一下。

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Then it happened again

紧接着，同样的事又发生了。

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" What's wrong?" asked Kathleen

“怎么回事？”凯瑟琳问。

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" She shook me!"

“她摇我！”

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" And I'll shake him again if he says he can't see me."

“他要是再说看不见我，我就再摇他！”

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" What are you so grumpy about?"

“你为什么不高兴啊？”

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Gerald was quite calm

杰拉尔德相当冷静。

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" You said you'd be invisible and you are."

“你说过你会隐形，你的确隐形了。”

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" I'm not. You're just pretending not to see me."

“我没有。你们只是假装看不见我。”

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" On my word of honor, you're still invisible," said Gerald

“以我的名誉担保，你还是隐形的。”杰拉尔德说。

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There was silence

一阵沉默。

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Then the princess said," Come, I'll let you out

然后公主说：“来吧，我放你们出去。

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I'm tired of playing with you."

我厌倦了和你们玩。”

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They followed her voice out of the treasure room

他们循着她的声音走出了藏宝室。

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She led them through some other rooms

她带他们穿过其他一些房间。

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One room was lined with mirrors

有一个房间挂满了镜子。

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Gerald suddenly said to the princess," Give me your hand."

杰拉尔德突然对公主说：“把你的手给我。”

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He pulled her in front of a mirror

他把她拉到一面镜子前。

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" Now look for yourself."

“现在看看你自己。”

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" Oh!" cried the princess in despair

“哦！”公主绝望地叫了起来。

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" I am invisible. What shall I do?"

“我是隐形的。我该怎么办？”

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" Take the ring off," said Kathleen

“把戒指摘下来，”凯瑟琳说。

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" It won't come off!

“摘不下来！

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But it can't be the ring

但不可能是戒指。

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Rings don't make you invisible."

戒指不会让人隐形。”

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" You said this one did," said Kathleen

"你说这枚戒指能行，"凯瑟琳说。

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" I was only playing at magic

"我只是在假装玩魔法。

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I just hid in the secret cupboard."

我只是躲在了那个秘密橱柜里。"

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" But you can do magic," said Gerald

"但你确实会魔法啊，"杰拉尔德说。

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" What about the jewels?"

"那些珠宝怎么解释？"

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" That's only a secret button that makes the panels open

"那只是一个能打开那些嵌板的秘密按钮。

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What shall I do?"

我该怎么办？"

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The princess was crying

公主哭了起来。

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Kathleen moved toward the voice and wrapped her arms around the invisible princess

凯瑟琳朝着声音的方向走去，伸出双臂抱住了隐形的公主。

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" I'll tell the king and queen."

"我要去告诉国王和王后。"

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" But they were only a game like..."

"但他们也只是个游戏，就像……"

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" The bread and cheese," Jimmy said triumphantly

"像那个面包和奶酪一样，"吉米得意扬扬地说。

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" And the story I told you in the maze

"还有我在迷宫里给你们讲的故事。

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I wasn't really asleep for a hundred years."

我并不是真的睡了一百年。"

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The princess sniffed

公主抽了抽鼻子。

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" But if you're not the princess, who are you?" said Kathleen

"可如果你不是公主，那你是谁？"凯瑟琳说。

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" My aunt works here

"我姑妈在这里工作。

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She'll be angry if she finds you

她要是发现你们，会生气的。

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Run outside to the Temple of Flora

快跑到外面的芙洛拉神殿去。

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I'll meet you there after I close up the treasure room."

等我锁好藏宝室的门，就去那里找你们。"

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The three children went to the Temple of Flora

三个孩子去了芙洛拉神殿。

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It was cool and restful inside

里面凉爽又宁静。

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Soon they heard footsteps and saw a shadow on the ground

很快，他们听到了脚步声，并看到地上有个人影。

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" The door to the treasure room has blown shut," said the princess

"藏宝室的门被风吹得关上了，"公主说。

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" It's locked and the key's inside!"

"门锁上了，钥匙还在里面！"

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" Sit down and we'll talk about what to do," said Gerald

"坐下吧，我们来商量一下该怎么办，"杰拉尔德说。

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" But first tell us your name."

"但先告诉我们你的名字。"

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" My... my name is Mabel Prowse."

"我的……我的名字是梅布尔·普劳斯。"

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The princess' voice was broken with sobs

公主的声音因抽泣而断断续续。

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" And... and I'm the housekeeper's niece at the castle!"

"而且……而且我是城堡里女管家的侄女！"