005 隐形的玛贝尔

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" I knew she wasn't really a princess," said Jimmy

"我就知道她不是真正的公主，"吉米说。

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The others were silent

其他人沉默不语。

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" Can we do anything for you, Mabel?" Gerald asked kindly

"我们能为你做些什么吗，梅布尔？"杰拉尔德温和地问。

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" If not, we should be going."

如果不能的话，我们该走了。

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" Yes, I want my tea," said Jimmy

"是啊，我想喝茶，"吉米说。

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" Tea?" Mabel snapped

"茶？"梅布尔厉声说道。

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" You'd leave me after getting me into this mess?"

"你们把我害成这样，就要丢下我走吗？"

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" That's unfair!" Gerald began." We — "

"这不公平！"杰拉尔德开口道，"我们——"

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" Leave Mabel alone," interrupted Kathleen

"别为难梅布尔了，"凯瑟琳打断道。

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" It must be horrid to be invisible."

"隐身一定很可怕。"

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" It is. And it's horrid to have an aunt who doesn't like me

是的。而且有个不喜欢我的姨妈，这太可怕了。

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She wouldn't let me go to the fair today because I disobeyed her."

她不让我今天去集市，因为我不听话。

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" You'll have to tell her about the ring," said Kathleen

“你得告诉她戒指的事，”凯瑟琳说。

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" No! Take me with you."

“不！带我走吧。”

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" I suppose you could come home for tea," said Gerald

“我想你可以来家里喝茶，”杰拉尔德说。

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" Then we'll decide what to do."

“然后我们再决定怎么办。”

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The children agreed that Mabel should leave her aunt a note

孩子们一致同意梅布尔应该给她姨妈留张字条。

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Gerald took out his notebook and pencil

杰拉尔德拿出他的笔记本和铅笔。

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They watched the pencil move by itself as Mabel wrote:

他们看着铅笔自己移动，梅布尔写道：

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Dear Aunt, You won't see me again for a while

亲爱的姨妈，您暂时不会再见到我了。

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A rich lady in an automobile adopted me

一位坐汽车的富太太收养了我。

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We are going away on a ship

我们要坐船离开了。

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Don't try to follow me. Mabel

别想跟着我。 梅布尔

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" But that's all lies," said Jimmy

“但这全是谎话，” 吉米说。

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" If I said I was invisible, she'd think that was a lie too."

“如果我说我隐身了，她也会觉得那是个谎话。”

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By the time they arrived home, they were very late for tea

等他们到家时，已经远远错过了下午茶时间。

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" Are you all right?" asked Mademoiselle." I was worried."

“你们没事吧？” 女家庭教师问道。“我很担心。”

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" We're sorry," said Gerald

“我们很抱歉，” 杰拉尔德说。

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" Come in," said Mademoiselle." You'll have supper now."

“进来吧，” 女家庭教师说。“你们现在就用晚餐吧。”

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There were only three plates at the table, so Jimmy let Mabel have his

桌上只有三个盘子，于是吉米把他的盘子让给了梅布尔。

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He shared with Kathleen

他和凯瑟琳分享了。

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It was strange to see Mabel's food floating in the air and then disappearing

看到梅布尔的食物飘在空中，然后消失，真是奇怪。

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Everyone was hungry

大家都饿了。

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The cook grumbled when she had to bring more food

当厨师不得不拿更多食物时，她抱怨起来。

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" It'll be hard to give Mabel breakfast," said Gerald

“给梅布尔送早餐会很难，”杰拉尔德说。

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" Mademoiselle will be here then."

“那时候家庭教师会在。”

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" We'll have to buy things and feed her in secret," said Kathleen

“我们得买东西，偷偷喂她，”凯瑟琳说。

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" Our money won't last long," said Jimmy

“我们的钱撑不了多久，”吉米说。

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" Mabel, do you have any money?"

“梅布尔，你有钱吗？”

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" No," said Mabel," but I've got lots of ideas."

“没有，”梅布尔说，“但我有很多主意。”

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That night Kathleen lent Mabel one of her nightgowns

那天晚上，凯瑟琳借给梅布尔一件自己的睡袍。

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As Mabel pulled off her princess clothes, they became visible

当梅布尔脱下她的公主裙时，它们就显现了出来。

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As she put on the nightgown, it disappeared

当她穿上睡袍时，睡袍就消失了。

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She and Kathleen soon fell asleep

她和凯瑟琳很快就睡着了。

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The next morning Kathleen woke to find Eliza, the maid, staring at Mabel's princess clothes

第二天早上，凯瑟琳醒来，发现女仆伊莱扎正盯着梅布尔的公主裙看。

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They were piled on a chair

它们堆在一把椅子上。

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" Where on earth did you get those?" asked Eliza

“你到底从哪里弄来这些的？”伊莱扎问道。

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" Oh... oh... someone lent them to me for a play we're doing," said Kathleen

“哦……哦……有人借给我的，我们要排一出戏，”凯瑟琳说。

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She was saved from saying more by the doorbell

门铃声让她免于再多说什么。

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Eliza hurried away to answer it

伊莱扎急忙跑去开门。

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Mabel got up and began to wash her invisible face in the basin

梅布尔起了床，开始在盆里洗她那张看不见的脸。

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" I wish you hadn't written such lies to your aunt," said Kathleen

“我真希望你没对你姨妈写那样的谎话，”凯瑟琳说。

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" What's the use of telling the truth if no one believes you?"

“如果没人相信你，说实话又有什么用呢？”

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" You should always tell the truth

“你应该永远说实话。

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Now I'm going to breakfast

现在我要去吃早餐了。

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Stay quiet up here, and I'll bring you something to eat."

安静待在这里，我给你带点吃的来。”

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When Eliza came to make the bed, Mabel untucked the corners of the sheets

当伊莱扎来整理床铺时，梅布尔把床单的角都扯开了。

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" Drat these sheets!" Eliza exclaimed

“这该死的床单！”伊莱扎叫道。

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Then Eliza swept the floor

接着，伊莱扎扫地。

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" Don't forget to sweep under the rugs!"

“别忘了扫地毯下面！”

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Mabel whispered in her ear

梅布尔在她耳边轻声说。

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Eliza turned white and ran from the room

伊莱扎脸色发白，跑出了房间。

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Meanwhile Kathleen and Gerald had decided they must tell Mabel's aunt the truth

与此同时，凯瑟琳和杰拉尔德决定，他们必须把真相告诉梅布尔的姨妈。

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So after Mabel's breakfast, the children started walking to the castle

于是，在梅布尔吃完早餐后，孩子们开始向城堡走去。

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" Mabel, get behind me," said Kathleen

“梅布尔，到我身后去，”凯瑟琳说。

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" Then our two shadows will look like one."

“这样我们的两个影子看起来就像一个了。”

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But as they walked through town, a woman noticed a large, black shape on Kathleen's back

但是当他们穿过镇子时，一个女人注意到凯瑟琳背上有一个巨大的黑影。

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" Hey, missy!" the woman shouted

“嘿，小姐！”那个女人喊道。

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" What have you been leaning against?"

“你刚才靠到什么了？”

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Everyone walked a little faster

大家都走快了一些。