013 丑陋怪物

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Gerald didn't know what to say to the Ugly-Wugly

杰拉德不知道该怎么跟那个丑陋怪说。

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" You want a hotel?" he finally said

“你们想住酒店？”他终于开口说道。

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" A good hotel," said the middle-aged gentleman

“一家好的酒店。”那个中年绅士说。

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" I'm sorry, but the hotels here shut early

“很抱歉，这里的酒店都关门很早。

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They're all closed now."

现在全都打烊了。”

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Gerald had said the first thing that came into his head

杰拉德说出了脑子里冒出的第一个念头。

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He couldn't send these creatures to a real hotel

他不能把这些生物送到真正的酒店去。

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They'd frighten everyone in town!

他们会吓坏镇上的每一个人的！

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" What about a lodging house?" asked a lady in a bonnet

“那寄宿公寓呢？”一位戴着系带帽的女士问道。

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Another lady pushed her way to the front of the group

另一位女士挤到了人群前面。

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" Where are the carriages that we ordered?"

“我们预定的马车在哪儿？”

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" I don't know, but I'll find out,"

“我不知道，但我会去问的，”

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said Gerald, pretending everything was normal

杰拉德说，假装一切正常。

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" We'd better get going now

“我们最好现在就出发。

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The play is over

演出结束了。

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It's time to close the building and put out the lights."

该关门熄灯了。”

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" Let's get going,"

“我们走吧，”

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repeated the gentleman, who seemed to be the leader of the group

那位似乎是领队的先生重复道。

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He stepped toward the front door

他朝前门走去。

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" I can go with you and help you find a place to stay," said Gerald

“我可以跟你们一起去，帮你们找个住的地方，” 杰拉德说。

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" But you'll have to wait a few moments in the backyard."

"但是你们得在后院等一会儿。"

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The Ugly-Wuglies grumbled

丑陋怪们咕哝着。

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For some reason they didn't like that idea

不知怎么，他们不喜欢这个主意。

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" It's a very nice backyard," Gerald said

"这个后院非常好，"杰拉德说。

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" The pump was just painted green."

"水泵刚刷了绿漆。"

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The Ugly-Wuglies seemed interested in the fresh paint

丑陋怪们似乎对新漆的油漆很感兴趣。

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Gerald led them out into the backyard

杰拉德把他们领到了后院。

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He hoped no one would see them

他希望没人会看见他们。

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" I hate to make you wait," he said, inventing an excuse

"我真不想让你们等，"他一边说，一边编着借口。

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" But my uncle is quite insane

"但是我叔叔精神不太正常。

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I have to give him his supper now

我现在得去给他送晚饭了。

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When he sees strangers — even nice ones like you — he gets quite upset

他一见到陌生人——即使是像你们这样的好人——就会非常烦躁。

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So please wait right here."

所以请在这里稍等。"

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" Perhaps we should try to find a hotel ourselves?"

"也许我们应该自己去找家旅馆？"

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the lady in the bonnet said nervously

戴软帽的女士紧张地说。

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" Oh no," Gerald said, acting very serious

"哦，不行，"杰拉德装出一副非常严肃的样子说道。

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" The police arrest all strangers

"警察会逮捕所有的陌生人。

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It's a new law."

这是一项新法律。"

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As Gerald went back into the school, he heard the creatures muttering

当杰拉德走回学校时，他听到那些怪物在嘟囔。

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They said things like " quite the polite young gentleman."

他们说了一些诸如"真是个有礼貌的小绅士"之类的话。

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Although the creatures looked horrible, Gerald wasn't afraid

虽然这些生物看起来很可怕，但杰拉德并不害怕。

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He knew it was because he was wearing the ring

他知道这是因为自己戴着戒指。

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As long as he didn't touch them, he could be brave

只要不碰到它们，他就能勇敢。

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He found the other children in the dining room

他在餐厅找到了其他孩子。

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He didn't want them to be afraid

他不想让他们害怕。

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" This is such fun!" he said in a cheerful voice

“这太好玩了！”他用欢快的声音说。

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" The Ugly-Wuglies are just like real people

“丑陋怪就和真人一样。

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They're quite kind and jolly."

他们相当友善又快乐。”

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" Fun?" Kathleen said doubtfully

“好玩？”凯瑟琳怀疑地说。

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Gerald told them about the need for a hotel

杰拉德告诉他们需要找个旅馆。

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" Wait here while I go up to talk to Mademoiselle and Eliza."

“在这里等着，我上去跟小姐和伊莱扎谈谈。”

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He ran upstairs

他跑上了楼。

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" I wonder what lies he's telling them," said Jimmy

“不知道他又在对她们编什么谎话。”吉米说。

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Gerald came down again and said that he'd walk Mabel home

杰拉德又下来了，说他要送梅布尔回家。

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" What about a hotel for the Ugly-Wuglies?" she reminded him

“那丑陋怪们的旅馆怎么办？”她提醒他。

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" Is there a place on the castle grounds?

“城堡院子里有地方吗？

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I need to put them somewhere until the charm breaks," said Gerald

在魔法解除之前，得找个地方安置它们。”杰拉德说。

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" Then they'll just be a pack of coats and things

“然后它们就只不过是一堆大衣之类的东西。

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And we can carry those home later."

我们可以晚点再把那些东西带回家。”

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" There's a secret passage in the Temple of Flora," said Mabel

“花神殿里有一条秘密通道。”梅布尔说。

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Right then an Ugly-Wugly opened the back door

就在这时，一个丑陋怪推开了后门。

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He looked in anxiously

他神色慌张地朝里张望。

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" We'd better go," said Gerald

“我们最好这就走。”杰拉德说。

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He went outside with Mabel

他和梅布尔一起走到外面。

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" This is my friend Mabel

“这是我的朋友梅布尔。

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She played the princess in the play."

剧里的公主就是她演的。”

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The middle-aged Ugly-Wugly shook her hand

那个中年丑陋怪跟她握了握手。

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The one in the bonnet took Mabel's arm

戴软帽的那个挽住了梅布尔的胳膊。

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" You clever thing. Do walk with me."

“你真是个妙人儿。过来和我一起走吧。”

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And so they walked through town like any other group of people

于是，他们就像任何一队行人那样，穿过镇子走着。

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Mabel had to keep telling herself that the creatures weren't real

梅布尔不得不不停地告诉自己，这些怪物不是真的。

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They passed only one man who stared at them

他们只遇到一个男人，直盯着他们看。

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But he just muttered to himself

但他只是自己嘟哝了几句。

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At last they reached the gates to the castle grounds

他们终于走到了城堡院子的大门前。

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Gerald tried to open the gates, but couldn't

杰拉德想推开大门，却推不开。

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They were locked

门锁上了。