014 捕捉丑陋怪物

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The Ugly-Wuglies shook the gates in front of the castle

Ugly-Wuglies 摇晃着城堡前的大门。

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" It's late," Gerald explained

“很晚了，”杰拉尔德解释道。

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" There's another way into this hotel

“进这家旅馆还有另一条路。

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But you have to climb through a hole."

但你们得从一个洞里爬过去。”

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" The ladies won't like that," said the middle-aged gentleman

“女士们不会喜欢的，”那位中年绅士说。

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But the ladies said they loved adventures

但女士们说她们喜欢冒险。

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" Such a thrill!" said the one in the hat with flowers

“太刺激了！”那位戴花帽子的女士说。

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So they went along the road until they came to the hole in the bushes

于是他们沿着路走，一直走到灌木丛里的那个洞。

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Gerald went first with a lantern

杰拉尔德提着灯笼第一个钻了进去。

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Next it was Mabel's turn

接下来轮到梅布尔了。

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Then all the creatures slid down into the cave

接着，所有的怪物都滑进了洞穴。

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They followed Gerald into the arched tunnel and out onto the terrace

他们跟着杰拉尔德穿过拱形隧道，来到外面的露台上。

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" Oh!" The creatures admired the view in the moonlight

“哇！”怪物们在月光下欣赏着景色。

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They continued along the gravel paths toward the Temple of Flora

他们沿着碎石小径继续朝花神殿走去。

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Gerald's plan was to hide the creatures in the passage until the charm broke

杰拉尔德的计划是把怪物们藏在通道里，直到魔法失效。

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Suddenly Gerald saw the statue of Hermes leap from his pedestal

突然，杰拉尔德看见赫耳墨斯雕像从基座上跳了下来。

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Gerald was still wearing the ring

杰拉尔德仍然戴着那枚戒指。

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He knew that he was the only one who could see Hermes coming toward them

他知道只有自己才能看见赫耳墨斯正朝他们走来。

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Gerald slipped the ring from his finger

杰拉尔德从手指上滑下戒指。

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The statue was back on its pedestal, still as could be

雕像又回到了基座上，一动不动。

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When Gerald put the ring back on, Hermes was circling the Ugly-Wuglies

杰拉尔德把戒指重新戴上时，赫耳墨斯正绕着丑怪们盘旋。

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" This is a very superior hotel,"

“这是一家非常上等的旅馆，”

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said an Ugly-Wugly wearing a top hat

一个戴着高顶礼帽的丑怪说道。

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" The grounds are beautiful."

“庭院很美。”

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" We'll have to enter through the back door," Mabel said

“我们得从后门进去，”梅布尔说。

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" The front door is locked early."

“前门很早就锁了。”

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" What an adventure!" muttered a short Ugly-Wugly in a cap

“真是冒险啊！”一个戴着帽子、矮矮的丑怪咕哝道。

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" I feel young again!"

“我又觉得年轻了！”

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They hurried up the steps of the Temple of Flora

他们匆匆走上花神殿的台阶。

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Mabel went behind the statue of the goddess

梅布尔走到女神像的后面。

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Gerald's lantern lit up a door

杰拉尔德的灯笼照亮了一扇门。

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" This way," said Mabel

“这边走，”梅布尔说。

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" You lead the way," said the middle-aged gentleman to Gerald

“你带路，”那位中年绅士对杰拉尔德说。

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" Uh... I... I must stay behind to close the door," said Gerald

“呃……我……我得留在后面关门，”杰拉尔德说。

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" You wouldn't want us to get in trouble, would you?"

“你们不会想让我们惹上麻烦的，对吧？”

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The creatures agreed they didn't want that

怪物们一致表示不想那样。

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" Here, you take the lantern."

“来，给你灯笼。”

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Gerald handed it to the middle-aged gentleman

杰拉尔德把它递给了中年绅士。

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" I wish you a pleasant stay in the very nice hotel."

“祝你们在这家很棒的旅馆住得愉快。”

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One by one the other creatures followed their leader into the passage

其他怪物一个接一个跟着领头的走进了通道。

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Waiting outside, Mabel and Gerald hardly dared to breathe

在外面等着，梅布尔和杰拉尔德几乎不敢呼吸。

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But before they could shut the door, there was a scuffling noise

但他们还没来得及关上门，就听到一阵窸窸窣窣的声音。

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The creatures were trying to escape!

那些怪物正试图逃跑！

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Mabel and Gerald struggled to close the door

梅布尔和杰拉尔德奋力关门。

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" Oh, I can't push anymore!" cried Mabel

“哦，我推不动了！”梅布尔喊道。

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" They mustn't get out!" said Gerald

“千万不能让它们出来！”杰拉尔德说。

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" What's going on?" said a new voice behind the children

“怎么回事？”孩子们身后传来一个陌生的声音。

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" Help us!" cried Gerald

“帮帮我们！”杰拉尔德喊道。

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A man stepped in and helped the children shut the door

一个男人上前，帮孩子们把门关上了。

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" Thank you," said Mabel breathlessly." Who are you?"

“谢谢你，”梅布尔气喘吁吁地说，“你是谁？”

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" I've come from London." The man paused

“我从伦敦来。”男人顿了顿。

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" To be the caretaker of this estate

“来做这处庄园的看管人。

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Now tell me what this is all about

现在告诉我到底怎么回事。

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Who were those strange people?"

那些奇怪的人是谁？”

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" If we told you the truth, you wouldn't believe us," said Gerald

“就算我们说实话，你也不会信的。”杰拉尔德说。

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" Remember, I saw them," said the man

“别忘了，我看见他们了。”男人说。

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" Tell him," Mabel urged Gerald

“告诉他吧。”梅布尔催促杰拉尔德。

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So Gerald told the whole story of the magic ring

于是，杰拉尔德把魔法戒指的事从头到尾讲了一遍。

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" We think the creatures will turn back into old coats tomorrow

“我们觉得这些怪物明天就会变回旧衣服。

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Then we can take them home

到时候我们就可以带它们回家了。

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Do you believe any of this?"

这些事，你信吗？”

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" No." The man shook his head

“不信。”男人摇了摇头。

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It was time for the children to go home

孩子们该回家了。

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" Don't open that door," Gerald warned the man

“别打开那扇门。”杰拉尔德警告男人。

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" Wait for us to come back tomorrow at ten o'clock."

“等我们明天十点钟回来再说。”

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The next morning the four children returned to the Temple of Flora

第二天早上，四个孩子回到了花神殿。

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Everything was quiet

四周一片寂静。

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" Look!" Kathleen cried

“看！”凯瑟琳叫道。

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She pointed to the floor

她指向地板。

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The caretaker lay there, moaning softly

看管人躺在那里，轻声呻吟着。

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At the same time, an Ugly-Wugly was peering at them through the bushes

与此同时，一个丑怪正从灌木丛中窥视着他们。