004 瓦尔多的奇异魔法

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Ben finally spotted Waldo in the hallway after English

英语课后，本终于在走廊里发现了沃尔多。

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" Waldo!" called Ben, hurrying up to him

“沃尔多！”本喊道，急匆匆地向他走去。

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Waldo spun around, sending his glasses flying off his nose

沃尔多猛地转身，眼镜从鼻子上飞了出去。

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He picked them up and peered at Ben

他捡起眼镜，仔细端详着本。

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" Hey, you're the new ghost... Ben, right?

“嘿，你是那个新来的幽灵……本，对吧？

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How do you like Monster Academy so far?"

到目前为止，你觉得怪物学院怎么样？”

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" It's great," said Ben." Except for the crazy brooms crashing everywhere

“很棒，”本说，“除了那些疯扫帚到处乱撞。

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I was looking forward to the Monster Mash dance

我本来很期待怪物狂欢舞会。

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I hear it's always really fun."

我听说它总是很有趣。”

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" It is," Waldo agreed." Too bad Mr. Freaky had to cancel it for now

“是的，”沃尔多表示同意，“可惜怪奇先生现在不得不取消它。

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But don't worry," he went on." I'm a pretty amazing wizard

不过别担心，”他接着说，“我可是个相当厉害的巫师。

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I can figure out who's flying the brooms in no time at all."

我很快就能查出是谁在乱飞扫帚。”

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" Wow, that's great!" Ben said." What are you going to do?"

“哇，太棒了！”本说，“你打算怎么做？”

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" I'll formulate a truth potion," Waldo answered

“我会配制一种真言药水，”沃尔多回答。

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" I'll give it to every single student at Monster Academy and then question them, one by one."

“我要让怪物学院的每一个学生都喝下它，然后一个一个地审问。”

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" Oh... um..." Ben hesitated

“哦……呃……”本犹豫了。

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" There are hundreds of students at Monster Academy

“怪物学院有好几百个学生呢。

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Won't it take a really long time to question everyone?"

审问所有人不会花很久吗？”

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" Hmm... I guess you're right... Hey!" Waldo suddenly had a big smile

“嗯……我想你说得对……嘿！”沃尔多突然咧开嘴笑了。

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" You're a ghost! You could investigate without anyone seeing you!"

“你是个幽灵！你可以神不知鬼不觉地调查这件事！”

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" I can move quietly," said Ben." But I'm not invisible."

“我可以悄悄行动，”本说，“但我不是隐形的。”

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" Oh, right," said Waldo, rubbing his chin." I know! I'll cast a sleep spell!"

“哦，对，”沃尔多说，摸着下巴，“我知道了！我来施个睡眠咒！”

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" Okay," said Ben. This idea sounded a little better to him

“好吧，”本说。这个主意他听起来稍微靠谱些。

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" When can we start?"

“我们什么时候开始？”

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Waldo glanced around." I can do the spell now if we hurry," he whispered." Follow me!"

沃尔多扫视了一圈。“如果我们快点，我现在就可以施咒，”他悄声说，“跟我来！”

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Ben followed Waldo into the empty library

本跟着沃尔多走进空无一人的图书馆。

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Waldo took an enormous book out of his backpack and flipped through the pages

沃尔多从背包里掏出一本巨大的书，快速地翻着页。

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" Here it is," he said." The sleep spell."

“找到了，”他说，“睡眠咒。”

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" Are you sure it will work?" asked Ben

“你确定这能行吗？”本问道。

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" I've never actually tried it," said Waldo

“我其实从来没试过，”沃尔多说。

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" But don't worry — I'm very skilled at magic."

“别担心——我魔法很厉害的。”

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" That's what I've heard," Ben murmured

“我也是这么听说的。”本小声说。

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Waldo quietly recited the spell

沃尔多轻声念出咒语。

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When he was finished, he looked at Ben

念完后，他看向本。

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" The spell is done," said Waldo

“咒语生效了。”沃尔多说。

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" Go look for clues. But be quick — the spell lasts for only one hour!"

“去找线索吧。但动作要快——咒语只能维持一小时！”

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Ben decided to search the broom-flying classroom first

本决定先搜查飞天扫帚教室。

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The room's closet was filled with witches' brooms

教室的柜子里塞满了女巫的扫帚。

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Each one was marked " MA," for Monster Academy

每把上都标着“MA”，代表怪物学院。

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" I don't see any clues in here," he murmured

“这里没什么线索。”他低声说。

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" Just a bunch of — what's that?"

"就是一堆——那是什么？"

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Ben reached down and picked up a small object

本弯下腰，捡起一个小东西。

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" I wonder what this is," he thought, slipping it into his pocket

"这会是什么呢，"他想着，顺手把它塞进了口袋。

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" It looks a little like a tooth."

"看起来有点像牙齿。"

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Suddenly a voice said," What are you doing here?"

突然一个声音传来："你在这儿干什么？"

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Ben spun around and saw Winnie. Her eyes were wide open

本猛地转身，看见了温妮。她眼睛睁得大大的。

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" Oh," said Ben." I... uh..."

"哦，"本说。"我……呃……"

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Why was Winnie awake?

为什么温妮会醒着？

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And what was she doing in the broom-flying classroom?

还有，她在扫帚飞行教室做什么？

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Winnie started talking really fast

温妮开始飞快地说起话来。

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" I was in math class, but suddenly I just couldn't sit still

“我当时在上数学课，但突然就坐不住了。

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No one could. I mean, who wants to do math when you feel like running or going flying or something? Right?

谁都坐不住。我是说，当你想要奔跑、飞翔之类的时候，谁还想做数学题呢？对吧？

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Even Mr. Slime didn't want to be there

连史莱姆老师都不想待在那儿。

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' Class dismissed!' he said, and then he ran out of the room so he could go jogging around the track."

‘下课！’他说完就跑出教室，去跑道上慢跑了。”

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Winnie ran over to the brooms." Oh, how I wish I could fly them!"

温妮跑到扫帚旁边。“哦，我多希望能骑上它们飞啊！”

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" See you, Winnie," Ben called. She was acting really weird

“再见，温妮。”本喊道。她表现得真奇怪。

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He had to find Waldo right away to see what was going on

他得马上找到沃尔多，看看到底是怎么回事。

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Earlier the halls had been empty

早些时候走廊里还空无一人。

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Now teachers and students were rushing around

现在老师和学生们都在四处乱跑。

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In the middle of the chaos, Waldo made his way toward Ben

在混乱之中，沃尔多朝本走了过来。

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" Something happened with the sleep spell!" whispered Waldo in a panic

“睡眠咒出问题了！”沃尔多惊慌地低声说。

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" Instead of putting everyone to sleep, it made them wide-awake!"

“它不但没让大家睡着，反而让他们全清醒了！”

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" You're not kidding!" said Ben." What happened?"

“你可不是在开玩笑！”本说，“发生什么了？”

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Waldo looked sheepish." I guess even a great wizard like me can make a mistake sometimes."

沃尔多面露尴尬。“我想，就算像我这样的大巫师，偶尔也会出错的。”

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" I guess," Ben muttered

“我想是吧。”本咕哝道。

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Waldo held up his hands

沃尔多举起双手。

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" Don't worry. I have another spell I can use. Follow me."

“别担心，我还有一个咒语可以用。跟我来。”

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Ben followed Waldo to the library once again

本再次跟着沃尔多来到图书馆。

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The wizard opened his big book of spells and recited some new words

巫师打开他那本大咒语书，念出了一些新词。

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" This spell will make everyone forget everything that happens during the next hour," said Waldo

“这个咒语会让大家忘记接下来一小时内发生的所有事情，”沃尔多说。

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" Even if other monsters see you snooping around, they won't remember."

“就算有别的怪物看到你在东张西望，他们也不会记得。”

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" Awesome," said Ben." Let's go search for clues!"

“太棒了，”本说，“我们去找线索吧！”

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Ben and Waldo hurried back into the hallway

本和沃尔多急忙回到走廊。

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Instantly all the monsters — students and teachers — fell silent

瞬间，所有的怪物——学生和老师——都安静了下来。

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They all stared at Waldo

他们全都盯着沃尔多看。

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A purple monster ran up to Waldo

一个紫色怪物跑到沃尔多跟前。

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" Oh, Waldo, what a wonderful wizard you are!"

“哦，沃尔多，你真是个了不起的巫师！”

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A witch pushed the purple monster aside." Waldo! You are so cute!"

一个女巫把紫色怪物推到一边。“沃尔多！你太可爱了！”

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" Will you marry me, Waldo?" shouted a mummy

“你愿意嫁给我吗，沃尔多？”一个木乃伊喊道。

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" Will you go to the Monster Mash with me?" cried a goblin

“你愿意和我一起去怪物舞会吗？”一个小妖精喊道。

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" What is going on?" cried Ben

“这是怎么回事？”本喊道。

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" Why is everyone in love with you all of sudden?"

“为什么大家一下子都爱上你了？”

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Waldo put his palm to his forehead

沃尔多用手掌拍了下额头。

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" Ugh! I didn't cast a forgetting spell. I cast a love spell!"

“呃！我施的不是遗忘咒，是爱情咒！”