010 谜团大揭秘

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The next day in cooking class, Mrs. Hag was explaining the importance of using the best ingredients

第二天烹饪课上，哈格太太正在讲解使用最佳食材的重要性。

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Ben tried to listen, but he was distracted by his worries about Winnie

本想认真听，却因担心温妮而分心。

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And his worries that Winnie would know what he was thinking

他还担心温妮会猜到他在想什么。

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" Everything should be moldy or rotten," Mrs. Hag told the students

“所有东西都应该是发霉或腐烂的，”哈格太太告诉学生们。

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" Some cooks like to use fresh earwax and pocket lint."

“有些厨师喜欢用新鲜的耳垢和口袋里的棉絮。”

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Ben didn't have any earwax, so he reached into his pocket to see about lint

本没有耳垢，于是他伸手进口袋想看看有没有棉絮。

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He felt the tooth he'd found in the broom flying classroom and took it out of his pocket

他摸到了在扫帚飞行教室找到的那颗牙齿，便从口袋里拿了出来。

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Mrs. Hag spotted it as she walked past Ben's worktable

哈格太太经过本的工作台时，一眼就看到了它。

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" Oh, you've got a bat claw

“哦，你有一颗蝙蝠爪子。

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I bought some the other day, but I can't find them

我前几天买了一些，但找不到了。

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I guess I lost them somewhere."

我猜我把它们丢在什么地方了。”

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Ben was stunned. The object in his palm wasn't a tooth; it was a bat claw!

本愣住了。他手心里的东西不是牙齿，是蝙蝠爪子！

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Had Mrs. Hag accidentally dropped one in the broom-flying classroom? Could she be...?

难道哈格太太不小心在扫帚飞行教室里掉了一个？她莫非是……？

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Did that mean Winnie...?

那是不是意味着温妮……？

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" Oh, wow," Ben murmured

“哦，天哪，”本咕哝道。

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He had to tell Mr. Freaky! But Ben knew he needed proof before he accused a teacher of anything

他必须告诉怪奇老师！但本知道，在指控老师任何事情之前，他需要有证据。

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He glanced at Mog. Maybe Mog would help him

他瞥了一眼莫格。也许莫格会帮他。

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They weren't exactly friends now, but they weren't enemies anymore either

他们现在算不上朋友，但也不再是敌人了。

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At the end of the day, Ben found Mog in the hallway

放学后，本在走廊找到了莫格。

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" Mog! I need to talk to you."

“莫格！我需要跟你谈谈。”

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" Sure," said Mog." What's up?"

“当然，”莫格说，“怎么了？”

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" I think Mrs. Hag is the one flying the brooms," whispered Ben

“我觉得是哈格太太在操控扫帚，”本小声说。

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" Really?" said Mog. He looked shocked

“真的吗？”莫格说。他看上去很震惊。

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Ben filled him in

本把情况告诉了他。

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" It makes sense," said Mog

“有道理，”莫格说。

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" Winnie told me Mrs. Hag was really upset when Mr. Freaky made her stop teaching broom flying

“温妮跟我说过，弗里基先生不让哈格太太教扫帚飞行课的时候，她特别生气。

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And everyone says she's terrible at flying

而且大家都说她飞行技术糟透了。

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That could explain the crashing brooms."

这就能解释扫帚为什么会坠落了。”

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Ben nodded. He was getting more and more excited about his theory

本点了点头。他对自己的推测越来越兴奋。

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" Now we just need to prove it."

“现在我们只需要证明这一点。”

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" Let's look for clues in the broom-flying classroom," said Mog

“我们去飞行扫帚教室找找线索吧。”莫格说。

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The two monsters hurried upstairs and into the classroom

两个怪物急忙上楼，进了教室。

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" Hey!" cried a voice from the closet." Get me out of here!"

“喂！”壁橱里传来一个声音，“快放我出去！”

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" That's Winnie!" cried Ben. He quickly unlocked the closet door

“是温妮！”本叫道，连忙打开了壁橱的门。

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Winnie leaped out of the closet." Thanks! It was hot in there!"

温妮从壁橱里跳出来。“谢谢！里面太热了！”

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" What were you doing in the broom closet?" asked Mog

“你在扫帚间里干什么呢？”莫格问。

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" I came up here to look at the brooms," said Winnie." I miss them

“我上来是想看看扫帚。”温妮说，“我想它们了。”

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But Mrs. Hag was here. She pushed me into the closet and locked me — "

但哈格太太在这里。她把我推进壁橱，锁了起来——”

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Crash! A window smashed as Mrs. Hag rocketed into the room, flying two brooms

哗啦！哈格太太骑着两把扫帚冲进房间，一扇窗户应声而碎。

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" Look out!" she cried

“小心！”她喊道。

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The brooms shot around the room, zipped upside down, and then flew out the door

扫帚在房间里四处乱窜，倒挂着飞掠，然后冲出了门外。

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Ben, Mog, and Winnie rushed into the hallway

本、莫格和温妮冲进了走廊。

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One broom flew out from under Mrs. Hag and crashed into a trophy case

一把扫帚从哈格太太身下飞出，撞进了一个奖杯柜里。

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The teacher lost her grip on the other one, which shot up through the ceiling

老师没抓住另一把扫帚，它径直向上冲破了天花板。

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Mrs. Hag tumbled downward. Bam! She crashed into Mr. Freaky

哈格太太摔了下来。砰！她撞在了弗利奇先生身上。

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The next day Mrs. Hag announced her retirement

第二天，哈格太太宣布了她退休的消息。

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It turned out that she'd been making trouble at school to get back at Mr. Freaky

原来，她一直在学校里制造麻烦，是为了报复弗利奇先生。

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Ben didn't think anyone at Monster Academy was sorry to see Mrs. Hag go

本觉得怪物学院里没有一个人会因为哈格太太的离开而感到惋惜。

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Mr. Freaky had already hired a new cooking teacher, and Miss Bungle was going to start teaching broom flying again

弗利奇先生已经聘请了一位新的烹饪老师，而邦戈小姐也将重新开始教飞行扫帚课了。

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Later Gaby rushed up to Ben in the hallway

后来，加比在走廊里朝本跑了过来。

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" Did you hear the news? Mr. Freaky rescheduled the Monster Mash dance

“你听说消息了吗？弗利奇先生把怪兽狂欢舞会改期了。

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It's tomorrow night. Now Waldo and I can go together

就在明晚。现在沃尔多和我可以一起去了。

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It's going to be so awesome!"

那一定会很棒！”

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Ben floated down the hallway toward his locker

本沿着走廊飘向他的储物柜。

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He was glad for Gaby, but he couldn't help feeling a little sorry for himself

他为加比感到高兴，但又不禁为自己感到一丝遗憾。

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Winnie wasn't mad at Mog anymore

温妮已经不生莫格的气了。

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So now she would go with Mog to the dance, of course

所以现在她当然会和莫格一起去舞会了。

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" It's just as well," thought Ben. Mog was his friend now too

“这样也好，”本想。莫格现在也是他的朋友了。

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Maybe Ben could —

也许本可以——

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" Hey, Ben!" shouted Mog just then. The monster came running toward him

“嘿，本！”莫格就在这时喊道。那个怪物朝他跑了过来。

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" Hey, Mog," Ben replied

“嘿，莫格，”本回答道。

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" Do you know Lilly?" asked Mog." She's got three eyes and a big blue horn."

“你认识莉莉吗？”莫格问道。“她有三只眼睛和一只蓝色的大角。”

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" No," said Ben." Why?"

“不认识，”本说。“怎么了？”

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" I just asked her to the Monster Mash dance," said Mog with a big smile." And she said yes!"

“我刚刚邀请她去怪兽狂欢舞会，”莫格笑容满面地说。“而且她答应了！”

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" That's great!" said Ben." But what about Winnie? Aren't you two — "

“那太好了！”本说。“但温妮怎么办？你们俩不是——”

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" Nah," said Mog." We broke up."

“不是了，”莫格说。“我们分手了。”

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When Mog left, Ben felt a smile spread across his face

莫格离开后，本感觉一个笑容在他脸上荡漾开来。

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Winnie and Mog had broken up! Now he could ask Winnie to the dance!

温妮和莫格分手了！现在他可以邀请温妮去舞会了！

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But as he floated toward the exit, Ben felt himself getting nervous

但当他飘向出口时，本感觉自己开始紧张起来。

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" Maybe she won't say yes," he thought

“也许她不会答应，”他想。

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" Maybe she's already going with someone else."

“也许她已经要和别人一起去了。”

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Outside, he could see Winnie soaring over the soccer field on one of the school brooms

在外面，他能看见温妮正骑着学校的一把扫帚在足球场上空翱翔。

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She was leaning over it with a happy look on her face, probably thrilled to be flying again

她正俯身贴着扫帚，脸上带着快乐的神情，大概是又能飞行而感到兴奋。

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" Here goes." Ben took a deep breath and then headed toward her

“豁出去了。”本深吸一口气，然后朝她走去。