106 演习时间

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Ben looked at Waldo." What's a safety drill?"

本看着沃尔多。“安全演习是什么？”

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Waldo shrugged." I'm not sure exactly

沃尔多耸耸肩。“我也不太确定。

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But the safety patrol is supposed to make sure that everyone gets to

the gym safely—and quickly.

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I'd better go!"

我得走了！”

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Waldo ran off, and Ben and Winnie joined other students who were making

their way to the gym.

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Outside the gym doors, Mr. Gwarg stood with Mr. Freaky, trying to

hurry everyone along.

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" This is a safety drill, monsters!" Mr. Gwarg called

“这是安全演习，怪物们！”格瓦格先生喊道。

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" Safety patrol officers, please get everyone into the gym!"

“安全巡逻员们，请大家进入体育馆！”

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Gaby, Waldo, Jen, and Mog rushed through the hallways, calling out instructions

and hurrying everyone along.

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Everybody looked confused

大家都一脸困惑。

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Mr. Freaky blew his noses

弗里基先生擤了擤他的几个鼻子。

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" Are you sure this drill is a good idea, Mr. Gwarg?" he asked

“你确定这次演习是个好主意吗，格瓦格先生？”他问道。

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" I'm meeting with the human chaperones at lunchtime

午餐时间我要和人类监护人见面。

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Mayor Hubbletree will be here too — I can't afford to have any problems today."

哈布尔树市长也会来——我今天可不能出任何问题。”

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" Trust me, Mr. Freaky, this safety drill is very important," Mr. Gwarg replied

“相信我，弗里基先生，这次安全演习非常重要，”格瓦格先生回答。

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" When it comes to safety, I know what I'm doing."

“说到安全，我知道自己在做什么。”

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As the last students filed into the gym, Ben saw Mr. Gwarg look down

at his stopwatch and frown.

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" Safety patrol officers, get over here!" he bellowed, waving

the four students over.

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" It took us 16 minutes to move everyone into the gym

“我们把所有人弄进体育馆花了16分钟。

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That's way too much time

那也太费时间了。

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We need to hustle during these drills — they're practice for real-life situations

演习时动作要快——这是为真实情况做的练习。

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Do you understand me?"

明白吗？”

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The safety patrol officers nodded sheepishly

安全巡逻队员们不好意思地点了点头。

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" Don't worry, Mr. Gwarg," Mog said

“别担心，格瓦格先生，”莫格说。

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" We can improve our time. I think we just need more practice."

“我们能缩短时间。我觉得我们只是需要多练习。”

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" Hmm... More practice." Mr. Gwarg rubbed his chin

“嗯……多练习。”格瓦格先生摸着下巴说。

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" Maybe we should have another drill. Let's — "

“也许我们该再来一次演习。我们——”

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" Thank you, Mr. Gwarg!" Mr. Freaky said

“谢谢你，格瓦格先生！”弗里基先生说。

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" That was a wonderful safety drill

“这次安全演习非常棒。

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Now it's time to dismiss the students and send them to class

现在该解散学生，让他们回教室了。

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Where's my welcome and clean-up committee?"

我的欢迎和清扫小队在哪儿？”

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He beckoned to Ben, Winnie, and Cleo

他向本、温妮和克利奥招了招手。

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" I need you three to clean the hallways before noon

“我需要你们三个在中午之前把走廊打扫干净。

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Our school must be sparkling when the humans arrive!"

当人类到来时，我们的学校必须闪闪发光！”

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Ben was wiping claw prints off a trophy case when he saw Mayor Hubbletree's

big black limousine pull up in front of the school building.

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The door opened, and Mayor Hubbletree stepped out

车门开了，哈布尔特里市长走了出来。

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He was followed by three other grown-ups-two women and a man

他身后跟着另外三个成年人——两位女士和一位男士。

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Mr. Freaky tugged nervously on his tie as he went to meet

the guests at the door.

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" Hello, folks! Welcome to Monster Academy!"

“大家好！欢迎来到怪兽学院！”

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" Good afternoon, Mr. Freaky," Mayor Hubbletree said

“下午好，弗里基先生，”哈布尔特里市长说。

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" Our parent chaperones are here to inspect your school

before the sleepover on Friday."

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He stared hard at Mr. Freaky

他严厉地盯着弗里基先生。

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" But I've already assured them that everything will be in perfect order."

“但我已经向他们保证，一切都会井井有条。”

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Mr. Freaky quickly wiped a bead of sweat from his head

弗里基先生迅速从头上擦掉一滴汗珠。

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" Of course it will!" He shook hands with each parent as

Mayor Hubbletree introduced them.

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" I promise, your children will be safe and sound in our building."

“我保证，你们的孩子在我们的大楼里会安然无恙。”

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Mr. Freaky chuckled nervously." And so will you."

弗里基先生紧张地轻笑了一声。“你们也会这样。”

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" That's good to hear," said Mrs. Wharton, the woman with red hair

“这话听起来不错，”红头发的沃顿夫人说。

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" But frankly, Mr. Freaky," she added with a frown," I'm deeply

concerned about all these monster-human activities.

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My son, Dave, has become very good friends with someone named Jen

我的儿子戴夫和一个叫珍的人成了非常好的朋友。

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She's apparently a, um..." She looked at Mr. Freaky." What is she anyway?"

她显然是个，呃……”她看向弗里基先生，“她到底是什么？”

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Mr. Freaky cleared his throat." Jen's a blob."

弗里基先生清了清嗓子。“珍是个软泥怪。”

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Mrs. Grump gasped." A blob? Oh, Mrs. Wharton, you must be terribly worried!"

格兰普夫人倒吸一口气。“软泥怪？哦，沃顿夫人，您一定担心坏了！”

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" No wonder Jen's so nervous about the sleepover," Ben thought

“难怪珍对过夜活动这么紧张。”本心想。

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" Dave's mom clearly doesn't like monsters."

“戴夫的妈妈显然不喜欢怪物。”

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" Well, your worries are over, starting today!" Mr. Freaky said brightly

“好了，从今天起，你们的担忧就结束了！”弗里基先生轻快地说。

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" In fact, we've started a safety patrol — just to make sure everything is

super safe during your stay."

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The male chaperone, Mr. Chin, was looking up at Mr. Freaky's safety banner

那位男监护人，秦先生，正抬头看着弗里基先生的安全横幅。

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Suddenly he spun to face Mayor Hubbletree

突然，他转过身面向哈伯树市长。

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" Look at that banner, Mayor

“看看那横幅，市长。

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It says there have been only two days without an accident." He shook his head

上面写着只有两天没发生事故。”他摇了摇头。

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" Two days does not inspire confidence — are you sure my daughter is

going to be safe during this visit?"

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Mr. Freaky blew his noses

弗里基先生用他的多个鼻子一起擤了擤鼻涕。

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" We just started keeping count on Monday, Mr. Chin

“秦先生，我们周一开始统计的。

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But we had lots of accident-free days before we started counting

但开始计数前，我们已经有很多天没发生事故了。

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Why don't we begin our tour?

我们何不开始参观呢？

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I'm sure you'll be thoroughly impressed with all our creepy, er

I mean, incredible, facilities."

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" We'd better be, Freaky," Mayor Hubbletree muttered under his breath

“最好是，弗里基。”哈伯树市长低声咕哝道。

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" Follow me, please," Mr. Freaky said

“请跟我来。”弗里基先生说。

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" I'll give you a brief history of Monster Academy as we walk along

“我们边走，我边给你们简单介绍一下怪兽学院的历史。

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Perhaps you've read that our building was designed by the famous

architect Frank Stein Blight in . . . "

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" Oh no!" Winnie gripped Ben's arm as she pointed upward

“哦不！”温妮抓住本的手臂，指向上面。

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Mr. Freaky's huge safety banner had come loose on one side

弗里基先生那张巨大的安全横幅的一侧松脱了。

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And now it was dangling overhead — about to crash down

on the parent chaperones!