011 温妮的答案

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Ben floated out to the soccer field where Winnie was flying her broom

本飘到了足球场，温妮正在那里骑扫帚飞行。

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She looked so happy soaring over the field

她在球场上空翱翔，看起来开心极了。

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" I'm coming in for a landing!" he heard her say

他听见她说：“我要降落了！”

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" Me too!" cried another witch, tilting her broom down toward the field

“我也是！”另一个女巫喊道，她把扫帚朝球场方向倾斜下来。

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Ben watched Winnie cruise to a soft landing

本看着温妮滑翔然后轻柔着陆。

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Then he floated over to her, his heart beating fast

然后他向她飘了过去，心脏狂跳。

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He had come outside to ask her to the Monster Mash dance on Friday night

他到外面来，是为了邀请她参加周五晚上的怪物舞会。

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" What if she says no?" Ben thought, suddenly panicked

“万一她拒绝了呢？”本思忖着，突然一阵恐慌。

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That would be terrible

那可就糟了。

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He'd feel so stupid, and then things would get awkward between them. Maybe he shouldn't —

他会觉得自己蠢透了，然后他们之间会变得很尴尬。也许他本不该——

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Just then Winnie smiled at him. Her green eyes sparkled in the sunlight

就在这时，温妮对他笑了笑。她绿色的眼睛在阳光下闪闪发亮。

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Ben smiled back nervously. Winnie could sometimes read people's thoughts

本紧张地回以微笑。温妮有时候能读透别人的想法。

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Did she know what he was thinking now?

她知道他现在在想什么吗？

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" Great flying, Winnie," said Ben quickly

“飞得真棒，温妮，”本迅速说道。

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" Thanks," she answered." I'm practicing for my broom-flying test

“谢谢，”她回答说，“我在为我的扫帚飞行考试做练习呢。

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If I pass, I'll finally have my broom-flying license

如果我通过了，就能最终拿到扫帚飞行执照了。

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Then maybe I can join the Witches' Formation team

然后也许我就能加入女巫编队飞行队了。

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They get to fly over the school during important events."

她们可以在重要活动时飞越学校上空。”

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" I'm sure you'll pass," said Ben

“我相信你一定能通过的，”本说。

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He knew he had to ask her now, before he lost all his courage

他知道他现在就得开口问她，不然全部的勇气就要跑光了。

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He took a deep breath — such a deep breath, he suddenly felt dizzy

他深吸了一口气——这一口气吸得太深，他突然感到一阵头晕。

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Winnie stared at him." Ben, are you okay? You look pale, even for a ghost."

温妮盯着他。“本，你没事吧？你的脸色很苍白，即使是对于一个幽灵来说。”

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" I'm fine," Ben lied

“我没事。”本撒了个谎。

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His heart pounded faster." Winnie, will you... um...?"

他的心怦怦跳得更快了。“温妮，你愿意……嗯……？”

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Smiling, Winnie tilted her head." Will I...?"

温妮微笑着歪了歪头。“我愿意……？”

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" Will you go to the Monster Mash with me?"

“你愿意和我一起去怪物舞会吗？”

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For a moment Winnie didn't say anything

有那么一刻，温妮什么也没说。

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" Oh no!" Ben thought, panicking again." I never should have — "

“哦，不！”本心想，又开始慌了。“我真不该——”

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" I'd love to," she said

“我很乐意去。”她说。

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" You would? I mean, wow! That's great!"

“你愿意？我是说，哇！太棒了！”

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Suddenly Ben didn't know what to say." Dancing is fun, right?"

突然间本不知道该说什么了。“跳舞很有趣，对吧？”

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" I love dancing," Winnie agreed

“我超爱跳舞。”温妮赞同地说。

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" I love it almost as much as I love broom flying."

“我对它的喜爱几乎和喜爱骑扫帚飞行一样多。”

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" Me too," said Ben." I mean, not broom flying but just regular flying

“我也是，”本说，“我是说，不是骑扫帚飞行，只是普通的飞行。”

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Not that there's anything wrong with broom flying. It's just that I'm a ghost and..."

不是说骑扫帚飞行有什么不好。只是我是个幽灵，而且……”

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" What a dumb thing to say," Ben thought as Winnie giggled

“这话说得真傻。”本心想，这时温妮咯咯地笑了。

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He was babbling like an idiot

他像个傻瓜一样胡言乱语。

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" I'll pick you up at seven," Ben told her." Okay?"

“我七点来接你，”本告诉她。“好吗？”

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" Actually," Winnie said," I'm on the decorating committee

“其实，”温妮说，“我是装饰委员会的。

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So I have to get to the gym early to help decorate

所以我得早点到体育馆帮忙布置。

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Maybe we can just meet at the dance?"

也许我们直接在舞会上碰面？”

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" Sure," said Ben." That sounds great. I'll see you at school tomorrow."

“当然，”本说，“听起来不错。明天学校见。”

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" Okay," said Winnie, grinning at him

“好的。”温妮对他咧嘴一笑。

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Ben floated away as fast as he could. He could not believe his good luck

本以最快的速度飘走了。他简直不敢相信自己的好运气。

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Ever since he'd first seen Winnie, he'd thought she was the most beautiful witch in the world

自从他第一次见到温妮，他就一直觉得她是世界上最美丽的女巫。

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And now she was going to the dance with him!

现在她要和他一起去舞会了！

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The next morning during homeroom, Mr. Freaky's voice crackled over the loudspeaker

第二天早上的班会上，弗雷奇老师的声音通过广播噼啪响起。

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" Good morning, students

"早上好，同学们。"

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I wanted to let everyone know that Miss Bungle is out sick with the flu today

"我想告诉大家，邦格老师今天得了流感，请病假了。"

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So all of her broom-flying classes and activities are canceled until she returns. Thank you."

"所以她所有的扫帚飞行课和活动都取消，直到她回来为止。谢谢。"

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Ben shot Winnie a sympathetic look

本同情地看了温妮一眼。

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She looked pretty disappointed at the news

听到这个消息，她看起来很失望。

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" Maybe Miss Bungle will be back soon," he whispered

"也许邦格老师很快就会回来，"他小声说。

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" Yeah, I hope she's okay." Winnie smiled and tried to shrug it off

"是啊，希望她没事。"温妮笑了笑，试着不放在心上。

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But Ben could tell that she was upset

但本看得出来她其实很沮丧。

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" At least I have the dance to look forward to tonight, right?"

“至少今晚的舞会我还挺期待的，对吧？”

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" Right," he answered with a grin

“对。”他咧嘴一笑，回答道。

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After homeroom they walked together to Cooking

班会课后，他们一起走去上烹饪课。

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Today Ben was actually looking forward to cooking something

今天，本居然有点期待做点吃的了。

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Mr. Freaky had hired a new teacher to replace Mrs. Hag

怪奇先生请了一位新老师来接替海格太太。

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This one was supposed to be a much better cook than Mrs. Hag

据说这位新老师的厨艺比海格太太好得多。

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" Good morning, monsters," said the new teacher, who was wearing goggles and an apron

“早上好，小怪物们。”新老师戴着护目镜，围着围裙，说道。

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" My name is Mr. Icky." His four tentacles waved to the students

“我叫伊奇先生。”他的四只触手向学生们挥了挥。

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" Today we're going to make slug cupcakes with rotten-egg frosting

“今天我们要做鼻涕虫纸杯蛋糕，搭配臭鸡蛋味的糖霜。

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They're for the dance tonight."

是为今晚的舞会准备的。”

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" Woo-hoo!" called Mog

“哇——嚯！”莫格叫了起来。

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He was sitting with his new girlfriend, Lilly, and a few other monsters

他正和他的新女友莉莉，还有其他几个怪物坐在一起。

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" Slug cupcakes are awesome!"

“鼻涕虫蛋糕简直一级棒！”

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Soon the students started cooking

很快，学生们就开始动手做了。

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As Ben plopped slugs into his cupcake batter, he overheard Winnie talking to some other girl monsters about the dance

正当本把鼻涕虫扑通扑通地丢进蛋糕面糊里时，他无意中听到温妮正和另外几个女怪物聊着舞会的事。

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" I got my dress at Frightful Fashion," said a witch

“我的裙子是在‘恐怖时尚’买的。”一个女巫说。

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" My mom bought me some new shoes too."

“我妈妈还给我买了双新鞋呢。”

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" My dress is from the Suction Shop," said an octopus monster

“我的裙子是‘吸盘商店’买的。”一个章鱼怪物说。

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" It's bright pink, and guess what — "

“是亮粉色的，而且你猜怎么着——”

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She waved a bunch of her arms." It's sleeveless!"

她挥了挥好几只胳膊。“是无袖的哦！”

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" Cool. You're going to look great," said Winnie

“酷！你穿上肯定很好看。”温妮说。

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She glanced over at Ben with a shy smile

她害羞地笑着瞥了本一眼。

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" My dress is from the Witch's Closet

“我的裙子是‘女巫衣橱’的。

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It's really pretty — black, of course, with lots of lace."

那条裙子超漂亮——当然是黑色的，上面有很多蕾丝。”

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Ben smiled back at Winnie, and he was still smiling a minute later as he started stirring the cupcake batter

本也回以微笑。过了一分钟，当他开始搅拌蛋糕面糊时，脸上还挂着笑容。

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He couldn't wait to see Winnie tonight

他简直等不及想在今晚见到温妮了。

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Their first Monster Mash dance together was going to be perfect

他们一起参加的第一场怪物舞会，一定会非常完美的。