112 大新闻

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Ben raced home after the Green Club meeting

绿色俱乐部的会议结束后，本飞快地跑回家。

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He couldn't wait to ask his parents if they knew why

Victoria Lafang had called Mr. Freaky.

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" We're in the backyard, Ben!" his mother called out

“我们都在后院呢，本！”他妈妈喊道。

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Mom, Dad, and Sid were all gathered around the picnic table

a bottle of sparkling venom-ade in front of them.

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" Are we celebrating something?" Ben asked

“我们是在庆祝什么吗？”本问道。

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" We received exciting news today!" His father poured the venom-ade

“我们今天收到了振奋人心的消息！”他爸爸一边倒着毒液汽水。

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Mom beamed." Uncle Bert and Victoria Lafang are getting married!"

妈妈笑容满面地说：“伯特叔叔和维多利亚·拉芳要结婚了！”

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" That's great!" Ben said." Wait, does this mean we get

to go to Hollyweird for the wedding?"

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" Not exactly," Mom said

“不完全是。”妈妈说。

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Ben's spirits drooped." We're not invited?"

本的情绪低落下来。“我们没有被邀请吗？”

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" Of course we are!" Dad replied

“当然要办！”爸爸回答。

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" That's the second part of the exciting news

“这是那激动人心的消息的第二部分。

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Bert and Victoria are getting married in Monsterville — at Monster Academy!"

伯特和维多利亚要在怪兽镇结婚——就在怪兽学院！”

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" Oh!" Ben said

“哦！”本说。

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" So that's why Victoria called Mr. Freaky." He laughed

“原来这就是为什么维多利亚打电话给怪咖先生。”他笑了。

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" He was hoping she'd ask him to be in one of her movies."

“他原本希望她会邀请他出演她的电影。”

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" I hope he's not too disappointed," Dad said

“我希望他别太失望。”爸爸说。

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" Me too. He was in such a good mood he gave the Green Club

one hundred dollars to help us build a garden."

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" What a great project for your club," Mom said

“对你们俱乐部来说，这真是个很棒的项目。”妈妈说。

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" And perfect timing," Dad added

“而且时机刚刚好。”爸爸补充道。

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" Bert and Victoria want an outdoor wedding."

“伯特和维多利亚想要一场户外婚礼。”

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" Wait until I tell the rest of the club," Ben said." They'll be so excited."

“等我告诉俱乐部其他人，”本说，“他们一定会很兴奋。”

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" Let's make a toast. To Bert and — " Briiing! Mom's phone rang

“我们来干杯。为伯特和——”叮铃铃！妈妈的电话响了。

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" Victoria, Bert!" Mom said into the phone

“维多利亚，伯特！”妈妈对着电话说。

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" We were just telling Ben and Sid the good news. Video call? Sure!"

“我们刚把好消息告诉本和席德。视频通话？没问题！”

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Mom switched the call so everyone could see

妈妈切换了通话，这样大家都能看到了。

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" Congratulations!" Ben and Sid said

“恭喜！”本和席德说。

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" Thank you," Uncle Bert and Victoria replied

“谢谢你们，”伯特叔叔和维多利亚回答。

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" I can't wait to be your aunt!" Victoria said happily

“我等不及要做你们的阿姨了！”维多利亚开心地说。

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" But there's a tiny issue. I just agreed to do a new movie costarring Tom Ooze

“但是有个小问题。我刚答应出演一部新电影，和汤姆·乌兹合作。

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Bert and I don't want to delay the wedding, so we've decided to have it soon

伯特和我不想拖延婚礼，所以决定尽快举办。

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We're hoping you'll help us with the planning."

我们希望你们能帮忙筹备婚礼。”

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" Of course," Mom said

“当然，”妈妈说。

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" You're the best sister-in-law I could hope for!" Victoria said

“你真是我能期待的最好的嫂子！”维多利亚说。

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" And, Ben, we owe you a special thanks."

“还有，本，我们得特别谢谢你。”

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" If it wasn't for you, Victoria and I would never

have been reunited," Uncle Bert added.

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Ben blushed

本脸红了。

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" We'd be honored if you'd be an usher at the wedding," Victoria said

“如果你能在婚礼上当引导员，我们会很荣幸的，”维多利亚说。

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" And please bring a date. Maybe Winnie?"

“请带个舞伴来吧。温妮怎么样？”

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Ben blushed even more." Sounds great. Thanks so much, Ms. Lafang."

本的脸更红了。“听起来太棒了。非常感谢，拉芳女士。”

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" Call me Aunt Victoria — we're going to be family!

“叫我维多利亚阿姨——我们就要成为一家人了！

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I'm leaving now because your uncle apparently has

some secrets to discuss with you. Bye!"

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Uncle Bert waited until the sound of Victoria's

high heels receded before speaking.

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" Mr. Freaky told us about the Green Club's garden project

“怪咖先生跟我们说了绿色俱乐部的花园项目。

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I was hoping you could include some of Victoria's favorite flowers

我希望你们能加入一些维多利亚最喜欢的花。

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I'll text you the list. And we'll double your budget too."

我把清单发短信给你。而且我们还会把你们的预算翻倍。”

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" Wow, thanks, Uncle Bert!" Ben said

“哇，谢谢，伯特叔叔！”本说。

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" We'll make the school look like a nightmare come true."

“我们会让学校看起来像噩梦成真一样。”

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" I know you will," Uncle Bert said

“我知道你们会的，”伯特叔叔说。

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" Thanks again, Ben. See you in two weeks!"

“再次感谢你，本。两周后见！”

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" Uh, t-t-two weeks?" Ben stuttered

“呃，两、两、两周？”本结结巴巴地说。

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" Yup, that's our wedding date. I've got to go. Talk to you soon!"

“对，那就是我们的婚期。我得挂了。回头聊！”

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After Uncle Bert hung up, Mom and Dad looked at each other

伯特叔叔挂断电话后，爸妈互相看了一眼。

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" That's not a very long time to grow a garden," Ben said

“这么短的时间种花园可不够长，”本说。

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" Or to figure out catering, music, drinks, and rentals," Mom added

“或者搞清楚餐饮、音乐、饮料和租赁的事情，”妈妈补充道。

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" We've all got a lot of work to do!"

“我们都有好多活儿要干！”

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" Not me." Sid sighed." I want a job too."

“我可没有。”希德叹了口气。“我也想要个任务。”

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" You can help me with the garden," Ben suggested

“你可以帮我种花园，”本建议道。

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" Fantastic idea," Mom said." And maybe you can help Sid too, Ben

“好主意，”妈妈说。“也许你也能帮帮希德，本。

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He passed his invisibility test

他通过了隐身测试。

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Now he has to practice for the scaring exam."

现在他得为惊吓考试练习了。”

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" Sure." Ben smiled weakly

“没问题。”本勉强地笑了笑。

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He'd try to help his brother, but he'd barely passed

his own scaring test when he was Sid's age.

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Early the next morning, the Green Club gathered at school to plan the garden

第二天一大早，绿色俱乐部在学校集合，筹划花园。

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After Ben told them the exciting news about the wedding, he shared

the list of special flowers Uncle Bert had texted to him.

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" Victoria's favorite flowers are bruised blue roses and ground creeper vines

“维多利亚最喜欢的花是淤青蓝玫瑰和地面爬藤。

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Uncle Bert thought it would be nice to grow the roses on an archway

伯特叔叔觉得把玫瑰种在拱门上会很不错。

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They can get married under it."

他们可以在下面结婚。”

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" That's a great idea," Winnie said

“这主意太棒了，”温妮说。

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" But how are we going to get everything to grow in two weeks?"

“但我们怎么才能在两周内让所有东西都长好？”

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" I can make a special fertilizer!" Waldo said

“我可以做一种特殊肥料！”沃尔多说。

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" Um..." Ben hesitated. Waldo's potions didn't always work out well

“呃……”本犹豫了。沃尔多的药水不一定每次都管用。

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" Don't worry," Waldo added quickly

“别担心，”沃尔多赶紧补充道。

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" I made this fertilizer for my mom's garden

“我为我妈妈的花园做过这种肥料。

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It worked perfectly — everything grew really fast."

效果特别好——所有东西都长得飞快。”

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" Okay, good idea, Waldo," Ben said, crossing his fingers behind his back

“好吧，好主意，沃尔多，”本说着，在背后交叉手指祈求好运。

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With luck, the fertilizer would work in the Monster Academy garden too

但愿肥料在怪兽学院的园子里也能有用。