115 零食攻击

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" You've barely eaten all week, Ben," Winnie said

"你这周几乎没怎么吃东西，本。"温妮说。

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The following week Ben was sitting with his friends in the cafeteria

接下来的一周，本和朋友们坐在食堂里。

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His sandwich sat untouched on his tray

他的三明治放在餐盘上，动都没动。

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" I'm too worried," Ben said

"我太担心了。"本说。

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" Because of that dumb sinkhole, we've lost almost a whole week

"因为那个讨厌的天坑，我们几乎浪费了整整一周。

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The garden will never be ready in time for the wedding

婚礼前花园根本来不及准备好。

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I feel like I'm letting down Victoria and Uncle Bert."

我觉得我让维多利亚和伯特叔叔失望了。"

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" There's Mr. Bog," Waldo said." Let's ask him about the sinkhole."

"博格先生在那儿，"沃尔多说，"我们问问他天坑的情况吧。"

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He waved to the school custodian." Is the sinkhole fixed yet?"

他向学校管理员挥手。"天坑修好了吗？"

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" I just finished filling it," Mr. Bog replied." You can get

back to work after school today."

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Ben brightened." That's the best news I've heard all week!"

本眼睛一亮，"这是我这一周听到的最好的消息！"

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" Did you figure out what happened?" Gaby asked

"弄清楚是怎么回事了吗？"盖比问。

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Mr. Bog shrugged." Some critter was probably burrowing underground."

博格先生耸耸肩，"可能是什么小动物在地下挖洞。"

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" Sounds like we're back in business!" Ben said happily

"看来我们又可以开工了！"本高兴地说。

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" Let's meet outside right after school!"

"放学后我们马上在外面碰头！"

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When the last bell of the day rang, Ben floated outside to meet his mom

当天最后一遍铃响过，本飘飘悠悠地出去见妈妈。

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She was dropping off Sid so he could help with the garden

她顺路把希德送来，好帮忙照料花园。

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" Sorry we're late!" Mom floated toward him with Sid

"抱歉我们来晚了！"妈妈和希德一起飘向他。

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" I saw your text about the sinkhole repair — that's great news."

"我看到你发的短信说天坑修好了——真是好消息。"

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Ben nodded

本点了点头。

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" At least someone has great news," Mom continued

“至少有人有好消息，”妈妈接着说。

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" Claudia Croaker, who was going to sing at the wedding, got laryngitis

要在婚礼上唱歌的克劳迪娅·克罗克得了喉炎。

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How am I going to find another famous opera singer now?

我现在要怎么找到另一位著名歌剧演员呢？

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Oh, there's my phone." Mom pulled her phone out of her purse

“哦，我的手机响了。”妈妈从包里掏出手机。

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" I'll see you two at home later!"

“一会儿家里见！”

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Ben was pleasantly surprised when he and Sid got

to the garden. Things didn't look too bad.

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" Oh, how pretty!" Jen pointed to the field of black-and-orange flowers

“哦，多漂亮啊！”珍指着一片黑橙相间的花田说。

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" All the flowers are blooming now."

“现在所有的花都开了。”

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" And Mr. Bog dug a new piranha pond for us," Mog said

“博格先生还为我们挖了一个新的水虎鱼池塘，”莫格说。

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" We'll fill it up now. My mom will be so happy

“我们现在就把它灌满。我妈妈一定会很高兴。

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She's sick of the piranhas swimming around our bathtub at home."

她受够了食人鱼在我们家浴缸里游来游去。”

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A few minutes later, Ben headed toward the archway to help Sid and the zombies

几分钟后，本朝拱门走去，去帮希德和僵尸们。

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On his way he noticed the ground creeper vines

路上他注意到那些地面藤蔓。

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They still hadn't grown at all

它们还是完全没有长。

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" They probably need more fertilizer," Ben mumbled

“它们可能需要更多肥料，”本咕哝道。

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He found the bottle sitting near the wheelbarrow

and sprinkled some liquid on the vines.

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" Hey, Ben," Gaby called." Can I talk to you for a minute?"

“嘿，本，”加比喊道。“我能跟你谈一分钟吗？”

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Ben tossed the bottle of fertilizer on the ground and floated

over to Gaby. "Is something wrong?"

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" Everything's fine," Gaby said

“一切都好，”加比说。

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" I just wanted to tell you that I have an idea to help Sid with his scaring

“我只是想告诉你，我有个主意能帮希德练习吓人。

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Can I work with him for a little while?"

我能跟他一起干一小会儿活吗？”

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" Sure," Ben said

“没问题。”本说。

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" I could teach him to make himself look big and — "

“我可以教他把自己变大，然后——”

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" Yoo-hoo, monsters!" Mr. Icky was coming toward the Green Club

members, pushing a cart full of food and drinks.

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" I thought I'd bring you hard-working gardeners some refreshments."

“我想我该给辛勤劳作的园丁们带些茶点来。”

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" Mmm." Mog licked his lips, eyeing the cart." That food looks great!"

“唔。”莫格舔了舔嘴唇，盯着推车。“那食物看起来棒极了！”

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Mr. Icky smiled proudly." These are some of the dishes

I created to serve at the wedding.

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I was hoping you monsters would be my taste testers."

我希望你们这些怪物能当我的试吃员。”

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The vampire showed her fangs." I'd be happy to take a bite!"

女吸血鬼露出她的獠牙。“我很乐意尝一口！”

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" Everything looks delicious," Ben said

“看起来每样都很好吃。”本说。

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" I've planned the menu very carefully," Mr. Icky said

“这份菜单我可是精心筹备的。”伊基先生说。

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" We have mini spiderweb soufflés, inspired by your Uncle Bert's recipe

“我们有迷你蛛网舒芙蕾，灵感来自你伯特叔叔的食谱。

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There are lizard eggs on toast with ant egg dressing

and moldy bacon-wrapped slugs.

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For drinks, I've made tarantula cola and sparkling venom-ade."

至于饮品，我准备了狼蛛可乐和气泡毒液饮。”

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After the Green Club members had filled their plates

they sat down on the grass to eat the delicious food.

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Even the zombies were wide awake for once, mumbling," Yum," between bites

就连僵尸们这次也格外清醒，边吃边咕哝着：“好吃。”

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Ben put his plate down on the grass while he drank his venom-ade

本喝毒液饮的时候，把盘子放在了草地上。

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But when he reached for the plate again, it was empty

可当他再去拿盘子时，发现里面空了。

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" Hey!" he said." Who took my food?"

“嘿！”他喊道，“谁拿走了我的食物？”

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Then Jen frowned at her plate." Somebody took my slugs!"

这时，珍也对着自己的盘子皱起了眉头。“有人偷了我的鼻涕虫！”

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" And somebody finished my drink!" a fish monster cried

“还有人喝光了我的饮料！”一个鱼怪叫道。

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Ben looked around for his little brother

本四处寻找他的弟弟。

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" Where's Sid?" he muttered." Did he make himself invisible again?"

“希德呢？”他小声嘀咕，“他又把自己隐身了吗？”

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" I'm right here!" Sid replied from his spot next to Gaby

“我就在这儿！”希德从加比旁边的位置应道。

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" He's been sitting with me the whole time," Gaby added." We've been — "

“他一直都跟我坐在一起呀，”加比补充说，“我们一直在——”

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" Help!" Mr. Icky cried." My cart!"

“救命！”伊基先生大叫，“我的推车！”

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The monsters looked over at the cooking teacher, who was

racing after his cart as it rolled away.

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" I can't catch it!" Mr. Icky cried

“我追不上它！”伊基先生喊道。

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Mog jumped up to grab the cart

莫格一跃而起，想去抓住推车。

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He was able to yank it back, but then his foot slipped

and the cart shot forward again.

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For a few minutes, it zigzagged all over, sending everyone scattering

有好几分钟，推车到处乱窜，把大家冲得四散奔逃。

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Finally it tipped over, spilling dishes and food onto the ground

最后，推车翻了，盘子和食物洒了一地。

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" Ugh." Ben floated up to survey the scene

“唉。”本飘起来查看现场情况。

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" If I weren't a ghost," he thought," I'd be convinced this garden was haunted!"

“如果我不是鬼魂，”他想，“我肯定会认为这个花园闹鬼了！”