125 温妮的麻烦

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Ben closed his eyes as Zork plunged toward the floor

当佐克向地面坠落时，本闭上了眼睛。

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Then he heard the sound of cheering

然后他听到了欢呼声。

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Ben opened his eyes to see Zork bouncing in a safety net

below the high wire.

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" Phew!" Ben thought as Zork rolled out of the net

and walked back to the ladder.

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Ben expected to see Zork pump his fist like he always did

but for once Zork didn't say a word.

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" Spy!" Ringmaster Ronny suddenly shouted

“间谍！”罗尼团长突然喊道。

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Ben's eyes went wide. The ringmaster was staring directly up at him

本瞪大了眼睛。团长正抬头直直地盯着他。

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" Go away now!" Ringmaster Ronny said." Or face

the wrath of the circus!"

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Ben quickly floated down to his friends, and they hurried away

本迅速飘到朋友们身边，他们匆忙离开了。

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" I told you that was a bad idea!" Jen said

“我告诉过你那是个坏主意！”珍说。

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That night Ben tossed and turned in bed while Sid rambled

on about his favorite baseball team, the Ghosts.

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Ben tried to listen to his little brother

本试图去听弟弟在说什么。

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But all he could think about was the scene in the gym that afternoon

但他满脑子想的，都是下午在体育馆里的那一幕。

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Things had appeared pretty normal at the practice

训练时，一切看起来都相当正常。

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But two things were nagging at Ben

但有两件事一直困扰着本。

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One thing was Ronny's ominous warning about the wrath of the circus

一件是罗尼关于马戏团愤怒的不祥警告。

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" Why does he keep threatening us?" Ben thought

“他为什么老是威胁我们？”本想道。

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The other thing bothering him was the expression

on the performers' faces.

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They'd all been staring straight ahead..

他们全都直直地盯着前方……

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" Right, Ben?" Sid asked suddenly

“对吧，本？”西德突然问道。

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" Don't you think the Ghosts are the best team in the Monster League?

“你不觉得幽灵队是怪物联盟里最棒的队伍吗？

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They could even win the Weird Series this year!"

他们今年甚至可以赢得古怪系列赛！”

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" Yes," Ben mumbled." Go to sleep, Sid."

“是啊，”本嘟囔着，“快睡吧，西德。”

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It took about thirty more minutes for Sid to fall asleep

西德又过了大约三十分钟才睡着。

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By the time Sid was snoring softly, Ben's mind was made up

等到西德轻轻打起鼾来，本已经下定了决心。

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When he saw Winnie at school tomorrow, he'd try again

to ask her about the circus.

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" Once she sees how worried I am," Ben thought

“等她看到我有多担心，”本想。

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" She'll definitely start spilling circus secrets."

“她肯定会开始透露马戏团的秘密的。”

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" Winnie!" Ben called, spotting her as she was about to enter

the building the next morning. "Wait up!"

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Ben noticed right away that her expression didn't look

blank today—it looked furious.

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Ben gulped." What's wrong?"

本咽了口唾沫。“怎么了？”

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" What's wrong?" she repeated

“怎么了？”她重复道。

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" What's wrong is that you peeked through the window yesterday

to spy on the circus—and me!" Her eyes flashed with anger.

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" What were you thinking, Ben? Ringmaster Ronny wants the show

to be a surprise for the audience. You could ruin everything!"

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" I... I was worried about you," he blurted out

“我……我是担心你。”他脱口而出。

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" Worried about me?" She laughed." Why? Because I was having fun?"

“担心我？”她笑了。“为什么？因为我玩得很开心？”

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He flushed." No. Because I think there's something weird about

the circus and Ringmaster Ronny."

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She sniffed." Obviously you just don't understand the circus or humans

她哼了一声。“显然你只是不懂马戏团，也不懂人类。”

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Maybe you're even jealous that you're not part of the show!"

也许你甚至嫉妒你不是演出的一员！”

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" I'm not jealous," Ben said." Like I just said, I'm worried

“我不嫉妒，”本说。“就像我刚说的，我是担心。”

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Something is wrong, but you're so wrapped up in the circus

you can't see it yourself."

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" You're right," Winnie said." Something is wrong

And I can even see how to fix it."

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" Great!" Ben said." What will you do?"

“太好了！”本说，“你打算怎么做？”

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" Break up with you!"

“跟你分手！”

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" What?" Ben felt his heart drop into his feet." But — but — "

“什么？”本感觉自己的心一下子沉了下去。“可是——可是——”

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" Good-bye!" Winnie spun around and marched into the building

“再见！”温妮猛地转身，大步走进了楼里。

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Ben drifted through the school day, feeling more upset

and confused than ever.

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In cooking class, he usually sat with Winnie and Mog

but today he found a seat next to Jen.

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" Students!" Mr. Icky began

“同学们！”伊基先生开始上课了。

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" We're going to cook with sticky cobwebs

“今天我们要用黏糊糊的蜘蛛网来做菜。

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As you probably know, they're a wonderful ingredient, delicious

in things like rat soufflé and salamander soup.

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Today we're going to add them to a spicy critter stew

Let's start cooking, monsters!"

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As the students began working, Mr. Scribblebottom wandered

around the room, filming everything.

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He stopped at Mog's table and pointed his camera in Mog's face

他在莫格的桌边停下，把摄像机对准了莫格的脸。

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" Has your diet changed since you became a circus performer?" he asked

“你成为马戏团演员后，饮食有变化吗？”他问道。

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" Um, not really," Mog said." I still eat a lot of fried bat wings

and moldy chip cookies."

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" Fascinating!" the filmmaker said. Ben watched him approach Winnie

“太有意思了！”电影制作人说。本看着他走近温妮。

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" What about you, young witch?" the filmmaker asked

“你呢，年轻的女巫？”电影制作人问道。

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" Excuse me, Ben?" Jen cleared her throat loudly

“本，不好意思？”珍大声清了清嗓子。

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" I've asked you three times to pass the newt intestines."

“我已经问了你三次，让你把蝾螈肠子递给我了。”

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" Oops, sorry, Jen," He passed the jar and sighed

“哎呀，抱歉，珍。”他把罐子递过去，叹了口气。

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" I don't know what to do. There has to be a way to get Winnie back, right?"

“我不知道该怎么办。一定有办法让温妮回心转意的，对吧？”

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" Like I said five minutes ago, I'm sure you two will make up soon."

“就像我五分钟前说的，我相信你们俩很快就会和好的。”

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She dropped the newt intestines into their cauldron

causing the stew to bubble and froth.

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" But for now why don't you just focus on cooking?

“但现在你为什么不先专心做饭呢？

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It's time to add the sticky cobwebs. Can you measure

out about half a cup?"

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" Sure." Ben heaved another miserable sigh and did as Jen had asked

“好的。”本又难过地长叹一声，照着珍的话做了。