044 莫格的大主意

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" Cook badly?" Ben stared at Mog in disbelief

“故意做得糟？”本不敢相信地盯着莫格。

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" That's your big idea?"

“这就是你的大主意？”

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" Yeah," Mog said

“对啊，”莫格说。

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" If you're a bad cook, you can't be on Kids' Kitchen Showdown."

“要是你厨艺差，就没法上《儿童厨艺大对决》了。”

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Ben shook his head." That won't work. As far as I'm concerned, I am a bad cook

本摇了摇头。“那行不通。依我看，我本来就厨艺不精。

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But Mr. Icky insists I have natural talent."

可伊奇老师硬说我有天赋。”

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Mog scratched his chin for a moment

莫格挠了挠下巴，想了一会儿。

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" I know what to do

“我知道该怎么办了。

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Every time you're about to make a choice while you're cooking, stop yourself

每次你做饭要拿主意的时候，就先打住。

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Then make the opposite choice."

然后选相反的那个。”

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Ben smiled." I'll try it!"

本笑着说：“我会试试看的！”

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The morning's recipe was creeploaf

早上的食谱是恐怖肉糕。

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Ben went into the pantry for ingredients

本走进储藏室去拿食材。

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He was about to grab a jar of pickled bat ears. Then he stopped himself

他正要伸手去拿一罐腌蝙蝠耳朵。然后又停住了自己。

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" Pickled bat ears might be delicious in creeploaf," he told himself

“腌蝙蝠耳朵放进恐怖肉糕里可能很美味，”他对自己说。

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" That's why I need to grab something different."

“所以我才要拿点不一样的东西。”

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Ben looked at the shelves

本看着那些架子。

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Up on the top shelf, he saw a jar of powdered snake fangs

在最顶层的架子上，他看到一罐蛇牙粉末。

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He grabbed it

他把它拿了下来。

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Every time he was about to pick an item off the shelf, he stopped himself

每次他刚要伸手从架子上拿某样东西时，就停住了自己。

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Then he picked a different item

然后他选了一样不同的东西。

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Soon Ben's arms were full of all sorts of strange ingredients

很快，本的胳膊上就抱满了各种各样的奇怪食材。

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He grinned and dumped everything onto his workspace with a crash

他咧嘴一笑，哗啦一声把所有东西都倒在了工作台上。

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" This will be the worst creeploaf ever!" he thought

“这将是有史以来最难吃的恐怖肉糕！”他想。

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Winnie raised an eyebrow." You're putting black mold in your creeploaf?"

温妮扬起一边眉毛。“你把黑霉菌放进你的恐怖肉糕里了？”

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" Yep!" Ben looked over at Mog, who gave him the claws-up sign

“没错！”本看向莫格，莫格对他竖起了爪子。

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One by one, Ben dumped ingredients into a bowl

本把食材一样一样倒进碗里。

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Instead of stirring, he mashed. Instead of mixing thoroughly, he left big, ugly clumps

他没有搅拌，而是捣碎。他没有充分混合，而是留下了大块难看的团状物。

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He dropped the mess into a loaf pan and slid it into the oven

他把那团乱糟糟的东西丢进面包烤盘，推进了烤箱。

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Soon everyone's creeploaves were baking

很快，所有人的恐怖肉糕都在烤了。

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Mr. Freaky walked in, his noses wiggling wildly, as usual

怪诞先生走了进来，他的好几个鼻子像往常一样使劲扭动着。

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He was followed by Mayor Hubbletree, who adjusted his tie and looked around the room

哈布尔特里市长紧随其后，他整了整领带，环顾了一下房间。

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" Mr. Freaky!" Mr. Icky said

“怪诞先生！” 艾奇先生说道。

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" And Mayor Hubbletree! What an honor!"

“还有哈布尔特里市长！真是荣幸之至！”

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Mr. Freaky blew his noses

怪诞先生擤了擤他的好几个鼻子。

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" Mayor Hubbletree and I were discussing this Friday's TV event

“哈布尔特里市长和我刚才在讨论本周五的电视活动。

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We wanted to make sure everything is under control."

我们想确保一切都准备就绪。”

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Mayor Hubbletree grinned

哈布尔特里市长咧嘴笑了笑。

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" Yes, Freaky and I figured we'd pop in to see what's cooking."

“是啊，我和怪诞就想着顺道过来看看你们在做什么好吃的。”

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He sniffed the air

他嗅了嗅空气。

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" It smells... interesting."

“闻起来……挺有意思。”

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" The students are baking creeploaf," Mr. Icky said

“学生们在烤恐怖肉糕，”伊奇先生说。

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" Creeploaf?" The mayor wrinkled his nose

“恐怖肉糕？”市长皱起了鼻子。

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Mr. Freaky's noses stopped wiggling

怪诞先生的鼻子停止了抽动。

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" Oh, I love creeploaf!

“哦，我喜欢恐怖肉糕！

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I remember the creeploaf Grandma Freaky used to make

我想起了怪诞奶奶以前做的恐怖肉糕。

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It had little cricket legs and..."

里面有小小的蟋蟀腿，还有……”

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Mayor Hubbletree pulled out a handkerchief and wiped his brow

哈布尔特里市长掏出手帕，擦了擦额头。

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" That sounds delicious," Mr. Icky said

“听起来好吃极了，”伊奇先生说。

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" You'll have to try Ben's creeploaf when he's done

“等本做好了，你一定得尝尝他的恐怖肉糕。”

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Ben is Monster Academy's contestant," he explained to the mayor

“本是怪兽学院的参赛选手，”他向市长解释道。

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Ben smiled and waved to Mayor Hubbletree

本微笑着向哈布尔特里市长挥了挥手。

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" After they taste my creeploaf, I won't have to be on that stupid show!" he thought

“等他们尝了我的恐怖肉糕，我就不用上那个愚蠢的节目了！”他心想。

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Mayor Hubbletree picked up a jar and read the label

哈布尔特里市长拿起一个罐子，看着上面的标签。

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" Leech oil?" He looked at Mr. Icky

“水蛭油？”他看向伊奇先生。

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" You monsters eat this stuff?"

“你们怪兽吃这种东西？”

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" It's much better for you than butter," Mr. Icky said

“这比黄油对你好多了，”伊奇先生说。

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" I don't know about that," Mayor Hubbletree muttered

“这我可说不好，”哈布尔特里市长嘀咕道。

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He put down the jar and looked around the room

他放下罐子，环顾了一下房间。

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A ghoul grinned at him, revealing a set of yellow, crooked teeth

一个食尸鬼对他咧嘴一笑，露出一口歪歪扭扭的黄牙。

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Ben could see beads of sweat dripping down the mayor's face

本能看见汗珠顺着市长的脸颊往下流。

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Ding! Ding! Ding! Timers all over the classroom suddenly rang

叮！叮！叮！教室里所有的计时器突然响了起来。

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" The creeploaves are ready!" Mr. Icky shouted

“恐怖肉糕出炉了！”伊奇先生喊道。

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The students hurried to get their creeploaves out of the oven

学生们赶忙从烤箱里取出自己的恐怖肉糕。

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Ben's loaf was purple and lumpy

本做的肉糕紫一块、疙疙瘩瘩的。

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When he saw the other loaves, he smiled

当他看到其他人的肉糕时，露出了笑容。

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They were all green and brown

全都是绿色和棕色的。

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" Perfect!" he thought." My creeploaf looks awful."

“太完美了！”他想。“我的恐怖肉糕看起来糟透了。”

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" Hmm," Mr. Icky said

“嗯——”伊奇先生沉吟道。

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The cooking teacher peered at Ben's creeploaf

这位烹饪老师凑近看了看本的恐怖肉糕。

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Then he looked up at Ben

然后，他抬头看向本。

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" This is interesting, Ben," Mr. Icky said

“这很有意思，本，”伊奇先生说道。

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Mayor Hubbletree leaned in for a closer look

哈布尔特里市长凑近了些，想看得更仔细。

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The color drained from his face

他的脸色一下子变得煞白。

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Ben flashed a sheepish grin." I'm not sure what I did wrong."

本不好意思地咧嘴笑了笑。“我不确定我做错了什么。”

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" Very funny," Mr. Icky said

“非常有趣，”伊奇先生说道。

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" You've obviously been reading The Monster Kitchen by Julia Fang, the world-famous monster chef."

“你显然是看了世界著名怪物厨师朱莉娅·方的《怪物厨房》。”

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" Huh?" Ben said

“啊？”本说。

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Mr. Icky cut off a piece of Ben's creeploaf and tasted it

伊奇先生切下一小块本的恐怖肉糕，尝了尝。

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A smile spread across his face

一丝微笑在他脸上荡漾开来。

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" Miss Fang says a proper creeploaf should be purple

“方小姐说，地道的恐怖肉糕必须是紫色的。

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That's how it was prepared originally."

它原本的做法就是这样的。”

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He ate another bite." Delicious!"

他又吃了一口。“美味极了！”

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" Let's see how it compares to Grandma Freaky's," the principal said

“看看它和怪诞奶奶的比起来怎么样，”校长说道。

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He grabbed a fork and handed a second one to Mayor Hubbletree

他抓起一把叉子，又递了一把给哈布尔特里市长。

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" No, thanks." The mayor was sweating quite a bit

“不了，谢谢。”市长出了一头汗。

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" I'm sure this creepy loaf, or whatever you call it, is good

“我相信这个恐怖肉糕，或者不管你们叫它什么，肯定不错。

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But I'm not really into, er, fancy foods."

但我真的不太喜欢，呃，花哨的食物。”

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" Mmm!" A smile spread across Mr. Freaky's face as he chewed

“嗯！”怪诞先生嚼着嚼着，脸上露出了笑容。

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" Well done, chef!" Mr. Icky said to Ben

“做得好，小厨师！”伊奇先生对本说。

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Ben pretended to be happy. But inside, he groaned

本假装很开心。但心里却暗暗叫苦。

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Mog's idea hadn't helped one bit!

大自我的主意，真是一点忙都没帮上！