045 瓦尔多的热烫主意

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After Cooking class Ben met Waldo and his other friends in the hallway to discuss Winnie's surprise party

烹飪課結束後，Ben在走廊遇見Waldo和其他朋友，討論Winnie的驚喜派對。

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" Mog and I will handle the decorations," Deb said

Deb說：「我和Mog負責裝飾。」

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Mog grinned." Wait until you see what Deb can do with spider webs. She's a true artist!"

Mog咧嘴笑了：「等著看Deb用蜘蛛網玩出什麼花樣吧。她可是真正的藝術家！」

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" I'm going to make a batch of newt punch," a witch said." It's Winnie's favorite."

一個女巫說：「我要做一批蠑螺潘趣酒，這是Winnie的最愛。」

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Ben didn't say much during the meeting

會議期間，Ben沒怎麼說話。

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His mind was on his two problems — the cooking competition and Winnie's birthday gift

他心裡惦記著兩件事——烹飪比賽和Winnie的生日禮物。

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When everyone headed back to class, he grabbed Waldo." I need your help."

大家回教室時，他一把抓住Waldo：「我需要你幫忙。」

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" What's wrong?" Waldo asked

「怎麼了？」Waldo問道。

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Ben leaned in closer." I don't want to be on Kids' Kitchen Showdown."

Ben湊近了些：「我不想上《兒童廚房對決》。」

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" Are you kidding?" Waldo's glasses slid down his nose

「你在開玩笑吧？」Waldo的眼鏡滑到了鼻頭上。

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" Most monsters would love to be on that show!"

“大多数怪物都会喜欢上那个节目！”

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" Not me."

“我可不喜欢。”

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Waldo scratched the side of his head

沃尔多挠了挠头。

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" I'll come up with some ideas. Meet me in the cooking classroom after school."

“我会想些办法。放学后烹饪教室见。”

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Ben hardly heard anything in history class that morning

那天早上历史课，本几乎什么也没听进去。

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As Mrs. Flump droned on about the Monster Stamp Act of 1839, Ben thought about Kids' Kitchen Showdown

弗卢姆夫人喋喋不休地讲着1839年的《怪物印花法案》，本却想着《儿童厨房大对决》。

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He couldn't wait to hear Waldo's ideas

他迫不及待地想听听沃尔多的主意。

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The wizard's spells usually went wrong, but Ben was getting desperate

巫师的咒语通常都会出错，但本已经走投无路了。

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Besides, maybe Waldo wouldn't even have to use magic

再说，也许沃尔多根本不用施展魔法。

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" Soon I'll be free!" Ben thought gleefully

“很快我就会自由了！”本高兴地想。

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Winnie sat nearby." What are you smiling about?" she whispered

温妮坐在旁边。“你在笑什么？”她小声问。

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" Huh?" Ben hadn't realized he'd been smiling." Oh, nothing."

“啊？”本没意识到自己在笑。“哦，没什么。”

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Winnie gave him a suspicious look

温妮怀疑地看着他。

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" You must be thinking about the perfect birthday present you got for me."

“你一定是在想你给我准备的完美生日礼物。”

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" What present?" Ben said." I didn't get you — I mean..."

“什么礼物？”本说。“我没给你——我是说……”

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" Relax," Winnie teased him." I'm just kidding."

“放松，”温妮逗他。“我只是开玩笑。”

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After school Ben rushed into the cooking classroom and found Waldo waiting for him

放学后，本冲进烹饪教室，发现沃尔多正在等他。

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" Did you think of anything?" Ben asked

“你想出什么了吗？”本问。

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" I sure did!" Waldo beamed." Hot sauce!"

“当然啦！”沃尔多笑容满面。“辣酱！”

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" Huh? Hot sauce?"

“啊？辣酱？”

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" Not just any hot sauce," Waldo said

“不光是辣酱，”沃尔多说。

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" Monster hot sauce. Your food will be so spicy, Mr. Icky will get nervous

“是怪物辣酱。你的菜会辣到让伊基先生发慌。

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He'll decide that it's much too hot for the humans and pull you from the competition."

他会觉得这对人类来说实在太辣，然后把你从比赛里撤掉。”

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" Hmm," Ben said slowly." I guess that might work."

“嗯，”本慢慢说道，“我觉得这也许能行。”

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" Mr. Icky is gone for the day — let's make some hot sauce right now!"

“伊基先生今天走了——咱们马上做辣酱吧！”

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While Waldo searched the pantry for spicy ingredients, Ben set a pot on the stove

沃尔多在储物间翻找辣味食材时，本把一口锅搁在炉子上。

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He was chopping slugs when Waldo came back from the pantry

他正在切鼻涕虫，沃尔多从储物间回来了。

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The wizard placed a bunch of jars and bottles on the counter

小巫师把一堆瓶瓶罐罐放在台面上。

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Most of the labels showed flames. A couple had skulls and crossbones

多数标签上印着火焰图案，有两三个画着骷髅和交叉白骨。

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Waldo unscrewed a cap

沃尔多拧开了一个盖子。

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A wisp of smoke drifted from the bottle

一缕轻烟从瓶子里飘了出来。

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" This is concentrated volcano smoke," he said, pouring it into the pot

“这是浓缩火山烟。”他说着，把它倒进了锅里。

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Poof! A cloud of smoke billowed from the pot

噗！锅里腾起了一大团烟雾。

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The sauce bubbled violently

辣酱剧烈地冒着泡。

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Ben and Waldo looked at each other and smiled

本和沃尔多相视一笑。

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Waldo picked up another bottle and examined the label

沃尔多拿起另一个瓶子，仔细端详着标签。

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" I'm not sure what this is. It's in another language

“我不确定这是什么。上面的字是另一种语言。

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But it does show flames."

但它的确画着火焰。”

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He poured it in

他把它倒了进去。

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Bubbles formed on the surface of the hot sauce

辣酱表面冒出了泡泡。

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They popped, sending orange vapors into the air

它们爆裂开来，向空气中释放出橙色的蒸汽。

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Ben dipped a spoon into the sauce and tasted it

本用勺子舀了一点辣酱，尝了一口。

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His hair stood straight up." Whoa!" he cried

他的头发一下子竖了起来。“哇哦！”他大叫一声。

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Waldo tasted it. His hair stood up too

沃尔多也尝了一口。他的头发也竖起来了。

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" Do you think it's done?" Ben asked

“你觉得这算做好了吗？”本问道。

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" Nah." Waldo pushed his glasses up

“还没。”沃尔多推了推眼镜。

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" We're just getting started!"

“我们这才刚刚开始呢！”

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He popped open a small jar and sprinkled in some small red crystals

他啪地打开一个小罐子，往里面洒了一些红色的小晶体。

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Fwoomf! A giant flame leaped from the pot

轰！一大团火焰从锅里蹿了出来。

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Ben and Waldo jumped backward

本和沃尔多向后跳开。

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When the flame went down, Ben dipped his spoon into the pot

火焰熄灭后，本把勺子伸进锅里。

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" Yikes! My spoon melted!"

“哎呀！我的汤匙熔化了！”

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" The recipe is working."

“配方起效了。”

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Waldo emptied a few more bottles into the pot

沃尔多又往锅里倒空了几瓶东西。

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Then he opened a large jar

然后他打开一个大罐子。

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" What's that?" Ben asked

“那是什么？”本问道。

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" It's pure lava." Waldo measured out two cups of the lava

“是纯岩浆。”沃尔多量出两杯岩浆。

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Red steam filled the air, fogging up Waldo's glasses

红色的蒸汽弥漫开来，模糊了沃尔多的眼镜。

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He took them off and placed them on the counter

他摘下眼镜，放在台面上。

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Waldo and Ben let the hot sauce simmer for a few minutes

沃尔多和本让辣酱慢炖了几分钟。

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Then Waldo leaned over and sniffed

然后沃尔多凑过去闻了闻。

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Instantly his nose turned bright red and his eyes began to water

他的鼻子立刻变得通红，眼睛开始流泪。

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" Let me taste it." Ben skimmed the surface with his spoon

“我来尝一下。”本用勺子撇了撇表面。

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He brought it to his lips and took a sip

他送到嘴边，小嘬了一口。

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He felt a rush of heat flow through his body

他感到一股热流窜遍全身。

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Looking down, he saw that he'd turned completely red!

往下一看，他发现全身都变红了！

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" Wow!" he said." Waldo, I think the sauce is done!"

“哇！”他说，“沃尔多，我觉得这酱成了！”

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" I have one more thing to add."

“我还有个东西要加。”

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Waldo ran to the pantry and came back with another small jar

沃尔多跑向储物室，拿着另一个小罐子回来。

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" I'm going to put in a teaspoon of this stuff

“我要加一茶匙这个。

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It's called enhancer. It'll enhance all the flavors."

它叫增香剂，能提升所有风味。”

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He unscrewed the lid, scooped out some enhancer, and dropped it into the hot sauce

他旋开盖子，舀出一点增香剂，倒进辣酱里。

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The pot began to shake as the sauce bubbled fiercely

锅开始晃动，酱汁剧烈地冒泡。

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Ben gasped as hot sauce erupted from the pot!

辣酱从锅里迸溅出来，本倒吸一口气！