047 给温妮的礼物

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When Ben reached his block, he heard leaves rustling behind him

当本走到他的街区时，他听到身后树叶沙沙作响。

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He turned and saw the black kitten looking up at him

他转过身，看见那只小黑猫正抬头看着他。

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She wiggled her back end and leaped toward Ben's feet

她扭动着身体后部，扑向本的脚边。

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Ben's first thought was to flee

本的第一反应是逃跑。

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Then he realized the kitten wasn't hissing

然后他意识到小猫并没有发出嘶嘶声。

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She was playing

她是在玩耍。

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" Weird," Ben thought

“真奇怪，”本想。

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" The other night this kitten was attacking me. But now she likes me."

“那天晚上这只小猫还在攻击我。但现在她喜欢我了。”

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Suddenly Ben realized something

突然本意识到了什么。

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" It's because I smell like fish! Of course! Cats love fish."

“是因为我闻起来像鱼！当然！猫喜欢鱼。”

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Ben laughed." Well, sorry, kitten

本笑了起來。「好吧，對不起，小貓。

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I'm not going to smell like this for long. See you later."

我身上這味道不會持續太久的。回頭見。」

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He floated away

他飄走了。

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The kitten followed him all the way home

小貓一路跟著他回了家。

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When Ben opened the door, the kitten darted inside

當本打開門時，小貓一下子衝了進去。

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" Hey!" Ben cried. The kitten ran down the hallway

「嘿！」本喊道。小貓沿著走廊跑了。

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" Ahh!" Ben's little brother screamed

「啊！」本的弟弟尖叫起來。

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" What's going on?" Ben's mom called from another room

「怎麼回事？」本的媽媽從另一個房間喊道。

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" Um, nothing, Mom!" Ben went to his room

「呃，沒什麼，媽媽！」本去了自己的房間。

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The kitten had Sid backed into a corner

小貓把希德逼到了牆角。

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" G-get this kitten away from me!" Sid cried

“把……把这小猫从我身边弄走！”希德叫道。

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The kitten pranced over to Ben and purred

小猫蹦蹦跳跳地跑到本跟前，咕噜咕噜叫。

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Sid calmed down

希德冷静了下来。

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" Why isn't it attacking — " Sid covered his nose

“它为什么不攻击——”希德捂住了鼻子。

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" Ugh! You smell like dead fish!"

“呃！你闻起来像死鱼！”

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" That's why the kitten's not attacking me."

“所以小猫不攻击我。”

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The kitten curled up on Ben's bed and went to sleep

小猫蜷缩在本的床上睡着了。

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Ben couldn't help smiling

本忍不住笑了。

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That night the kitten ran around wildly

那天晚上，小猫疯狂地跑来跑去。

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When the sun rose Thursday morning, the kitten was sleeping peacefully

星期四早上太阳升起时，小猫正安详地睡着。

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Ben and Sid were exhausted

本和希德都筋疲力尽了。

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Ben yawned as he pulled on his hoodie

本一边穿连帽衫，一边打了个哈欠。

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" We'll figure out what to do with the kitten later," he told Sid

“我们晚点再琢磨怎么处理那只小猫，”他对希德说。

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" Meanwhile don't say anything to Mom or Dad. I have to get to school."

“这期间，别跟爸爸妈妈说任何事。我得去上学了。”

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Since talking to Winnie, Ben had decided to work hard in Cooking class

自从和温妮聊过之后，本就决定要在烹饪课上好好努力。

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He was busy grinding grubs when monsters started noticing a strange smell

他正忙着研磨虫子，这时怪物们开始闻到一股奇怪的味道。

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" I smell hot sauce," a mummy said

“我闻到了辣酱的味道，”一个木乃伊说。

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Ben sniffed

本闻了闻。

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He and Waldo must have missed some of the sauce when they were cleaning it up the day before

他和沃尔多前一天清理的时候，肯定是漏掉了一些酱汁。

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" I smell it too," Mr. Icky said

“我也闻到了，”艾基老师说。

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" But nobody should be using that in today's recipe."

“但今天的食谱里，没人应该用到那个。”

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He walked around the room

他在教室里走了一圈。

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" Where is it coming from?"

“这味道是从哪儿来的？”

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Ben almost told Mr. Icky about yesterday's hot sauce spill

本差点就要跟 Icky 老师坦白昨天辣酱洒了的事。

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He stopped himself." I can't tell Mr. Icky," he thought

他忍住了。“我不能告诉 Icky 老师，”他想。

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" Waldo and I will be in big trouble for using the cooking equipment without permission."

“我和 Waldo 会因为未经允许使用烹饪设备而惹上大麻烦的。”

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" Mr. Icky!" Mog said." That wall is vibrating."

“Icky 老师！” Mog 说。“那面墙在震动。”

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Mr. Icky stared at the wall in surprise." Huh. You're right."

Icky 老师惊讶地盯着那面墙。“呃，你说得没错。”

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" I hope the hot sauce isn't causing that," Ben thought

“希望那辣酱不会是这个引起的，”本想。

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Mr. Icky slid over to the intercom and pressed a button

Icky 老师滑到对讲机旁，按下了一个按钮。

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" Principal's office," the office ogre said

“校长办公室，”办公室的食人魔说。

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" Please send Mr. Freaky down to the cooking classroom," Mr. Icky said

“请让弗瑞奇先生来烹饪教室一趟，”艾奇先生说。

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A moment later Mr. Freaky hurried into the room, his noses wiggling

不一会儿，弗瑞奇先生匆匆走进教室，他的几个鼻子不停地抽动。

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" Don't tell me we have a problem!"

“别告诉我咱们出问题了！”

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Mr. Icky held up his tentacles

艾奇先生举起他的触手。

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" I figured I should let you know about that."

“我觉得应该让你看看这个。”

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He pointed at the vibrating wall

他指向那面震动的墙壁。

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Mr. Freaky went over for a closer look

弗瑞奇先生上前细看。

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" What's causing it?"

“是什么引起的？”

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" We don't know," Mr. Icky said

“我们不知道，”艾奇先生说。

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" There's also a smell. It smells like — "

“还有一股气味。闻起来像——”

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" Hot sauce," Mr. Freaky said

“辣酱。”弗瑞奇先生说。

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He took out a handkerchief and blew his noses

他拿出手帕，擤了擤他的鼻子们。

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" I'll have Mr. Bog look into it

“我会让伯先生去查一下。

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We can't have any problems during the cooking competition tomorrow

明天的烹饪比赛中不能出任何问题。

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Everything must go perfectly!"

一切必须完美进行！”

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The principal hurried out

校长匆匆出去了。

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A minute later Mr. Bog came in

一分钟后，伯先生进来了。

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The custodian sniffed and poked the wall

管理员闻了闻，戳了戳墙壁。

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Then he got down on his hands and knees and looked behind the cabinet

然后他趴下来，手膝着地，看了看柜子后面。

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" I smell hot sauce," he said

“我闻到了辣酱味，”他说。

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" Maybe I should say something," Ben thought

“也许我该说点什么，”本想。

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Mr. Bog backed out from behind the cabinet

博格先生从柜子后面退了出来。

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" I don't know why the wall is vibrating. But I found this stuff."

“我不知道墙为什么震动。但我找到了这些东西。”

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The custodian placed several items on the counter: a few bat claws, coins, three socks, and a necklace

管理员把几样东西放在柜台上：几只蝙蝠爪、几枚硬币、三只袜子和一条项链。

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" That's it!" Ben thought

“有了！”本想。

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He forgot all about the hot sauce

他把辣酱的事完全忘了。

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" I'll get Winnie a necklace for her birthday!"

“我要给温妮买条项链作生日礼物！”

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After school Ben hurried into Ghoulie's Jewelry Shop

放学后，本急匆匆地跑进了食尸鬼珠宝店。

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" Good afternoon, young man," Mrs. Ghoulie said

“下午好，年轻人，”食尸鬼太太说。

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" What can I do for you?"

“想买点什么吗？”

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" I want to buy a necklace," Ben said

“我想买条项链，”本说。

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" For a special someone?" Mrs. Ghoulie chuckled

“给特别的人？”食尸鬼太太轻声笑起来。

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She pulled a sparkly necklace out of the jewelry case

她从首饰柜里拿出了一条闪闪发亮的项链。

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" This is one of my favorites

“这是我最喜欢的一款。

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It's three thousand dollars

要三千美元。

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But I can give it to you for $2,500."

不过，我可以两千五卖给你。”

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Ben gulped." I can't afford that!"

本咽了口唾沫。“我买不起！”

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" What's your budget?" Mrs. Ghoulie asked

“你的预算是多少？”食尸鬼太太问。

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Ben took out his wallet and looked inside

本掏出钱包看了看。

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He grinned sheepishly." I have sixteen dollars."

他不好意思地咧嘴一笑。“我只有十六美元。”

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Mrs. Ghoulie pointed at a small rack at the end of the counter

食尸鬼太太指了指柜台尽头的一个小架子。

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" Perhaps you'll find something there."

“也许那里有你能看上的。”

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Ben went over to the rack

本走到架子前。

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He saw a necklace for fifteen dollars

他看到一条标价十五美元的项链。

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It wasn't sparkly, but it had smooth green stones the same color as Winnie's eyes

项链不算闪亮，但上面的绿色石头光滑圆润，颜色和温妮的眼睛一模一样。

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" It's the thought that counts," Ben told himself

“礼轻情意重，”本对自己说。

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He looked back at Mrs. Ghoulie." I'll take this one."

他回头看向食尸鬼太太。“我就要这条吧。”