064 移动灵感

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On Wednesday afternoon Monster Academy students and teachers gathered in the lobby near the school's main entrance

周三下午，怪物学院的师生们聚集在学校正门附近的大厅里。

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A white sheet covered a huge object that sat in the middle of the floor

一张白布盖着一个放在地板中央的巨大物体。

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" We'll finally get to see Mr. Freaky's sculpture," Winnie said to Ben

“我们终于能看到奇奇老师的雕塑了，”温妮对本说。

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" Yep." Ben held up his notebook

“是的。”本举起了他的笔记本。

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" I'll be writing about it for my newspaper article."

“我会为我的报纸文章写一篇相关报道。”

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He looked around for Pixel, who was weaving in and out of the crowd with his camera

他四处寻找皮克斯，皮克斯正拿着相机在人群中穿来穿去。

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" And Pixel will take some great photos of it."

“而且皮克斯会拍一些很棒的照片。”

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" Lots of them!" the ghost chimed in

“拍很多！”小幽灵插话道。

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Ms. Van Ghoul stood close to the sculpture with Mr. Freaky

凡·古尔女士和奇奇老师一起站在雕塑旁。

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She clapped her hands to get everyone's attention." Listen up, students!"

她拍了拍手以引起大家的注意。“同学们，听好了！”

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" And please remain calm, everyone!" Mr. Freaky called out

"请大家保持冷静！"怪奇老师大声说。

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" I know it's hard on such an exciting day!"

"我知道在这么激动人心的日子里，这很难做到！"

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Zzz. Zzz. At the back of the crowd, some zombies were snoring

呼呼。呼呼。在人群后方，几个僵尸正在打鼾。

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" Well, I won't keep you waiting for one more minute."

"好了，我不让大家再多等一分钟了。"

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Mr. Freaky reached for the sheet covering his sculpture

怪奇老师伸手去拉盖在雕塑上的布。

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With a quick yank, he pulled it away

他猛地一拽，把布扯了下来。

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Ben's eyes went wide, and his jaw dropped

本瞪大了眼睛，下巴都快掉下来了。

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" What a piece of junk!" Mog burst out

"真是个破烂！"莫格脱口而出。

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Ben blinked

本眨了眨眼。

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Mog was right — the whole thing was made from junk and metal scraps

莫格说得对——整件东西都是用废品和金属碎片做成的。

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Car bumpers and hoods, along with fan blades, antennas, tools, and other metal objects had been welded together to form one gigantic junk sculpture

汽车的保险杠和引擎盖，还有风扇叶片、天线、工具和其他金属物件，被焊接在一起，组成了一个巨大的废品雕塑。

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The artwork rested on six mismatched wheels

这件艺术品架在六个不配套的轮子上。

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A blob moved closer for a better look." Um, Mr. Freaky... What is that thing?"

一个软泥怪凑近了些想看清楚。“呃，怪奇老师……那是什么东西？”

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Mr. Freaky puffed out his chest as Pixel started taking photos

当皮克斯开始拍照时，怪奇老师挺起了胸膛。

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" I call it Moving Inspiration!"

“我叫它《移动的灵感》！”

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" Moving?" somebody said

“移动的？”有人说。

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" It's just sitting there. It looks like a junkyard to me."

“它就这么待在那儿。在我看来就像个废品场。”

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" Oh!" Mr. Freaky slapped his forehead

“哦！”怪奇老师拍了下脑门。

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" I forgot to plug it in!"

“我忘了插电了！”

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He plugged a long cord into the wall

他把一根长长的电线插进了墙上的插座。

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With a cough and a sputter, the massive sculpture began to whirl in place

伴随着一阵咳嗽般的噼啪声，巨大的雕塑开始原地旋转。

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Ben snickered." Now it looks like a junkyard on wheels," he whispered to Winnie

本窃笑着说：“现在它看起来就像个长了轮子的垃圾场。”他小声对温妮说。

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Ms. Van Ghoul was beaming

范·古尔女士满面笑容。

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" Remember, students — art is in the eye of the beholder

“记住，同学们——艺术存在于观赏者的眼中。

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That's the magic of art and Art Week

这就是艺术和艺术周的魔力。

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We learn to appreciate new forms of beauty!"

我们要学会欣赏新的美！”

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" I wouldn't exactly call that thing beautiful."

“我可不会把那东西叫作美。”

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Ben scratched his head

本挠了挠头。

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" How on earth will I describe it in my story?"

“我到底要在报道里怎么描述它呢？”

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" That's going to be a challenge," Winnie said

“那会是个挑战。”温妮说。

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" I'm sure Mr. Freaky is expecting very positive reviews of Moving Junkyard

“我敢肯定奇奇老师期待关于‘移动的垃圾场’的非常正面的评价。

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I mean, Moving Inspiration." They both laughed

我是说，‘移动的灵感’。”他们两个都笑了。

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Then Winnie glanced at a clock on the wall

这时温妮瞥了一眼墙上的钟。

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" I've got to get back to the gym. We started painting today."

“我得回体育馆了。我们今天开始画画了。”

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" How's it going?" Ben asked

“进行得怎么样？”本问道。

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" Are you guys making progress?"

“你们有进展吗？”

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" Slow progress," Winnie said

“进展很慢，”温妮说。

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" We still have a lot to do before Friday, but I think it'll be okay."

“周五之前我们还有很多事要做，但我想应该没问题。”

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" It'll be more than okay," Ben said

“一定没问题的，”本说。

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" Your flying painting will be the big hit of Art Week — bigger even than da Creepy's new painting."

“你的飞画会成为艺术周的大热门——比达·克里皮的新画还热门。”

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" I don't know about that," Winnie said

“这可说不好，”温妮说。

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" But thanks for the vote of confidence."

“但谢谢你的信任。”

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With that, she hurried off, and Ben went over to interview a skeleton

说完，她就匆匆离开了，本则走过去采访一个骷髅。

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" Do you have a minute?

“你有时间吗？

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I'd like to get your opinion about Mr. Freaky's sculpture."

我想听听你对怪奇老师的雕塑有什么看法。”

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The skeleton spoke in a low voice." Is this on the record?"

骷髅低声说道：“这是要记录在案的吗？”

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" Actually, it is," Ben replied

“确实是要记录的，”本回答。

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" It's for my article for the school paper."

“这是为校报写的文章。”

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" Sorry! I'm super busy right now!"

“抱歉！我现在超级忙！”

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The skeleton clattered off down the hallway

骷髅咔嗒咔嗒地沿着走廊走开了。

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With a sigh, Ben spun around and scanned the monsters who were still hanging around the lobby

本叹了口气，转过身，扫视着还逗留在大厅里的怪物们。

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Who would say something positive about —

谁会愿意说点积极的话，关于——

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" Mog!" Ben hurried over to his friend

“莫格！”本连忙朝他的朋友跑去。

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" What do you think of Moving Inspiration?"

“你觉得‘移动的灵感’怎么样？”

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Mog glanced at the sculpture and rubbed his chin

莫格瞥了一眼雕塑，搓了搓下巴。

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" It's okay, I guess. I mean, at first I didn't get it

“我想，还行吧。我是说，一开始我没看懂。

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I didn't know you could make art out of junk."

我不知道能用垃圾做艺术品。”

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Ben jotted down some notes

本飞快地记了几笔。

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" So it sounds like you find Moving Inspiration... inspiring?"

“那么，听起来你觉得‘移动的灵感’……很鼓舞人心？”

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Mog nodded." Yeah, I think I do."

莫格点了点头。“是的，我觉得是。”

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" Psst! Mog!" a voice said

“嘘！莫格！”一个声音说。

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Ben and Mog looked over

本和莫格循声望去。

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The Doppel Gang stood nearby, waving for Mog to join them

双胞胎团伙站在不远处，正招手让莫格过去。

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" Want to walk around school and check out some more art?" Carly said

“想在学校里走走，看看更多的艺术品吗？”卡莉说。

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" Sure," Mog said

“好啊。”莫格说。

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Ms. Van Ghoul smiled

范·古尔女士微微一笑。

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" Why don't you monsters go to the art room?" she said

“你们这些怪物为什么不去艺术室看看呢？”她说。

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" The mummies are building pyramids out of straws

“木乃伊们正在用吸管搭金字塔。

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I'm sure they could use some help."

我相信他们可能需要一些帮手。”

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" That sounds fun," Larry said, winking at Mog." Come on!"

“听起来很有趣，”拉里冲莫格眨了眨眼，“走吧！”

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" Be careful, Mog," Ben said under his breath as he watched them go

“小心点，莫格。”本看着他们离开，低声喃喃道。