070 莱昂纳多的新画

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Ben tucked the two paintings under his arm

本把那两幅画夹在胳膊下。

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" Follow me!" he said, grabbing Pixel's arm

“跟我来！”他抓住皮克塞尔的胳膊说。

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Together the ghosts floated smoothly through a wall of the darkroom and out into the classroom

两个幽灵一起顺畅地穿过暗室的墙壁，飘进了教室。

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Then they glided through another door into the hallway

然后他们又滑过另一扇门，进入了走廊。

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" Whoa! This is what I call floating," Pixel exclaimed

“哇！这才叫飘浮呢。”皮克塞尔感叹道。

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" We haven't bumped into anything or knocked stuff over!"

“我们没有撞到任何东西，也没有碰倒东西！”

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" You'll get better soon," Ben promised him." I'll help you."

“你很快就会好起来的，”本向他承诺，“我会帮你的。”

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The two ghosts zipped downstairs and quickly hung up the two missing paintings

两个幽灵飞速下楼，迅速挂好了那两幅丢失的画。

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Then they got the third one from the newspaper office and hung it up too

然后他们从报社办公室取来第三幅，也挂了上去。

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After they'd picked out some good photos for the newspaper article, they flew to the gym

为报纸文章选好一些照片后，他们飞向了体育馆。

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The witches were still flying around, frantically putting the finishing touches on the flying painting

女巫们还在飞来飞去，忙乱地为那幅飞行画作最后的润色。

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When Ben went up close, he could see the fresh paint in several places

本走近一看，能看到好几处未干的颜料。

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But the paint would dry, and from a distance, nobody would notice a thing

不过颜料会干的，从远处看，没人会注意到什么。

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" It looks great, Winnie," Ben said

“看起来很棒，温妮。”本说。

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" Thanks!" Her green eyes glowed with relief." I think so too."

“谢谢！”她绿色的眼睛里闪着如释重负的光。“我也这么觉得。”

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Only Mr. Freaky still looked worried as he wrung his hands and blew his noses

只有奇奇老师看起来还是很担心，他搓着手，擤着好几个鼻子。

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" Hurry up, witches! Leonardo da Creepy will be here in fifteen minutes!"

“快点，女巫们！莱昂纳多·达·克里皮还有十五分钟就到了！”

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At seven o'clock Ben went into the main lobby, where Mr. Freaky and Ms. Van Ghoul were waiting nervously

七点钟，本走进主大厅，奇奇老师和凡·古尔女士正在那里紧张地等着。

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A few minutes later, a sleek black car pulled up in front of the school

几分钟后，一辆锃亮的黑色轿车停在了学校门前。

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The famous artist emerged, carrying a large painting wrapped in brown paper

那位著名的艺术家走了出来，手里拿着一幅用棕色纸包裹的大画。

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Ms. Van Ghoul and Mr. Freaky hurried to greet him

范·古尔女士和弗里基先生急忙上前迎接他。

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" Welcome back, and please come with us," Ms. Van Ghoul said

“欢迎回来，请跟我们来。”范·古尔女士说。

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" We're holding the ceremony in the gym

“典礼在体育馆举行。

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Everyone is very excited to see your new painting."

大家都很期待看到您的新画作。”

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" It's one of my best," Mr. da Creepy boasted

“这是我最棒的作品之一。”达·克里皮先生夸耀道。

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" It might be even better than Moaning Lisa."

“可能比《呻吟的丽莎》还要好。”

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" Wow," Ben thought." It must be a spectacular painting."

“哇，”本心想，“那一定是幅了不起的画作。”

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" And don't worry about all the commotion," Mr. Freaky went on

“还有，别担心这里的吵闹。”弗里基先生接着说。

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" If you need quiet time, you can use the newspaper office

“如果您需要安静，可以用报社办公室。

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It's very quiet in there."

那里非常安静。”

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They entered the gym, which was crowded now with students and a news crew

他们走进体育馆，里面现在挤满了学生和一个新闻摄制组。

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A camerawoman was shooting the flying painting as a reporter stood in front of it with a microphone

一位女摄影师正在拍摄那幅飞行画作，一名记者拿着麦克风站在画前。

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Ben pointed them out to Winnie

本指给温妮看。

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" Look! Your flying painting is going to be on TV!"

“看！你的飞行画作要上电视了！”

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" Thanks, but I bet they're just killing time until Mr. da Creepy unveils his new painting."

“谢了，但我敢打赌，他们只是在达·克里皮先生揭开他的新画作之前消磨时间。”

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Ben shook his head

本摇了摇头。

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" Nope. Everybody loves that painting

“不是的。人人都爱那幅画。

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It's the best work of art in the whole school."

它是全校最棒的艺术品。”

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Winnie grinned slyly." Better than Moving Inspiration?"

温妮狡黠地咧嘴一笑。“比《移动灵感》还好吗？”

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" Hmm." Ben pretended to think for a minute

“嗯。”本假装想了一会儿。

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" Yep! Much, much, much better!"

“对！好太多、太多、太多了！”

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At last the lights dimmed, and the Boneyard Brass Band played a couple of songs

灯光终于暗了下来，枯骨铜管乐队演奏了几首曲子。

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Then Mr. Freaky and Ms. Van Ghoul each gave a long speech about Art Week and how great everything had turned out

接着，弗里基先生和范·古尔女士各自发表了长篇讲话，谈论艺术周以及活动取得了多么大的成功。

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At last it was Leonardo da Creepy's turn

终于轮到莱昂纳多·达·克里皮了。

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Everyone clapped as the artist stepped up to the microphone

当这位艺术家走到麦克风前时，大家都鼓起掌来。

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His painting stood on a big easel next to the podium, still wrapped in brown paper

他的画放在讲台旁边的一个大画架上，仍然用棕色的纸包裹着。

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Winnie gripped Ben's hand." This is so exciting!"

温妮抓住本的手。“这太令人激动了！”

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Ben nodded, jotting down a few notes for his newspaper story." It sure is."

本点点头，匆匆记下几条他的校报故事素材。“肯定是的。”

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Leonardo da Creepy cleared his throat

莱昂纳多·达·克里皮清了清嗓子。

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" Good evening, students and members of the Monster Academy community

“晚上好，怪物学院的同学们和社区的成员们。

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I'm very proud to be here to present a gift to this wonderful, artistic school — it's my latest masterpiece."

我非常自豪能在这里，向这所杰出的艺术学校献上一份礼物——我的最新杰作。”

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Several monsters cheered

几只怪物欢呼起来。

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" Let's see it!" cried a skeleton

“让我们看看吧！”一具骷髅喊道。

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" It sounds like you're all very eager to get to it," Mr. da Creepy said with a smile

“听起来你们都很想快点看到它，”达·克里皮先生微笑着说。

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" So, with no further ado..."

“那么，闲话少说……”

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He leaned closer to the painting

他向那幅画凑近了一些。

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" I'll present my latest work of art."

“我将展示我最新的艺术作品。”

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Ms. Van Ghoul hurried forward, and together they removed the brown paper wrapping

范·古尔女士赶紧上前，他们一起拆掉了棕色的包装纸。

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A gasp rippled through the audience as the covering fell away

当遮盖物落下时，观众中传出一阵惊叹声。

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Ben looked at Winnie, and Winnie looked back at Ben

本看向温妮，温妮也回望本。

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They both burst out laughing at the same time

他俩同时爆笑起来。

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" It's a portrait of Mr. Freaky!" Ben said

“这是弗里基先生的肖像！”本说。

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" I'm sorry, but — " Winnie covered her mouth as she laughed even harder

“对不起，可是——”温妮笑得更厉害了，用手捂住嘴。

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" That's the ugliest thing I've ever seen!"

“那是我见过的最丑的东西了！”

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" I know!" Ben said." His noses look huge!"

“就是！”本说，“他的鼻子显得好大！”

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But onstage Leonardo da Creepy was beaming

但台上的莱昂纳多·达·克里皮却满面笑容。

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And so was Mr. Freaky

弗里基先生也一样。

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In fact, Ben had never seen the principal look prouder

事实上，本从没见过校长这么骄傲的样子。

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" Mr. Freaky loves it!" Mog said

“弗里基先生很喜欢！”莫格说。

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" And you know what?" Mog cocked his head and stared at the painting

“而且你知道吗？”莫格歪着头，盯着那幅画。

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" I like it too. I think it captures his personality."

“我也喜欢。我觉得它捕捉到了他的个性。”

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" I guess Ms. Van Ghoul was right," Ben whispered to Winnie

“看来范·古尔女士说得对，”本对温妮耳语道。

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" Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!"

“情人眼里出西施！”