081 宠物展志愿者

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" Wow!" Ben's eyes went wide as he floated into the gym

“哇！”本的眼睛睁得大大的，漂进体育馆。

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Tomorrow was the first day of the Monster Academy pet show, and several monsters were already setting up exhibits

明天是怪物学院宠物展的第一天，已经有好几个怪物在布置展品了。

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He went over to look at a fish tank

他走过去看一个鱼缸。

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" Is that a flying shark?" he asked a fish monster

“那是飞鲨吗？”他问一个鱼怪。

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A tiny shark leaped out of the tank and snapped at him

一条小鲨鱼从鱼缸里跳出来，向他猛咬一口。

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" Yikes!" Ben jumped back

“哎呀！”本往后一跳。

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" Stay away from that display!" the fish monster snapped

“离那个展品远点！”鱼怪厉声说道。

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" The show doesn't officially start until tomorrow

“展览明天才正式开始。

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Can't you see that I'm still setting up?"

你没看见我还在布置吗？”

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" Sorry," Ben said

“对不起，”本说。

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" I'm looking for Miss Bungle so I can sign up to volunteer

我在找邦格尔小姐，想报名当志愿者。

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Do you know where she is?"

你知道她在哪儿吗？

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" I think she's at the welcome booth over there."

我想她就在那边的接待台。

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The fish monster pointed at a spot across the gym

鱼怪指向体育馆另一头的一个位置。

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" Thank you." Ben headed off

“谢谢。”本出发了。

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As he floated along, he saw a two-headed monster peering nervously at a piranha-keet

他飘过去的时候，看到一个双头怪物正紧张地盯着食人鱼鹦鹉。

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Maybe she'd never seen one before

也许她以前从没见过这种动物。

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Ben grinned." She'll see lots more pets when the show officially opens," he thought

本咧嘴一笑，心想：“等展览正式开幕，她还会看到更多宠物呢。”

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" So will Mayor Hubbletree when he comes to the show

“哈勃树市长来参观的时候也会看到。

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That should be interesting!"

那一定很有趣！”

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Ben had always liked piranha-keets, but his family didn't have any pets

本一直很喜欢食人鱼鹦鹉，但他家没有养宠物。

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His mother was allergic to dogs, and cats didn't like ghosts

他的妈妈对狗过敏，而且猫不喜欢幽灵。

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So she said it was best for their family to have no pets at all

所以她说他们家最好什么宠物都不养。

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But Ben was hoping that would change this weekend

但本希望这个周末能有所改变。

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Maybe at the Monster Academy pet show, he could finally find a pet that his mother would like

也许在怪物学院的宠物展上，他终于能找到一只妈妈会喜欢的宠物。

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As he hurried past a training ring, he finally spotted Miss Bungle

他匆匆经过一个训练场时，终于看见了邦格尔小姐。

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She stood at the welcome booth, talking with Mayor Hubbletree and his wife

她站在接待处，正与哈布尔特里市长和他的夫人交谈。

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Ben greeted them

本向他们打招呼。

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" I wanted to sign up to volunteer at the pet show, Miss Bungle

“我想报名在宠物展上当志愿者，邦格尔小姐。”

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Do you still need volunteers?"

“您还需要志愿者吗？”

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" Yes, thank you, Ben!" Miss Bungle started gathering up some things for him

“好，谢谢你，本！”邦格尔小姐开始为他收拾东西。

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" That will be great. Here's a volunteer badge and a schedule of your duties."

“太棒了。给你志愿者徽章 和你的职责表。”

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Ben took the bag from her." Thanks. I think the pet show is going to be a lot of fun."

本接过她递来的袋子。“谢谢。我觉得宠物展 一定会非常有趣。”

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" Me too," Miss Bungle said

“我也这么想。”邦格尔小姐说。

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But Mayor Hubbletree was rubbing his chin, looking worried as a monster went by with a vampire cat

但哈勃树市长正摸着下巴， 看着一个怪物带着一只吸血猫走过，面露担忧。

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" I hope these monster pets are well trained, Miss Bungle

“希望这些怪物宠物都受过训练，邦格尔小姐。

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Are you sure a monster pet show is a good idea?"

你确定举办怪物宠物展是个好主意吗？”

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" It's a wonderful idea, honey!" Mrs. Hubbletree patted his arm

“这是个绝妙的主意，亲爱的！”哈勃树夫人拍了拍他的胳膊。

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" Monsters love animals just as much as people do

“怪物和人一样爱动物。

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Besides, what could go wrong?"

再说了，能出什么岔子呢？”

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" Everything!" the mayor said

“所有的一切！”市长说。

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Ben could tell that he had more to say, but Mrs. Hubbletree shushed him with a finger on her lips

本看得出他还有话要说，但哈勃特里夫人把手指放在嘴唇上，示意他安静。

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" Stop worrying," she said in a soothing voice

“别担心了，”她用安慰的语气说。

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" It will be fine." She turned to Ben and changed the subject

“会没事的。”她转向本，岔开了话题。

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" I love the pet shop in Monsterville that Mr. Freaky recommended to me

“我喜欢怪兽镇的那家宠物店，是怪胎先生推荐给我的。

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I got my rainbow gecko there." She held up a terrarium with a colorful gecko inside

我的彩虹壁虎就是在那里买的。”她举起一个玻璃缸，里面有一只色彩斑斓的壁虎。

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" If I hadn't gotten Bowie, I wouldn't have gotten invited to this wonderful monster pet show

“如果我没养鲍伊，就不会被邀请来参加这么棒的怪物宠物展了。

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It's going to be such a fabulous weekend!"

这个周末一定会非常精彩！”

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Ben peered into the terrarium

本朝玻璃缸里窥视。

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He could see the gecko hiding under a little bridge

他能看见壁虎藏在一座小桥下面。

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" That's a cool-looking lizard, Mrs. Hubbletree."

“那只蜥蜴看起来真酷，哈勃特里夫人。”

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The mayor's wife beamed." Rainbow geckos are very valuable

市长夫人笑容满面。“彩虹壁虎非常珍贵。

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And they're smart," she added

而且它们很聪明，”她补充道。

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" I registered Bowie for all three competitions at the show — tricks, obedience, and best pet."

“我给鲍伊报名了展会的全部三项比赛——才艺、服从和最佳宠物。”

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" Good luck," Ben said with a smile

“祝好运，”本笑着说。

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He couldn't imagine how a gecko could compete in a trick or obedience contest, but he'd never been to a pet show before

他想象不出一只壁虎怎么参加才艺或服从比赛，但他以前从没去过宠物展。

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" Maybe Bowie will win some prizes."

“也许鲍伊会赢得一些奖品。”

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She beamed again." I hope so!"

她又笑容满面。“但愿如此！”

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Just then Winnie spotted him and waved him over

就在这时，温妮看到了他，挥手叫他过去。

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" Hey, Ben!" She was holding her black kitten, Inky

“嘿，本！”她正抱着她的黑色小猫，英琪。

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" Hi, Winnie!" Ben smiled

“嗨，温妮！”本笑着说。

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" What are you doing here? The real show doesn't start until tomorrow."

“你在这儿做什么？真正的展会明天才开始呢。”

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" Inky and I are checking out the gym so she's not scared tomorrow," Winnie said

“我和英琪在熟悉体育馆，这样她明天就不会害怕了，”温妮说。

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" I've been training her — I think I'm going to enter her in the tricks competition."

“我一直在训练她——我想我会让她参加才艺比赛。”

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" Awesome!" Ben said. He tried to pet the kitten, but as usual, Inky hissed at him

“太棒了！”本说。他试着摸摸小猫，但和往常一样，英琪对着他咝咝叫。

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Winnie giggled." Inky still doesn't like you."

温妮咯咯地笑了。“英琪还是不喜欢你。”

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Ben sighed." Cats don't like ghosts, remember?"

本叹了口气。“猫咪不喜欢幽灵，记得吗？”

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Winnie hugged Inky

温妮抱紧了英琪。

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" There will be lots of different kinds of pets at the show

“展会上会有很多不同种类的宠物。

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Maybe you can find one for your family while you're here."

也许你在这儿的时候，能为你的家人找到一只。”

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" I was thinking the same thing," Ben said

“我也是这么想的，”本说。

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" There's just one huge problem — my mom."

“只是有一个大问题——我妈妈。”

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" You mean because she's allergic to dogs?" Winnie asked

“你是说因为她对狗过敏吗？”温妮问。

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" Yeah, there's that problem," Ben replied

“是啊，有那个问题，”本回答。

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" But the fact is, she doesn't really like any pets."

“但事实是，她真的什么宠物都不喜欢。”