082 我们能养宠物吗

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Later that evening Ben was eating dinner with his family

那天晚上晚些时候，本正在和家人一起吃晚饭。

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" How was school today?" Ben's father asked

“今天在学校怎么样？”本的爸爸问道。

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" Were monsters getting ready for the pet show?"

“怪物们都在为宠物表演做准备吗？”

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" Yes," Ben said." When I signed up to volunteer, I got to see some cool pets

“是的，”本说。“我报名当志愿者时，看到了一些很酷的宠物。

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The real show takes place tomorrow and Saturday."

真正的表演在明天和星期六举行。”

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He told his family about the obedience, tricks, and best pet competitions

他向家人讲述了服从、技巧和最佳宠物的比赛。

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" I hope you're not shopping for a pet," his mother said

“我希望你不是在挑宠物，”他妈妈说。

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Ben took another bite of creeploaf and didn't answer

本又吃了一口怪味肉糕，没有回答。

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But his brother Sid's ears had perked up

但他的弟弟西德的耳朵却竖了起来。

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" Can we get a pet, Mom? Please?"

“我们能养只宠物吗，妈妈？求你了？”

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His mother looked at Ben

他的妈妈看着本。

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" Please pass the spoiled eggs, Ben. The slime sauce too."

“请把臭鸡蛋递过来，本。还有粘液酱。”

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Ben passed the food as Sid tried another approach

本把食物递过去，这时西德换了种方式尝试。

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" Can I at least go to the pet show?" he asked

“那我至少能去宠物秀吗？”他问道。

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" I want to see some cool pets too."

“我也想去看看很酷的宠物。”

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" Maybe we can all go to the show together," Ben's dad suggested

“也许我们可以全家人一起去宠物秀，”本的爸爸提议道。

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He put a big pile of fried bat wings on his plate

他往自己盘子里放了一大堆炸蝙蝠翅膀。

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" Sid's right. It would be interesting to see the pets — and it could be a fun family outing."

“西德说得对。去看看宠物会很有趣——这也可以是一次愉快的家庭出游。”

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Ben's mother shook her head." I don't know if that's such a good idea."

本的妈妈摇了摇头。“我不知道那是不是个好主意。”

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" I know you don't like dogs, Mom," Ben said

“我知道你不喜欢狗，妈妈，”本说。

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" But there will be other pets at the show."

“但宠物秀上还会有其他宠物的。”

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She shuddered." I can't stand most animals

她打了个哆嗦。“大多数动物我都受不了。

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Uncle Edgar's bird gives me the creeps

埃德加叔叔的鸟让我毛骨悚然。

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Aunt Petunia's stinkworm makes her house smell terrible, and the neighbors' tarantula is always digging up our backyard!"

佩妮阿姨的臭虫让她家臭气熏天，邻居的狼蛛还总是乱挖我们的后院！”

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Ben's father put down his fork

本的爸爸放下了叉子。

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" Maybe Ben, Sid, and I will go to the show," he said

“也许本、西德和我去看宠物秀，”他说。

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" You can stay home, honey."

“你可以待在家里，亲爱的。”

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" You're forgetting something," she said." Sid is allergic to some animals."

“你忘了件事，”她说，“西德对有些动物过敏。”

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" It's okay, Mom," Sid said quickly

“没关系，妈妈，”西德很快地说道。

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" I just break out in green spots

“我只不过会长出绿色的斑点而已。

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Green spots are a little itchy, but they look cool!

绿色的斑点有点痒，但看起来很酷！

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I'll put up with hundreds of green spots, if it means we can have a pet."

只要能养宠物，我愿意忍受长几百个绿斑点。"

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" Good one, Sid!" Ben thought, glancing hopefully at his mother

"说得好，西德！"本想，满怀希望地瞥了妈妈一眼。

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But her lips were tightly pursed

但妈妈的嘴唇却紧紧抿着。

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" We're not getting a pet," she said firmly

"我们不会养宠物的。"她坚决地说。

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" Right now we are only talking about pets — and the pet show."

"我们现在只是在谈论宠物——还有宠物秀。"

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" Where we can definitely find a pet that you'll like!" Ben said

"在那里我们一定能找到你会喜欢的宠物！"本说。

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" I'll be at the show all weekend long. It's a great opportunity!"

"我整个周末都会待在宠物秀上。这是个绝好的机会！"

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Sid clapped his hands." Yeah!"

西德拍手叫好："太棒了！"

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" Boys, that's not what I said."

"孩子们，我说的不是这个意思。"

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Ben's mother closed her eyes and took a deep breath

本的妈妈闭上眼睛，深吸了一口气。

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Then she opened them again

然后她又睁开了眼睛。

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" Okay, I'll think about it. But I'm making no promises."

“好吧，我会考虑一下。但我可不保证什么。”

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" I can help Ben look at pets at the show," Sid said

“我可以帮本在表演会上看看宠物，”西德说。

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" We'll do a simple test. If I don't get green spots, I'm not allergic."

“我们会做个简单的测试。要是我没起绿斑点，就说明我不过敏。”

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Their mother tapped a finger on the table." Hmm..."

他们的妈妈用手指轻轻敲着桌子。“嗯……”

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" We can at least let the boys look around at the show," their father said

“我们至少可以让孩子们在表演会上四处看看吧，”他们的爸爸说。

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" There's no harm in that."

“那又没什么坏处。”

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" Please, Mom," Ben pleaded softly

“求你了，妈妈，”本轻声恳求道。

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" All right," she said at last

“好吧，”她终于说道。

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" You two can look." She stared hard at Ben

“你们两个可以去看看。”她紧紧地盯着本。

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" But if Sid starts sneezing or itching a lot, you have to bring him home immediately."

“但如果西德开始猛打喷嚏或痒得厉害，你就得马上带他回家。”

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" Bring him home?" Ben repeated

“带他回家？”本重复道。

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" Yes," his mother said

“是的，”他妈妈说。

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" I'll drop Sid off at Monster Academy tomorrow after school

“明天放学后我会把西德送到怪物学院。

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You can keep an eye on him."

你可以照看着他。”

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" Oh, boy!" Sid shouted." This is going to be great!"

“哦，太棒了！”西德喊道。“这下可有意思了！”

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" But I have volunteer stuff to do at the show," Ben moaned

“可我在秀场有志愿者的事要做，”本咕哝道。

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Besides, he wanted to hang out with his friends

再说，他还想和朋友们待在一起。

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" Sid can help you with the duties," his mother said

“西德可以给你打下手，”他妈妈说。

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" I'm sure he won't get in the way."

“我肯定他不会碍事的。”

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" But — "

“可是——”

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Ben's father cut him off with a stern look

本的爸爸用严厉的眼神制止了他。

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" A ghost who wants a pet needs to show responsibility, Ben

“一个想要宠物的幽灵得表现出责任感，本。

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So you should certainly be able to take care of your little brother for a few hours without difficulty."

所以你照看弟弟几个小时，当然应该一点问题都没有。”

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Ben was trapped." Okay," he said with a heavy sigh

本无话可说了。“好吧，”他重重地叹了口气。

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When Ben arrived at Monster Academy the next day, he grinned at the unusual scene

第二天本到怪物学院时，对着那不同寻常的景象咧嘴笑了。

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As always, monsters were streaming into the school building

怪物们像往常一样涌进教学楼。

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But today some of them had brought their pets with them

但今天有些怪物带了自己的宠物。

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Mr. Freaky stood outside, blowing his noses

费立奇先生站在外面，挨个儿擤着鼻子。

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" Now, students. Remember what I said:

“好了，同学们。记住我说过的话：

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This afternoon you'll have an opportunity to work with your pets

今天下午你们有机会和自己的宠物互动。

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Until then, let's keep everything under control!"

在那之前，所有事都要保持有序！”

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Ben looked around. Gaby had her giant albino shrew

本环顾四周。盖比带着她的白化巨型鼩鼱。

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A vampire had brought a spider

一个吸血鬼带了只蜘蛛。

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Jen had her singing slug, and Cleo was towing a pet jackal with a leash

珍带着她的唱歌蛞蝓，克莉奥用皮带牵着一只宠物胡狼。

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" Lucky Deb," Ben thought as he gazed at the pets

“黛布真幸运，”本望着那些宠物想。

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She had a funny piranha-keet that she had taught to speak

她有一只滑稽的食人鱼鹦鹉，她教会了它说话。

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" Wrawck!" the bird squawked

“呱！”那鸟哑着嗓子叫。

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" Everything is totally under control!"

“一切完全尽在掌控之中！”