083 瓦尔多的猫头鹰

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After classes ended, some students gathered on the field with their pets

放学后，一些学生带着宠物聚在操场上。

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" You may practice for the pet show now," Mr. Freaky announced

“你们现在可以练习宠物表演了，”弗利奇先生宣布道。

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" What if we didn't bring a pet to school?" somebody asked

“要是我们没带宠物来学校怎么办？”有人问。

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" You can help your friends," Mr. Freaky said

“可以帮帮你们的朋友嘛，”弗利奇先生说。

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Winnie looked busy with a group of witches, so Ben searched for Mog

温妮好像正跟一群女巫忙着，于是本去找摩格。

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He found his friend working with his two-headed dog

他发现朋友正和那只双头狗一起训练。

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" Watch this, Ben," Mog called." Rex-Rex, sit!

“看好了，本，”摩格喊道。“雷克斯-雷克斯，坐下！

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Roll over!

打滚！

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Fetch!"

去捡！”

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Ben was impressed." He's smart."

本佩服极了。“它真聪明。”

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Mog nodded." I entered Rex-Rex in all three competitions at the show — tricks, obedience, and best pet."

莫格点了点头。“我给雷克斯雷克斯报名了表演赛的三个项目——技巧、服从和最佳宠物。”

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" I think he'll win a prize," Ben said

“我觉得他会得奖。”本说。

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Mog obviously didn't need help with his pet

莫格显然不需要别人帮忙训练他的宠物。

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But maybe Waldo did." Have you seen Waldo around?"

但沃尔多也许需要。“你见到沃尔多吗？”

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" He took his owl to the science lab."

“他把猫头鹰带到科学实验室了。”

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" Thanks. See you later."

“谢谢，回头见。”

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As Ben opened the door, he heard a nervous shout." Close the door!"

本刚一推开门，就听到一声紧张的大喊。“关门！”

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" Okay!" Ben quickly pushed the door closed." What's going on?"

“好！”本赶紧把门关上。“怎么回事？”

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Waldo wiped sweat from his forehead." I don't want Oswald to escape."

沃尔多擦了擦额头上的汗。“我不想让奥斯瓦尔德跑掉。”

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Ben saw a birdcage, but there was no sign of a bird

本看到一个鸟笼，但没有鸟的踪影。

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" Uh... I hate to tell you this. But it looks like Oswald already escaped."

"呃……我不太想告诉你，但看起来奥斯瓦尔德已经逃跑了。"

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" No, he didn't," Waldo said." Oswald is an invisible owl."

"不，他没有，"瓦尔多说。"奥斯瓦尔德是一只隐形的猫头鹰。"

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" Oh," Ben said." How do you know he's still here?"

"哦，"本说。"你怎么知道他还在？"

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Waldo reached into his pocket and pulled out a cracker

瓦尔多把手伸进口袋，掏出一块饼干。

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He whistled sharply." Oswald, come!" Waldo tossed the cracker into the air

他尖锐地吹了一声口哨。"奥斯瓦尔德，过来！"瓦尔多把饼干抛向空中。

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Ben felt a rush of air and then — chomp! The cracker disappeared

本感觉到一阵风，然后——咔嚓！饼干不见了。

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Waldo grinned." He loves those crackers

瓦尔多咧嘴笑了。"他喜欢这些饼干。

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But he's not very good at obeying my commands."

但他不太会听从我的命令。"

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He held up another cracker, whistling twice this time

他举起另一块饼干，这次吹了两声口哨。

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Nothing happened for a few seconds

几秒钟过去了，什么事都没发生。

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Then Ben heard a flutter of wings

然后本听到了翅膀的扑腾声。

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" Gotcha!" Waldo cried

“抓到你了！”瓦尔多喊道。

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He snatched the invisible bird and whistled again

他一把抓住隐形鸟，再次吹响口哨。

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With a puff of smoke, Oswald appeared

随着一阵烟雾，奥斯瓦尔德出现了。

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" Awesome!" Ben said

“太棒了！”本说。

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But Waldo was frowning

但瓦尔多皱着眉头。

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" When I whistle, he's supposed to turn visible immediately

“我一吹口哨，他就应该立刻现形。

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If I can't get him to follow my commands, we're not going to do well at the show."

如果我无法让他听从命令，我们在表演中就不会有好成绩。”

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" Do you want help training him?" Ben asked

“你需要帮忙训练他吗？”本问道。

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" Sure," Waldo said." I want Oswald to come whenever I whistle once — no exceptions

“当然，”瓦尔多说。“我想要奥斯瓦尔德在我吹一声口哨时就过来——没有例外。”

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And he should turn visible when I whistle twice."

我吹两声口哨时，他应该会现形。”

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" Got it," Ben said

“明白了。”本说。

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" Oswald is pretty stubborn," Waldo added

“奥斯瓦尔德很固执。”瓦尔多补充道。

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" Plus, he likes to chase small animals and carry them off."

“而且，他喜欢追逐小动物，还会把它们抓走。”

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Ben gulped, thinking about all the pets he'd seen yesterday at the pet show

本咽了口唾沫，想起了昨天在宠物表演上看到的所有宠物。

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Most of them, like Winnie's kitten and Mrs. Hubbletree's gecko, were pretty small animals

它们中的大多数，比如温妮的小猫和哈布尔特里夫人的壁虎，都是体型很小的动物。

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" Let's get started," he said

“我们开始吧。”他说。

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Ben and Waldo spent the next hour training the owl

本和瓦尔多在接下来的一小时里训练这只猫头鹰。

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After that, it was time to go to the gym for the pet show

之后，是时候去体育馆参加宠物表演了。

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" I'll meet you in the gym in a few minutes," Ben said to Waldo near the school's main entrance

“我几分钟后在体育馆跟你碰头。”本在学校大门口附近对瓦尔多说。

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" My mom is dropping off Sid soon. Good luck with Oswald."

"我妈妈很快就把西德送过来了。奥斯瓦尔德的事祝你好运。"

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" Thanks." Waldo looked nervous." I'll need it."

"谢谢。"瓦尔多看起来很紧张。"我确实需要好运。"

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Ben reached into his backpack for his volunteer badge

本把手伸进背包里，拿出了他的志愿者徽章。

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He slipped it over his head and then checked his schedule to see what he had to do first

他把徽章套在脖子上，然后查看日程表，看看自己首先要做什么。

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A second later his mother and Sid approached

不一会儿，他妈妈和西德走了过来。

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Sid was wearing a volunteer badge too

西德也戴着一个志愿者徽章。

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" Mom just signed me up as a junior volunteer!" Sid said

"妈妈刚刚给我报名当了初级志愿者！"西德说。

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" The office ogre said I can help you."

"办公室的食人魔说我可以帮你。"

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" Great," Ben muttered

"太好了。"本咕哝道。

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His mom gave them each a quick hug

他妈妈快速地拥抱了他们每人一下。

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" Remember, Ben, if Sid gets itchy or starts sneezing, call me."

“记住，本，如果西德觉得痒或者开始打喷嚏，就给我打电话。”

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Ben nodded. He and Sid waved as their mom hurried outside

本点点头。他和西德朝妈妈挥了挥手，妈妈匆匆出去了。

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Then Ben spun to look at Sid." Do you already have green spots on your hand?"

然后本转过身看着西德。“你手上已经有绿点了吗？”

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Sid looked sheepish." Yes. I petted a cute dog in the hallway."

西德显得不好意思。“是的。我在走廊里摸了一只可爱的狗。”

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" I guess we're not getting a dog," Ben said

“看来我们是养不了狗了。”本说。

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Sid shrugged." Mom hates dogs anyway."

西德耸耸肩。“反正妈妈讨厌狗。”

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" Come on," Ben said

“来吧，”本说。

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" We have to feed some reptiles first."

“我们得先喂一些爬行动物。”

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He led Sid to an area where some reptile tanks were set up

他带着西德来到一个摆放着几个爬行动物箱的区域。

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There were lizards and snakes of different sizes and colors

那里有各种大小和颜色的蜥蜴和蛇。

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Ben spotted Mrs. Hubbletree's terrarium

本看到了哈布尔特里夫人的饲养箱。

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Her rainbow gecko, Bowie, sat on a small branch inside it

她的彩虹守宫鲍伊，正坐在里面的一根小树枝上。

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Sid was staring at some snakes." Ugh! I hate snakes."

西德正盯着一些蛇。“呃！我讨厌蛇。”

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He backed away as a snake hissed

一条蛇发出嘶嘶声，他向后退去。

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" I'll feed the snakes," Ben said

“我来喂蛇。”本说。

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" You can feed the lizards

“你可以喂蜥蜴。

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If you have any problems with spots or sneezing, let me know."

如果你皮肤起斑点或打喷嚏，就告诉我。”

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By the time they were finished with the job, green spots dotted Sid's arms and legs

等他们干完活，西德的胳膊和腿上已经冒出了绿点。

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" Rats!" Sid said

“讨厌！”西德说。

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" Yeah," Ben said." You're covered with spots."

“是啊，”本说，“你浑身都是斑点了。”

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" No." Sid shook his head

“不是。”西德摇摇头。

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" I said ' rats ' because I wanted to check out the rodents next

“我说‘老鼠’，是因为我接下来想去看啮齿动物。

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Maybe I'm not allergic to them."

也许我对它们不过敏。”

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" Okay." Ben nodded and checked the time

“好吧。”本点点头，看了看时间。

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" We might see some rodents at the pet parade

“我们可能在宠物游行上看到一些啮齿动物。

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It starts on the stage in a few minutes."

游行几分钟后就在舞台上开始了。”