087 宠物听话训练

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Ben sighed with relief as the owl flew over to Waldo

本松了一口气，看着猫头鹰飞向瓦尔多。

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" Drop!" Waldo said, and Oswald released the kitten

“放下！”瓦尔多喊道，奥斯瓦尔德松开了小猫。

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Winnie ran over to scoop up Inky

温妮跑过去，一把抱起因奇。

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Then she looked up and glared at Waldo

然后她抬起头，狠狠瞪着瓦尔多。

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" Oswald could have eaten her, Waldo!"

“奥斯瓦尔德差点把她吃了，瓦尔多！”

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Waldo hung his head." I'm really sorry, Winnie

瓦尔多低下头。“真的很抱歉，温妮。

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Oswald has a mind of his own

奥斯瓦尔德有自己的想法嘛。

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And it's hard to train a pet who's invisible half the time."

再说，训练一只动不动就隐身的宠物太难了。”

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" That's for sure!" Ben chimed in

“这倒是真的！”本插嘴道。

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Winnie cuddled her kitten for a few minutes and then let out a breath

温妮抱着小猫安抚了一会儿，这才松了口气。

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" Inky seems fine. Thanks for saving the day, Ben

“因奇看起来没事。多亏你救场，本。

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I had no idea what was going on when she shot up in the air like that."

她突然那样飞上天，我完全搞不清楚状况。”

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Ben nodded." Sid's spots were the clue. I realized Oswald was nearby."

本点点头。“西德身上的斑点就是线索。我想到奥斯瓦尔德就在附近。”

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" I guess I'm allergic to owls too," Sid mumbled

“看来我对猫头鹰也过敏，”西德咕哝道。

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" Have you thought about a pet rock?" Waldo joked

“你考虑过养只石头宠物吗？”瓦尔多开起了玩笑。

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Ben rolled his eyes." Not funny," he said

本翻了个白眼。“不好笑。”他说。

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Once things had calmed down, the pet tricks show continued

等事情平息下来，宠物才艺表演继续。

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Ben was rooting for Winnie or Mog to win

本给温妮和莫格加油，希望她们赢。

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But he enjoyed watching other pets do tricks, especially Pixel's pig and two dogs

不过他也喜欢看其他宠物表演，尤其是皮克斯的小猪和那两条狗。

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A ghoul hound spun a ball on its nose, like a seal

一只尸犬像海豹一样，用鼻子顶转球。

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A skeleton dog impressed everyone by fetching bones

一只骷髅狗表演捡骨头，让大家赞叹不已。

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After all the pets had performed, the judges huddled on the stage

所有宠物表演完毕，评委们聚在舞台上商量。

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Finally they signaled to Miss Bungle that they had selected a winner

终于，他们向邦戈老师示意，他们选出了获胜者。

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She smiled as she stood in front of the microphone

她笑着站到麦克风前。

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" And the first-place winner is... Priscilla, the pet pig!

“第一名是……宠物猪普丽西拉！

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Second place goes to Slimy, the singing slug."

第二名是唱歌的鼻涕虫斯莱米。”

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" Yes!" Waldo cried." Jen won a prize!"

“太棒了！”瓦尔多叫起来。“珍得奖了！”

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" So did Pixel," Ben said

“皮克斯也得了。”本说。

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" Our next event will be the obedience show," Miss Bungle announced

“下一个环节是服从表演，”邦戈老师宣布。

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" It will start in about one hour

“大约一小时后开始。

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And after that comes our final event of the weekend — the best pet competition

接下来是我们这周末最后一项活动——最佳宠物比赛。

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While you're waiting for the next show, please visit our pet adoption booth

在等待下场表演的时候，欢迎大家去我们的动物领养站看看。

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We have some wonderful pets there who need great homes."

我们有好多可爱的动物们在那里，它们都需要一个好归宿。”

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Ben and Sid looked at each other

本和席德互相看了看。

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" I have more volunteer duties right now," Ben said

“我眼下还有更多志愿者工作要做，”本说。

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" But we can try to check it out later."

“不过我们可以晚点再去看看。”

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Ben and Sid found a couple of good seats for the obedience contest

本和席德找到了两个看顺从比赛的好位子。

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Mrs. Hubbletree hurried onstage first, beaming as she held up her valuable rainbow gecko for everyone to see

哈勃特里太太第一个急匆匆地上了台，容光焕发地举起她那只珍贵的彩虹壁虎给大家看。

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Ben noticed that she had gotten dressed up for the event

本注意到她为这次活动特意打扮了一番。

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She had on a colorful dress with a matching handbag

她穿了件色彩鲜艳的裙子，还配了个同款的手袋。

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" Rainbow geckos are very rare," the mayor's wife said proudly

“彩虹壁虎非常稀有，”市长夫人骄傲地说。

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" Especially in People Place

“特别是在人域。

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Bowie can change to any color — sometimes he even changes to patterns."

鲍伊可以变成任何颜色——有时甚至会变成图案。”

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" Can we see?" a monster shouted from the front row

“我们能看看吗？”前排一个怪物喊道。

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" Sure!" Mrs. Hubbletree said proudly

“当然！”哈勃特里太太骄傲地说。

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" I'll demonstrate."

“我来演示一下。”

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She spread several colorful fabric squares on a table

她把几块彩色布料铺在桌子上。

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Each time Bowie was placed on a fabric square, he matched the color and pattern perfectly

每次把鲍伊放到一块布料上，他都能完美地匹配颜色和图案。

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" That is pretty amazing," Ben said and others nodded

“这真是太神奇了。”本说道，其他人也点头赞同。

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A judge smiled politely." Lizard behavior is quite fascinating, Mrs. Hubbletree

一位评委礼貌地笑了笑。“蜥蜴的行为确实很迷人，哈勃特里太太。

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But I'm afraid it's not really a demonstration of a pet's obedience."

但我恐怕这算不上是宠物服从性的展示。”

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" Oh." Mrs. Hubbletree hung her head, looking deflated." Are you sure?"

“哦。”哈勃特里太太低下头，看起来很沮丧。“你确定吗？”

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The three judges nodded

三位评委点了点头。

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She hurried offstage, and one by one, other pets performed

她匆匆走下舞台，然后其他宠物一个接一个地表演。

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As he watched, Ben couldn't help thinking that none of them seemed very talented

看着的时候，本忍不住想，它们看起来都不怎么有才艺。

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A goblin fish just swam around its bowl

一条哥布林鱼只是在鱼缸里游来游去。

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A spider scurried around the stage instead of following a " stay " command

一只蜘蛛在舞台上乱窜，而不是听从“别动”的指令。

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Right now a skinny cat was supposed to be heeling, but all she did was stare off into space

现在一只瘦猫本该跟随主人，但她只是发呆地望着空中。

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The judges looked bored

评委们显得很无聊。

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" Next," one called, propping up his head in his hand

“下一个。”一位评委用手托着头喊道。

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The show continued

表演继续。

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At last it was Mog's turn

终于轮到莫格了。

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" Go, Mog!" Ben watched his friend take the stage with his two-headed dog

“加油，莫格！”本看着他的朋友带着他的双头狗走上舞台。

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Everyone clapped as Rex-Rex perfectly followed Mog's commands

当雷克斯-雷克斯完美地遵从莫格的指令时，大家都鼓起掌来。

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The dog sat, heeled, and lay down

这只狗完成了坐下、紧跟和卧倒。

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" He's helpful too," Mog said

“它也很有用。”莫格说。

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He demonstrated how Rex-Rex could open a latch, and find shoes

他演示了雷克斯-雷克斯如何能打开门闩，以及找鞋子。

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" He can retrieve both of my shoes at once!"

“它能一次就把我两只鞋都叼回来！”

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The audience applauded as Mog and his dog finished performing

在莫格和他的狗结束表演时，观众报以热烈的掌声。

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" Nice job," Ben thought. It had been a strong, solid performance

“干得漂亮。”本想。这真是一场扎实、稳健的表演。

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Suddenly the skinny cat's owner rushed toward the stage

突然，那只瘦猫的主人朝舞台冲了过去。

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" Excuse me!" she called

“打扰一下！”她喊道。

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" Judges, please look at this! I got my cat to heel!"

“评委们，请看看这个！我让我的猫学会紧跟我了！”

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She ran onstage, her cat closely following her

她跑上台，她的猫紧紧跟在她身后。

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A judge frowned." Excuse me! You can't — "

一位评委皱起了眉头。“不好意思！你不能——”

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Hiss! The cat froze as she spotted Rex-Rex

嘶！那只猫一看到雷克斯-雷克斯，就僵住了。

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Hissing again, she arched her back and stared at him

它再次嘶嘶作响，弓起背，死死盯着它。

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A low growl started in each Rex's throat

雷克斯的两只喉咙里都发出了低沉的咆哮。

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Then the two-headed dog barked like mad

紧接着，双头狗发疯般地狂吠起来。

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The cat took off, and Rex-Rex chased after her!

那只猫拔腿就跑，雷克斯-雷克斯在它后面紧追不舍！