091 来自好莱坞怪地的惊喜

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" There you are, Ben!" Winnie said as Ben floated into the auditorium

for the special assembly.

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" I was worried you might miss today's big announcement

about the school play."

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" Me too," Ben said

“我也是，”本说。

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" My uncle Bert is staying with Sid and me while my parents

are away for a few weeks.

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He made us a huge breakfast

他给我们做了一大份早餐。

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I couldn't leave without eating it first."

我不先吃完就没法走啊。”

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He sat down between Winnie and Mog

他在维尼和莫格之间坐了下来。

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" So what play do you think we're going to do this year?"

“那么，你们觉得今年我们会演什么剧？”

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Jen grinned." I heard it's going to be High Ghoul Musical!"

珍咧嘴一笑。“我听说会是《歌舞青春怪》！”

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" Well, I hope it's a drama," Gaby said

“嗯，我希望是部正剧，”嘉比说。

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" Gaby's a great actress," Winnie said to Ben

“盖比是个很棒的演员，”温妮对本说。

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" You should've seen her in last year's play."

“你真该看看她去年在剧中的表演。”

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" Quiet down, students!" Mr. Freaky said

into the microphone.

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" I know we're all excited to find out what the play will be

“我知道大家都很兴奋，想知道这次会演什么剧。

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But first, I have a surprise announcement."

但首先，我有个惊喜要宣布。”

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His three noses wiggled

他的三个鼻子动了动。

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He took out a handkerchief to blow them

他掏出手帕擤了擤鼻子。

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" Mrs. Howl will not be directing the play this spring."

“豪尔夫人今年春天不会执导这部剧了。”

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" What?" several monsters cried

“什么？”几个怪物喊道。

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Mrs. Howl always directed Monster Academy plays

豪尔夫人一直执导怪兽学院的戏剧。

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" I know you're disappointed," Mr. Freaky said

“我知道你们很失望，”弗瑞奇先生说。

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" But you won't be for long

“但你们不会失望很久。”

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Monster Academy's most famous graduate has come back

to direct this year's play.

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Please welcome... Victoria Lafang!"

有请……维多利亚·拉芳！”

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" Victoria Lafang?" Winnie gasped." She's my favorite actress!"

“维多利亚·拉芳？”温妮倒吸一口气，“她是我最喜欢的女演员！”

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" Shh!" Three witches sitting behind Winnie hissed at her as a tall

and glamorous vampire walked onto the stage.

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She had long, silky black hair, blue eyes, and wore a sparkling gown

她有一头柔滑的黑色长发，蓝眼睛，穿着一件闪闪发亮的长袍。

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Ben was shocked. He'd never met a Hollyweird celebrity before

本很震惊。他以前从未见过怪莱坞的名人。

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Other monsters hooted and cheered

其他怪物欢呼喝彩。

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One mummy clapped so wildly, his wrapping started to unravel

一个木乃伊鼓掌鼓得太疯，绷带都开始松开了。

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A werewolf howled." Ms. Lafang! Can I take a selfie with you?"

一个狼人嚎叫道：“拉芳女士！我能跟您合个影吗？”

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" Me too!" a fish monster shouted

“我也要！”一个鱼怪喊道。

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" Monsters!" Mr. Freaky said

“怪物们！”弗瑞奇先生说。

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" Please behave for our guest!" He blew his noses again

“在客人面前规矩点！”他又挨个擤了擤鼻子。

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Then he handed the microphone to Victoria

然后他把麦克风递给了维多利亚。

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" Hello, Monster Academy, darlings!" Victoria Lafang said

“你们好啊，怪物学院的宝贝们！”维多利亚·拉芳说。

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" I'm so happy to be back here

“我很高兴能回到这里。

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I have many happy memories of the days I spent haunting these halls."

在这些走廊里游荡的日子，给我留下了许多快乐的回忆。”

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Everyone clapped politely

大家礼貌地鼓起掌来。

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" Making movies is lots of fun," Victoria said

“拍电影特别有趣。”维多利亚说。

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" But being an actor takes hard work and dedication

plus a love of the theater.

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I've come back to share my wisdom with all you

beautiful young monsters!"

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Everyone clapped again

大家再次鼓掌。

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" And now..." Victoria took a deep and dramatic pause

“现在……”维多利亚深吸一口气，充满戏剧性地停顿了一下。

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" The Monster Academy play will be..."

“怪兽学院的戏剧将是……”

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The auditorium became silent

礼堂里一片寂静。

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Ben heard a zombie's drool splatter on the floor

本听到一个僵尸的口水滴落在地板上的声音。

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" Macdeath by William Quakespeare!" Victoria said

“威廉·阔莎士比尔的《麦克死》！”维多利亚说。

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" I love Quakespeare!" Ben exclaimed

“我爱阔莎士比尔！”本激动地喊道。

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" My uncle has taken me to see a bunch of Quakespeare plays

“我叔叔带我看过好多阔莎士比尔的戏剧。

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My favorites are Romeo and Ghouliet and Midsummer Nightmare."

我最喜欢的是《罗密欧与食尸鬼》和《仲夏夜梦魇》。”

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But some of the other students didn't seem very enthusiastic

但其他一些学生似乎不太起劲。

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The mummy looked up from rewrapping his arm

那个木乃伊停下重新缠裹自己手臂的动作，抬起头来。

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" Quakespeare? The language in his plays is too old-fashioned."

“阔莎士比尔？他剧本里的语言太老派了。”

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" I was hoping for a musical," Jen said sadly

“我本来还盼着能演音乐剧呢，”珍难过地说。

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" And besides, there are a lot of superstitions around Macdeath

“而且，《麦克死》这部剧还有很多迷信说法。

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I don't think it's a good choice."

我不觉得这是个好选择。”

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Like Ben, the three witches behind Winnie were excited

和本一样，温妮身后的三个女巫也很兴奋。

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One of them, a redhead named Sonia

tapped Winnie on the shoulder.

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" Sorry, Winnie," she said with a smirk

“抱歉啦，温妮，”她假笑地说道。

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" But don't even bother to audition

“但你们连试镜都别费心了。”

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My friends and I are going to get the three witch parts."

我和我的朋友们会拿到那三个女巫的角色。”

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Winnie scowled

温妮皱起了眉头。

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She was about to snap back a reply when Mog

waved his hand in the air.

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" Ooh, ooh. Ms. Lafang, will there be sword fights in the play?"

“哦，哦。拉芳女士，戏里会有剑术打斗吗？”

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" Absolutely!" Victoria replied." There are several."

“当然有！”维多利亚回答。“有好几场呢。”

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" Cool!" Mog said

“酷！”莫格说。

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" My life in Hollyweird is very busy." Victoria smiled

“我在好莱怪的生活非常忙碌。”维多利亚微笑道。

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" But I couldn't resist the chance to come back and work

with you beautiful monsters.

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As you'll learn, there's nothing like working in the theater

“你们会明白的，没什么比得上在剧场工作。”

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You can pick up scripts on the way out

“你们出去的时候可以拿剧本。”

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Auditions will be tomorrow before school, and rehearsals

begin the next day!"

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After the assembly Ben floated out of the auditorium

with Winnie, Gaby, and Waldo.

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" I hope I get the part of Lady Macdeath," Gaby said

“我希望能得到麦克白夫人的角色。”盖比说。

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" I bet you will," Winnie said

“我打赌你肯定能行。”温妮说。

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" What part are you going to audition for, Winnie?" Ben asked

“温妮，你打算试镜哪个角色？”本问道。

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Winnie shrugged." I wanted to sing in a musical

温妮耸耸肩。“我本来想在一部音乐剧里唱歌的。”

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I think I'll do stage crew instead."

我想我还是去做舞台幕后工作吧。”

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" Me too," Waldo said

“我也是。”沃尔多说。

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" I had been thinking about stage crew," Ben said

“我之前也一直在考虑舞台幕后工作，”本说。

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" But I've always wanted to be in a Quakespeare play

“但我一直想参演一部阔莎士比尔的戏剧。”

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I might audition for the lead role — Macdeath."

我可能会去试镜主角——麦克死。”

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" Really?" Waldo said in surprise

“真的吗？”沃尔多吃惊地说。

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" You forgot all your lines during our science

presentation last week.

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Are you sure you can act in a play?"

你确定你能在戏里演戏吗？”

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Ben shrugged." I know I'm not the best at memorizing stuff

本耸耸肩。“我知道我记东西不在行。”

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But acting in Macdeath sounds really fun." He grinned

“但演《麦克死》听起来真的很有趣。”他咧嘴一笑。

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" Who knows? Maybe we'll all become famous actors

one day like Victoria Lafang!"