093 被卡住了

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The next day the cast and crew met inside the auditorium after school

第二天放学后，演员和工作人员在礼堂内集合。

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" I'm so excited to start rehearsing," Ben said

“要开始排练了，我太兴奋了。”本说。

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Mog nodded." Me too."

莫格点点头。“我也是。”

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Mr. Freaky hurried onstage, wringing his hands

弗瑞奇先生匆匆走上舞台，双手搓来搓去。

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" Before you begin rehearsals, I just want to say that everyone

must behave for Ms. Lafang.

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I want this to be the best show Monster Academy has ever produced!"

我盼着这出戏能成为怪兽学院有史以来最棒的演出！”

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" Mr. Freaky looks nervous," Winnie whispered

“弗瑞奇先生看起来好紧张。”温妮小声说。

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" I wonder if he knows this play is cursed."

“不知道他清不清楚这出戏受了诅咒。”

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" I doubt it," Ben said

“我觉得他不知道。”本说。

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" This play is cursed," Mr. Freaky said

“这出戏被诅咒了。”弗瑞奇先生说。

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Ozzy pumped his fist." Yes!"

奥兹挥了挥拳头，喊道："太好了！"

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" Things must not get out of control!" Mr. Freaky said

弗瑞奇先生说："事情绝不能失控！"

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" Thank you, Mr. Freaky," Victoria said

维多利亚说："谢谢你，弗瑞奇先生。"

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" Monsters, we have a short time to get ready

"各位怪物，我们准备的时间很短。"

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We must work hard

我们必须努力。

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From this moment forward, we are a family

从这一刻起，我们就是一家人了。

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Now let's begin! Who's my stage manager?"

现在开始吧！我的舞台监督是谁？"

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" I am." Jen hurried toward her

"是我。"珍急忙朝她走去。

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" Wonderful! We'll begin with Lady Macdeath's monologue. Ready, Gaby?"

"太好了！我们从麦克白夫人的独白开始。准备好了吗，盖比？"

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" Yes." Gaby smiled." I already have my lines memorized."

"准备好了。"盖比微笑着说，"我已经把台词背下来了。"

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" Ugh," Ben thought." I haven't even started trying to learn mine yet

“唉，”本心想，“我还没开始背我的台词呢。

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It's going to take me forever."

这要花我好长时间。”

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While Gaby began rehearsing, Ben floated over to Winnie

加比开始排练时，本飘到了温妮身边。

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She and a few other stage crew monsters were

discussing costumes and props.

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" Hey, Winnie, can you help me memorize my lines?" Ben asked

“嘿，温妮，你能帮我记台词吗？”本问道。

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" Sorry, Ben. We're trying to figure out a design for the witches' cauldron

“抱歉，本。我们在想办法设计女巫的大锅。

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Victoria wants it to be really special."

维多利亚希望它非常特别。”

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Ben spotted Jen rushing by." Hey, Jen! Can you — "

本看到詹匆匆走过。“嘿，詹！你能——”

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" Sorry, Ben," Jen said." Ms. Lafang needs me to get something for her."

“抱歉，本，”詹说，“拉芳老师让我去帮她拿点东西。”

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Ben found Mog backstage, swinging his sword

本发现莫格在后台挥着剑。

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" Can you help me memorize my lines?" Ben asked

"你能帮我记台词吗？"本问道。

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" Sure," Mog said." I already memorized mine."

"没问题，"莫格说，"我已经背熟我的台词了。"

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" You did?" Ben said

"什么？你已经背熟了？"本惊讶地说。

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Mog shrugged." I only have three lines."

莫格耸耸肩。"我只有三句台词。"

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Ben heard Gaby going through her lines in a loud voice

本听到盖比正在大声练习她的台词。

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"'Out, out darned spot!'" She stomped her foot

causing the stage to shake.

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" Nice work, Gaby!" Victoria called

"演得好，盖比！"维多利亚喊道。

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" But as I said yesterday, remember to keep your emotions in check

"不过就像我昨天说的，记住要控制好你的情绪。"

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Let's run through the witches' scene now

我们现在来排演女巫那场戏吧。

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Where's our temporary cauldron?"

我们的临时大锅在哪儿？"

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" Here, Ms. Lafang." Winnie hurried over with a large flowerpot

“给你，拉芳女士。”温妮端着一个大花盆急忙跑过来。

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" Um, Ms. Lafang?" Mog called out

“呃，拉芳女士？”莫格喊道。

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" When do I get to fight Macdeath?"

“我什么时候能跟麦死战斗？”

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" Shh!" Victoria Lafang swung around to Mog

“嘘！”维多利亚·拉芳猛地转向莫格。

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" Didn't I tell you — never say that name in the theater!

“难道我没告诉过你——绝不能在剧院里提那个名字！

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You'll give us all bad luck."

你会给我们所有人带来厄运。”

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" Oh sorry, I forgot," Mog mumbled

“哦，对不起，我忘了。”莫格咕哝着。

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" Now go straight outside, spin in a circle three times, spit three times

then knock on the door and ask to be allowed back in."

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Mog's face lit up." Did you just tell me to spit?"

莫格面露喜色。“你刚才是让我吐口水吗？”

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" Yes, three times!" Victoria repeated

“是的，三次！”维多利亚重复道。

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" Everyone else, take your places for the witches' scene."

“其他人各就各位，准备排练女巫的场景。”

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" Acting is awesome!" Mog said

“演戏太棒了！”莫格说。

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After Mog left, the three witches gathered around the cauldron

莫格离开后，三个女巫聚集在大锅旁。

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Victoria gave them a few tips, and then they began

维多利亚给了她们一些提示，然后她们开始了。

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"'Double, double toil and trouble. Fire burn and cauldron — '"

“‘不辞辛劳，不辞烦忧，烈火燃烧，大锅沸腾——’”

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A loud pounding came from the doors

大门传来响亮的敲门声。

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" Can I come in?" Mog shouted

“我能进来吗？”莫格喊道。

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" Hold up!" Victoria shouted

“等一下！”维多利亚喊道。

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" Jen, please open the door for Mog

“珍，请给莫格开门。

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Witches, let's take it from..." She lowered her voice and whispered

"You-know-who's entrance."

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" Got it!" Jen came backstage

“明白了！”珍回到后台。

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She stopped and looked at Ben

她停下来，看向本。

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" She means you, Ben

“她说的是你，本。

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She's just not saying your character's name because of the superstition."

她只是因为迷信规则，才没喊你角色的名字。”

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" Oh!" Ben chuckled and then floated toward the stage

“哦！”本轻笑着，随后飘向舞台。

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Two zombies were playing his guards

两个僵尸正扮演他的侍卫。

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They followed him

他们跟在他身后。

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One zombie slipped

一个僵尸脚下一滑。

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She stumbled into the other zombie

她跌跌撞撞地撞向另一个僵尸。

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The two of them slammed into Ben, knocking him to the floor

两人猛地撞到本身上，把他撞倒在地。

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" What happened?" Victoria shouted

“怎么了？” 维多利亚喊道。

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" Everything's fine!" Ben brushed himself off

“没事儿！” 本掸了掸身上的灰。

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But it wasn't

可其实有事。

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His script was completely covered in zombie drool

他的剧本上沾满了僵尸的口水。

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" Ugh," he murmured

“呃，” 他咕哝了一声。

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" Ben, come out here and take it from your first line," Victoria said

“本，上这儿来，从你的第一句台词开始，” 维多利亚说。

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Ben grabbed his wet script and floated toward the witches

本抓起湿漉漉的剧本，飘向了女巫们。

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"'So foul and fair...'"

“‘美即丑恶……’”

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He glanced down at his script to see what came next

but the words were all smudged.

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Then Ben floated right into a stage curtain

接着，本正好飘进了一幅舞台幕布里。

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" What are you doing?" Jade glared at him

“你干嘛呢？” 杰德瞪着他。

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" Sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going."

“对不起，我没看路。”

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Ben tried to float out the other side of the curtain, but he couldn't move

本想从幕布另一边飘出去，可他动不了了。

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" Look!" Lucy laughed and pointed." Ben's stuck!"

“快看！” 露西笑着指着他，“本卡住了！”

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The other two witches laughed too

另外两个女巫也笑了起来。

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" That's enough, girls," Victoria said sharply

“够了，姑娘们，” 维多利亚厉声说道。

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Then she sighed

然后她叹了口气。

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" I think we're done for today, monsters

“我想今天就到这儿吧，小怪物们。

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We'll continue on Saturday morning

我们周六早上再继续。

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Everyone, go home and study those scripts!"

大家回家去，好好研究剧本！”

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Ben hung his head, too embarrassed to move until

everyone else had left the stage.

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" That was so weird," he thought

“这太奇怪了，” 他想。

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He hadn't gotten stuck like this in a long time

他已经很久没像这样被卡住过了。

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Why was it happening now?

为什么现在会发生这种事？

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Then it struck him — it could be the curse of Macdeath!

他突然明白过来——这可能是麦克白之死的诅咒！

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" No way," Ben said aloud

“不可能，” 本大声说道。

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" It's just my own rotten luck."

“只是我自个儿运气太背罢了。”