雙語讀電影 《怪獸大學》第21章 :如果我們可以重返驚嚇學院，希望您別覺得尷尬
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Chapter 21
On the day of the event, the Oozmas anxiously gathered at the entrance of a large maze. As Mike explained, “This event is all about scaring the young kids while avoiding the older kids.” It was a race with a twist: as contestants sprinted through the maze, cardboard pop-ups of children would appear. The trick was to roar at just the little children pop-ups, not the teens.The crowd cheered as Art ran through the maze first. He sped around a corner and encountered a cardboard pop-up teenager. Art ducked behind a corner until a light on the teen turned green. That meant the Oozmas scored a point.
Squishy ran through next. A cardboard child popped up and Squishy let out a ROAR! Another green light flashed. The Oozmas scored again!
The RORs emerged from the maze in first place. But the Oozmas came out second, beating both the HSS sorority and the PNKs. The PNKs were eliminated, and the OKs were still in the Games. The Oozma fans screamed, “Go OK!”
The next Scare Games event would focus on hiding. The team hit the books hard and learned how each Oozma could make the most of his individual abilities. To help Don understand this concept, Mike put a helmet on him and had Sulley throw him at a wall. Don screamed as he flew through the air — but when he hit, he stuck tight! Thrilled, Don continued climbing stealthily up the wall, using the suction cups on his tentacle arms.
One by one, the Oozmas were finding their strengths. Sulley listened carefully as Mike read passages from scaring manuals. It was the first time Sulley had ever cared about anything in a book. But he could see that Mike’s strategy was working. When the night of the next challenge arrived, even Sulley felt the Oozmas were ready.
The event was called Hide-and-Sneak and required the remaining three teams to hide inside the ROR house. Any time the referee spotted a monster, that player was out. If the referee passed by, the monster could run out of the house and be counted for his or her team. A crowd gathered outside the windows of the ROR house to watch the game unfold.
Quickly, the competitors ran into the house and found their hiding places. The referee, a monster with multiple eyes, carefully entered the house. His flashlight quickly landed on a set of tentacles beneath a curtain. The tentacles pulled back. But it was too late. The referee yanked the curtain aside and found a HSS sorority girl. “You’re out!” he shouted.
Then he moved his flashlight to the fireplace. The steely-eyed ref noticed loose debris falling from the chimney. He shined the light up and a different HSS sorority sister fell into the soot. “Tough luck, Kris Kringle,” he said.
Then the referee walked across the room, stepping right over Sulley, who had disguised himself as a bear rug. As the referee moved off toward the next area of the house, Sulley stood up and ran outside. Continuing, the referee walked under Don, who went unnoticed, clinging to the ceiling with his suction cups.
The crowd waiting outside saw the RORs come out the front door first, followed closely by the Oozma Kappas. The Oozma fans went crazy.
At the end of the challenge, the Greek Council president addressed the crowd. “We’re down to two remaining teams: the four-time defending champions, Roar Omega Roar ... and Oozma Kappa!”
The vice president added, “Get plenty of rest, because tomorrow night you finally get to scare in front of the whole school!”
As the crowd began to break up, a group of fans approached the Oozma Kappas. “You guys are awesome!” one student said. “You’ve got to teach us your moves.”
“Well, then you’re going to want to talk to this guy,” Don said, proudly pointing to Mike.
Mike was surprised and pleased by the attention.
Sulley smiled as he watched Mike enjoy his moment in the sun. Then he spotted Dean Hardscrabble and walked over. This time Sulley wasn’t so arrogant. “Dean Hardscrabble?” he said humbly. “When we get back into the Scaring Program, I hope there’s no hard feelings.”
She turned to Sulley with a strange look. “Tomorrow, each of you must prove that you are undeniablyscary. And I know for a fact that one of you is not.” She turned, her gaze falling on Mike.
“No,” Sulley replied. “You’re wrong. He works harder than anyone.”
“But do you think he’s scary?” she asked.
“He’s the heart and soul of the team,” Sulley answered.
“Do you think he’s scary?” she repeated.
Sulley looked at Mike, grinning and enthusiastic, and his shoulders slumped. Dean Hardscrabble smiled coldly, as if to say That’s what I thought. She turned and walked away.
Back in their little room at the Oozma Kappa house, Sulley stared at the ceiling while Mike sat on his bunk below. “We’re gonna win this thing tomorrow, Sull, I can feel it!” Mike said happily, holding his old MU hat.
Sulley leaned over his bunk and said, “Hey, Mike? You’ve given me a lot of really great tips. I’d love to return the favor sometime.”
“Oh yeah, sure. Anytime,” Mike replied.
Sulley jumped down from his bunk and cleared the furniture from the middle of the room. “We’re doing this now?” Mike asked.
Sulley picked up Mike’s scaring textbook and tossed it. “Okay, you’ve memorized every textbook, every scare theory, and that’s great. But now it’s time to forget all that. Just reach deep down and let the scary out,” he said seriously.
Mike stared at him for a moment. “Huh, just feel it,” he said.
“Exactly,” Sulley replied. “Go wild.”
Mike let out a roar. “Good,” Sulley said, “but bigger!”
Mike roared at Sulley with everything he had. Ms. Squibbles suddenly shouted, “Boys! It’s a school night!”
Mike was breathing hard. “So how was it?” he asked.
Sulley smiled and held up his big hand. “Up top,” he said, and Mike high-fived him. Mike and Sulley climbed back into their bunks.
“Ha-ha!” Mike said happily. “It did feel different. I feel like it’s all coming together.” He grabbed his beloved MU hat. “Yep, this time tomorrow, the whole school is finally going to see what Mike Wazowski can do.”
“You’re darn right,” Sulley said, staring at the ceiling. He hoped he sounded like he meant it.
第 21 章
第三場比賽終于到來了。OK會的成員們在一個巨型迷宮的入口集合，內心激動不已。麥克向大家解釋道：“比賽規(guī)則是驚嚇‘小孩子’，避開‘青少年’。”比賽中選手需要穿過曲折的迷宮。在他們全力沖刺的時候，由紙板制成的“孩子”會彈出來擋住其去路，只有朝“小孩子”吼叫才能通過，但不能驚嚇“青少年”。阿拱跑在隊伍最前面，觀眾們連連叫好。拐角處，一個紙板“青少年”突然彈了出來，阿拱趕緊躲到拐角后面，直到這個青少年身上的綠燈亮起。這表示OK會隊得到一分。
史乖寶緊隨其后。眼見一個紙板“小孩子”彈了出來，他大吼一聲，綠燈亮起，OK會隊再得一分！
精嚇會隊率先走出迷宮，完成了比賽。緊接著OK會隊也出來了，他們戰(zhàn)勝了黑絲絲隊和美少女隊，獲得第二名。美少女隊慘遭淘汰，而OK會隊則成功晉級。OK會的粉絲們大聲尖叫著：“加油，OK會！”
下一場比賽的主題是“隱藏”。OK會的小伙子們努力研讀課本，學習如何發(fā)揮出每個人的最大潛能。為了讓老唐更好地利用自己的長處，麥克給他戴上一頂頭盔，然后毛怪將他一把抓起朝墻上扔去。老唐從半空中劃過，嚇得尖叫起來。但是剛一碰到墻，他的觸手就緊緊吸住了墻面！老唐興奮極了，趕緊利用觸手上的吸盤繼續(xù)輕手輕腳地向上爬去。
大家一個個都找到了自己的長處。麥克向大家宣讀驚嚇手冊的時候，毛怪聽得格外認真，這還是他第一次關注書里的知識。而他確實也發(fā)現(xiàn)，麥克的戰(zhàn)術起作用了。比賽前一天晚上，就連毛怪都覺得OK會已經成竹在胸。
這場比賽叫作“藏起來再溜走”，要求剩下的三支隊伍藏在精嚇會會所里，一旦被裁判發(fā)現(xiàn)，選手就淘汰出局。要是裁判經過身邊卻沒能發(fā)現(xiàn)自己，這名選手就可以趁機跑出會所，為隊伍得到一分。會所的窗外擠滿了怪獸，都等著比賽開始。
選手們迅速跑進會所，找到了自己的藏身之處。裁判是一位長著好幾只眼睛的怪獸，只見他小心翼翼地走進屋子，手電的光束迅速停留在窗簾后面的一對觸角上。那對觸角趕緊縮了回去，但是已經來不及了。裁判猛地拉開窗簾，對躲在后面的黑絲絲隊女孩大聲喊道：“你出局了！”
接著裁判又用手電照了照壁爐附近，他那鋼鐵般銳利的目光掃視著一切，就連從煙囪里落下來的小小細屑都不放過。他舉起手電向上照去，又一個黑絲絲隊的女孩掉落在煤灰里。裁判說道：“運氣真差，圣誕老人！”
然后他又穿過屋子，恰恰從毛怪身邊走過，卻沒有注意到偽裝成小熊地毯的毛怪。看到裁判走過去了，毛怪趕緊站起身朝門外跑去。接下來，裁判也沒能發(fā)現(xiàn)自己頭頂上的老唐——他正用觸手穩(wěn)穩(wěn)地吸附在天花板上。
門外，著急等待的觀眾們看到精嚇會隊率先從大門走了出來，OK會隊則緊隨其后。OK會的粉絲們激動地炸開了鍋。
這一輪比賽結束了，希臘議會會長向大家宣布道：“現(xiàn)在只剩下兩支隊伍了，分別是四屆衛(wèi)冕冠軍精嚇會隊，還有……OK會隊！”
副會長補充說：“大家好好休息，明天晚上你們就要在全校師生面前一較高下啦！”
觀眾漸漸散去，一群粉絲來到OK會成員身邊說道：“你們真是好樣的！”一個學生說，“你們可得教我們兩手。”
老唐自豪地指指麥克說：“哦，這事兒你要請教這小子。”
看著大家的目光，麥克又驚又喜。
毛怪看到麥克欣喜地享受著陽光下的這一刻，臉上也露出了笑容。這時他看到了郝刻薄院長，便走了過去。這一次毛怪并不像以往那么自大。“郝院長，”他謙遜地說道，“如果我們可以重返驚嚇學院，希望您別覺得尷尬。”
院長轉過身，露出一個難以捉摸的表情，說道：“那要看明天你們是否能證明自己具備絕對的驚嚇能力了?？墒俏抑涝谀銈儺斨?，至少有一個做不到。”她轉過去，目光停留在麥克身上。
“不，”毛怪回答，“不會的，他比任何人都努力。”
“可你覺得他嚇人嗎？”院長問道。
“他是我們隊伍的靈魂。”毛怪答道。
“你覺得他嚇人嗎？”院長又重復了一遍。
毛怪看向麥克，只見他正開心又熱情地笑著，絲毫沒有嚇人的感覺。毛怪的肩膀耷拉下來。郝刻薄院長冷笑一聲，仿佛在說“正如我所料”，然后便轉身離開了。
回到OK會會所中他們的小房間里，毛怪呆呆地望著天花板。麥克坐在下鋪開心地擺弄著他那頂舊舊的“怪大”帽子說：“明天我們一定能贏，毛怪，我能感受得到！”
毛怪從床鋪上探出頭來說：“嘿，麥克，這段時間你給了我很多寶貴的啟示。我很希望有朝一日能回報你。”
“噢，好啊，隨時都可以。”麥克回答。
毛怪跳下床鋪，把寢室中間的家具全部搬開。“現(xiàn)在就來嗎？”麥克問道。
毛怪拿起麥克的驚嚇課本，一把扔了出去，嚴肅地告訴麥克：“好了，你已經把所有理論知識和課本都背得滾瓜爛熟，這非常好。但現(xiàn)在，把它們統(tǒng)統(tǒng)忘了吧。感受你的內心深處，讓你嚇人的一面釋放 出來。”
麥克盯著毛怪看了一會兒，說道：“噢，有感而發(fā)是吧。”
“就是這樣，”毛怪回答，“釋放你的獸性。”
于是麥克吼了一聲。毛怪鼓勵他說：“好的，但是再大聲一點！”
麥克用盡全力朝毛怪大吼一聲。突然樓下傳來史太太的聲音：“孩子們，今天可不是周末之夜！”
麥克氣喘吁吁地問道：“這次如何？”
毛怪笑著舉起大手說：“來一個。”麥克和他擊了個掌。兩人這才回到了各自床上。
“哈哈！”麥克興奮地說道，“確實感覺不一樣了，我們已經萬事俱備啦。”他拿起自己鐘愛的“怪大”帽子。“明天這個時候，整個學校都將見證我麥克·華斯基的本事。”
“那當然了。”毛怪盯著天花板說道。他真希望一切能夠如麥克所愿。
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