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Surprises at the studio
演播室里的驚喜
Read the excerpt from the novel Mandy and Angela Go to Europe.
閱讀小說《曼迪和安吉拉去歐洲》節選。
In this excerpt, Mandy and her friend Angela attend the filming of a TV quiz programme.
在這段節選中，曼迪和她的朋友安吉拉參加了電視問答節目的拍攝。
Five minutes until we start filming,' shouted the director. 'Is everyone ready?'
“距離開拍只有五分鐘了，”導演喊道。 “大家都準備好了嗎？”
'I'm glad that I'm not one of the contestants!' whispered Mandy.
“幸好我不是參賽選手！”曼迪低聲說。
'They must feel really worried now!'
“選手們現在一定肯定很緊張！”
'Oh, I would love to be a contestant,' said Angela.
“哦，我倒挺想成為參賽選手的，”安吉拉說。
The three contestants were sitting at their desks in the stage, waiting.
三位參賽者正坐在舞臺上等待著。
The hot lights were shining down upon them.
熱燈照亮了他們。
Suddenly, one of them, a woman, stood up and then fell forward across her desk.
突然，他們中的一個人，女人，站了起來，然后朝前摔倒在了桌上。
Oh, she's fainted because it's too hot,' gasped Mandy.
“啊，她熱得暈過去了，”曼迪喘著氣說。
A cameraman helped the woman off the stage.
一位攝影師幫著抬走了暈倒的女子。
The director hurried down from the control room opposite the stage.
導演匆匆從舞臺對面的控制室走了下來。
'We need another contestant before the show begins,' he shouted.
“在節目開始之前我們還需要一位參賽選手，”他喊道。
'Who wants to be on TV?'
“誰想要上電視？”
Angela raised her hand.
安吉拉舉起手。
'You're on!' the director shouted.
“就你了！”導演喊道。
After he seated her on the stage, a make-up artist rushed forward.
在她坐在舞臺上后，一位化妝師沖上前去。
She quickly powdered Angela's face and combed her hair.
她迅速給安吉拉化了妝，梳了頭發。
'Ten seconds,' shouted the director. 'Smile, everyone. Cue Lester!'
“十秒鐘，”導演喊道。 “大家一起笑。萊斯特，準備提示！'
Everyone in the audience started clapping.
在座的觀眾開始鼓掌。
The announcer's voice boomed, 'It's time for Travel Quiz, and here's your host, Lester Li!'
播音員的聲音非常洪亮，“旅行測驗的時候到了，歡迎主持人，萊斯特·李！”
Lester Li came running out and stood in front of the desks.
萊斯特李跑出來站到了選手們的桌子前。
The quiz programme had begun.
測驗環節開始。
Angela was terrific.
安吉拉表現得非常棒。
Since she answered the questions easily, she was soon ahead of the other two contestants.
由于她很輕松地回答了那些問題，并很快領先于另外兩名選手。
Mandy, however, was tense.
然而，曼迪此時非常緊張。
She sat on the edge of her seat and chewed her fingernails while she watched.
她坐在座位的邊緣，一邊看一邊咬指甲。
Twenty-five minutes later, Angela had beaten the other contestants.
二十五分鐘后，安吉拉擊敗了其他參賽者。
She had to answer six more questions to win the grand prize.
她必須回答另外六個問題才能贏得大獎。
Mandy was so excited. She could hardly keep still.
曼迪太激動了。她幾乎安靜不下來了。
Angela kept getting the questions right.
安吉拉依然正確回答了所有問題。
There was just one question to go.
現在只剩一個問題了。
'And finally, where is the Colosseum?' asked Lester.
“最后一個問題，斗獸場在哪里？”萊斯特問道。
'In Rome, Italy,' replied Angela.
“意大利羅馬，”安吉拉回答。
'Right!' shouted Lester, as the audience clapped.
“正確！'觀眾鼓掌時，萊斯特喊道。
'You have won tonight's grand prize - a trip for two to the lovely city of Paris!'
你贏得了今晚的大獎 - 兩次漂亮的巴黎之旅！'
