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Surprises at the studio
演播室里的惊喜
Read the excerpt from the novel Mandy and Angela Go to Europe.
阅读小说《曼迪和安吉拉去欧洲》节选。
In this excerpt, Mandy and her friend Angela attend the filming of a TV quiz programme.
在这段节选中，曼迪和她的朋友安吉拉参加了电视问答节目的拍摄。
Five minutes until we start filming,' shouted the director. 'Is everyone ready?'
“距离开拍只有五分钟了，”导演喊道。 “大家都准备好了吗？”
'I'm glad that I'm not one of the contestants!' whispered Mandy.
“幸好我不是参赛选手！”曼迪低声说。
'They must feel really worried now!'
“选手们现在一定肯定很紧张！”
'Oh, I would love to be a contestant,' said Angela.
“哦，我倒挺想成为参赛选手的，”安吉拉说。
The three contestants were sitting at their desks in the stage, waiting.
三位参赛者正坐在舞台上等待着。
The hot lights were shining down upon them.
热灯照亮了他们。
Suddenly, one of them, a woman, stood up and then fell forward across her desk.
突然，他们中的一个人，女人，站了起来，然后朝前摔倒在了桌上。
Oh, she's fainted because it's too hot,' gasped Mandy.
“啊，她热得晕过去了，”曼迪喘着气说。
A cameraman helped the woman off the stage.
一位摄影师帮着抬走了晕倒的女子。
The director hurried down from the control room opposite the stage.
导演匆匆从舞台对面的控制室走了下来。
'We need another contestant before the show begins,' he shouted.
“在节目开始之前我们还需要一位参赛选手，”他喊道。
'Who wants to be on TV?'
“谁想要上电视？”
Angela raised her hand.
安吉拉举起手。
'You're on!' the director shouted.
“就你了！”导演喊道。
After he seated her on the stage, a make-up artist rushed forward.
在她坐在舞台上后，一位化妆师冲上前去。
She quickly powdered Angela's face and combed her hair.
她迅速给安吉拉化了妆，梳了头发。
'Ten seconds,' shouted the director. 'Smile, everyone. Cue Lester!'
“十秒钟，”导演喊道。 “大家一起笑。莱斯特，准备提示！'
Everyone in the audience started clapping.
在座的观众开始鼓掌。
The announcer's voice boomed, 'It's time for Travel Quiz, and here's your host, Lester Li!'
播音员的声音非常洪亮，“旅行测验的时候到了，欢迎主持人，莱斯特·李！”
Lester Li came running out and stood in front of the desks.
莱斯特李跑出来站到了选手们的桌子前。
The quiz programme had begun.
测验环节开始。
Angela was terrific.
安吉拉表现得非常棒。
Since she answered the questions easily, she was soon ahead of the other two contestants.
由于她很轻松地回答了那些问题，并很快领先于另外两名选手。
Mandy, however, was tense.
然而，曼迪此时非常紧张。
She sat on the edge of her seat and chewed her fingernails while she watched.
她坐在座位的边缘，一边看一边咬指甲。
Twenty-five minutes later, Angela had beaten the other contestants.
二十五分钟后，安吉拉击败了其他参赛者。
She had to answer six more questions to win the grand prize.
她必须回答另外六个问题才能赢得大奖。
Mandy was so excited. She could hardly keep still.
曼迪太激动了。她几乎安静不下来了。
Angela kept getting the questions right.
安吉拉依然正确回答了所有问题。
There was just one question to go.
现在只剩一个问题了。
'And finally, where is the Colosseum?' asked Lester.
“最后一个问题，斗兽场在哪里？”莱斯特问道。
'In Rome, Italy,' replied Angela.
“意大利罗马，”安吉拉回答。
'Right!' shouted Lester, as the audience clapped.
“正确！'观众鼓掌时，莱斯特喊道。
'You have won tonight's grand prize - a trip for two to the lovely city of Paris!'
你赢得了今晚的大奖 - 两次漂亮的巴黎之旅！'
