8 Stage Struck Out

CHAPTER 8 STAGE STRUCK OUT The auditorium lights dim. The spotlight falls on Eric. But it doesn't hurt him. He gets up and tells his first joke. No one laughs. He tries a second joke. Again, no one laughs. Here comes his third joke. It's about the principal. Everyone laughs and he gets sent to the principal's office.

舞台熄灯礼堂的灯光暗了下来。 聚光灯落在埃里克身上。 但这不会伤害他。他站起来讲了他的第一个笑话。 没有人笑。他试着讲第二个笑话。 还是没人笑。这是他的第三个笑话。 是关于校长的。大家都笑了，他被送到了校长办公室。

TAKE ONE EGG. Then a hush falls over the audience. Freddy, who's wearing a chefs hat, opens his cookbook and reads the recipe for apple turnovers. Everyone's mouth is watering. It's close to lunchtime.

拿一个鸡蛋。然后观众安静了下来。 戴着厨师帽的弗雷迪打开烹饪书，读着苹果酥的食谱。 每个人都在流口水。 快到午餐时间了。

Then Randy comes out. He's wearing a magician's hat. He tells the audience that he's going to pull a human head out of it. There's a slow drumroll. And he pulls the hat off his head, bows, and walks quickly off the stage. Everyone is mystified! THANK YOU.

然后兰迪出来了。他戴着一顶魔术师的帽子。 他告诉观众，他将从中取出一个人头。 有一个缓慢的鼓声。他摘下帽子，鞠了一躬，迅速地走下了舞台。 每个人都很困惑！谢谢你！

Now Derek comes out. He's wearing a hula hoop. He spins it once and it spirals down to his feet. Everyone boos. He lifts up the hula hoop and tries again. It drops straight to the floor. But Derek doesn't give up. He keeps trying for an hour. Finally, Mrs. Green comes out and pulls him off the stage with the hoop.

现在德里克出来了。他戴着呼啦圈。 他转了一下，它就盘旋到他的脚上。 每个人嘘声。他举起呼啦圈，又试了一次。 它直接掉到地板上。 但德里克没有放弃。 他不停地试了一个小时。 最后，格林太太走了出来，用铁环把他拉下了舞台。

OUCH! BOO

哎哟!嘘

Penny walks onstage. Her lips are out of the cast. Soon, the CD is playing, and we have to wait four movements until peo- ple start singing. But when they finally do, the CD starts skipping. Penny starts to cry and skips offstage. I hope there's not a talent scout in the audience. MY LOVE IS MY LOVE IS MY LOVE IS

佩妮走上舞台。她的嘴唇没有打石膏。 很快，CD开始播放，我们必须等四个乐章，直到人们开始唱歌。 但当他们终于打开时，CD开始跳音。 佩妮哭了起来，跳下了舞台。 我希望观众里没有星探。 我的爱就是我的爱就是我的爱