3. Mom Is Ducky

Chapter 3 Mom Is Ducky "Don't be silly," Brian's mom said to him. "Why would I want to let Hypo hypnotize me?" Just then Hypo walked to the edge of the stage. He shaded his eyes so he could see into the audience. "Are there any other volunteers?" he asked. Brian jumped to his feet. "Yeah, my mom!" he said.

“别傻了，”布赖恩的妈妈对他说。 “我为什么要让Hypo催眠我？”就在这时，海波走到舞台边缘。 他遮住眼睛，以便能看到观众。 “还有其他志愿者吗？”他问。 布莱恩跳了起来。“是的，我妈妈！”他说。

Bradley pulled his brother back into his seat. "What are you doing?" he whispered. "You'll see," Brian said. "We're over here, Mr. Hypo!" Hypo walked down the stage stairs. He marched to the row where Bradley was sitting with his mother and brother. Nate and Lucy turned around in their seats and stared at Brian. "Are you gonna do it, Mrs. Pinto?" Nate asked. Before Bradley's mother could answer, Hypo was standing next to her. He put out his hand. "Hello, I'm Hypo. What is your name?" Bradley's mother shook Hypo's hand. "I'm Pamela Pinto," she said. "But I'm not interes—" "Pamela Pinto, what a lovely name," said Hypo. "Won't you join me on the stage? Your handsome twins can come with you." "Gee, Bradley, we're handsome!" Brian crowed. "Well, I don't know," their mother said. "Do it, Mom!" Brian said. "Go for it, Mrs. Pinto," Nate said. "It'll be fun!" Lucy said.

布拉德利把他哥哥拉回座位上。 “你在干什么？”他小声说。 “你会看到的，”布莱恩说。“我们在这里，海波先生！”海波走下舞台楼梯。 他大步走向布拉德利和他的母亲、弟弟坐的那一排。 内特和露西在座位上转过身来，盯着布莱恩。 “你会这么做吗，平托太太？”内特问道。 布拉德利的母亲还没来得及回答，海波就站在了她身边。 他伸出手来。“你好，我是Hypo。 你叫什么名字？”布拉德利的母亲握着海波的手。 “我是帕梅拉·平托，”她说。 “帕梅拉·平托，多可爱的名字，”海波说。 “你愿意和我一起上台吗？” 你那对漂亮的双胞胎可以和你一起去。” “嘿，布拉德利，我们很帅！”布莱恩拥挤。 “嗯，我不知道，”他们的母亲说。 “动手吧，妈妈!”布莱恩说。“去吧，平托太太，”内特说。 “会很有趣的！”露西说。

Only Bradley remained quiet. He knew that Brian had a plan. Bradley wondered if Hypo could really hypnotize his mom so she'd let Brian raise ducks! "Okay, come on, boys," Mrs. Pinto said. She followed Hypo back to the stage. Bradley and Brian were right behind her. The whole audience clapped and whistled. Hypo sat the twins' mother on the sofa, with Bradley and Brian next to her. "Pamela Pinto, do you chew your nails?" Hypo asked. "Of course not!" she said. She held up her hands. "What lovely pink nail polish," Hypo said. "Yes, my son Josh gave it to me for Mother's Day," she said. "And my husband gave me this bracelet." "And what did these two young men give you for Mother's Day?" Hypo asked. He pointed his wand at Bradley and Brian. "They bought the tickets to see your show," she said.

只有布拉德利保持沉默。 他知道布莱恩有个计划。 布拉德利想知道海波是否真的能催眠他的妈妈，让她让布莱恩养鸭子！“好了，来吧，孩子们，”平托太太说。 她跟着海波回到舞台。 布拉德利和布莱恩就在她后面。 全体观众鼓掌并吹起口哨。 海波让双胞胎的母亲坐在沙发上，布拉德利和布莱恩坐在她旁边。 “帕梅拉·平托，你咬指甲吗？”海波问道。 “当然不会！”她说。 她举起双手。“多么可爱的粉色指甲油啊，”海波说。 “是的，这是我儿子乔希送给我的母亲节礼物，”她说。 “我丈夫给了我这个手镯。” “那这两个年轻人送了你什么母亲节礼物？”海波问道。 他用魔杖指着布拉德利和布莱恩。 “他们买票是为了看你的演出，”她说。

"Such nice sons you have!" Hypo said. "So, boys, what shall we do with your mother?" he asked. Bradley didn't know what to say. But Brian did. "My mom doesn't like ducks," he said. "Can you hypnotize her so she loves them?" Brian's mother glared at him. "I never said I didn't like du—" "That's an excellent idea!" Hypo said. "What do you folks think?"

“你的儿子真可爱！”海波说。 “那么，孩子们，我们该拿你们的母亲怎么办呢？” 布拉德利不知道该说什么。 但布莱恩做到了。“我妈妈不喜欢鸭子，”他说。 “你能催眠她，让她爱上他们吗？”布莱恩的母亲怒视着他。 “我从来没说过我不喜欢你——”“好主意！”海波说。 “你们怎么想？”

The audience cheered and clapped. "Okay, Mrs. Pinto, please close your eyes," Hypo said. She closed her eyes. "I feel silly," she said.

观众欢呼鼓掌。 “好了，平托夫人，请闭上眼睛，”海波说。 她闭上了眼睛。“我觉得自己很傻，”她说。

Brian giggled, and Bradley poked him in the ribs. Hypo passed his wand over Mrs. Pinto's head. He muttered some strange words. "Mrs. Pinto, please open your eyes," Hypo said after a minute. She opened her eyes. "Mrs. Pinto, do you like animals?" Hypo asked. "Of course I do," she said. "We own a dog and a pony, and I had rabbits when I was a girl." "Marvelous. Now tell our audience your favorite animal." "Well, I'll have to think a moment," Mrs. Pinto said. "Take your time," Hypo said. He gave the audience a big wink. "I'd have to say songbirds," Mrs. Pinto said finally. "We have several bird feeders in our yard." "Excellent, you are fond of our flying friends," Hypo said. He leaned toward her. "Now, Pamela, tell us how you feel about ducks." "I don't like them," she said. "Ducks are noisy and messy and they would destroy my garden!" The audience laughed.

布莱恩咯咯地笑，布拉德利戳了戳他的肋骨。 海波用魔杖在平托夫人头上一挥。 他咕哝了几句奇怪的话。 “平托太太，请睁开眼睛，”过了一会儿，海波说。 她睁开眼睛。“夫人。 平托，你喜欢动物吗？”海波问道。 “我当然知道，”她说。 “我们有一条狗和一匹小马，我小的时候养过兔子。” “太不可思议了。现在告诉我们的观众你最喜欢的动物。” “嗯，我得考虑一下，”平托太太说。 “慢慢来，”海波说。 他对观众使眼色。 “我不得不说是鸣禽，”平托太太最后说。 “我们的院子里有几个喂鸟人。” “太好了，你喜欢我们的飞行朋友，”海波说。 他向她靠了靠。“现在，帕梅拉，告诉我们你对鸭子的看法。” “我不喜欢他们，”她说。 “鸭子又吵又乱，它们会毁了我的花园！”观众笑了。