3 The phantom's demands

Chapter 3 The phantom's demands "What is the meaning of this?" The new manager of the opera house waved a piece of paper at Madame G.

第三章幽灵的要求“这是什么意思？”歌剧院的新经理向G夫人挥动一张纸。

I demand the sum of 20,000 francs per month. P.S. Carlotta sings like a toad. I want to hear Christine sing every night or else... "It's the phantom," she said nervously. "I tell the girls he isn't real. But the truth is, I've worked here for twenty years and we have always given in to him." She shuddered. "If we don't, he'll make big trouble."

我要求每月两万法郎。 附言：卡洛塔唱歌像癞蛤蟆。 我想每天晚上听克里斯汀唱歌，否则…… “是幽灵，”她紧张地说。 “我告诉女孩们他不是真的。 但事实是，我在这里工作了20年，我们总是向他让步。” 她战栗。“如果我们不这样做，他会制造大麻烦的。”

"Phantom? You mean a ghost?" said the manager. "Hah! If some crook who skulks around my opera house thinks he can swindle money out of me, he's got another think coming!"

“幽灵?你是说鬼魂？”经理说。 “哈!这个人说：“如果有个骗子在我的歌剧院里鬼鬼祟祟地跑来跑去，以为能骗我的钱，那他就大错特错了。”

Suddenly, the door swung open and a stagehand burst in. "It's Pico! He's been taken!" Pico was the manager's beloved pet dog. "My little Pico! What? How?" spluttered the manager.

突然，门开了，一个舞台管理人员冲了进来。 “这是皮科!他被抓走了！”皮科是经理心爱的宠物狗。 “我的小皮科！”怎么啦？怎么可能？”经理气急败坏地说。

"I heard Pico barking and saw a man in a cloak in the shadows!" Madame G shivered. "It's the phantom. Mark my words, manager. Pay up quickly or something dreadful will happen."

“我听到皮科在叫，看到阴影里有个披斗篷的人！”G夫人哆嗦了一下。 “是幽灵。记住我的话，经理。 快点付钱，否则会发生可怕的事情。”