5 An unforgettable performance

Chapter 5 An unforgettable performance The next morning was bright and sunny. Carlotta was lying in bed, eating chocolate truffles, when her maid came in with a letter.

第5章难忘的演出第二天早晨，阳光明媚。 卡洛塔正躺在床上吃着巧克力松露，这时她的女仆拿着一封信进来了。

"What's this?" Carlotta demanded, her mouth full of chocolate. If you appear on stage tonight, you must be prepared for a misfortune worse than death! "It's a threat! Someone is telling me not to sing. How dare they? Get my things, I'm going straight to the manager."

“这是什么?”卡洛塔嘴里塞满了巧克力，问道。 如果你今晚出现在舞台上，你必须准备好迎接比死亡更糟糕的不幸！“这是威胁！”有人叫我不要唱歌。 他们怎么敢？拿上我的东西，我要直接去找经理。”

In less than an hour, Carlotta was in the manager's office. "Monsieur!" she shrieked as she slapped down the letter. He read it quickly and went pale. "It's the phantom," he muttered. "Phantom?" Carlotta's ears pricked up. "I'm not afraid of a ghost. I will sing tonight!"

不到一个小时，卡洛塔就到了经理的办公室。 “先生！”她尖叫着把信拍了下来。 他很快地读了一遍，脸色变得苍白。 “是幽灵。”他喃喃地说。 “幻象?”卡洛塔竖起了耳朵。 “我不怕鬼。 今晚我要唱歌！”

That night, the whole cast felt uneasy. But Carlotta wasn't in the least worried. "Phantom? Pah!" she declared. She fluffed up her costume and marched on stage.

那天晚上，全体演员都感到不安。 但卡洛塔一点也不担心。 “幽灵?呸！”她大声说。 她把服装弄松，大步走上舞台。

Carlotta lifted up her arms and opened her mouth wide, but all that came out was a loud, harsh... Cr-r-roak! The audience gasped. Carlotta continued to croak like a toad and the audience began to laugh.

卡洛塔抬起双臂，张大嘴巴，但只发出一声响亮、刺耳的…… Cr-r-roak !观众倒吸了一口气。 卡洛塔继续像癞蛤蟆一样呱呱叫着，观众开始大笑起来。

The manager, who was looking on in disbelief, heard a chilling voice in his ear. "Carlotta sings tonight to bring the house down..." "I beg your pardon?" The manager spun around, but the figure behind him had gone.

经理正难以置信地看着，突然听到耳边传来一个令人毛骨悚然的声音。 “卡洛塔今晚的歌声将使全场欢呼雀跃……” “你说什么？”经理转过身来，但他身后的人影不见了。