10 Proscenium Arch

Chapter 10 Proscenium Arch proscenium arch (n) the arch in a theater that separates the stage from the audience; it is often where the curtains hang The rabbit seemed to be okay—although Evan couldn't help thinking that if Jessie hadn't said the word rabbit to their dad, the poor animal would have roasted alive in the hot trunk. Jessie promptly named him Professor Hoffmann. He had snow-white fur, with streaks of gray, and a serious face, which made him look like a professor. The inside of his short, upright ears was the color of bubblegum. When Jessie and Evan ran to the back porch to tell their dad that the rabbit was okay, he looked at them strangely. "Of course it's okay. Why wouldn't it be? Why do you two always worry about everything? Your mother, too! It's like you want bad

第10章舞台拱舞台拱（名词）剧院中把舞台与观众隔开的拱；这只兔子似乎没事——尽管埃文忍不住想，如果杰西没有对他们的爸爸说“兔子”这个词，这只可怜的动物可能已经在热树干里活活烤熟了。 杰西立刻称他为霍夫曼教授。 他有雪白的皮毛，带着灰色的条纹，一张严肃的脸，使他看起来像个教授。 他的耳朵短而直，里面是泡泡糖的颜色。 当杰西和埃文跑到后门廊告诉他们的爸爸兔子没事的时候，爸爸奇怪地看着他们。 “当然没关系。为什么不是呢？ 你们俩为什么总是忧心忡忡？ 还有你妈妈！好像你想要坏的

things to happen." Sometimes bad things do happen, Evan thought, but he didn't say it out loud. He didn't want to sound as if he wasn't tough, like his dad, who had been to war and seen really horrible things. Their dad hadn't bought any of the things you need to keep a rabbit, so Evan and Jessie did the best they could with what they had in the house. They lined a clean, large cardboard box with shredded newspaper and filled Evan's old Scooby-Doo cereal bowl with water. Jessie wanted to decorate the box, but Evan said decorations wouldn't be safe. Professor Hoffmann might eat them. For the next two days Evan worked intensely with Professor Hoffmann and Jessie to perfect the appearing-rabbit trick. At first Professor Hoffmann didn't like going into the wooden box at all. He would kick his legs and paw the air with his forelimbs, as if he were trying to swim up and out of the box. "He's remembering when he was stuck in the

事情会发生的。”有时候坏事确实会发生，埃文想，但他没有大声说出来。 他不想让自己听起来不像他父亲那样坚强，因为他父亲参加过战争，见过非常可怕的事情。 他们的爸爸没有买任何养兔子需要的东西，所以埃文和杰西尽可能地用家里的东西。 他们在一个干净的大纸板箱里放上了撕碎的报纸，并在埃文的旧史酷比麦片碗里装满了水。 杰西想装饰盒子，但埃文说装饰不安全。 霍夫曼教授可能会吃掉它们。 在接下来的两天里，埃文与霍夫曼教授和杰西一起紧张地工作，以完善兔子出现的把戏。 一开始，霍夫曼教授根本不喜欢进木箱子。 他会踢腿，用前肢在空中抓爪子，好像他想要游出来。 “他在回忆他被困在

trunk," said Jessie, trying to calm Professor Hoffmann by feeding him some lettuce. She still wouldn't touch or hold him, but she liked giving him food. "Don't feed him. He's supposed to be working," said Evan, trying once again to get the rabbit to sit still. After a few minutes they noticed that he had pooped. Jessie ran screaming from the room, but Evan just cleaned it up with a paper towel, and after that Professor Hoffmann didn't mind sitting in the rabbit box anymore. On Wednesday, Jessie showed Evan the latest edition of The 4-O Forum, and Evan had to admit it was terrific. The front-page article was all about the magic show, and it explained that this was a show with a real live rabbit and an actual stage. The stage was almost finished being built. Their dad had bought enough two-by-fours to build a proscenium arch, and he'd also bought yards of red velvet, which they

杰西说，她给霍夫曼教授喂了一些生菜，试图让他平静下来。 她仍然不会碰他或抱他，但她喜欢给他吃的。 “别喂他。他应该在工作，”埃文说，再次试图让兔子安静地坐着。 几分钟后，他们注意到他拉屎了。 杰西尖叫着跑出房间，但埃文只是用纸巾把它擦干净了，从那以后，霍夫曼教授就不再介意坐在兔子箱里了。 周三，杰西给埃文看了最新版的the 4-O Forum，埃文不得不承认它棒极了。 头版的文章都是关于魔术表演的，它解释说这是一场有一只真正的活兔子和一个真正的舞台的表演。 舞台快要建好了。 他们的父亲买了足够的2 * 4的材料来建一个舞台拱门，他还买了几码的红丝绒，他们

draped over the top of the arch to form curtains. Evan couldn't help wondering where his dad got so much money. And if he had that much money, why didn't he send more of it to them? The 4-O Forum Special Magic Issue All the News That's Fit to Print Now You See It! By Jessie Treski This coming Monday, Memorial Day, should be renamed Magic Day, because that is the day that a magic show is coming to town. Prepare to be mystified by the Amazing Magician Evan and his Spectacular Assistant Jessie as they dazzle you with their illusions.

盖在拱门顶部形成窗帘的。 埃文不禁想知道他爸爸从哪里弄到这么多钱。 如果他有那么多钱，他为什么不多寄一些给他们呢？ 4- 0论坛特别魔术期所有适合印刷的新闻现在你看到了！即将到来的星期一，阵亡将士纪念日，应该被重新命名为魔术日，因为那天将有一场魔术表演来到镇上。 准备被神奇的魔术师埃文和他的壮观的助理杰西迷惑，因为他们用他们的幻想让你眼花缭乱。

They will do card tricks, rope tricks, and sleight of hand. Amazing Magician Evan will make a live rabbit appear out of nowhere. The rabbit's name is Professor Hoffmann. How does he do it? No one knows! But one thing is for sure: You won't want to miss this Mystifying and Magnificent Medley of Magic! Buy your tickets now! "I'm going to pass them out tomorrow," said Jessie as Evan handed back the newspaper. "Are you sure Mrs. Overton will let you?" asked Evan. Mrs. Overton had not allowed Jessie to hand

他们会玩纸牌戏法、绳子戏法和变戏法。 神奇的魔术师埃文会让一只活兔子凭空出现。 兔子的名字是霍夫曼教授。 他是怎么做到的？没人知道！但有一件事是肯定的：你不会想错过这个神秘和宏伟的魔法杂烩！现在买票吧！“明天我要把它们发给大家，”杰西说，埃文把报纸递了回去。 “你确定奥弗顿太太会让你去吗？”埃文问。 奥弗顿太太没有让杰西举手

out her Valentine's Day issue of The 4-O Forum. Too much love stuff. "Maybe she won't because we're charging money for the show. It's like advertising." "She won't mind. Besides, it's not just about the magic show. I've got an interview with Mr. Franks, and a word puzzle, and a huge article on the weather station data and the storm. See? The whole back page. Did you know they named it? It's called Tropical Storm Annabelle." "Hmm." Evan didn't care much about the weather. He just hoped someone would come to the magic show. He had almost perfected the appearing-rabbit trick. It would be lousy if no one came to see it. In fact, he could use an audience right now. "You want to see me do the trick?" "Yes!" shouted Jessie, immediately jumping onto the bed. "Can I watch, too?" Evan turned to see his dad, who'd been gone for the last hour, in the doorway. When had he gotten

出版了她的情人节杂志《4- 0论坛》 爱的东西太多了。“也许她不会，因为我们要收钱。 这就像广告一样。”“她不会介意的。 而且，这不仅仅是魔术表演的问题。 我要去采访弗兰克斯先生，做一个字谜游戏，还有一篇关于气象站数据和风暴的大文章。 看到了吗?整个封底。你知道他们给它起的名字吗？ 它被称为热带风暴安娜贝尔。” “嗯。”埃文不太关心天气。 他只是希望有人来看魔术表演。 他几乎把装兔子的把戏弄得完美无缺了。 如果没人来看，那就糟透了。 事实上，他现在需要一个听众。 “你想看我变魔术吗？”“是的！”杰西喊道，立刻跳上了床。 “我也能看吗？”埃文转过身来，看到他的父亲站在门口，他已经走了一个小时了。 他什么时候