A Bad Movie

A Bad Movie. Written by Larry Fleece. Illustrated by Nicholas Jackson. Focus Question. Why is following the crowd not always a good idea?

《糟糕的电影》 作者：拉里·弗利斯 绘者：尼古拉斯·杰克逊 思考问题： 为什么盲目跟风不总是好事？

We all sat wide -eyed, without daring to move. We could almost feel the hot breath of the terrible, four -headed serpent as it stalked its prey. I saw a couple of the other guys put their hands over their eyes. I tried to be brave and not look away. Then, in an instant, it was over. The hero plunged his sword into the soft underbelly of the beast. With a terrible groan, the awful creature heaved and fell to the ground.

我们全都睁大眼睛坐着，一动不敢动。 我们几乎能感受到那只可怕的四头大蛇追踪猎物时呼出的热气。 我看见几个小伙伴捂住了眼睛。 我努力鼓起勇气，没有移开目光。 紧接着，一切瞬间就结束了。 英雄把剑刺进了怪兽柔软的肚皮。 可怕的怪兽发出一声惨叫，挣扎了几下倒在了地上。

We all cheered. The serpent was slain, and the hero got the girl. As the lights went up and the final credits rolled, I scooped up the last of my popcorn. Awesome! Bobby cried as we made our way up the aisle. That serpent was so cool! Yeah, cool, I echoed, staying close behind him. We'd all heard that Attack on Venus was a good movie, and we weren't disappointed.

我们全都欢呼起来。 大蛇被杀死，英雄赢得了芳心。 灯光亮起，片尾字幕滚动，我舀起了最后一勺爆米花。 太好看了！ 我们沿着过道往外走时，鲍比大声喊道。 那条大蛇太酷了！ 对呀，太酷了，我跟在他身后附和道。 我们早就听说《金星袭击战》很好看，果然没让我们失望。

Today was special though, because Bobby showed up. Bobby was the coolest guy in our school. He was a grade older than us. He played on a club soccer team and he had a guitar. Everybody liked Bobby. You want to go eat? I asked my friend Derek. We'd told our moms we were going to hang out at the mall after the movie, so we had some time.

不过今天很特别，因为鲍比来了。 鲍比是我们学校最酷的男生。 他比我们高一个年级。 他参加了足球俱乐部，还拥有一把吉他。 所有人都喜欢鲍比。 要不要去吃东西呀？ 我问我的朋友德里克。 我们早就告诉妈妈，电影散场后要去商场逛，所以还有空闲时间。

I don't know." Hey, Bobby, what do you want to do? Derek asked. Bobby had a sly look in his eye. You know that other movie we wanted to see, Rodent Extreme? Bobby asked. It's perfect timing. There's a showing just starting over in theater four. Cool, Derek said. We're there.

我不知道。” 嘿，鲍比，你想做什么？ 德里克问道。 鲍比的眼神里闪过一丝狡黠。 你知道我们之前想看的另一部电影《极限猛鼠》吗？ 鲍比问道。 时间赶得正好。 四号影厅刚好有一场正要开始放映。 太棒了，德里克说。 咱们走吧。

I checked the money in my pocket. After one movie and popcorn, I was running low. Kevin, you in? Bobby asked. No, I'm broke, I told him. Maybe I'll see you after. Don't have enough? Bobby laughed. Who's paying? We're already inside the complex. I sneak into other movies all the time. They're not going to catch us in the dark.

我摸了摸口袋里的钱。 看完第一场电影、买了爆米花后，我的钱已经所剩无几了。 凯文，你一起去吗？ 鲍比问道。 不了，我没钱了，我告诉他。 我散场后再找你们吧。 钱不够？ 鲍比笑了。 谁还付钱啊？ 我们都已经进影城了。 我一直都蹭别的电影看。 黑灯瞎火的，他们抓不到我们的。