Search for a Star 尋找明日之星
“Ladies and gentleman, our next contestants on Search for a Star are Mark and Kathleen!” The curtain went up and the audience started to jeer. Mark stood in the center of the stage as the angry crowd pelted him with rotten tomatoes. And then he woke up.
Mark had been having this nightmare ever since Kathleen told him they were going to enter Search for a Star, the world’s biggest talent competition. Now there were only six hours to go before their first performance.
Downstairs, Kathleen was dancing around the kitchen listening to I Would do Anything for Love, the song they would sing. “How is the world’s greatest singer feeling this morning?” Kathleen asked. “Er, I’ve got something to tell you,” Mark said. “Tell me later! The taxi is waiting to take us to the theater,” she said.
Backstage at the theater, Mark peeked around the curtains and saw the flashing lights, the band, and hundreds of people.
“Kathleen, I’ve got something very important to tell you.”
“In a minute,” Kathleen said. “I’m doing my makeup!”
Mark and Kathleen stood behind the curtain as the host announced their act.
“OK, Mark what did you want to tell me?” Kathleen asked as the curtain began to rise.
“I’ve forgotten the words to the song,” Mark said, as a tear ran down his trunk.
(JOHN PHILLIPS, STAFF WRITER)
「各位先生，各位女士，我們『尋找明日之星』的下一組參賽者是馬克與凱薩琳！」簾幕升起後，觀眾席傳出一陣嘲笑聲。憤怒的觀眾朝站在舞台中央的馬克投擲爛番茄。他立刻驚醒。
自從凱薩琳告訴他，他們要去參加全球最大的「尋找明日之星」選秀賽後，馬克就一直作這個惡夢。現在距離他們第一次演出只剩六個小時了。
凱薩琳正在樓下廚房聽著他們要演唱的歌曲「I Would Do Anything for Love」，一邊翩翩起舞。凱薩琳問：「我們全球最棒的歌手昨晚睡得好嗎？」馬克說：「呃，我有點事想跟妳說。」她說：「晚點再說！要載我們去劇院的計程車已經來了。」
在劇場後台的馬克從布幕邊偷看，看到前台的閃光燈、樂團和數百名觀眾。
「凱薩琳，我有一件很重要的事要跟妳說。」
凱薩琳說：「等一下，我正在化妝！」
馬克和凱薩琳站在布幕後面，主持人宣佈他們出場。
就在布幕緩緩升起時，凱薩琳問：「好了，你剛剛要跟我說什麼，馬克？」
馬克說：「我忘記歌詞了。」說著說著，淚珠就從他的象鼻子滾落下來。
（翻譯：袁星塵）
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