85.【纯享版】第十五章-Chapter15-1 米格的精彩首秀

Chapter 15-1

Hector turned to Dante. “What’s he doing? Why isn’t he playing?”

埃克托转头问丹丹：“他在干吗？怎么还不弹？”

Miguel continued to stand stiffly in front of the restless audience, who wanted to dance.

米格仍然僵硬地站在台上，而台下的观众已经焦躁起来，开始吵着要跳舞。

“Bring back the singing dogs!” someone yelled. Miguel looked at Hector, and Hector shimmied. Miguel copied him, took a deep breath, and ... 

“叫那些会唱歌的狗上来！”有人在下面喊。米格回头望了望埃克托，埃克托朝他抖了抖。米格也在台上抖了一下身子，做了个深呼吸，接着……

“HAAAAAAAI-YAAAAAAAAI-YAAAAAAI-YAAAAAAI!” He let out a full-throated grito.

“啊——啊——啊——啊！”他发出了一声洪亮的吼叫。

The audience was stunned. Seconds later, they responded with whistles and whoops. Some returned the grito, while others applauded. Miguel strummed the guitar intro for “Poco Loco,” then let his voice carry the lyrics over the jubilant crowd. By the time he had finished the first verse, the audience was on their feet.

这下子，观众们都被惊呆了。但是没过几秒，他们就开始对他吹口哨，为他呐喊尖叫，有人甚至也朝他吼了回去。台下掌声一片。米格弹响了《有点疯狂》的前奏，优美的歌词伴随着他悦耳的嗓音萦绕在上空，观众们不断欢呼喝彩。等他唱完第一段，人们都纷纷站了起来。

Suddenly, Dante grabbed Hector by the leg, trying to pull him onto the stage with Miguel. At first, Hector shook him off, but he finally let Dante drag him out. Once in the spotlight, Hector busted out some percussive footwork to Miguel’s guitar.

这时，丹丹抓住了埃克托的腿，想把他也拉到台上去，与米格同台表演。埃克托甩开了他几次，但最后还是上了台。一到聚光灯下，埃克托就跟着米格的节奏跳起某种踢踏舞。

“Not bad for a dead guy!” Miguel said to Hector. “You’re not so bady ourself, gordito!” Hector said above the exuberant clapping from the audience.

“对于一个死人来说，你跳的算不错了！”米格对埃克托说。“你也不赖啊，小胖子！”台下又响起热烈的掌声。

But unbeknownst to Miguel, at the back of the stadium, a ripple of glowing footprints guided Pepita and the Rivera family to the edge of the joyous audience.

但是米格不知道，在场地的后方，小南瓜和里韦拉一家已经跟着那串发光的脚印来到了人群的外围。

“He’s close,” Mamá Imelda said. “Find him.” The family members fanned out, stopping everyone they passed.

“他就在附近。”梅尔达说，“找到他。”一家人迅速呈扇形散开，试图拦下经过的每一个人。

“We’re looking for a living kid, about twelve,” Tío Felipe and Tío Óscar said together.

“有没有看到一个活着的小孩，十二岁左右？”费利佩和奥斯卡异口同声地问。

“Have you seen a living boy?” Tía Rosita prompted. Although the audience clapped along to the music, Miguel’s family paid no attention to the skeleton boy performing on stage, or to the young man next to him, who was becoming more creative with his dance moves. Hector’s head bobbed and his limbs spun around. Every new trick made the audience howl with glee.

“见过一个活着的男孩吗？”罗西塔询问。虽然观众们在不停地跟随音乐打着节拍，但米格的家人根本就没注意台上的骷髅男孩，也看都没看一眼在他旁边伴舞的年轻人。埃克托的舞步变得更加天马行空，他一边点着头，一边旋转着四肢，每变一个新花样，观众们就朝他兴奋地大喊大叫。

Hector and Miguel ended their performance with a grito, and the audience erupted into boisterous applause. Miguel smiled, enjoying the moment. He felt like a real musician.

埃克托和米格用一声吼叫结束了表演，台下爆发出如雷般的掌声。米格微笑着享受这一时刻，他觉得自己就像一位真正的音乐家。

“Hey, you did good!” Hector gushed. “I’m proud of you!”

“嘿，你唱得真棒！”埃克托由衷地赞叹道，“我为你骄傲！”