14. The Big Bang

CHAPTER 14 THE BIG BANG After their quick escape, George, Harold, and Captain Underpants stopped on a deserted street corner to catch their breath. "OK," said George. "Let's de-hypnotize him quick, before something else... ...happens!"

乔治、哈罗德和“内裤队长”快速逃离后，在一个无人的街角停下来喘口气。 “好吧，”乔治说。“让我们快点解除他的催眠，在发生别的事情之前…… 发生了……!”

A huge explosion came from the Rare Crystal Shop across the street. Heavy smoke poured out of the building. Suddenly, two robots with one stolen crystal emerged from the smoke and jumped into an old truck. "Did I just see two ROBOTS get into a truck?" asked Harold. "You know," said George, "up until now this story was almost believable!"

街对面的稀有水晶店发生了巨大的爆炸。 浓烟从大楼里冒了出来。 突然，两个机器人带着一颗偷来的水晶从烟雾中冒出来，跳进一辆旧卡车。 “我刚才是不是看到两个机器人上了一辆卡车？”哈罗德问。 “你知道，”乔治说，“到现在为止，这个故事几乎是可信的！”

"Well, believable or not," said Harold, "we're not getting involved. I repeat: We are NOT getting involved!" Just then, Captain Underpants leaped from the street corner and dashed in front of the truck. "Stop, in the name of underwear!" he cried. "Uh-oh," said George. "I think we're involved." The two robots started up the truck and swerved around Captain Underpants. Unfortunately, the truck brushed up against his red cape, and it got caught. With a mighty jerk, Captain Underpants flipped backward, and the truck pulled him along as it drove away.

“好吧，不管你信不信，”哈罗德说，“我们不会掺和进去的。 我再说一遍：我们不会介入的！”就在这时，“内裤队长”从街角跳了起来，冲到卡车前面。 “站住，看在内裤的份上！”他喊道。 “哦哦，”乔治说。“我认为我们参与其中了。” 两个机器人启动了卡车，绕过了“内裤队长”。 不幸的是，卡车碰到了他的红色斗篷，被卡住了。 随着一个巨大的震动，“内裤队长”向后翻了个身，卡车拉着他开走了。

"GRAB HIM!" cried George. The two boys skateboarded with all their might toward the speeding truck and grabbed Captain Underpants by the ankles. "HEEEEEEELLLLLLLP!" they cried as the truck pulled them through the city streets.

“抓住他！”乔治叫道。两个男孩用尽全身力气滑着滑板朝飞驰的卡车奔去，一把抓住了“内裤队长”的脚踝。 当卡车拉着他们穿过城市的街道时，他们喊道：“嘿嘿！”

"Mommy," said a little boy sitting on a bench, "I just saw two robots driving a truck with a guy in his underwear hanging off the back by a red cape, pulling two boys on skateboards behind him with his feet." "How do you expect me to believe such a ridiculous story?" asked his mother.

“妈妈，”一个坐在长凳上的小男孩说，“我刚刚看到两个机器人开着一辆卡车，一个穿着内衣的男人用红色的斗篷挂在卡车后面，用脚拖着两个玩滑板的男孩。” “你怎么能指望我相信这样一个荒谬的故事？”他的母亲问。

Finally, the truck came to a screeching halt in front of an old abandoned warehouse. The sudden stop made Captain Underpants flip over the roof of the truck and crash through the front door of the building. "Well, well, well," said a strange voice from inside the warehouse. "It looks as if we have a visitor."

最后，卡车在一个废弃的旧仓库前嘎吱一声停了下来。 突然的停车让“内裤队长”从车顶翻了过去，撞进了大楼的前门。 “好了，好了，好了，”仓库里传来一个奇怪的声音。 “好像有客人来了。”