8. Crime and Punishment

CHAPTER 8 CRIME AND PUNISHMENT At six o'clock the next morning, George and Harold dragged themselves out of bed, walked over to Mr. Krupp's house, and began washing his car. Then, while Harold scrubbed the tires, George roamed around the yard pulling up all the weeds and crabgrass he could find. Afterward, they cleaned the gutters and washed all the windows on Mr. Krupp's house.

第八章罪与罚第二天早上六点钟，乔治和哈罗德从床上爬起来，走到克虏伯先生家，开始给他洗车。 然后，在哈罗德擦洗轮胎的时候，乔治在院子里走来走去，拔掉了他能找到的所有杂草和杂草。 之后，他们清理了排水沟，清洗了克虏伯家所有的窗户。

At school, George and Harold sat up straight, listened carefully, and spoke only when spoken to. They didn't tell jokes, they didn't pull pranks—they didn't even smile. Their teacher kept pinching herself. "I just know this is a dream," she said.

在学校里，乔治和哈罗德坐直了身子，认真地听着，只有别人跟他说话时才说话。 他们不讲笑话，不搞恶作剧——他们甚至不笑。 他们的老师不停地掐自己。 “我只知道这是一个梦，”她说。

At lunch, the two boys vacuumed Mr. Krupp's office, shined his shoes, and polished his desktop. At recess, they clipped his fingernails and ironed his tie. Each spare moment in the boys' daily schedule was spent catering to Mr. Krupp's every whim.

午餐时，两个男孩用吸尘器打扫了克虏伯的办公室，擦了擦他的鞋子，擦亮了他的桌面。 课间休息时，他们给他剪指甲，熨领带。 孩子们每天日程表上的每一个空闲时间都用来满足克虏伯先生的每一个突发奇想。

After school, George and Harold mowed Mr. Krupp's lawn, tended his garden, and began painting the front of his house. At sunset, Mr. Krupp came outside and handed each boy a stack of books. "Gentlemen," he said, "I've asked your teachers to give you both extra homework. Now go home, study hard, and I'll see you back here at six o'clock tomorrow morning. We've got a busy day ahead of us."

放学后，乔治和哈罗德给克虏伯先生修剪草坪，照料花园，并开始粉刷他房子的正面。 日落时分，克虏伯先生走了出来，递给每个孩子一摞书。 “先生们，”他说，“我已经让你们的老师给你们布置了额外的作业。 现在回家，好好学习，明天早上六点我在这里见你。 我们今天要忙得不可开交。”

"Thank you, sir," moaned the two boys. George and Harold walked home dead tired. "Man, this was the worst day of my entire life," said George. "Don't worry," said Harold. "We only have to do this for eight more years. Then we can move away to some far-off land where they'll never find us. Maybe Antarctica." "I've got a better idea," said George.

“谢谢你，先生。”两个男孩呻吟着说。 乔治和哈罗德精疲力尽地走回家。 “天哪，这是我一生中最糟糕的一天，”乔治说。 “别担心。”哈罗德说。 “我们只需要再做8年。 然后我们可以搬到遥远的地方他们永远找不到我们。 也许南极洲。”“我有个更好的主意，”乔治说。

He took a piece of paper out of his pocket and handed it to Harold. It was an old magazine ad for the 3-D Hypno-Ring. "How's this going to help us?" asked Harold. "All we gotta do is hypnotize Mr. Krupp," said George. "We'll make him give us the video and forget this whole mess ever happened." "That's a great idea!" said Harold. "And the best part is we only have to wait four to six weeks for delivery!"

他从口袋里掏出一张纸递给哈罗德。 那是旧杂志上3d催眠戒指的广告。 “这对我们有什么帮助？”哈罗德问。 “我们要做的就是催眠克虏伯先生，”乔治说。 “我们会让他把视频给我们，然后就当这一切都没发生过。” “好主意！”哈罗德说。 “最棒的是，我们只需要等四到六周就可以交货！”