3. Melvin's Moment of Mirth

CHAPTER 3 MELVIN'S MOMENT OF MIRTH Remember back in chapter 1 where we found out that Melvin had a whole year's worth of reasons why he needed to bring George and Harold and Captain Underpants back to the present? Well, in case you're wondering what happened during that year, here's what happened during that year: Immediately after our heroes disappeared on their prehistoric journey, the cops started looking for George, Harold, and Mr. Krupp. Wanted posters appeared in post offices across America. But, since George and Harold and Mr. Krupp had traveled back in time to the Cretaceous period, they were nowhere to be found.

第三章梅尔文的欢乐时刻还记得在第一章中我们发现梅尔文有整整一年的理由，为什么他需要把乔治、哈罗德和内裤队长带回到现在？ 好吧，如果你想知道那一年发生了什么，下面是那一年发生的事情：我们的英雄在他们的史前之旅中消失后，警察立即开始寻找乔治，哈罗德和克虏伯先生。 美国各地的邮局都张贴了通缉令。 但是，由于乔治、哈罗德和克虏伯先生回到了白垩纪，他们无处可寻。

Everyone assumed that George, Harold, and Mr. Krupp had robbed a bank and were hiding out in Canada or Mexico somewhere, and it wasn't too long before the cops gave up and stopped looking for them. This was sad news for most of the residents of Piqua, Ohio, but not for Melvin Sneedly. Melvin was finally happy for the first time in years. No George and no Harold meant no pranks, no comics, and, best of all, no interruptions. Melvin could finally go about conducting his scientific experiments, creating wild new inventions, and indulging his beautiful mind in peace. But all that happiness only lasted for about two weeks, because, as we mentioned earlier... ...you-know-who showed up.

大家都以为乔治、哈罗德和克虏伯先生抢了一家银行，躲在加拿大或墨西哥的某个地方，没过多久警察就放弃了，不再找他们了。 这对俄亥俄州皮夸的大多数居民来说是个悲伤的消息，但对梅尔文·斯尼利来说却不是。 梅尔文这么多年来第一次终于开心了。 没有乔治和哈罗德意味着没有恶作剧，没有喜剧，最重要的是，没有打扰。 梅尔文终于可以继续进行他的科学实验，创造疯狂的新发明，让他美丽的心灵平静下来。 但所有的快乐只持续了大约两周，因为，正如我们之前提到的…… …那个人出现了。