15. Bad Hair Night

CHAPTER 15 BAD HAIR NIGHT That night, George and Harold camped out in George's tree house. "I have to drive your mother to work early tomorrow morning," said George's dad. "So you boys are responsible for getting yourselves to school on time." "OK, Pop," said George. "We'll be there bright and early, Mr. Beard," said Harold.

那天晚上，乔治和哈罗德在乔治的树屋里露营。 “明天一大早我得开车送你妈妈去上班，”乔治的爸爸说。 “所以你们男孩子要对自己按时上学负责。” “好的，爸爸，”乔治说。“我们一大早就到，比尔德先生。”哈罗德说。

It had been a tough day for George and Harold, and now it was time to relax. George rolled out the sleeping bags, while Harold unpacked a box of chocolate donuts, four cans of orange cream soda, and a big bowl of Bar-B-Q potato chips. Believe it or not, there was even a cool Japanese monster movie playing on TV. "You know," said George, "life doesn't get any better than this!" "Yep," said Harold. "But do you think the Hypno-Ring actually worked on Ms. Ribble? She looked a little weird when she came out of her trance." "Aaah, she was probably just sleepy," said George. "Teachers have very stressful jobs, you know." "I wonder why?" said Harold.

对乔治和哈罗德来说，这是艰难的一天，现在是放松的时候了。 乔治打开睡袋，哈罗德打开一盒巧克力甜甜圈、四罐橙汁汽水和一大碗烤肉薯片。 信不信由你，电视上甚至还在播放一部很酷的日本怪兽电影。 “你知道，”乔治说，“生活没有比这更好的了！”“是的。”哈罗德说。 但你认为催眠环真的对她有效吗？ 博尔吗?当她从恍惚中醒来时，她看起来有点奇怪。” “啊，她可能只是困了。”乔治说。 “你知道，教师的工作压力很大。” “不知道为什么？”哈罗德说。

After the movie, George and Harold brushed the crumbs out of their sleeping bags and got ready for bed. "Let's sleep in our school clothes tonight," said George. "That way we won't have to wake up early to get dressed." "Good idea," said Harold. So George turned out the light, and soon the two boys were drifting off to sleep. After a few minutes, Harold sat up quickly and looked around. "Hey!" he whispered. "What's that noise?" "I didn't hear anything," said George.

看完电影，乔治和哈罗德掸掉睡袋里的面包屑，准备睡觉。 “今晚我们穿着校服睡觉吧，”乔治说。 “这样我们就不用早起穿衣服了。” “好主意。”哈罗德说。于是乔治关上了灯，两个孩子很快就迷迷糊糊地睡着了。 几分钟后，哈罗德迅速坐起来，环顾四周。 “嘿！”他低声说。“那是什么声音？”“我什么也没听到。”乔治说。

They listened closely. "Shhh!" said Harold. "There it is again!" George heard it this time. He reached over and opened the tree house door a crack. All they could hear was the sound of crickets chirping in the night. George opened the door wider, and the boys peeked down.

他们仔细地听着。“嘘！”哈罗德说。 “又来了！”乔治这次听到了。 他伸手把树屋的门打开了一条缝。 他们所能听到的只有蟋蟀在夜里的唧唧声。 乔治把门开得更大一些，孩子们往下偷看。

"AAAUUGH!" roared an evil-looking woman dressed in tight purple vinyl and a mangy-looking fake-fur boa. George and Harold screamed in horror! The snarling woman climbed from the ladder into the tree house. George and Harold recognized her immediately in the moonlight.

“啊！”一个看起来很邪恶的女人吼道，她穿着紧身的紫色塑料衣服，披着一条看起来很脏的假毛皮围巾。 乔治和哈罗德惊恐地尖叫起来！咆哮的女人从梯子爬上树屋。 乔治和哈罗德在月光下立刻认出了她。

"Ms. Ribble," George gasped. "What a lovely, uh, outfit you have on." "Who's Ms. Ribble?" the angry lady growled. "My name is Wedgie Woman!!!" George and Harold looked at each other and swallowed hard. "I understand that you boys have information about Captain Underpants," said Wedgie Woman. "What makes you say that?" asked Harold. "I've read your comic books," said the evil villain. "You boys know his strengths, his weaknesses, and I'll bet you even know his SECRET IDENTITY!" "No way!" said George. "Captain Underpants isn't real... He—he's just a cartoon!" "We'll see about that," Wedgie Woman scoffed.

“里布尔女士。”乔治喘着气说。 “你穿的这身衣服真漂亮” “里布尔女士是谁？” “我的名字是内裤女！！”乔治和哈罗德面面相觑，使劲咽了口气。 “我知道你们有关于内裤队长的消息，”穿短裤的女人说。 “你为什么这么说？”哈罗德问。 “我读过你的漫画书，”邪恶的恶棍说。 “你们知道他的长处和弱点，我敢打赌你们甚至知道他的秘密身份！”“不行！”乔治说。 “内裤队长不是真的…… 他——他只是个卡通人物！”“我们走着瞧吧，”短裤女人嘲笑道。