22. They Can't

CHAPTER 22 THEY CAN'T George and Harold ran to the pole where the heartbroken hero was hanging. "Hey, Captain Underpants," cried Harold. "You've got to come down from there and save the city!" "C-Can't," whined the Waistband Warrior. "N-Need fabric softener!" "No you don't need fabric softener!" said George sternly. "That was just a dumb joke in one of our comics!" "But you don't understand," said Captain Underpants. "Starch is the enemy of underwear. Only fabric softener can save me!" 'RATS!" said Harold in frustration. "Hey, George, are there any stores around here?" "Yeah," said George. "A new one just opened down on Oak Street."

第二十二章他们办不到乔治和哈罗德跑到那个伤心欲绝的英雄被吊死的地方。 “嘿，内裤船长。”哈罗德叫道。 “你必须从那里下来，拯救这座城市！”“不行，”腰带武士抱怨道。 “需要织物柔顺剂！”“不，你不需要织物柔顺剂！”乔治严厉地说。 “那只是我们漫画里的一个愚蠢的笑话！”“但你不明白，”内裤船长说。 “淀粉是内衣的大敌。 只有织物柔软剂能救我！”“老鼠！”哈罗德沮丧地说。 “嘿，乔治，这附近有商店吗？”“是啊，”乔治说。 “橡树街那边新开了一家。”

"Then let's go buy some fabric softener," said Harold. "It'll be easier than trying to reason with the guy." "How's that going to help?" asked George. "It's all in his mind," Harold explained. "If he believes that fabric softener will save him, then it probably will. I think it's called 'the Placenta Effect.'" So George and Harold ran to Oak Street. "What's the name of that store?" asked Harold. "I can't remember," said George. "I think it's called 'Everything Except... umm—'"

“那我们去买些织物柔顺剂吧。”哈罗德说。 “这比跟他讲道理容易多了。” “那有什么用呢？”乔治问。 “一切都在他的脑海里。”哈罗德解释道。 “如果他相信织物柔软剂会救他，那么它可能会。 我想这叫做“胎盘效应”。’”于是乔治和哈罗德跑到橡树街。 “那家店叫什么名字？”哈罗德问。 “我不记得了。”乔治说。 “我想应该叫《一切除了……》 嗯- - - - - -”

"Aww, maaaan!" said George. "We're doomed!" cried Harold. "Listen," said George, "we've got to make another comic book!" "Now?!!?" asked Harold.

“啊，妈！”乔治说。 “我们完了！”哈罗德叫道。 “听着，”乔治说，“我们得再做一本漫画书！”“现在？！！？”哈罗德问。

"It's our only hope," said George. "The fate of the entire planet is in our hands!" So the two boys bought some paper and a few pencils, and got down to work.

“这是我们唯一的希望。”乔治说。 “整个地球的命运掌握在我们手中！”于是两个男孩买了一些纸和几支铅笔，开始工作。

Twenty-two minutes later, George and Harold had created an all-new Captain Underpants adventure. They ran back to the pole where Captain Underpants was hanging and tossed their new comic up to him. "This is no time to be reading comics," said Captain Underpants. "Just read it, bob!" said Harold. "Yeah," said George. "You might learn something!"

22分钟后，乔治和哈罗德创造了一场全新的“内裤船长”冒险。 他们跑回挂着“内裤船长”的柱子前，把他们的新漫画扔给他。 “现在不是看漫画的时候，”内裤队长说。 “快读吧，鲍勃！”哈罗德说。 “是啊，”乔治说。“你可能会学到一些东西！”