19. Things Get Badder

CHAPTER 19 THINGS GET BADDER Frantically, Melvin swatted at the nine new tissue packs stuck to his upper torso as if they were a swarm of stinging bumblebees. He stomped his giant spiked feet and thrashed about violently as his hulking body doubled, then tripled in size. Melvin kicked and punched the walls of the gift shop as he let out a terrifying, bloodcurdling cry.

第十九章事情变得更糟了，梅尔文疯狂地拍打着贴在他上半身的九个新纸巾包，好像它们是一群叮人的大黄蜂。 他跺着他那带尖刺的大脚，猛烈地扭动着身体，他那笨重的身体翻了一番，然后又翻了三倍。 梅尔文一边踢着礼品店的墙壁，一边发出一声可怕的、令人毛骨悚然的叫声。

"There's no need to cry, little man," said Mr. Snoddy. "Here — have some more tissues to dry those tears!" He tossed several more sample tissue packs at Melvin. (As you might have noticed by now, Mr. Snoddy wasn't exactly the brightest bulb on the Hanukkah tree.)

“没必要哭，小家伙，”斯诺迪先生说。 “给——再拿些纸巾擦干眼泪！”他又向梅尔文扔了几包纸巾样本。 （你现在可能已经注意到，斯诺迪并不是光明节树上最亮的灯泡。）

What happened next could only be described as chaos. Once again, Melvin's massive body tripled in size. By now, Melvin was roaring and kicking and knocking over giant machines. Children screamed and ran.

接下来发生的事情只能用混乱来形容。 梅尔文庞大的身躯又增加了两倍。 到现在为止，梅尔文已经在咆哮、踢腿、撞倒巨大的机器了。 孩子们尖叫着跑。

Mr. Snoddy thought it might help matters if he could just give Melvin some more tissues. But before he could, a drop of mucus the size of a bathtub dripped from Melvin's massive nose and splashed down on Mr. Snoddy, gluing him to the floor.

斯诺迪先生觉得如果能再给梅尔文一些纸巾可能会有帮助。 但还没等他开口，一滴浴缸大小的黏液就从梅尔文的大鼻子里滴了出来，溅到了斯诺迪身上，把他粘在了地板上。

George and Harold hid behind the red curtain with black dots on it as Melvin crashed through the roof of the factory. Ear- piercing roars bellowed out of his gigantic, oozing mouth as he kicked down the walls of the factory and tossed heavy machinery into the parking lot. Mr. Krupp and Miss Anthrope tried their best to get the situation under control, but they weren't having much luck.

乔治和哈罗德躲在有黑点的红帘子后面，梅尔文从工厂的屋顶冲了过去。 当他踢倒工厂的墙壁，把重型机械扔进停车场时，从他那巨大的、渗出汁水的嘴里发出刺耳的吼声。 克虏伯先生和Anthrope小姐尽了最大的努力来控制局面，但他们运气不太好。

"Hey, bub," shouted Mr. Krupp, "I've had just about enough of your shenanigans!"

“嘿，伙计，”克虏伯先生喊道，“我受够了你的恶作剧！”