3 SALE FAIL

CHAPTER THREE SALE FAIL After school, Franny walked to the front lobby to wait for Igor to help her with the furnace. She saw a small table with her friends Mona and Vincent behind it. They had a sign posted that said BAKE SALE. Franny examined the things they were selling. There were some ugly oatmeal cookies, some poorly frosted cupcakes, and a pile of things that she thought were either brownies or chunks of dirt.

第三章销售失败放学后，弗兰尼走到前厅等伊戈尔来帮她修炉子。 她看见一张小桌子，后面坐着她的朋友莫娜和文森特。 他们贴了个牌子，上面写着烘培义卖。 弗兰妮检查了他们卖的东西。 里面有一些难看的燕麦饼干，一些糖霜很差的纸杯蛋糕，还有一堆她以为不是巧克力蛋糕就是大块泥土的东西。

She picked up a plate and examined the items on it more closely. "What are these horrible-looking things?" Franny asked. "Some kind of giant poisonous mushrooms?" "Those are blueberry muffins," Mona said. "I made those." "On purpose?" Franny asked. Mona just scowled. "Are you trying to sell these?" Franny asked. "Yes," Mona said sadly. "We're trying to raise funds for the music and art departments. The school never has enough money for instruments or art supplies." Franny thought for a moment.

她拿起一个盘子，更仔细地检查了上面的东西。 “这些看起来很可怕的东西是什么？”弗兰妮问道。 “某种巨大的毒蘑菇？”“那是蓝莓松饼，”莫娜说。 “那是我做的。”“故意的?”弗兰妮问道。 莫娜只是皱起了眉头。“你想卖这些吗？”弗兰妮问道。 “是的，”莫娜伤心地说。“我们正在努力为音乐系和艺术系筹集资金。 学校从来没有足够的钱购买乐器或美术用品。” 弗兰妮想了一会儿。

"That's probably because that stuff isn't as important as math and science," Franny said. They eyed her angrily. "Let me ask you," Vincent said. "Where did you learn about gears and guts and electronics and stuff like that?" "I learned it mostly from books," Franny said.

“这可能是因为这些东西没有数学和科学那么重要，”弗兰尼说。 他们愤怒地看着她。“让我问你，”文森特说。 “你从哪里学的齿轮、内脏和电子设备之类的东西？”“我主要是从书上学的，”弗兰尼说。

"Well, you know those drawings and diagrams in the books? Somebody had to draw and paint those," he said. "An artist did that." "And when you're making your robots or monsters or whatever, do you ever have music playing in the background?" Mona asked.

“嗯，你知道书上的那些图画和图表吧？” 总得有人来画这些东西，”他说。 “是艺术家干的。”“当你制作机器人或怪物或其他东西时，你会在背景音乐中播放吗？”蒙纳问道。

"I do," Franny said. "The music makes the work easier somehow. And it makes the monsters less bitey." "Music, dance, art, entertainment-these things all make the world better. They make people happy in a way that helps everyone enjoy their jobs more," Mona said. Franny nodded. She liked all that stuff. "Maybe you have a point," Franny said. Plus, Igor really liked music while he was painting or practicing gymnastics. Franny shrugged. "Okay, I think you're right. All of those things are important," Franny said. "Possibly very important."

“是的，”弗兰妮说。“不知怎么的，音乐让工作变得轻松了。 这样怪物就不会那么咬人了。” “音乐、舞蹈、艺术、娱乐——这些东西都能让世界变得更美好。 他们让人们快乐，帮助每个人更享受他们的工作，”莫娜说。 弗兰妮点了点头。她喜欢那些东西。 “也许你说得有道理，”弗兰尼说。 此外，伊戈尔在画画或练体操的时候真的很喜欢音乐。 弗兰妮耸耸肩。“好吧，我想你是对的。 所有这些都很重要，”弗兰尼说。 “可能非常重要。”

Igor walked in and skipped up to the bake sale to look at the treats. He loved treats. He sniffed around and then tugged on Franny's sleeve to leave. "If Igor doesn't want something, that is not a good sign for your bake sale," Franny said. "I've seen him

伊戈尔走了进来，蹦蹦跳跳地走到糕饼义卖处去看那些点心。 他喜欢吃东西。他四处嗅了嗅，然后拽了拽弗兰妮的袖子离开了。 弗兰尼说：“如果伊戈尔不想要什么东西，这对你的烘焙义卖来说不是一个好兆头。” “我见过他