Chapter 2

Chapter 2 "It's so pretty here," Lucas said. "And happy. Everyone seems to be smiling." "Great," Princess Pulverizer grumbled. "What's wrong now?" Dribble asked.

“这里真漂亮，”卢卡斯说。 “和快乐。每个人似乎都在微笑。” “太好了。” “现在怎么了？”运球问道。

"It's just that if everyone's happy, then no one needs my—I mean our—help," she explained. "We haven't seen one person who looks upset or angry." "Oh, I know someone who is upset and angry," Dribble said. "Really?" Princess Pulverizer asked excitedly. "Who?" "Me!" Dribble exclaimed. "Do you think it's easy carrying this mace up and down these hills?" He plopped down on the ground. "I'm taking a rest." "But we can't rest," Princess Pulverizer told him. "It's not like trouble is going to walk over and find us. We have to find trouble." "Or... maybe we can wait here and ask a passerby if they know of anybody who needs help," Lucas suggested. "Good idea!" Dribble exclaimed. Princess Pulverizer couldn't really argue. Things hadn't been going so well doing it her

“只是如果每个人都快乐，那么就没有人需要我——我是说我们——的帮助，”她解释说。 “我们没有看到一个人看起来心烦意乱或生气。” “哦，我知道有人很沮丧，很生气。” “真的吗?”粉碎机公主兴奋地问。 “谁?”“我!”运球喊道。 “你觉得拿着这把狼牙棒上山下山容易吗？”他扑通一声倒在地上。 “我要休息一下。”“但我们不能休息。” “又不是说麻烦会走过来找我们。 我们必须找到麻烦。”“还是…… 也许我们可以在这里等着，问问路人是否知道有谁需要帮助，”卢卡斯建议道。 “好主意!”运球喊道。 粉碎机公主无法反驳。 事情进展得不太顺利

way. She might as well try Lucas's plan. She sat down and waited for someone to walk by. And waited. And waited. "This isn't working," she complained. "We've only been here for a few minutes," Dribble said. "You really don't have any patience, do you?" "Here comes someone!" Lucas pointed toward two women lugging big buckets and a wagon full of stuffed bags up the hill. They had dirt on their faces and stains on their clothes. From the smell of things, it was clear they needed a good washing. Princess Pulverizer wasn't about to let a bad stink stand in her way. "Hello," she said, leaping to her feet. "Are you in need of any help today?" "Who, us?" the woman with the curls asked her. "Goodness no." "We can carry our own washing and buckets," said the other woman, who wore her

道路。她不妨试试卢卡斯的计划。 她坐下来，等着有人经过。 等着。等着。“这行不通，”她抱怨道。 “我们才来了几分钟。” “你真的没有耐心，是吗？”“有人来了！”卢卡斯指着两个女人，她们拖着大桶和一辆装满塞满的袋子的马车上山。 他们的脸上有污垢，衣服上有污渍。 从东西的气味来看，显然它们需要好好洗一洗。 粉碎机公主不会让恶臭阻挡她的去路。 “你好，”她说着，跳了起来。 “你今天需要帮忙吗？”“谁，我们吗？”卷发女人问她。 “善不。”“我们可以自己拿衣服和水桶，”另一个穿着她的女人说

hair in braids. "We're the washerwomen of Starats. We're strong." "Wait," Dribble interrupted. "You two clean people's clothes?" "Of course," the curly-haired woman told him. "Somebody has to." "Do you need any laundering?" the woman with braids asked. "We can get stains out of anything." "You've heard about the leopard who fell in the laundry bucket, haven't you?" the curly- haired woman asked. "He lost his spots." Her friend laughed. "Good one, Lily." "Thanks, Millie," Lily replied.

把头发编成辫子。“我们是星际的洗衣妇。 我们强烈。”“等等。”运球打断了他。 “你们俩给别人洗衣服？”“当然，”卷发女人告诉他。 “总得有人这么做。”“你需要洗衣服吗？”扎辫子的女人问。 “我们可以清除任何东西上的污渍。” “你听说过那只掉进洗衣桶里的豹子吧？”卷发女人问。 “他失去了他的斑点。”她的朋友笑了。 “说得好，莉莉。”“谢谢你，米莉，”莉莉回答。

"Do either of you know of anyone who has a problem that needs fixing?" Princess Pulverizer asked them. "Fixings?" Millie repeated. "They serve dinner with all the fixings at the inn." "It's delicious," Lily added. "Chicken with stuffing, artichoke hearts, and—" "Artie chokes hearts?" Millie asked. "Why would he want to do that?" Lily laughed. "Anyway, the inn is that-a-way," she said, pointing left. "No, it's this-a-way," Millie said, pointing right.

“你们知道谁有问题需要解决吗？”粉碎机公主问他们。 “配菜?”米莉重复。 “旅馆里的晚餐都是配菜的。” “很好吃，”莉莉补充道。 “鸡肉填料，洋蓟心，还有” “阿蒂掐心？”米莉问。 “他为什么要这么做？”莉莉笑了。 “不管怎么说，旅店在那边。”她指着左边说。 “不，是这边，”米莉指着右边说。

"Or it could be straight ahead," Lily said, pointing forward. "Or back there." Millie bent down and pointed backward between her knees. "Millie, we better get back to work," Lily said. "We have lots to do. We're lucky washing clothes is fun!" Millie looked at the big bags of dirty clothes they were carting. "Loads and loads of fun," she agreed. As the washerwomen walked off, Princess Pulverizer declared, "That was a waste of time." "Not totally," Lucas pointed out. "We learned the name of the village. Starats." "Big deal," Princess Pulverizer replied. "I like to know where I am," Lucas insisted. "I can tell you where we are," Princess Pulverizer replied. "Right back where we started. With no one to help. We've rested enough. Let's get moving."

“也可能就在正前方。”莉莉指着前方说。 “或者在那边。”米莉弯下腰，在两膝之间向后指了指。 “米莉，我们最好回去工作，”莉莉说。 “我们有很多事情要做。我们很幸运，洗衣服很有趣！”米莉看着他们抬着的一大袋脏衣服。 “非常非常有趣，”她同意道。 洗衣妇们走开后，普莱泽公主说：“那是浪费时间。” “不完全是，”卢卡斯指出。 “我们知道了这个村庄的名字。 Starats。”“有什么大不了的。” “我想知道我在哪里，”卢卡斯坚持说。 “我可以告诉你我们在哪里。” “回到我们开始的地方。 没有人可以帮助。我们已经休息够了。 我们行动起来吧。”