10 SUCCESS

CHAPTER 10 SUCCESS? It was hard to wait, but mold needs time to grow. So Sassafras and I did our best to stay busy over the next two days. We went for walks in the forest with my mom. We hunted for bugs. I built cat-sized forest houses for Sassafras using sticks and

第十章成功？等待是艰难的，但霉菌需要时间来生长。 因此，在接下来的两天里，萨萨弗拉斯和我尽量保持忙碌。 我们和妈妈去森林里散步。 我们找虫子。我用木棍和

giant leaves. Finally we couldn't distract ourselves anymore. I grabbed my science notebook and ran out to the barn to see how the experiment was going. The first bag I checked was the bag with nothing added. There was definitely mold everywhere. Next, I looked at the oil bag. There was some mold, but not as much as in the nothing bag. So oil had worked a little bit. Then I looked at the salt, vinegar, and sugar bags. I squealed so loudly that Sassafras jumped into the air with all his fur puffed out. I dropped my science notebook and grabbed Sassafras and twirled him around.

巨大的叶子。最后，我们再也不能分散注意力了。 我抓起我的科学笔记本，跑到谷仓去看看实验进行得怎么样了。 我检查的第一个包是没有添加任何东西的包。 到处都是霉菌。 接下来，我看了看油袋。 有一些霉菌，但没有袋子里的那么多。 所以石油起了一点作用。 然后我看了看盐、醋和糖袋。 我尖叫得太大声了，萨萨法斯跳到了空中，全身的毛都鼓了起来。 我扔下我的科学笔记本，抓起萨萨法斯，把他转了个圈。

"It worked, Sassafras! It worked! Salt and vinegar and sugar all worked!" Right then the barn doorbell rang. Perfect timing! I ran to the door and flung it open. I was so excited, I hugged Gorp before I even said hello. "It worked! I know what to do!" I cheered. Gorp's eyes got huge. "It worked?" He was so happy, he didn't even notice Sassafras purring and weaving around his legs.

“管用了，黄樟！”它工作!盐、醋和糖都起作用了！”就在这时，谷仓的门铃响了。 完美的时机!我跑到门口，猛地把门打开。 我太兴奋了，还没打招呼就拥抱了Gorp。 “这工作!我知道该怎么做！”我欢呼雀跃。 戈普的眼睛瞪得大大的。“成功了?”他太高兴了，甚至没有注意到檫木在他腿上打滚。

I grabbed Gorp's arm and pulled him into the barn. "Look! We have three choices: salt, sugar, and vinegar." I held up the bags.

我抓住戈普的胳膊，把他拉进了谷仓。 “看!我们有三种选择：盐、糖和醋。” 我举起袋子。

A smile lit up Gorp's face. "Which should we choose?" "Good question! Hmmm. You have an awful lot of fur. Let me run in the house and see what we have the most of." I was halfway out the door when I heard a scuffling noise behind me. I turned around to see Gorp backing into a corner of the barn with a terrified look on his face. I guess he'd finally noticed the purring Sassafras at his feet. I scooped up my cat and ran into the house.

高普的脸上露出了笑容。 “我们应该选择哪一个？”“问得好!嗯。 你的毛真多。 让我跑进屋里，看看我们有什么东西最多。” 我正要出门，突然听到身后传来扭打声。 我转过身来，看见戈普退缩到谷仓的一个角落里，脸上露出惊恐的表情。 我猜他终于注意到脚边呼噜呼噜的檫树了。 我抱起我的猫跑进了房子。