11 DECISIONS, DECISIONS

CHAPTER 11 DECISIONS, DECISIONS

第11章的决定，决定

I set Sassafras down on the kitchen floor and opened the pantry. The first thing I saw was the salt container. I checked, and it was almost empty. I scooted a bag of flour to the side and found a brand new giant bag of sugar. Hmmm. That might be the

我把黄樟放在厨房的地板上，打开了食品室。 我首先看到的是盐容器。 我查过了，里面几乎是空的。 我把一袋面粉挪到一边，发现了一袋全新的大糖。 嗯。这可能是

winner. Finally, I looked down at the very bottom of the pantry and found our stash of vinegar. I shook the bottle. Not much left. I'd been making too many baking soda and vinegar volcanoes! Sugar was the official winner. I set the big bag down on the kitchen table with a thunk. "What else do I need, Sassafras?" Sassafras impatiently paced by the back door. He wanted more time with Gorp. I grabbed a plastic pitcher and a big wooden spoon to mix the sugar water. I added some water to the pitcher and piled everything in my arms. I took little steps so I didn't splash the water everywhere.

赢家。最后，我看了看食品柜的最底下，发现了我们藏起来的醋。 我摇了摇瓶子。剩下的不多了。 我做了太多的小苏打和醋火山！Sugar是官方的赢家。 我砰的一声把大袋子放在厨房的桌子上。 “我还需要什么，黄樟？”黄樟不耐烦地在后门踱来踱去。 他希望有更多的时间和戈普在一起。 我拿了一个塑料水罐和一个大木勺来混合糖水。 我往水罐里加了些水，把所有的东西都堆在怀里。 我走得很小，所以我没有把水溅得到处都是。

Sassafras meowed at me the whole way to the barn. I guess I wasn't moving fast enough for him. Once we got in, I added a good bit of sugar to the water and stirred with my spoon for a minute or two. Then I looked from the pitcher to Gorp. "Um, we should take this outside. It might get a little messy." We went outside, and I checked Gorp's fur. "Hey, there isn't any mold right now!" "Oh, that's only because I just bathed in the stream. Is that OK?" "That's perfect. The sugar water should stop the

去谷仓的路上，黄樟一直在叫我。 我想我对他的反应不够快。 我们一进去，我就往水里加了一点糖，用勺子搅拌了一两分钟。 然后我看看投手，又看看戈尔普。 “嗯，我们应该到外面去谈。 可能会有点乱。” 我们出去了，我检查了Gorp的皮毛。 “嘿，现在没有霉菌！”“哦，那只是因为我刚在小溪里洗过澡。 这样可以吗？”“这是完美的。 糖水应该能止住

mold from growing on your fur, like it did with the fur sample in the bag. I'm going to, uh, I guess pour it on a little at a time and spread it around with my spoon. Does that sound OK?" Gorp nodded and stood very still. Sassafras saw me raise the pitcher up and scooted out of the way. He hates getting wet. I poured and spread the liquid as best I could. After a few minutes, I was pretty sure I'd given Gorp's fur a good coating of sugar water. "Ta-da! You're good to go. If you want to come back in a day or two, I can mix up more for you." "I can't believe I'm going to the Monster Ball!" Gorp cheered. "I'm a bit damp, so I think I'll take a nice long walk to make sure I'm dry before I settle down for the night."

霉菌会在你的皮毛上生长，就像袋子里的皮毛样本一样。 我想我要一次倒一点，然后用勺子把它铺满。 听起来可以吗？”高普点了点头，一动不动地站着。 萨萨弗拉斯看见我举起了投手，就飞快地闪开了。 他讨厌浑身湿透。我尽我所能把液体倒出来并铺好。 几分钟后，我很确定我给戈普的皮毛涂上了一层糖水。 “哈哈!你可以走了。 如果你想过一两天再来，我可以再给你弄点。” “我真不敢相信我要去怪物舞会了！”高能量小吃食品欢呼。 “我有点湿，所以我想在我安顿下来过夜之前，我要好好地走一段长路，确保我是干的。”

"That's a great plan, Gorp! I'm so happy for you!" We waved good-bye to each other, and I brought all of my supplies into the house. After I put everything we'd used in the sink to wash later, I grabbed my science journal and wrote down the results of my monster fur experiment. I was so happy I'd solved Gorp's mold problem, but as I closed my science journal, I realized I'd forgotten to get a photo of him again. Maybe he'd come back for more sugar water in

“这是一个伟大的计划，哥！”我真为你高兴！”我们互相挥手告别，我把所有的用品都带进了屋子。 我把我们用过的东西都放进水槽里洗了一会儿，然后我拿起我的科学日记，写下了我的怪物皮毛实验的结果。 我很高兴我解决了戈普的霉菌问题，但当我合上我的科学杂志时，我意识到我又忘记给他拍照了。 也许他会回来拿糖水