4 AN EASY FIX

CHAPTER 4 AN EASY FIX?

第4章一个简单的解决方案？

"Mold grows quickly when things are damp and warm," I explained to Gorp. "When you get back to your cave, your fur must still be a little damp. And then you go to sleep in your warm cave. It's the perfect way to grow mold." He looked worried. "You mean, the problem is my warm cave? I don't want to sleep outside in the cold!" I patted his arm. "I think if we take care of the damp fur, you'll be fine sleeping in your warm cave. You can borrow one of our towels. Use it to get your fur completely dry. And just to be extra safe, take your bath earlier in the day so your fur is super dry by the time you get to your warm cave. That should stop the mold from growing." I wrote in my journal: SOLUTION: 1. Gorp will take bath early in day.

“在潮湿和温暖的环境中，霉菌生长得很快，”我向戈普解释说。 “当你回到你的洞穴时，你的皮毛肯定还有点湿。 然后你就在温暖的洞穴里睡觉。 这是生长霉菌的最佳方式。” 他看上去很担心。“你的意思是，问题出在我温暖的洞穴？” 我不想在外面这么冷的地方睡觉！”我拍了拍他的胳膊。 “我想如果我们照顾好潮湿的皮毛，你就可以睡在温暖的洞穴里了。 你可以借用我们的毛巾。 用它来让你的皮毛完全干燥。 为了安全起见，早点洗澡，这样当你到达温暖的洞穴时，你的皮毛就会非常干燥。 这应该能阻止霉菌生长。” 我在日记中写道：解决方案：1。 我们将在一天的早些时候洗澡。

2. Gorp will use towel to get very dry. I touched the page I was writing on. I kind of wanted to add a photo of Gorp to my journal entry. My mom had given me an instant film camera, and I was allowed to take one photo of each magical creature I helped. But I was nervous to ask him since we'd just met. Anyway, his problem had been so easy to solve. I closed my science journal. "I'll be right back," I announced. I ran inside and returned with a towel for Gorp. He picked it up between two fingers and peered at it. Oh, right. A monster wouldn't actually know what a towel was. "Here, you use it like this," I said as I pretended to dry myself.

2. 我要用毛巾擦干身子。 我摸了摸我正在写的那一页。 我想在我的日记里加上一张Gorp的照片。 我妈妈给了我一台速成胶卷相机，允许我为每一个我帮助过的神奇生物拍一张照片。 但我不好意思问他，因为我们刚认识。 不管怎样，他的问题很容易解决。 我合上科学杂志。 “我马上回来。”我宣布。 我跑了进去，拿了一条毛巾给高尔。 他用两个手指把它捡起来，仔细看了看。 哦,对了。怪物都不知道毛巾是什么。 “给，你这样用，”我一边假装擦干身子一边说。

Gorp watched closely and then smiled and took the towel. "Thank you for your help, small human. I am very excited to be able to go to the Monster Ball." "No problem. And my name is Zoey, and this is Sassafras. We hope you have fun at the dance." Well, that was easy! I waved good-bye, and Gorp disappeared into the forest. As I turned back to the house, I heard my mom's car coming up the driveway. Sassafras and I hurried to meet her.

戈普仔细看了看，然后笑了笑，接过毛巾。 “谢谢你的帮助，小人类。 我很高兴能参加怪兽舞会。” “没问题。我叫佐伊，这是萨萨弗拉斯。 我们希望你在舞会上玩得开心。” 嗯，那很简单！我挥手告别，戈普消失在森林里。 当我转身回家时，我听到我妈妈的车开上了车道。 萨萨弗拉斯和我急忙去见她。

"Mom! I solved a problem all by myself! There was a monster and Sassafras loved him. But the monster was covered in mold. We were super careful not to touch him, since I know some molds are dangerous. Anyway, I figured out his fur was molding because he was going to bed in his warm cave with wet fur. It's just like my bread

“妈妈!我自己解决了一个问题！有一个怪物，萨萨法拉斯爱他。 但怪物身上长满了霉菌。 我们非常小心，没碰他，因为我知道有些霉菌很危险。 不管怎么说，我猜它的毛已经成型了因为它要在温暖的洞穴里睡觉，身上的毛是湿的。 就像我的面包一样

experiments! See, all he needs to do is bathe earlier, use the towel to completely dry his fur, and by the time he goes to bed he should be very dry and not have any more mold problems! Oh, and I gave him one of our towels to use. I hope that's OK." "Phew! That sounds like quite the afternoon

实验!看，他所需要做的就是早点洗澡，用毛巾完全擦干他的皮毛，当他上床睡觉的时候，他应该非常干燥，没有任何霉菌的问题！我给了他一条我们的毛巾。 我希望你不会介意。”“唷!听起来真是个美好的下午