Chapter 11

CHAPTER 11 DO YOU KNOW WHY THE villagers were cheering? I'm sure you do. Suddenly the lights were on and the village was all lit up. The merry-go-round was going round and round and up and down. The popcorn machine was pop-pop-popping away. The birthday celebration was right back on! The Monster Mash competition was back on schedule! "Hip, hip, hooray!" cheered the mayor. "Hip, hip, hooray!" cheered the villagers. Go ahead—you try it. Give a big cheer. It feels good, right? Well, now you know how the villagers felt. They were very happy to

你知道村民们为什么欢呼吗？ 我相信你会的。突然灯亮了，整个村庄都亮了起来。 旋转木马不停地转啊转，上上下下。 爆米花机在噼噼啪啪地响。 生日庆祝活动马上又开始了！怪物土豆泥比赛如期举行！“嗨，嗨，万岁！”市长欢呼道。 “嗨，嗨，万岁！”村民们欢呼起来。 来吧，你试试。大声欢呼吧。 感觉很好，对吧？现在你知道村民们的感受了吧。 他们很高兴

have their birthday celebration back, even if they didn't know how it had happened. However, not everyone was happy.... Baron Von Grump had been sitting in his chair. He watched the soft glow of the single candle. He held his violin against his neck and shoulder. He took a deep breath, placed the bow against the strings, and— WHOOM! The lights of the village shone as bright as day, right in his eyes. The violin made a horrible screech as Baron Von Grump fumbled the bow across the strings. SPLOING! Three of his violin strings broke. "Caw! Caw!" screeched Edgar. POP-POP-POP-POP went the popcorn machine.

重新庆祝他们的生日，即使他们不知道这是怎么发生的。 然而，并不是每个人都高兴.... 冯·格朗普男爵正坐在椅子上。 他注视着那只蜡烛发出的柔和的光。 他把小提琴靠在脖子和肩膀上。 他深吸了一口气，把弓放在琴弦上，然后——哇！村里的灯光照得像白天一样明亮，就在他的眼睛里。 当冯·格朗普男爵在琴弦上摸索琴弓时，小提琴发出了可怕的尖叫声。 SPLOING !他的小提琴断了三根弦。 “乌鸦叫!叫！”艾加尖声叫道。 爆米花机啪啪啪啪响了。

Baron Von Grump tumbled back out of his chair and landed on the floor with a THUD. "Yeow!" he roared. "Caw! Caw!" hollered Edgar. Baron Von Grump jumped to his feet, scrunching his thick, black, angry eyebrows together and waving his hands in the air. "Edgar, what do you mean it's the Junior Monster Scouts?" "Caw, caw!" "The power is coming from Castle Dracula?" "Caw, caw!" Baron Von Grump pulled at his hair. "Why, you Junior Monster Scouts! Wait until I get my hands on—" Baron Von Grump tripped over his violin and fell face-first onto the floor with an even louder THUD. "—youuuu," he moaned.

冯·格朗普男爵从椅子上滚了起来，砰的一声落在地板上。 “耶！”他吼道。“乌鸦叫!叫！”艾加叫道。 冯·格朗普男爵跳了起来，愤怒地皱起又黑又厚的眉毛，在空中挥舞着双手。 “埃德加，你说这是少年怪兽童子军是什么意思？”“乌鸦叫,高高的!”“力量来自德古拉城堡？”“乌鸦叫,高高的!”冯·格朗普男爵揪着他的头发。 “怎么，你们这些少年童子军！”等我拿到——”冯·格朗普男爵被他的小提琴绊了一跤，脸朝下摔在地板上，发出一声更响的撞击声。 “——你——”他呻吟道。