Chapter 4

CHAPTER 4 BARON VON GRUMP STUFFED COTTON in his ears. He put on earmuffs. He wrapped a scarf around the earmuffs, but still he could not stop all of that noise, noise, noise, NOISE from getting through. "Stop oohing," he said. "Stop aahing. Stop blaring those flügelhorns and pounding your drums. And above all... STOP. SINGING!" "Caw, caw!" said Edgar.

第四章冯·格伦普男爵用棉花塞住耳朵。 他戴上耳套。他在耳罩上围了一条围巾，但他仍然无法阻止所有的噪音，噪音，噪音，噪音穿过。 “别叫了，”他说。“阻止他们叫。 别再吹喇叭敲鼓了。 最重要的是……停止。唱歌!”“哇哇，哇哇！”艾加说。

"What did you say?" asked Baron Von Grump. He unwound the scarf. He took off the earmuffs. He unplugged the cotton. "Caw, caw!" repeated Edgar. First Baron Von Grump's big, black, bushy right eyebrow raised. Then his left. Then, ever so slowly, his lips wriggled into a

“你说什么？”冯·格朗普男爵问。 他解开围巾。他摘下耳罩。 他拔掉了棉花插头。“汪汪，汪汪！”艾加重复着。 首先是冯·格朗普男爵又大又黑又浓密的右眉扬起。 然后他离开了。然后，慢慢地，他的嘴唇扭动成一个

sly and sinister grin. It was the kind of grin someone gets when they are up to no good. "That is an excellent idea, Edgar," he said. "Caw, caw!" Baron Von Grump clapped his hands together and chuckled. He was definitely up to no good. "Come, my feathered friend," he said to Edgar. "Let us end this celebration once and for all." Baron Von Grump and Edgar went down the rickety stairs of the rickety windmill. They went through the crooked door and down the winding trail to a small shack. There was a sign on the door. It read: VILLAGE POWER DO NOT ENTER THIS MEANS YOU!

狡猾而阴险的笑容。这是一个不怀好意的人会有的笑容。 “这是个好主意，埃德加，”他说。 “乌鸦叫,高高的!”冯·格朗普男爵拍着手，咯咯地笑了起来。 他肯定是不怀好意。 “来吧，我的长羽毛的朋友，”他对艾加说。 “让我们彻底结束这场庆祝吧。” 冯·格朗普男爵和埃德加走下摇摇晃晃的风车的楼梯。 他们穿过歪歪扭扭的门，沿着弯弯曲曲的小路来到一间小棚屋。 门上有个牌子。 上面写着：村里的权力不进入这意味着你！

Do you think that Baron Von Grump listened? You're right; he did not. He did not listen at all. He did not listen, he did not follow instructions, and he certainly was not about to behave himself. He marched right past the sign, right through the door, and right into the small room. Inside the room was a giant machine. It was the size of a refrigerator, with lots of dials and buttons and one big lever. One side of the lever read: ON. The other side read: OFF. The switch was in the ON position. Baron Von Grump gripped the lever. "Caw, caw!" said Edgar. "Yes, Edgar," said Baron Von Grump. "On three!" "Caw... caw... caw!" Baron Von Grump pulled the lever.

你觉得冯·格朗普男爵听进去了吗？ 你是对的;他没有。他根本没听。 他不听别人的话，不听从别人的指示，当然也不打算规规矩矩。 他径直走过告示牌，径直穿过门，径直走进那间小房间。 房间里有一台巨大的机器。 它有冰箱那么大，有很多刻度盘和按钮，还有一个很大的控制杆。 杠杆的一侧写着：开。 另一面写着：关闭。开关处于ON位置。 冯·格朗普男爵抓住了杠杆。 “哇哇，哇哇！”艾加说。“是的，埃德加。”冯·格朗普男爵说。 “三!”“本文…本文…… 乌鸦叫!”冯·格朗普男爵拉动了杠杆。

Do you remember what we were singing a couple of chapters ago? We were singing "Happy Birthday" to the village. Me, you, the mayor, the villagers—we were all singing. There were flügelhorns and the rest of the band. Remember? Okay, good. Let's try this again.

你还记得前几章我们唱的歌吗？ 我们在向全村唱“生日快乐”。 我，你，镇长，村民们——我们都在唱歌。 有flel<s:1>角羚和乐队的其他成员。 还记得吗?好的,很好。我们再试一次。

"Happy birthday to us, happy birthday to us, happy birthday, dear village, happy birthday to —" Suddenly the lights went out. The popcorn machine stopped popping. The merry-go-round stopped going round. Everything was dark and quiet and suddenly not-so-merry. The party had ground to a halt, and I think you know why. I'm pretty sure you know who was behind it. But the villagers? They did not. They had no idea why there was no power. Who might have pulled a lever they were not supposed to pull? Who wanted an end to their party celebrations? But we know who it was. We know exactly who it was, and his initials are B. V. G.

“祝我们生日快乐，祝我们生日快乐，祝亲爱的村庄生日快乐，祝——”突然灯灭了。 爆米花机停了。 旋转木马停止转动了。 一切都变得黑暗、安静，突然变得不那么快乐了。 派对突然停了下来，我想你知道原因。 我很确定你知道幕后黑手是谁。 但是村民们呢？他们没有。 他们不知道为什么没有电。 谁可能拉了不该拉的杠杆？ 谁想结束他们的派对庆祝？ 但我们知道是谁。我们知道是谁，他的首字母是B。 诉G。