Chapter 8

CHAPTER 8 BARON VON GRUMP SETTLED BACK into his favorite chair. Edgar settled onto his favorite ceiling beam. It was dark in the windmill. It was dark everywhere, now that the electricity and lights had all gone out. But it was not a spooky dark, not like the Gloomy Woods from the Junior Monster Scouts' last adventure. This dark was like if you were hiding under your favorite blanket and you couldn't really see anything in detail, just dark, fuzzy shapes. There was enough moonlight to make sure you didn't stub your toe or run into a wall. But otherwise... it was pretty dark.

第八章冯·格朗普男爵坐回到他最喜欢的椅子上。 埃德加坐在他最喜欢的天花板横梁上。 风车里很黑。 既然电和灯都灭了，到处都是黑暗。 但这不是一个阴森的黑暗，不像少年怪兽童子军上次冒险中的阴暗森林。 这种黑暗就像你躲在你最喜欢的毯子下面，你看不到任何细节，只有黑暗，模糊的形状。 有足够的月光，以确保你没有摔伤脚趾或撞到墙上。 但除此之外……天很黑。

"Now this is more like it," said Baron Von Grump. "This is just what I need. A nice, quiet, soothing place to play my music, and no villagers or Junior Monster Scouts are going to get in my way!" "Caw, caw!" said Edgar. "Yes," said Baron Von Grump, "meddlesome Junior Monster Scouts always sticking their claws where they don't belong. But not this time!" Baron Von Grump shook his fist in the air. He was still upset about the Junior Monster Scouts ruining his last plan. If it weren't for the Scouts, he, Baron Von Grump, would have stopped the villagers' big cheese festival and chased them all away once and for all. Then he took a deep breath, counted to three, and let it out. This made him feel even more relaxed. It is very important to feel relaxed when you are going to play soothing

“现在这才像话，”冯·格朗普男爵说。 “这正是我所需要的。 一个很好的，安静的，舒缓的地方演奏我的音乐，没有村民或少年怪物童子军会妨碍我！”“哇哇，哇哇！”艾加说。 “是的，”冯·格朗普男爵说，“爱管闲事的少年侦察兵总是把爪子伸到不该伸到的地方。 但这次不行！”冯·格朗普男爵在空中挥舞着拳头。 他还在为少年怪兽童子军破坏了他的最后一个计划而烦恼。 如果不是童子军，他，冯·格朗普男爵，会阻止村民们的盛大奶酪节，把他们一劳永逸地赶走。 然后他深吸一口气，数到三，然后呼了出来。 这使他感到更放松了。 当你要玩舒缓游戏时，放松是非常重要的

music. It is also important to stretch before you do activities. Baron Von Grump stretched his arms out in front of him and spread his fingers wide apart. First he made tiny circles with his thumb. He went in one direction, then the other direction. Then he wiggled both of his pointer fingers, then the middles, then the ring fingers, and finally the pinkies. Then he wiggled them all at the same time. If you didn't know that Baron Von Grump was stretching his muscles, you might have thought he was casting a spell. But he was not. He was just getting ready to play his violin. Edgar stretched out his wings and made tiny circles with them. He was not going to play the violin. He was going to clap when Baron Von Grump was finished with his masterpiece song, and he wanted to be ready.

音乐。在你做运动之前做伸展运动也是很重要的。 冯·格朗普男爵在身前伸开双臂，张开手指。 首先他用拇指做了一个小圈。 他朝一个方向走，然后又朝另一个方向走。 然后他摆动两个食指，然后是中指，然后是无名指，最后是小指。 然后他同时扭动着它们。 如果你不知道冯·格朗普男爵在伸展肌肉，你可能会以为他在施咒。 但他不是。他正准备拉小提琴。 埃德加展开他的翅膀，用它们绕着小圈。 他不打算拉小提琴。 当冯·格朗普男爵唱完他的杰作时，他准备鼓掌，他想做好准备。

He did not want to pull a feather while clapping. Baron Von Grump unfastened the clasps of his old violin case and opened the lid. A soft ribbon of moonlight covered the polished wood and silvery strings. Baron Von Grump pulled his violin from its case. He rested it against his neck and under his chin. He lifted the bow to the strings and took a deep breath. This was the moment he had been waiting for. This was his moment to create his masterpiece, a song that would make him famous. A song that everyone would love! A song that would show everyone just how good he was. He was about to draw the bow across the strings when he stopped. "It's too dark," he said. "Caw?" said Edgar. "Too dark," said Baron Von Grump. "I cannot see the strings."

他不想在鼓掌时扯羽毛。 冯·格朗普男爵解开他的旧小提琴盒的扣子，打开盖子。 光亮的木头和银色的琴弦上，笼罩着一条柔软的月光带。 冯·格朗普男爵从琴箱里抽出小提琴。 他把它靠在脖子上，放在下巴下面。 他举起琴弓，深深吸了一口气。 这正是他等待已久的时刻。 这是他创作杰作的时刻，这首歌将使他成名。 一首每个人都会喜欢的歌！一首向所有人展示他有多棒的歌。 他刚要把弓拉过琴弦，就停了下来。 “太黑了，”他说。“法律？”艾加说。 “太黑了。”冯·格朗普男爵说。 “我看不见琴弦。”

"Caw, caw!" "Yes, I know that I'm the one who made it dark in the first place," said Baron Von Grump. "That was the idea! But it's a little too dark... for me." "Caw!" "Another candle!" said Baron Von Grump. "That is an excellent idea!" Baron Von Grump set his violin down and lit another candle. Now there were two. He placed it upon the open window, next to the first candle, and prepared, once again, to play his violin. The villagers were not about to sit around and do nothing. They marched right to that power shed... and stopped. The mayor leaned forward and peered at the sign on the door.

“乌鸦叫,高高的!”“是的，我知道是我首先让世界变黑的，”冯·格朗普男爵说。 “就是这个主意！”但是有点太暗了…… 对我来说。”“乌鸦叫!”“再来一支蜡烛！”冯·格朗普男爵说。 “这是个好主意！”冯·格朗普男爵放下小提琴，点燃了另一支蜡烛。 现在有两个了。他把它放在打开的窗户上，在第一根蜡烛的旁边，准备再次拉起他的小提琴。 村民们不打算坐以待毙。 他们直奔那个电棚…… 和停止。市长探出身子，凝视着门上的牌子。

"What does it say?" asked a villager. "It says 'Do not enter,'" said the mayor. "Does that mean us?" asked another villager. The mayor leaned closer and peered at the sign again. "It says, 'This means you,'" he said. "Oh dear," said a third villager. "Now what?" The mayor held his hat in his hand and turned away from the power shed. "I suppose we'll have to cancel the village birthday party and the first ever Monster Mash competition."

“上面写了什么？”一个村民问。 “上面写着‘禁止进入’，”市长说。 “那是指我们吗？”另一个村民问。 市长靠得更近了，又看了看牌子。 “它说，‘这是指你，’”他说。 “哦，天哪，”第三个村民说。 “现在什么?”市长手里拿着帽子，转身离开了电棚。 “我想我们得取消村里的生日晚会和首届怪兽泥大赛了。”