Chapter 8

CHAPTER 8 MRS. LAGOON'S PLAN WAS A TWO-PARTER. That means there were two things they had to do. Not one thing. If it were one thing, it would be a one-part plan. This was a two-part plan, and these two things were: Clear the trees so that the lake did not overflow and flood the village. Break up the giant rain cloud so that the water stopped rising. "It's going to take all of us to clear those trees," said Mrs. Lagoon. "Except for Vampyra." "I want to help!" Vampyra said.

泻湖太太的计划是两全其美。 这意味着他们必须做两件事。 一件也没有。如果它是一件事，它将是一个单一部分的计划。 这是一个两部分的计划，这两件事是：清除树木，这样湖泊就不会溢出来淹没村庄。 打破巨大的雨云，使水停止上升。 “这需要我们所有人来清除这些树，”泻湖太太说。 “除了吸血鬼。”“我想帮忙！”Vampyra说。

"You have a very important job, Vampyra," said Mrs. Lagoon. "I do?" asked Vampyra. "You do," Mrs. Lagoon said. "You have to fly to the windmill and try to stop it." "But that won't make the clouds go away," said Wolfy. "They'll still be there." Franky twisted his bolts (he did this when he was thinking) and said, "Maybe if Vampyra can make the windmill go the other way, it will pull the clouds back—" "And break them up when they hit the paddles!" said Laguna. "This is an excellent plan," said Mrs. Lagoon. Vampyra did not look so sure. "I don't know if I can fly through all that wind," she said. Laguna put her arm around Vampyra. "You sure can! I didn't think I could swim

“你有一项非常重要的工作，Vampyra，”Lagoon太太说。 “是吗？”“你知道，”泻湖太太说。 “你必须飞到风车那里，设法阻止它。” “但这不会让云消失，”狼说。 “他们还会在那里。”弗兰基扭了扭螺丝钉（他在思考的时候扭了扭），说：“也许，如果吸血鬼能让风车朝另一个方向转，它就能把云拉回来——” “这是一个极好的计划，”泻湖太太说。 吸血鬼看起来可不那么肯定。 “我不知道我能不能在这么大的风里飞，”她说。 拉古娜搂住了吸血鬼。 “你当然可以！”我以为我不会游泳

out to the middle of the river, but you, Wolfy, and Franky gave me courage." "Yeah, Vampyra," said Wolfy. "You can totally do it!" "And I'll bet that's just the thing that earns you your Flying Merit Badge!" Franky said. I know what you're thinking.… You're thinking, ANOTHER merit badge? Well, of course. What kind of scouts would they be if they were not earning merit badges? I'll bet you would like a merit badge. Perhaps you deserve a Good Reader Merit Badge? Or an Honorable Junior Monster Scout Merit Badge? "You're right," said Vampyra. "And we'll clear those trees," said Laguna. "By paw or claw, by tooth or wing, Junior Monster Scouts can do anything!" Franky and Wolfy said together. "Wish me luck," said Vampyra.

但是你们，狼和弗兰克给了我勇气。” “是的，吸血鬼。”狼说。 “你完全可以做到！”“我敢打赌，这就是你获得飞行功勋勋章的原因！”佛朗基说。 我知道你在想什么。你在想，另一枚奖章？ 当然了。如果他们没有获得荣誉徽章，他们会成为什么样的童子军？ 我打赌你一定想要个奖章。 也许你应该获得一枚优秀读者奖章？ 或者是怪兽童子军荣誉勋章？ “你说得对。” 拉古娜说：“我们会把那些树清除掉。” “通过爪子或爪子，牙齿或翅膀，少年怪兽童子军可以做任何事情！”弗兰克和狼一起说。 “祝我好运。”万皮拉说。

She shimmered. She shifted. And suddenly, she was a bat. A happy, flappy, little black bat. "There she goes!" said Franky. Wolfy cheered her on with his longest and loudest howl. "Quack!" said Annabelle. That means Wait… I'm coming with you! And she did. Annabelle flapped and pushed through the winds in pursuit of Vampyra. "Now let's clear those trees," said Mrs. Lagoon. But clearing the trees was going to be no easy task! The water was very choppy and very deep. You would have to be a strong swimmer in order to stay in that water. Franky and Wolfy were not strong swimmers. But that was okay because in order to clear the trees, someone would have to stand

她闪烁着。她发生了变化。 突然间，她变成了一只蝙蝠。 一只快乐、活泼的小黑蝙蝠。 “她走了！”弗兰克说。 狼发出最长最响的嚎叫，为她加油。 “呱！”安娜贝利说。意思是等等，我跟你一起去！她照做了。 安娜贝拉拍打着翅膀，乘风追击吸血鬼。 “现在让我们把那些树清理干净，”泻湖太太说。 但是清理树木可不是件容易的事！水很汹涌，很深。 你必须是一个强壮的游泳者才能呆在水里。 弗兰克和狼不是游泳健将。 但这也没关系，因为为了清除树木，必须有人站起来

on the shore and push while someone else stayed in the water and pulled. It was teamwork, and teamwork was something the Junior Monster Scouts were very good at. Franky and Wolfy climbed out of the river and stood on the shore. They were going to do the pushing. Laguna and her mom stayed in the river. They were going to do the pulling. "Laguna, this is the most challenging swim test of all," said Mrs. Lagoon. "I'd say you passed!" Laguna grinned. Franky and Wolfy gave her a thumbs-up. "On three," said Mrs. Lagoon. "One… two… three!" Laguna and Mrs. Lagoon pulled the biggest tree. Franky and Wolfy pushed the biggest tree. At first it didn't move. Then it moved a little.

在岸上推着，而另一个人留在水里拉着。 这是团队合作，而团队合作正是少年怪兽童子军所擅长的。 弗兰克和狼爬出了河，站在岸边。 他们要去推。 拉古娜和她妈妈呆在河里。 他们要去拉车。 “拉古娜，这是所有游泳测试中最具挑战性的，”拉古娜太太说。 “我会说你通过了！”拉古纳咧嘴一笑。 弗兰克和狼对她竖起大拇指。 “数到三，”泻湖太太说。 “一……二……三！”拉古娜和泻湖太太拉了最大的树。 弗兰克和狼推了最大的树。 起初它没有动。然后它动了一下。

A little more. They pulled. They pushed. They pulled and pushed together. And ever so slowly… The biggest tree broke free and floated downriver. With the biggest tree gone, the second broke free and floated right after it. They'd done it! The lake was no longer blocked up. The water could flow freely down the river again. But the rain was still pouring, and the lake was still filling up faster than it could drain. It was like running your bath on full blast when it's already filled to the top. All that water and only one little drain for it to go down.

再来一点。他们把。 他们推。他们一起又拉又推。 慢慢地，最大的一棵树挣脱了束缚，向下游漂去。 最大的那棵树倒下了，第二棵树也挣脱了，跟着飘了起来。 他们成功了!这湖不再堵塞了。 河水又可以自由地顺河而下了。 但雨仍在倾盆而下，湖水仍在以快于排水的速度填满。 这就像你的浴缸已经满了水，却把它开到最大。 那么多水，只有一个小排水口能排下去。