Chapter 9

CHAPTER 9 "OH, LISTEN TO THOSE VILLAGERS!" said Baroness Von Grumpier. "Look how they run this way and that way and that way and this way. Are they always so lively?" Baron Von Grump grimaced. "Unfortunately, yes," he said. "Who knew this drab place could be so exciting," said Baroness Von Grumpier. She clapped her hands together in joy. "Croak," said Wilma. "Yes, of course," said Baroness Von Grumpier. "You may lick all the cheese you would like." Baron Von Grump couldn't take any more. First his cousin had thrown away all his things, including his violin. Then,

第九章“哦，听那些村民说的话！”冯·格鲁皮埃男爵夫人说。 “看看他们是怎么跑的，怎么跑，怎么跑，怎么跑，怎么跑。 他们总是这么活泼吗？”冯·格伦普男爵做了个鬼脸。 “很不幸，是的，”他说。 “谁知道这个单调的地方会如此令人兴奋，”男爵夫人冯·格鲁皮耶说。 她高兴地拍着手。 “呱呱，”威尔玛说。“是的，当然，”冯·格鲁皮埃男爵夫人说。 “你可以舔所有你喜欢的奶酪。” 冯·格朗普男爵再也受不了了。 首先，他的表弟把他所有的东西都扔掉了，包括他的小提琴。 然后,

because of her, the entire village had become even noisier than it already was. And now— now she was going to let that warty toad lick all the cheese? Who wants to eat cheese after anyone has licked it? Especially a warty toad! Let's try an experiment. Get yourself a little snack… maybe a piece of cheese, a cracker, or a cookie. Maybe a crisp apple slice or a piece of pepperoni. Now lick it. A lot. Give it a real wet, slobbery lick. Make sure someone sees you. Now offer them a

因为她，整个村子变得比以前更吵了。 现在——现在她要让那个长疣的癞蛤蟆把所有的奶酪都舔了？ 谁还想吃别人舔过的奶酪？ 尤其是一只长满疣子的蟾蜍！让我们做个实验。 给自己准备一点零食，可能是一块奶酪、一块饼干或一块饼干。 也许来一片脆苹果片或一片意大利辣香肠。 现在舔它。很多。把它舔得湿漉漉的，流着口水。 确保有人看到你。 现在给他们一个

bite. You might say, Would you like a bite of my cracker? The one I just licked? How did they react? They probably did not want a bite, did they? And if they did, well, I'd keep an eye on them if I were you. They might be going around licking all the other food in your house. And that's just gross. Baron Von Grump stomped down the stairs. He threw open the door, stepped out of the windmill, and slammed the door behind him. "Caw?" asked Edgar, circling Baron Von Grump. "To the village," said Baron Von Grump. "To see what all this fuss is about." "Caw caw?" "And then what?" Baron Von Grump said, repeating Edgar's question. "We'll put a stop to it. No more noise, and no more entertainment for Baroness Von Grumpier.

咬人。你可以说，Would You like a bite of my cracker？ 我刚舔过的那个？他们有什么反应？ 它们可能不想咬一口，对吧？ 如果有的话，如果我是你，我会盯紧他们的。 它们可能会到处舔你家里的其他食物。 这太恶心了。冯·格朗普男爵跺着脚走下楼梯。 他猛地打开门，走出风车，砰地关上身后的门。 “怎么了？”艾加围着冯·格朗普男爵问道。 “到村子里去。”冯·格朗普男爵说。 “去看看这是怎么回事。” “本文地?”“然后呢？”冯·格朗普男爵重复着埃德加的问题说。 “我们会制止它的。没有噪音，也没有冯·格鲁皮埃男爵夫人的娱乐。

If we make things less exciting, maybe she'll leave." "Caw!" said Edgar. "Yes," said Baron Von Grump, "and take her toad-licked cheese with her!" Allow me to interrupt the story for a minute. I thought this might be a good time to tell you that "toad-licked" became a very common saying in the village for things you didn't like. For example, you might say, "Mom, I don't want any toad-licked lima beans," or maybe "I don't root for that toad- licked team." Maybe even "I happen to prefer strawberry jelly over toad-licked grape jelly." But now back to the story. Baron Von Grump marched right down to the village, with Edgar flying beside him. When he reached the village, he froze. The giant trash heap ambled along, upending rubbish bins and trash carts right

如果我们让事情变得不那么有趣，也许她会离开。” “哇！”艾加说。“是的，”冯·格朗普男爵说，“把她的癞蛤蟆奶酪带走！”请允许我打断一下这个故事。 我想现在是时候告诉你，“toad- liked”在村子里成了一个很常见的说法，用来形容你不喜欢的东西。 例如，你可能会说，“妈妈，我不想要任何舔蟾蜍的青豆，”或者“我不支持那个舔蟾蜍的球队。” 甚至可能是“我碰巧更喜欢草莓果冻，而不是癞蛤蟆舔的葡萄果冻。” 现在回到故事。 冯·格朗普男爵径直向村子走去，埃德加在他旁边飞奔。 当他到达村子时，他僵住了。 巨大的垃圾堆缓缓向前移动，把垃圾箱和垃圾车都掀翻了

into its mouth. "It can't be," said Baron Von Grump. But that is not what caught Baron Von Grump's attention. "Caw!" said Edgar.

放进它的嘴里。“不可能，”冯·格朗普男爵说。 但这并不是引起冯·格朗普男爵注意的原因。 “哇！”艾加说。

Baron Von Grump could not believe his eyes. There, in the middle of the creature, was his violin.

冯·格朗普男爵简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。 在这个生物的中间，是他的小提琴。