Chapter 4

CHAPTER 4 IF BARON VON GRUMP HAD known what was going to happen, he never would have told Baroness Von Grumpier to make herself at home. But he didn't know, and so he said it, and then he and Edgar were off on a leisurely walk to the village. He wanted to take as long as he could, so he didn't take his horse and cart. That was another mistake. Wolfy followed the trail of cheese crumbs. It led the Junior Monster Scouts and the Little Junior Monster Scouts out to Stargazer's Point. (You may have guessed why it is called that—it is the absolute best place to lie back and watch the stars! Have you ever

第四章如果冯·格鲁普男爵早知道会发生什么事，他就不会让冯·格鲁普男爵夫人不要拘束。 但是他不知道，所以他就这么说了，然后他和埃德加就悠闲地往村子里走了。 他想尽量拖久一点，所以没有把马车拖走。 这又是一个错误。狼跟着奶酪屑的痕迹走。 它把少年怪兽童子军和少年怪兽童子军带到了观星者角。 （你可能已经猜到它为什么叫这个名字了——它绝对是躺下来看星星的最佳地方！）你曾经

stargazed? Have you ever looked out into space and just enjoyed all those twinkling stars? Next time you do, see if you can connect the dots and create shapes. Some of those shapes are called constellations. Maybe you'll see a dragon, or a two-headed chicken, or maybe even a spider playing a banjo on the back of a hippopotamus!) Where were we? Oh yes… Wolfy led them out to Stargazer's Point, and sure enough, Boris and the rats were there. They were feasting on cheese and lying about, surrounded by a small collection of garbage. "Hey, Junior Monster Scouts!" said Boris. His cheeks were packed with cheese. "What brings you all the way out here?"

耽于幻想?你是否曾经仰望太空，欣赏那些闪烁的星星？ 下次做的时候，看看你能不能把这些点连接起来，创造出形状。 其中一些形状被称为星座。 也许你会看到一条龙，或者一只双头鸡，甚至是一只蜘蛛在河马背上弹班卓琴！)我们说到哪儿了？ 狼把他们领到观星人角，鲍里斯和老鼠果然在那儿。 他们吃着奶酪，躺在地上，周围是一小堆垃圾。 “嘿，少年怪兽童子军！”鲍里斯说。 他的脸颊上满是奶酪。 “什么风把你吹来了？”

"You do," said Vampyra. "Well… your littering does," said Franky. "Yeah," said Wolfy. "What's with all the trash?" "What, this stuff?" asked Boris. He picked up a fish bone and sniffed it. "Only two weeks old! Man, these villagers throw away the best things." "What are you doing with it?" asked Vampyra. "And why is it all over the road?" Franky asked.

“你知道。”万皮拉说。“嗯……你乱扔的垃圾确实是，”弗兰基说。 “是的，”狼说。“这些垃圾是怎么回事？”“什么，这些东西吗？”鲍里斯问。 他拿起一根鱼刺，闻一闻。 “才两个星期！”伙计，这些村民把最好的东西都扔掉了。” “你拿它干什么？” “为什么到处都是？”弗兰奇问道。

"Do you have any idea how hard it is to lug this stuff all the way out here?" asked Boris. "We must have dropped some along the way." "But you didn't answer our other question," said Wolfy. "What in the world are you doing with all this trash?" "One man's trash is another rat's treasure," said Boris. He tossed the fish bone to one of the other rats. "We're building a nest. Time we moved out of Castle Dracula and built our own home." "Out of trash?" Fern asked. "We'd rather refer to it as 'recycled discarded hodgepodge,'" Boris said. "Ain't that right, lads?" All the other rats nodded and chewed their cheese and occasionally burped. "I've got an idea," said Franky. "If you help us clean up all the trash—"

“你知道把这些东西一路拖到这儿来有多难吗？”鲍里斯问。 “我们一定是在路上掉了一些。” “但是你没有回答我们的另一个问题，”狼说。 “你拿着这些垃圾干什么？”“一个人的垃圾是另一只老鼠的宝藏。”鲍里斯说。 他把鱼刺扔给另一只老鼠。 “我们在筑巢。是时候搬出德古拉城堡，建造我们自己的家了。” “从垃圾里拿出来？”蕨类植物问道。 鲍里斯说：“我们更愿意把它称为‘回收的废弃大杂烩’。” “对不对，伙计们？”其他的老鼠都点点头，嚼着奶酪，偶尔打个嗝。 “我有个主意，”弗兰基说。 “如果你帮我们清理所有的垃圾——”

"Recycled discarded hodgepodge," Boris said. "All the recycled discarded hodgepodge," continued Franky, "we'll help you build your nest." "What do you say, lads?" Boris asked the rats. "Sounds good to us, boss," said another rat. The rest of the rats nodded. "All right, Junior—and Little Junior— Monster Scouts," said Boris. "You've got yourselves a deal."

“回收的、丢弃的大杂烩，”鲍里斯说。 “所有回收的、丢弃的大杂烩，”弗兰基继续说，“我们会帮你筑巢。” “小伙子们，你们说呢？”鲍里斯问老鼠。 “听起来不错，老板。”另一只老鼠说。 其余的老鼠点了点头。 “好吧，小男孩和小男孩——怪物童子军。”鲍里斯说。 “你们一言为定。”