23. Thursday

CHAPTER 23 THURSDAY Things were back to normal on Thursday. Kipper stood in front of the school and made every kindergartner hand over their lunch money. "Things are gonna change around here," Kipper told the children. "Starting tomorrow, your taxes are going UP! You kids are gonna have to pay me four bucks a day, or it's WEDGIE TIME!"

第二十三章星期四星期四一切都恢复了正常。 Kipper站在学校门口，让每个幼儿园的孩子都把他们的午餐钱交出来。 “这里的情况将会改变，”Kipper告诉孩子们。 “从明天开始，你们的税要涨了！”你们这些孩子每天得付我四块钱，否则就给我滚！”

Kipper's three friends watched the shakedowns from a distance. Finally, they approached Kipper nervously. "Dude," said Loogie. "What are you doing, man?" "I'm taking back what's rightfully MINE!" said Kipper. "But aren't you afraid of the ghost of Wedgie Magee?" asked Bugg. "There is no ghost of Wedgie Magee, you moron!" yelled Kipper. "It's all a setup! I figured it out last night! Somebody has been

基珀的三个朋友从远处观看了勒索。 最后，他们紧张地走近基珀。 “老兄，”露吉说。“你在干什么，伙计？”“我要拿回属于我的东西！”Kipper说。 “但你不怕维吉·麦吉的鬼魂吗？”巴格问。 “根本没有威基·麦吉的鬼魂，你这个白痴！” “这都是圈套！”我昨晚就想明白了！有些人

picking my padlock and putting stuff in my locker!" "But who would do that?" asked Loogie. "The same person who has been writing those stupid texts on my phone!" said Kipper. "But it's all going to end today!" "How?" asked Loogie. "I got a NEW padlock!" said Kipper. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a brand-new Supa-Doopa Combo Lock 2000. "This thing is totally pick-proof," said Kipper.

撬我的挂锁，把东西放进我的储物柜！”“但谁会这么做呢？”鲁吉问。 “就是那个给我手机发那些愚蠢短信的人！”基珀说。 “但是今天一切都会结束的！”“怎么做？”鲁吉问。 “我买了一把新挂锁！”Kipper说。 他把手伸进口袋，掏出一把崭新的2000年苏帕-杜巴组合锁。 “这个东西完全防撬，”Kipper说。

The four fiends walked into the school and headed for the lockers. Kipper unlocked his old padlock and threw it into the garbage can, along with the key around his sweaty neck. Then Kipper put his all-new pick-proof combination padlock on his locker and clicked it shut. "Let's see somebody try to mess with me NOW!" Kipper sneered.

四个恶魔走进学校，朝储物柜走去。 Kipper打开了他的旧挂锁，把它扔进了垃圾桶，钥匙也挂在了他汗流浃背的脖子上。 然后，基珀把他的全新防撬组合挂锁放在他的储物柜上，咔哒一声关上了锁。 “现在就让我们看看谁敢惹我！”家伙冷笑道。

At noon, when the pizza delivery guy showed up with lunch for the kindergartners, Kipper stopped him in the hallway. "We'll take those pizzas," said Kipper. "But I'm supposed to deliver them to the kindergartners," said the delivery guy. "We'll do it for you," said Kipper. "Sorry," said the delivery guy, "but I've got strict instructions from Wedgie Magee to—" "Oh, Uncle Benny!" Kipper yelled.

中午，当送披萨的人带着给幼儿园孩子们的午餐出现时，基珀在走廊上拦住了他。 “我们要那些披萨，”Kipper说。 “但是我应该把它们送到幼儿园的，”快递员说。 “我们会帮你的，”Kipper说。 “对不起，”送货员说，“但我有维吉·麦吉的严格指示——”“哦，本尼叔叔！”家伙喊道。

Mr. Krupp came bounding up the hallway. Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! "What seems to be the problem, Kipper?" he asked. "This guy is delivering pizzas to the kindergartners," said Kipper. "Is he allowed to do that?" "Absolutely NOT," said Principal Krupp. "Those kids are on diets!" "See?" said Kipper to the delivery guy. "Now gimme those!"

克虏伯先生蹦蹦跳跳地走到走廊上。 繁荣!繁荣!繁荣!繁荣!繁荣!“有什么问题吗，基珀？”他问。 “这家伙正在给幼儿园的孩子送披萨，”Kipper说。 “他可以这么做吗？”“绝对不行，”克虏伯校长说。 “那些孩子在节食！”“看到了吗？”基珀对送货员说。 “现在把那些给我！”