10 HAPRY BIRTHDAY

CHAPTER 10 HAPPY BIRTHDAY Urggghh!" Alexander woke up with a sore back. His air mattress was flat. Like the dodgeball, he thought. And the tires... Alexander's dad was outside, singing at the top of his lungs. Alexander looked out the window. His jaw dropped. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOOOOO YOUUU!!!

第十章生日快乐……”亚历山大醒来时腰酸背疼。 他的气垫是平的。 就像躲避球一样，他想。 还有轮胎……亚历山大的爸爸在外面，扯着嗓子唱歌。 亚历山大望着窗外。 他的下巴掉了下来。祝你生日快乐！

His front yard was full of balloon goons! Every size, every color. All of them grinning up at Alexander. His dad was in the middle of the group, singing like a rock star. Alexander waved his arms. "Dad! No! Get out of there!" he cried. His dad looked around, confused. "What?" "THOSE... GOONS! THEY'RE GONNA GET YOU!"

他的前院满是气球打手！各种尺寸，各种颜色。 他们都朝亚历山大咧嘴笑着。 他爸爸在人群中间，像摇滚明星一样唱歌。 亚历山大挥了挥手。“爸爸!不!快离开那儿！”他喊道。 他爸爸看了看四周，很困惑。 “什么?”“那些……暴徒!他们会抓到你的！”

His dad laughed. "Oh, AI, there's nothing to be afraid of. I called Party Planet yesterday to rent something fun for your birthday— it's set up out back! And then this morning, these balloons were waiting in our yard. The store must have thrown them in for free!" "Those things are monsters!" Alexander shouted. Alexander's dad sighed. "AI, they're not monsters." He strolled through the yard, bopping balloon goons. He even stopped to honk one on the nose. "See?" he said. "Now, come downstairs and let's party!" Alexander got dressed and headed downstairs. At first glance, Alexander thought his dad had turned the backyard into a birthday wonderland.

爸爸笑了。“哦，AI，没什么好怕的。 我昨天打电话给派对星球，想为你的生日租一些好玩的东西——它就在后面！然后今天早上，这些气球在我们的院子里等着。 商店一定是免费赠送的！”“那些东西是怪物！”亚历山大喊道。 亚历山大的父亲叹了口气。“AI，他们不是怪物。” 他在院子里踱来踱去，弹跳着气球。 他甚至还停下来按了一下鼻子上的喇叭。 “看到了吗?”他说。“现在，下楼来，我们一起狂欢吧！”亚历山大穿好衣服，下楼去了。 乍一看，亚历山大以为他的父亲把后院变成了一个生日仙境。

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AL! HAPPY BIRTHDAY But then Alexander noticed the melting ice cream, the droopy party balloons, and a nervous clown. Yikes! thought Alexander. Good thing I didn't actually invite anyone to this party! Even the main attraction—a bouncy castle looked like a smooshed tent.

祝大家生日快乐！但随后亚历山大注意到正在融化的冰淇淋、下垂的派对气球和一个紧张的小丑。 呵!认为亚历山大。还好我没有邀请任何人来参加这个派对！即使是最主要的景点——一个充气城堡，看起来也像一个被压扁的帐篷。

"Hmmm," said Alexander's dad. "That castle was fully inflated a minute ago. Maybe it's got a leak.... I'll check it out. You go on and say hello to your friend." Friend? thought Alexander. He turned to see a square-headed kid carefully making his way through the front yard. The one person to show up at his party: Rip Bonkowski. Alexander frowned and walked toward Rip.

“嗯，”亚历山大的爸爸说。 “那座城堡一分钟前还充满了气。 可能是漏水了....我去查一下。 你去跟你的朋友打个招呼吧。” 的朋友吗?认为亚历山大。 他转过身来，看见一个方头小孩正小心翼翼地穿过前院。 唯一出现在他派对上的人是瑞普·邦考斯基。 亚历山大皱起眉头，朝瑞普走去。