2 FRIGHT AND EARLY

CHAPTER 2 FRIGHT AND EARLY Alexander's dad drove slowly down Main Street. "I'll look on this side, and you look on that side. This town must have a breakfast place." Alexander looked out his window. They passed a park, a bank, a comic-book shop... and then someone dancing like crazy on the sidewalk. Wait, it wasn't a person. It was one of those bendy balloon guys that businesses put out to attract customers. It was yellow, and it was

第二章恐惧和早期亚历山大的爸爸开车沿着主街慢慢地走着。 “我看这边，你看那边。 这个小镇必须有一个吃早餐的地方。” 亚历山大向窗外望去。 他们经过了一个公园、一家银行、一家漫画书店…… 然后有人在人行道上疯狂地跳舞。 等等，那不是人。它是商家用来吸引顾客的那种可弯曲的气球。 它是黄色的，它是

wiggling beside a sign that said NOW SERVING BREAKFAST! "Hey, Dad," Alexander said. "Here's a place." They parked next to the dancing balloon guy. NOW SERVING BREAKFAST!

在一个写着“现在供应早餐”的牌子旁边扭动！“嘿，爸爸，”亚历山大说。 “这儿有个地方。”他们把车停在了气球舞男旁边。 现在开始供应早餐！

SMACHK!

SMACHK !

"Whoa!" Alexander jumped in his seat. The balloon guy had flopped right onto the windshield. It snapped back up and continued to dance. Alexander's dad shook his head. "You're jumpy today, Al. That's just a big bag of air." "I know," said Alexander, uncovering his eyes. "In fact," said his dad, "we should be happy to see this goony-balloony. Otherwise we might have missed this diner." He made a dopey face and wiggled his fingers at the balloon figure. "Thanks, balloon goon!" Alexander smiled. Then he walked the long way around the balloon and into the diner.

“哇!”亚历山大在座位上跳了起来。 气球人正好撞在挡风玻璃上。 它猛地跳了起来，继续跳舞。 亚历山大的爸爸摇了摇头。 “你今天有点神经质，艾尔。那只是一大袋空气。” “我知道，”亚历山大说，揭开他的眼睛。 “事实上，”他爸爸说，“我们应该很高兴看到这个滑稽的气球。 否则我们可能会错过这顿晚餐。” 他做了个傻乎乎的鬼脸，对着气球人物扭动着手指。 “谢谢你，气球打手！”亚历山大笑了。 然后他绕着气球走了很长一段路，进了餐厅。