11 THE LAST STRIKE

CHAPTER 11 THE LAST STRIKE Alexander followed Dr. Tallow into the classroom. Students were once again standing around, yakking. Dr. Tallow picked up a stack of notecards. "Alexander, why don't you have a word with Nikki while I pass these out?" she suggested. Alexander walked over to Nikki.

第十一章最后的一击亚历山大跟在医生后面。 他走进教室。 学生们又站在那里，叽叽喳喳地说个不停。 塔洛医生拿起一叠笔记卡。 “亚历山大，在我分发这些东西的时候，你为什么不和尼基说句话呢？”她建议道。 亚历山大走向妮基。

"Salamander!" said Nikki. "Where have you been?" "I was outside—chasing a snombie!" said Alexander. "Were there mushrooms on its head?" asked Nikki. "Or did the monster somehow vanish, like the others?" "No mushrooms—I checked," said Alexander. "And the snombie didn't vanish. It took the elevator!" He paused. "Can I ask you something?" "Yeah, sure," Nikki said. "Could you, uh, try being a little nicer to Dr. Tallow?" asked Alexander. "She thinks you don't like her." "I can't believe you're taking her side!" Nikki said. "I'm trying my best! She just doesn't like me!"

“蝾螈！”尼基说。“你上哪儿去了？”亚历山大说：“我在外面追一个睡伴！” “它的头上有蘑菇吗？”尼基问。 “还是那个怪物不知怎么地消失了，像其他的一样？”“没有蘑菇——我检查过了。”亚历山大说。 “而那个瞌睡虫并没有消失。 它坐了电梯！”他停顿了一下。 “我能问你一件事吗？”“是的，当然，”妮基说。 "你能不能，呃，对。 牛脂？”亚历山大问。“她认为你不喜欢她。” “我真不敢相信你居然站在她那边！”尼基说。 “我已经尽力了！”她就是不喜欢我！”

Rip ran up, waving a notecard. "Look! Dr. Tallow loves me! She gave me a note saying we're BFFs!" Nikki rolled her eyes. "That's not a note! It's your grade," she said. "Yeah, yeah," said Rip. "Let's see how you do on your project!" He stomped back to his seat.

里普跑过来，挥舞着一张便条卡。 “看!塔洛医生爱我！她给了我一张纸条，说我们是最好的朋友！”妮基翻了个白眼。 “那不是便条！”这是你的成绩，”她说。 “是的，是的，”瑞普说。“让我们看看你的项目做得怎么样！”他跺着脚回到座位上。

CLAP! CLAP! CLAP-CLAP-CLAP! "To your seats, dearies," Dr. Tallow sang. "It's time for Nikki's animal report." She gave Nikki an ear-to-ear smile. Nikki picked up a fishbowl from her desk and walked to the front of the room. She cleared her throat and began to speak. "Goldfish make great pets "Louder, dear!" Dr. Tallow interrupted. Nikki gritted her teeth, and spoke louder. "Goldfish can also—" "Stand up straight, please!" said Dr. Tallow.

鼓掌!鼓掌!CLAP-CLAP-CLAP !“亲爱的，回到座位上。” 脂唱歌。“现在是尼基的动物报道时间。” 她对妮基笑得合不拢嘴。 尼基从桌子上拿起一个鱼缸，走到房间前面。 她清了清嗓子，开始说话了。 “金鱼是很棒的宠物”“大声点，亲爱的！”博士。 脂中断。尼基咬紧牙关，大声说话。 “金鱼还能——”“请站直！” 脂。

Nikki unslouched her shoulders. The fishbowl jiggled, splashing a drop of water onto the carpet. "Oh no. You've made a mess," said Dr. Tallow. Nikki's hand was shaking as she pointed to Rip's stink-blaster on the bookcase. "Rip stinks up the whole room, and he's your BFF!" she yelled. "But I spill one drop of water and I'm making a mess?!" Everyone gasped. Dr. Tallow silently walked to the board. "Last strike, missy," she said. Dr. Tallow added a twentieth X after Nikki's name.

妮基松开了她的肩膀。 鱼缸晃来晃去，一滴水溅到地毯上。 “哦,不。你弄得一团糟。” 脂。妮基指着书架上里普的臭气喷射器，手在颤抖。 “里普把整个房间都弄得臭烘烘的，他可是你最好的朋友！” “但我洒了一滴水，就弄得一团糟？！”每个人都气喘吁吁地说。 塔洛医生默默地走向董事会。 “最后一击，小姐，”她说。 塔洛医生在妮基的名字后面加了第20个X。

Then she pressed the intercom button and said, "Please send Ms. Vanderpants, right away." Nikki stood in silence. The class sat in silence. The goldfish swam in silence. A minute later, the door opened. Principal Vanderpants entered the room. Dr. Tallow pointed to Nikki. "Come with me," said Ms. Vanderpants. Nikki's shoulders slumped. She frowned at Alexander, and then followed the principal out of the room.

然后她按了一下对讲机的按钮，说：“请派。 范德培斯，马上。”妮基沉默地站着。 全班安静地坐着。金鱼默默地游着。 一分钟后，门开了。 范德帕斯校长走进了房间。 塔洛医生指着妮基。 “跟我来，”范德帕斯说。 妮基的肩膀耷拉下来。 她朝亚历山大皱了皱眉头，然后跟着校长走出了房间。