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CHAPTER 12 BLAH BLAH BLOB I can't believe Nikki got in trouble," said Dottie, putting on her backpack. "Yeah," Rip said. "A whole day in Vanderpants's office..." "Maybe we're wrong about Dr. Tallow," said Alexander. "Maybe she isn't being fair to Nikki." "No way!" Rip said. "Tallow rules!" "Let's just find Nikki so we can walk home," said Dottie.

第十二章我真不敢相信妮基遇到麻烦了。”多蒂一边说一边背上背包。 “是的，”瑞普说。“在范德帕斯的办公室呆了一整天……” “也许我们错了。 “牛脂。”亚历山大说。“也许她对尼基不公平。” “不可能!”Rip说。“脂规则!”“我们去找妮基，这样我们就可以走回家了，”多蒂说。

"You guys go get Nikki and meet me back here," Alexander said. "I need to ask Dr. Tallow something." Dr. Tallow was in the classroom-pet zone. Alexander walked inside. "Uh, excuse me," said Alexander. Dr. Tallow dropped a cucumber slice into the hamster cage. "Yes, dearie?" she said, without looking up.

亚历山大说：“你们去找妮基，然后在这里等我。” “我要问塔洛医生一些事情。” 塔洛医生在教室宠物区。 亚历山大走了进去。“呃，对不起，”亚历山大说。 塔洛博士往仓鼠笼子里扔了一片黄瓜片。 “怎么了，亲爱的？”她头也不抬地说。

"Well, it's about Nikki," said Alexander. "I think maybe you were too hard on her." Dr. Tallow stroked the hamster's back. Then she looked at Alexander. She was frowning. "You're right," she said. "I should apologize." Alexander blinked in surprise. "I've been stressed lately, and I'm taking it out on Nikki," said Dr. Tallow. "And the reason I'm so stressed is—oh, you wouldn't believe me." Dr. Tallow sniffled. Her eyes filled with tears. Alexander wasn't used to seeing grown-ups get upset. "Uh, it's okay," he mumbled. "I have a secret that I cannot tell anyone. Especially other grown-ups—they'd never believe

“嗯，是关于妮基的，”亚历山大说。 “我觉得也许你对她太严厉了。” 塔洛医生抚摸着仓鼠的背。 然后她看了看亚历山大。 她皱着眉头。“你说得对，”她说。 “我应该道歉。”亚历山大惊讶地眨了眨眼。 “我最近压力很大，我想把气撒在尼基身上。” 脂。“我压力这么大的原因是——哦，你不会相信我的。” 塔洛医生抽了抽鼻子。她的眼里充满了泪水。 亚历山大不习惯看到大人心烦意乱。 “呃，没关系，”他咕哝着。 “我有一个秘密，不能告诉任何人。 尤其是其他成年人——他们永远不会相信

me," said Dr. Tallow. "But you, Alexander... I hope you will believe me. I've been seeing... monsters! All over Stermont!" Alexander's mouth fell open. "First I saw a tall, wiggly balloon creature," Dr. Tallow continued. "Then I saw a mummy and a giant carrot." "I believe you!" cried Alexander. He dropped his voice to a whisper. "And I can help you. I'm a member of the Super Secret Monster Patrol. We fight monsters—with this!" He pulled the notebook from his backpack. Dr. Tallow's eyes grew extra-extra-extra wide. "May I see that?" she asked, reaching for the notebook.

塔洛医生说。“可是你，亚历山大…… 我希望你能相信我。 我一直在看……怪物!整个斯特蒙！”亚历山大张大了嘴。 “首先，我看到了一个高大的、摇摆不定的气球生物。” 脂继续说。“然后我看到了一个木乃伊和一个巨大的胡萝卜。” “我相信你！”亚历山大喊道。 他把声音压低成了耳语。 “我可以帮助你。我是超级秘密怪物巡逻队的一员。 我们用这个来对付怪物！”他从背包里拿出笔记本。 塔洛医生的眼睛睁得特别特别特别大。 “我可以看看吗？”她问道，伸手去拿笔记本。

Nikki burst into the room, with Rip and Dottie in tow. She snatched the notebook from Alexander's hand. "I've told you before!" Nikki shouted. "You need to be careful with this!" Dr. Tallow dropped her cucumbers and turned to Nikki. "You foolish jampire! Good monsters are the worst!" she yelled. Her face turned bright pink. "My boss wants that book! I must have it NOW!" "Huh?!" said Alexander, taking a step back.

妮基冲进房间，里普和多蒂跟在后面。 她从亚历山大手里抢过笔记本。 “我以前告诉过你！”尼基喊道。 “你要小心这个！”博士。 塔洛扔下她的黄瓜，转向妮基。 “你这个愚蠢的罚球手！善良的怪物是最坏的！”她喊道。 她的脸变红了。 “我老板想要那本书！”我现在就要！”“啊？！”亚历山大说着，向后退了一步。

"Alexander, if I had to grade you on monster- fighting, I'd give you straight Fs," said Dr. Tallow. Her face twisted into an angry scowl. "You've overlooked the one monster who's been in front of you for months..." Dr. Tallow's face drooped. Her arms wobbled. she melted into a blob of pink goo, with mean, yellow eyes.

“亚历山大，如果要我给你打怪兽的分数，我会给你打f。” 脂。她的脸扭曲成愤怒的怒容。 “你忽视了一个在你面前待了好几个月的怪物……” 塔洛医生的脸耷拉下来。 她的手臂颤抖着。她变成了一团粉红色的粘稠物，长着一双刻薄的黄眼睛。