15 SNOT A GOOD IDEA

CHAPTER 15 SNOT A GOOD IDEA Alexander and Rip had no trouble following the octo-schnozz, thanks to its excited grunts. They followed the monster from the mermaid statue to the pelican roost to the beached whale. But the octo-schnozz was always one snort ahead of them.

第十五章鼻涕不是一个好主意亚历山大和瑞普毫不费力地跟着那只章鱼鼻子，因为它兴奋地咕噜着。 他们跟着怪物从美人鱼雕像到鹈鹕的巢穴再到搁浅的鲸鱼。 但章鱼鼻总是比他们先喷一喷。

Alexander and Rip chased the monster past Dottie and her cousins, but none of them seemed to see the monster. Nor did they seem to notice Rip's blue spots and pointy blue ears. "We're closing in on it, Rip!" yelled Alexander. Rip didn't say anything. The octo-schnozz raced along the path. It gave a happy snort as it scampered aboard the skeleton ship.

亚历山大和瑞普追着怪物走过多蒂和她的表兄妹，但他们似乎都没有看到怪物。 他们似乎也没有注意到瑞普的蓝色斑点和蓝色尖尖的耳朵。 “我们快追上了，里普！”亚历山大喊道。 里普什么也没说。八爪熊沿着小路狂奔。 它欢快地哼了一声，蹦蹦跳跳地登上了骷髅船。

"Keep up, Rip!" said Alexander. Alexander looked back. Rip was running strangely now, hunched over and dragging his knuckles on the ground. His blue spots were much bigger than yesterday. "Oh no," said Alexander. "Here, Rip, rest on this bench. I'll deal with the monster until Nikki gets—" HURN-HURN-HURN!!! The octo-schnozz turned and made laughing snorts at Alexander and Rip. Then it popped out its sawfish blade. RINNN-NINNN-NINN-NNN! The sharp blade tore through the gangplank, which fell aside in two pieces. "Now how do we get onto the ship?" Alexander said.

“跟上，里普！”亚历山大说。 亚历山大回头看了看。瑞普现在跑得很奇怪，弯着腰，用指关节在地上拖着。 他的蓝点比昨天大得多。 “哦，不，”亚历山大说。“来，瑞普，坐在这张长凳上休息。 我来对付怪物，直到妮基——“呼-呼-呼！！”章鱼鼻鼻转过身来，对着亚历山大和瑞普笑着哼了一声。 然后它伸出它的锯叶。 RINNN-NINNN-NINN-NNN !锋利的刀片把跳板撕开了，劈成了两截。 “现在我们怎样才能上船呢？”亚历山大说。

The monster ran to the ship's rusty cannon. FWOP! It switched to a humongous human nose. It pressed one nostril shut with its elephant trunk and BLOOMP! It dropped a bowling-ball-size booger into the cannon's barrel. "So gross," said Alexander. The octo-schnozz pointed the cannon across the lagoon, directly toward the dam. The monster plugged its elephant trunk into the back of the cannon, and blew hard. HOO-RONNNNNK!!! The booger-bomb sailed over the lagoon.

怪物跑向船上生锈的大炮。 FWOP !它变成了一个巨大的人类鼻子。 它用象鼻压住一个鼻孔，“噗”的一声叫了起来。它把一个保龄球大小的鼻屎扔进了炮管。 “太恶心了，”亚历山大说。 八头熊把大炮对准了泻湖对面的大坝。 那怪物把象鼻子塞进大炮的后面，使劲地吹着。 HOO-RONNNNNK ! !鼻屎炸弹在泻湖上航行。

BLAMMO! It slammed into the dam. A crack appeared, running all the way up the dam to the giant treasure chest on top. The chest tipped over, spilling two tons of garbage into the lagoon. "Nooo!!" yelled Alexander. The monster loaded another booger into the cannon. "Rip, the octo-schnozz is going to destroy the dam!" Alexander said. "If that happens, this nasty water will flood the town! Who knows what kind of monsters that would attract?"

心想!它撞到了大坝上。 一道裂缝出现了，一直延伸到大坝顶部的巨大宝箱。 箱子翻了，两吨垃圾洒进了泻湖。 “不！！”亚历山大喊道。 怪物又把鼻屎装进了大炮。 “瑞普，章鱼鼻要摧毁大坝了！”亚历山大说。 “如果发生这种情况，这可恶的水将淹没整个城镇！”谁知道这会招来什么样的怪物呢？”

Rip didn't answer. Instead, he closed his eyes, arched his back, and roared. Alexander gasped. His best friend was a monster.

瑞普没有回答。相反，他闭上眼睛，弓起背，咆哮着。 亚历山大气喘吁吁地说。他最好的朋友是个怪物。