8 CLASH IN THE TRASH

CHAPTER 8 CLASH IN THE TRASH KA-PLASH! A crashing sound woke Alexander in the middle of the night. Is the neighbor's dog in our trash again? he thought. Alexander grabbed a flashlight and threw on his rose-scented bathrobe. Then he tiptoed downstairs and out the front door.

第八章垃圾碰撞！一声撞击声在半夜惊醒了亚历山大。 邻居的狗又在我们的垃圾桶里了吗？ 他想。亚历山大抓起手电筒，穿上他那件玫瑰香味的浴袍。 然后他蹑手蹑脚地走下楼，走出前门。

He swung his flashlight around. The trash can was on its side. Even though the lid was shut, Alexander could smell the rotten-egg-and-tuna salad inside. GRUNT-GRUNT-GRUNT! It looked like a shaggy dog was sniffing around the can. No, wait. It had a pig's snout.

他挥动着手电筒。 垃圾桶倒在一边。 尽管盖子是关着的，亚历山大还是能闻到里面的臭鸡蛋和金枪鱼沙拉的味道。 GRUNT-GRUNT-GRUNT !看起来就像一只毛茸茸的狗在罐子周围嗅来嗅去。 不,等等。它有一个猪鼻子。

Then, with a snort, the creature changed. A jagged saw-shaped thing popped out of the side of its head. RINN-NIN-NN-NINNN-NIN!! The blade sawed through the trash can. The yellow bowl rolled out, spilling tuna salad everywhere. The shaggy thing took a deep sniff, and purred. A chill shot up Alexander's spine. He backed away from the creature, and ZWOOP! tripped on the front porch step.

然后，哼了一声，这个生物变了。 一个锯齿状的东西从它的脑袋里蹦了出来。 RINN-NIN-NN-NINNN-NIN ! !刀刃锯断了垃圾桶。 黄色的碗滚了出来，金枪鱼沙拉洒得到处都是。 这只毛茸茸的东西深深地吸了一口气，发出呼噜声。 一阵寒意袭上了亚历山大的脊背。 他从那怪物面前退了回去，然后“哎呀！”在前廊台阶上绊了一跤。

Alexander's flashlight tumbled end-over-end, briefly throwing light into the monster's green eyes before hitting the ground and going dark. Alexander felt around in the grass for his flashlight. The monster reared up, dark against the moonlit fog. The saw-blade-thing was gone. Now the monster had a pointy gray horn. A rhino horn! thought Alexander. This monster is definitely the caboose-crasher! HOO-RONNNNNK!!! The monster pawed at the ground. Then it lowered its horn and charged straight for Alexander.

亚历山大的手电筒晃来晃去，在触地前短暂地照进了怪物的绿色眼睛，然后黑暗了下来。 亚历山大在草丛里摸索着找他的手电筒。 怪物直立起来，在月光下的雾中显得很黑。 锯片的东西不见了。 这怪物长了一只灰色的尖角。 犀牛角！认为亚历山大。 这个怪物绝对是撞车尾的人！HOO-RONNNNNK ! !怪物用爪子刨地。 然后它放下号角，径直向亚历山大冲去。

Alexander shut his eyes and braced himself. But the crash never came. SNORT! SNARF! ARF! The monster whimpered. Alexander could feel its breath as it sniffed his sleeve and chest. Then it inhaled a long, raspy breath, and: The monster sneezed all over Alexander, showering him in slime. "Yeeeargggh!" Alexander jumped up, opening his eyes. He thought he'd be nose-to-nose with the monster. But it had run off, leaving behind a trail of snot.

亚历山大闭上眼睛，打起精神。 但崩盘从未到来。SNORT !狼吞虎咽!东盟地区论坛!怪物呜咽着。 当它嗅着他的衣袖和胸膛时，亚历山大能感觉到它的呼吸。 然后它吸了一口长长的、刺耳的气，怪物打了个喷嚏，把亚历山大打了个满地都是黏液。 “Yeeeargggh !”亚历山大跳了起来，睁开眼睛。 他以为他会和怪物面对面。 但它跑掉了，留下一串鼻涕。