6 FEEDING TIME

CHAPTER 6 FEEDING TIME For the second day in a row, Alexander biked to school super early to snoop around. Once again, he made his way to the principal's office without being seen. He was looking behind a bookshelf when he heard footsteps in the hallway. These weren't the tup-tup-tup footsteps of Principal Vanderpants's shoes. They sounded more slappy, like clown feet. Alexander peeked through a crack in the door. Mr. Hoarsely went tromping by, carrying the steaming bucket.

第六章喂食时间连续第二天，亚历山大非常早地骑着自行车去学校四处窥探。 他又一次悄悄地向校长办公室走去。 他正在书架后面看，突然听到走廊里有脚步声。 这不是范德培斯校长的鞋踩上去的脚步声。 它们听起来更轻快，像小丑的脚。 亚历山大从门缝里偷看了一眼。 沙哑先生提着冒着热气的水桶，步履沉重地走过。

What's Mr. Hoarsely doing? thought Alexander. Mr. Hoarsely set the bucket down near the UPSTAIRS BASEMENT door. He looked sweaty. Alexander wondered if it was from the steam, or from fear. OFFICE TUP-TUP-TUP! Ms. Vanderpants walked right by Alexander's cracked door and over to Mr. Hoarsely. "Eep!" Mr. Hoarsely jumped. "G-g-good morning, Ms. Vanderpants," he said, wringing his hands. "The spaghetti is ready." "Splendid," said Ms. Vanderpants. "I think it's time you started feeding it." "Do I have to?" Mr. Hoarsely croaked. Ms. Vanderpants took out a key ring and unlocked the massive door.

沙哑先生在做什么？ 认为亚历山大。沙哑先生把水桶放在楼上地下室的门边。 他看起来汗流浃背。亚历山大不知道是因为蒸汽，还是因为害怕。 办公室TUP-TUP-TUP !范德帕斯径直走过亚历山大那扇裂开的门，走到沙哑先生面前。 “燃灯!”沙哑先生跳了起来。 “早上好，范德培斯女士，”他绞着双手说。 “意大利面好了。”“太好了。” Vanderpants。“我觉得你该喂它了。” “我一定要去吗？”沙哑的先生嘶哑地说。 范德帕斯拿出一个钥匙圈，打开了那扇巨大的门。

RRRUMMMMBBLE! The door to the UPSTAIRS BASEMENT swung open —just a bit. All Alexander could see was darkness. SCRITCH! The scraping sound was much louder with the heavy door open. It sounded like a garden rake being slowly dragged down a sidewalk. "EEP!" Mr. Hoarsely's eyes bugged out like a pair of Ping-Pong balls. "Oh, come on," said Ms. Vanderpants. "You can't be afraid of every monster! This beast is nothing like Coach Gill!" Alexander gasped. So Principal Vanderpants

RRRUMMMMBBLE !通往楼上地下室的门开了——只开了一点点。 亚历山大只能看到一片黑暗。 地!沉重的门开着，刮擦声更响了。 这声音听起来就像花园的耙子被缓慢地拖过人行道。 “燃灯!”沙哑先生的眼睛像一对乒乓球一样凸出来。 “哦，得了吧，”范德帕斯说。 “你不能害怕每一个怪物！”这畜生一点也不像吉尔教练！”亚历山大气喘吁吁地说。 所以范德帕斯校长

definitely knows about monsters! And she must be keeping one in there! Mr. Hoarsely looked at his shoes. "Fine!" said Ms. Vanderpants. "I'll feed it breakfast, but you're feeding it lunch. Today. During recess." She tossed the keys to Mr. Hoarsely. Then she picked up the bucket, squared her shoulders, and marched into the UPSTAIRS BASEMENT. The door slammed shut. "Eep!" Mr. Hoarsely ran down the hall, keys jangling with every step. Alexander swallowed. He was sweating. And it wasn't from the steam.

绝对知道怪物！她肯定在里面放了一个！沙哑先生看了看他的鞋子。 “好吧！”范德帕斯说。 “我喂它早餐，而你喂它午餐。 今天。在休息的时候。”她把钥匙扔给了沙哑先生。 然后她拿起水桶，挺起胸膛，大步走进楼上的地下室。 门砰地关上了。“燃灯!”沙哑先生跑过大厅，每走一步钥匙都叮当作响。 亚历山大吞下。他满头大汗。 而且不是蒸汽造成的。