1 A YEAR IN STERMONT

CHAPTER 1 A YEAR IN STERMONT Alexander's dad grinned up at the calendar on the wall. "Look at that, kiddo!" he said. "It's been one year since we moved to this kooky town!" Alexander rinsed out his cereal bowl. "Kooky?" he asked.

第一章在斯特蒙特的一年亚历山大的父亲对着墙上的日历咧嘴一笑。 “看那个，孩子！”他说。 “我们搬到这个奇怪的小镇已经一年了！”亚历山大冲洗了他的麦片碗。 “怪？”他问。

"Yeah, you know," his dad said. "There's always weird stuff happening here in stermont— flat tires, strange weather, power outages." Those were all monster attacks balloon goons, snombies, and zapper-bugs! thought Alexander. "Speaking of weird stuff..." his dad said. "Not every Kid has a birthday once every four years. That's why I'm throwing you the weirdest birthday party ever tomorrow!" He handed Alexander an invitation.

“是啊，你知道的，”他爸爸说。 “斯特蒙特这里总是会发生奇怪的事情——轮胎漏气、奇怪的天气、停电。” 都是怪物攻击气球打手，侏儒，还有小甲虫！认为亚历山大。 “说到奇怪的事情……” 他爸爸说。“不是每个孩子每四年都有一次生日。 这就是为什么我明天要给你举办有史以来最奇怪的生日派对！”他递给亚历山大一张请柬。

"I've already invited your friends Rip and Nikki," said Alexander's dad. "Feel free to invite anyone else!" He stuffed a stack of invitations into Alexander's backpack. "Jeez, dad," said Alexander. "I don't—" BLUBRRBRRBBRRR!! Alexander was interrupted by a low rumbling noise coming from outside. It sounded like a giant whoopee cushion. A monster! he thought. He started for the door.

“我已经邀请了你的朋友里普和尼基，”亚历山大的爸爸说。 “请随意邀请其他人！”他把一叠请柬塞进亚历山大的背包里。 “天哪，爸爸，”亚历山大说。 我不——“blubrrbrrbrbbrrr !!”亚历山大被外面传来的低沉的隆隆声打断了。 听起来像一个巨大的放屁垫。 一个怪物!他想。他朝门口走去。

"AI, wait!" yelled his dad. "Don't forget your lunch." He tossed Alexander his lunch box. "I packed your favorite treat!" "Triple-power-pucker pickles?" asked Alexander. "Precisely!" said his dad. "Oh, and be sure to share them with Rip and Nikki!" BLUBRRBRRBBRRR!! The noise outside was even louder. "Okay!" said Alexander. Unless they're already monster-chow!

“等等！”他爸爸喊道。 “别忘了你的午餐。” 他把他的午餐盒扔给亚历山大。 “我包了你最喜欢的食物！”“三倍能量泡菜？”亚历山大问。 “没错！”他爸爸说。 “哦，一定要和里普和妮基分享！”BLUBRRBRRBBRRR ! !外面的声音更大了。 “好吧！”亚历山大说。除非他们已经是怪兽鼠了！