16 NOTEBOOK OF DOOM

CHAPTER 16 NOTEBOOK OF DOOM GALOOOOORP-GLOP! The notebook shimmered, casting disco-ball sparkles around the woods. Alexander tossed it to the ground, careful not to touch the glue. The monster notebook flapped around. Its spine cracked. The pages grew larger, folding into horns and eyes and wings and claws. "It's like an origami monster!" said Nikki, taking a step back. RAOOOOOARR! The notebook sprouted into a humongous monster. Larger than anything the S.S.M.P. had ever seen.

第十六章厄运笔记本！笔记本闪闪发光，在树林里投下迪斯科球的光芒。 亚历山大把它扔到地上，小心翼翼地不去碰胶水。 那本巨大的笔记本到处乱拍。 它的脊骨裂了。书页越来越大，折叠成角、眼睛、翅膀和爪子。 “它就像一个折纸怪物！”尼基说着，向后退了一步。 RAOOOOOARR !笔记本迅速成长为一个巨大的怪物。 比任何东西都大 从未见过。

"Ummm, Salamander?" said Rip. "Maybe that wasn't your best idea." Alexander, Rip, and Nikki all backed away from the towering doom-monster. Thank you, Alexander Bopp," said the boss- monster.

“嗯，火蜥蜴？”瑞普说。 “也许这不是你最好的主意。” 亚历山大、里普和尼基都从高耸的末日怪物面前退缩了。 “谢谢你，亚历山大·波普，”怪物老板说。

"For what?" asked Alexander. "For creating the perfect minion for me to boss around. Just look at those heads! And those claws! And I looooove the smell of old books." The gloomp stepped forward and shouted at the doom-monster. "I ORDER YOU TO DESTROY THE SUPER SECRET MONSTER PATROL!" But instead of attacking the S.S.M.P., the doom- monster leaned down— GULP! and swallowed the gloomp. "Uh-oh," said Nikki. "What now?" asked Rip. "Hooray?" guessed Alexander. One of the doom-monster's heads glared down at them, angrily. But the rest of the heads looked a little sick.

“为什么？”亚历山大问。 “为我创造了一个完美的下属，让我颐指气使。 看看那些头！还有那些爪子！我喜欢旧书的味道。” 黑影走上前去，对着末日怪物大喊大叫。 “我命令你摧毁超级秘密怪物巡逻队！”但这只末日怪物没有攻击S.S.M.P，而是俯下身来——“呸！”吞下忧郁。 “哦哦，”妮基说。“现在怎么办？”瑞普问。 “万岁？”亚历山大猜想。 末日怪物的一个脑袋愤怒地瞪着他们。 但其余的头看起来有点恶心。

"Uh, guys?" said Rip. "That's how I look when I eat my grandpa's chili." The monster blinked. It hiccupped. It made gurgling sounds. Then KERR-PLOOOOMIE!! The doom-monster burped an earth-shattering burp, and its monstrous origami body exploded. Shreds of paper rained down all over Stermont. Alexander, Rip, and Nikki smiled, laughed, and danced in the falling confetti. "Who wants cake?" asked Alexander. He led his friends back to his house. "There you are!" said Alexander's dad, standing in their backyard. "Look who else came to your party. Ms. Vanderpants! And Mr. Hoarsely! Did you know it's his birthday, too?" "Wait, really?" asked Alexander.

“呃，伙计们？”里普说。“我吃爷爷做的辣椒的时候就是这个样子。” 怪物眨了眨眼睛。它打着呃。 它发出汩汩的声音。然后KERR-PLOOOOMIE ! !末日怪物打了一个惊天动地的嗝，它那巨大的折纸身体爆炸了。 纸片如雨点般落在斯特蒙特的地上。 亚历山大、里普和尼基笑着，笑着，在飘落的五彩纸屑中跳舞。 “谁要蛋糕？”亚历山大问。 他把他的朋友们带回了他的家。 “你在这儿啊！”亚历山大的爸爸站在后院说。 “看看还有谁来参加你的聚会。 Vanderpants女士!还有沙哑先生！你知道今天也是他的生日吗？”“等等，真的吗？”亚历山大问。

"Yeah," said Mr. Hoarsley. "I have a weird leap- day birthday, just like you. Except I turn thirty- two today!" "Thirty-two?" Nikki repeated. "Wait a minute... That's it!" cried Alexander. His eyes grew wide. "Leap year only comes around once every FOUR years!" "That means today is... said Rip, counting on his knuckles, "Hoarsely's eighth birthday!" "Oh!" said Alexander's dad. "Mr. Hoarsely should make a wish, too!" He plopped a fresh candle on a slice of cake. Then he lit the candle and passed the cake to Mr. Hoarsely. Mr. Hoarsely blew out his candle. Then he sat back in his chair and smiled. His hair had gone black again.

“是的，”霍斯莱先生说。 “我有一个奇怪的闰日生日，就像你一样。 不过我今天就三十二岁了！”“32 ?”尼基重复。 “等一下……就是这样！”亚历山大叫道。 他睁大了眼睛。“闰年每四年才有一次！”“这意味着今天是…… 瑞普指着手指说，“沙哑的八岁生日！”“哦！”亚历山大的爸爸说。 “沙哑先生也应该许个愿！”他啪的一声把一支新蜡烛放在一块蛋糕上。 然后他点燃蜡烛，把蛋糕递给了沙哑先生。 沙哑先生吹灭了蜡烛。 然后他靠在椅子上笑了。 他的头发又变黑了。

"I'll get the ice cream," said Alexander's dad, heading to the kitchen. This is GREAT news, Salamander!" said Nikki. "This leap-day loophole means you'll be able to lead the S.S.M.P. for years to come." "Yup, today's only my second birthday!" said Alexander. "But wait," said Rip. "We beat the boss-monster. Does that mean we're done? Fighting monsters, I mean?" Ms. Vanderpants took a bite of cake and pursed her lips. "I'm afraid your work will never be done," she said. "New googly-eyed monsters will show up, all covered with ooze, trying to swallow school children whole." "Then we swear that we'll fight 'em!" said Rip.

“我去拿冰淇淋，”亚历山大的爸爸边说边走向厨房。 这是个好消息，蝾螈！”尼基说。 “这个跨越式漏洞意味着你将能够领导社会党 在未来的岁月里。”“是的，今天是我的第二个生日！”亚历山大说。 “等等，”瑞普说。“我们打败了boss怪物。 这意味着我们结束了吗？ 我是说，跟怪物搏斗？”Ms。 范德帕斯咬了一口蛋糕，噘起了嘴。 “恐怕你的工作永远也完成不了，”她说。 “新的大眼睛怪物会出现，浑身都是软泥，想把学生们整个吞下去。” “那我们发誓要和他们战斗！”