3 PRINCIPAL HOARSELY

CHAPTER 3 PRINCIPAL HOARSELY Look!" said Alexander, as the friends jogged to school. "The purple slurper isn't the only monster out today." There were signs of monsters everywhere. Rusty! Knotted!

第三章校长嘶哑地说！”朋友们慢跑着去学校时，亚历山大说。 “紫色饮料不是今天唯一的怪物。” 到处都是怪物的迹象。 生锈的!打结!

The three friends ran a little faster and soon arrived at school. "Weird," said Nikki. "There has never been a guard out front before."

三个朋友跑得更快了，很快就到了学校。 “奇怪，”妮基说。“前面从来没有警卫。”

"Move along, toddlers!" said the guard. "No funny business!" "That's Ms. Sargent from the Stermont Museum," Rip whispered as they passed through an x-ray scanner. "She's tougher than P-rex teeth!" "Mr. Hoarsely must've hired her," Alexander said. "He's really taking this security stuff seriously," said Nikki. "Well, he did watch Vanderpants get nabbed by a monster," said Rip. "That is exactly why we need to talk to him," said Alexander. "Come on!" The friends rode the escalators up to the thirteenth floor.

“往前走，蹒跚学步的孩子！” “别胡闹！”“这是女士。 “我是斯特蒙特博物馆的萨金特。”他们通过x光扫描仪时，里普低声说。 “她比霸王龙的牙齿还要坚硬！”“先生。 沙哑肯定是雇了她，”亚历山大说。 “他真的很重视安全问题，”妮基说。 “嗯，他确实看到范德培斯被怪物抓住了，”里普说。 “这正是我们需要和他谈谈的原因，”亚历山大说。 “来吧!”朋友们乘自动扶梯上了十三楼。

The door to the principal's office was closed. Alexander knocked. "Open up, Hoarsely!" Rip yelled. "Forget it!" the shaky voice called back. "It is too dangerous out there!" Alexander leaned toward the door, and spoke calmly. "It's about Principal Vanderpants." The door swung open, and Mr. Hoarsely waved them in. He wore a baggy suit that made him look like a half-stuffed scarecrow. "Did you find her?" he asked. "Not yet," said Nikki.

校长办公室的门关着。 亚历山大了。“开门，沙哑！”Rip喊道。 “算了吧！”那个颤抖的声音喊道。 “外面太危险了！”亚历山大靠向门，平静地说。 “是关于范德帕斯校长的。” 门开了，沙哑先生挥手让他们进去。 他穿着一套宽松的西装，看起来像个半填充的稻草人。 “你找到她了吗？” “还没有，”妮基说。

Mr. Hoarsely's shoulders drooped, making his jacket look even baggier. "We need her," he said. "Ms. Vanderpants was the S.S.M.P.'s best monster- fighter." Rip's jaw dropped. "What?! Vanderpants was in the Monster Patrol?" "Well, sure," said Mr. Hoarsely. "The S.S.M.P. was her idea. She created the notebook." "No way!" said Alexander. "Yes way," said Mr. Hoarsely. "But how?" asked Nikki. Mr. Hoarsely looked out the window as he spoke. I met Helen Vanderpants when I was just a kid. I was playing in Derwood Park when a cheese-blaster attacked me.

沙哑的肩膀耷拉着，让他的夹克看起来更松垮了。 “我们需要她，”他说。”女士。 范德帕斯是S.S.M.P.最好的怪物斗士。” 瑞普的下巴掉了下来。“什么? !范德培斯参加过怪物巡逻队？”“嗯，当然可以。”沙哑先生说。 “S.S.M.P.是她的主意。 她创造了笔记本。” “不可能！”亚历山大说。“当然可以。”沙哑先生说。 “但是怎么做呢？”尼基问。沙哑先生一边说，一边望着窗外。 我还是个孩子的时候就认识海伦·范德帕斯了。 我在德伍德公园玩的时候被奶酪爆炸枪袭击了。

I was so scared that my black hair turned bright white! But then Helen showed up. She transformed... and saved me! I've been by her side ever since. I joined her club—the S.S.M.P.-and we battled monsters together for a while. But later, the S.S.M.P. disbanded. Then Helen became a principal so she could protect the kids of Stermont—and look for new monster-fighters.

我很害怕，我的黑发变成了亮白色！但后来海伦出现了。 她改变了……还救了我！从那以后我一直陪在她身边。 我加入了她的俱乐部——s.s.m.p.——我们一起和怪物战斗了一段时间。 但后来，社会党解散了。 后来海伦成为了校长，这样她就可以保护斯特蒙特的孩子们，同时寻找新的怪物战士。