4 THE BIRTHDAY RULE

CHAPTER 4 THE BIRTHDAY RULE On the day Ms. Vanderpants got snatched," said Mr. Hoarsely, "she'd been driving around, looking for the boss-monster." Alexander grabbed the keys. "We should search her car for clues!" Alexander, Rip, and Nikki raced down to the lobby, with Mr. Hoarsely trailing behind. "Slow down!" shouted a short man with a big mustache. It was Mr. Plunkett, Alexander's old teacher.

第四章生日规则 “范德佩斯被抓走了，”沙哑先生说，“她开着车到处找那个怪物老板。” 亚历山大抓起钥匙。 “我们应该搜查她的车，寻找线索！”亚历山大、里普和尼基跑到大厅，沙哑先生跟在后面。 “慢点！”一个留着大胡子的矮个子男人喊道。 是普伦基特先生，亚历山大的老老师。

"Where are you goofballs off to in such a hurry?" asked Mr. Plunkett. "Oh, um, uh—" stammered Mr. Hoarsely. "We're looking for "Monsters!" said Rip, rolling his eyes. "They're all over town!" "Ha! Good one!" said Mr. Plunkett. "You crack me up, Bonkowski." He continued on his way. Mr. Hoarsely sighed. "It's a shame Mr. Plunkett can't see monsters anymore." "Anymore?" asked Nikki, stopping in her tracks. "What do you mean?" Rodney Plunkett was the third member of the original S.S.M.P. We were fighting a three-eyed something-or-other at his eighth birthday party. That's when Rodney flipped, and the monster got away.

“你们这些笨蛋这么着急要上哪儿去？”普伦基特先生问。 “哦，嗯，嗯——”沙哑的先生结结巴巴地说。 “我们在找‘怪物’！”里普翻着白眼说。 “他们到处都是！”“哈!好主意！”普伦基特先生说。 “你把我逗乐了，邦考斯基。” 他继续赶路。沙哑地叹了口气。 “真遗憾，普伦基特先生再也看不到怪物了。” “还有吗？”妮基停下脚步问道。 “你是什么意思？”罗德尼·普伦基特是原S.S.M.P.的第三位成员 我们在他八岁生日派对上和一个三眼怪物打架。 就在那时罗德尼崩溃了，怪物跑了。

"Flipped?" asked Alexander. "Yeah," said Mr. Hoarsely. "Nobody can see monsters after their eighth birthday." "Like our friend Dottie!" said Alexander, his eyes widening. "As soon as she blew out her birthday candles, she stopped seeing monsters!" "That's how it works," said Mr. Hoarsely. "But monsters can always see other monsters. Like Rip and Nikki and Ms. Vanderpants." "So how come you can still see monsters?" Rip asked. Mr. Hoarsely sighed. "Beats me. Tomorrow's my thirty-second birthd—" SQUEAK! Alexander skidded to a halt on the shiny floor. "Oh no!" He slapped his head. "What is it, Salamander?" asked Nikki. "Tomorrow is my birthday," said Alexander. "My eighth birthday!"

“翻转？”亚历山大问。 “是的，”沙哑先生说。 “过了八岁生日，没人能看到怪物了。” “就像我们的朋友多蒂一样！”亚历山大睁大眼睛说。 “她一吹灭生日蜡烛，就不再看见怪物了！”“事情就是这样，”霍尔沙利说。 “但是怪物总是能看到其他怪物。 比如里普，妮基，还有。 Vanderpants。”“那你怎么还能看见怪物呢？”Rip问道。 沙哑地叹了口气。“难倒我了。 明天是我的第三十二岁生日——“吱吱！亚历山大在锃亮的地板上滑了一下，停了下来。 “哦,不!”他拍了拍脑袋。 “怎么了，蝾螈？”尼基问。 “明天是我的生日，”亚历山大说。 “我的八岁生日！”