9 STICKY SITUATION

CHAPTER 9 STICKY SITUATION Three eyes Big as a dumptruck Stretchy arms Hello, S.S.M.P.! I'm the boss-monster. Nice to eat you!" The boss-monster's claws screeched against the metal floor as she moved toward Alexander, Rip, and Nikki. "I remember this monster from the notebook!" said Alexander. "The three-eyed gloomp!" "That's me!" said the gloomp. "And Helen Vanderpants was the perfect bait. I just love how the S.S.M.P. always sticks together!"

第9章棘手的情况三只眼睛大得像垃圾车伸展的手臂你好，S.S.M.P.！我是怪物老板。 吃你真好！”当她向亚历山大、里普和尼基移动时，boss怪物的爪子在金属地板上发出刺耳的声音。 “我记得笔记本上的这个怪物！”亚历山大说。 “三眼鬼！”“那就是我！” 海伦·范德帕斯是个完美的诱饵。 我就是喜欢S.S.M.P. 永远黏在一起！”

The monster lifted the RUBBER CEMENT vat into the air. Alexander, Rip, and Nikki stepped backward, but there was nowhere for them to go. They were huddled under Ms. Vanderpants's beam. The gloomp's arms stretched back like rubber bands, and PWING! The monster launched the vat across the room. BLORP! The vat smashed into the steel beam. Glops of rubber cement splattered all over Alexander, Rip, and Nikki. "Ugh!" said Rip. "It's gooey!" Seconds later, the glue hardened. The S.S.M.P. was cemented in place just like their principal. "What do you want, boss- monster?" asked Alexander.

怪物把橡胶水泥大桶举到了空中。 亚历山大、里普和尼基后退了一步，但他们无处可去。 他们挤在奥巴马夫人的身下。 Vanderpants梁。黑影的手臂像橡皮筋一样向后伸展，噗！怪物把大桶扔过房间。 BLORP !大桶撞在钢梁上。 橡胶水泥溅了亚历山大、里普和尼基一身。 “啊！”瑞普说。“这是感伤的!”几秒钟后，胶水变硬了。 ssmp就像他们的校长一样被牢牢地固定住了。 “你想要什么，老板——怪物？”亚历山大问。

"To take over Stermont once and for all— duh!" said the gloomp. "Which is why I've been making so many monsters." "Wait making monsters?!" said Nikki. "What do you mean?" The boss-monster grinned from ear to pointy ear. "See how the SPARKLE GLUE vat is directly under the smashed-up part of the roof?" "Yes..." said Nikki. "Ohhhh!" said Alexander. "When the meteor hit the factory, it did something to that glue!" "Correct," said the gloomp. "It gave the glue special powers. And I'm so glad I discovered them. Allow me to demonstrate." PWING! The gloomp shot a stretchy arm into another room. Her arm snapped back, holding an orange rubber duck. "A weenie bath toy?" asked Rip.

“一劳永逸地接管斯特蒙——呸！” “所以我才造了这么多怪物。” “等等，造怪物？！”妮基说。 “你是什么意思？”怪物老板咧着嘴笑了。 “看到火花胶桶是如何直接在屋顶被砸坏的部分下面吗？”“是的……” 尼基说。“哦！”亚历山大说。 “当流星撞击工厂时，它对胶水起了作用！”“没错。”忧郁说。 它赋予了胶水特殊的力量。 我很高兴我发现了它们。 请允许我演示一下。”pw !闷棍把一只伸直的胳膊射进了另一个房间。 她的手臂猛地伸了回来，手里拿着一只橙色的橡皮鸭。 “小孩洗澡玩具？”瑞普问。

"Just watch," said the gloomp. "When it touches the sparkle glue... The boss-monster tossed the duck into the glowing vat. GALOORP-GLOP! The glue shimmered, casting disco-ball sparkles around the room. Then SQUACK! A large, angry duck-monster hopped out. It opened its toothy bill and sang a squeaky song. Alexander felt tears well up in his eyes. "Why are we crying?" sniffled Rip. "It's a blubber duckie!" cried Alexander. "Yep," said the gloomp, patting the duckie's head. "Anything that hits this glue becomes a monster. Throw in a fork and a porcupine? Blammo! You've got a forkupine!"

“等着瞧吧，”忧郁说。 “当它碰到闪光胶时…… boss-monster把鸭子扔进了发光的大桶里。 GALOORP-GLOP !胶水闪闪发光，迪斯科球在房间里闪闪发光。 然后SQUACK !一只愤怒的大鸭子怪物跳了出来。 它张开长着牙齿的嘴，尖声地唱着歌。 亚历山大感到泪水夺眶而出。 “我们为什么要哭？”瑞普抽泣着说。 “这是一只肥鸭！”亚历山大叫道。 “是的，”忧郁说着，拍了拍鸭子的头。 “任何碰到这种胶水的东西都会变成怪物。 送你叉子和豪猪？ 心想!你有叉叉机！”

"So wait," said Nikki. "Did you create all the monsters in Stermont?" "Not all of them," said the gloomp. "I was a plain old everyday monster at first. Then one day I told a trample hamster to flatten an ice cream truck, and he did! That's when I realized my TRUE power: bossing other monsters around!" The three-eyed gloomp sneered at Ms. Vanderpants. "But I should thank you most of all— for creating my recipe book." PINING! The monster's arm shot over to a hole in the wall. "Recipe book?" asked Ms. Vanderpants. "Yes!" said the boss-monster. "The book you created! It describes every monster in Stermont!" The gloomp's arm snapped back, holding a beat-up notebook with a skull on the cover.

“等等，”妮基说。“斯特蒙特所有的怪物都是你创造的吗？”“不是所有的。”忧郁说。 “一开始我就是个普通的怪物。 然后有一天，我让一只爱踩人的仓鼠把一辆冰淇淋车压扁，它做到了！那时我才意识到我真正的力量：指挥其他怪物！”三只眼睛的忧郁者嘲笑她。 Vanderpants。“但我最应该感谢的是你——是你创造了我的食谱。” 渴望的!怪物的手臂伸向墙上的一个洞。 “食谱书？”范德帕斯女士问。 “是的！”怪物老板说。 “你创作的书！”它描述了斯特蒙特的每一个怪物！”忧郁者的手臂猛地向后一伸，手里拿着一本破旧的笔记本，封皮上有一个骷髅。

Alexander gasped. "Duckie— get them!" ordered the gloomp. The blubber duckie waddled toward the monster-fighters, who were still stuck in place. "Ha!" Rip snorted. "One monster can't stop us!" The gloomp's eyes narrowed. "You think I've only made one?" She reached for the light switch. KER-CLICK! The factory lit up. The S.S.M.P. old and new —was surrounded by grinning monsters.

亚历山大气喘吁吁地说。“达奇——把它们拿过来！” 那只胖鸭子摇摇摆摆地走向那些仍被困在原地的怪物战士们。 “哈!”哼了一声。“一个怪物阻止不了我们！”忧郁的人眯起了眼睛。 “你以为我只做了一个？”她伸手去拿电灯开关。 KER-CLICK !工厂亮了起来。 新老的S.S.M.P.周围都是咧着嘴笑的怪物。