15 SLIP OF THE TONGUE

CHAPTER 15 SLIP OF THE TONGUE The caboose tumbled about, sending the trunk, papers, binoculars, and a saxophone flying off the shelves before stopping with a SQUISH! "Everyone okay?" Alexander asked. Rip and Nikki were on the floor. Mr. Hoarsely's trunk was upside down. And Coach Gill was tangled up in a hammock.

第十五章口齿不清车尾翻了个底朝天，箱子、文件、双筒望远镜和一支萨克斯风都从架子上掉了下来，然后嘎吱一声停了下来！“每个人都没事吧?”亚历山大问。 里普和妮基倒在地上。 沙哑先生的箱子倒了。 吉尔教练被绑在吊床上。

Alexander scrambled to a ladder on the wall. "Quick, to the roof!" The kids climbed to the caboose's rooftop. But instead of seeing the starry night sky, they were greeted by slimy bits of whatever the tunnel fish had eaten for lunch.

亚历山大爬上墙上的梯子。 “快，到屋顶上去！”孩子们爬上了车尾的屋顶。 但他们看到的不是繁星点点的夜空，而是隧道鱼午餐吃下的黏糊糊的东西。

"Okay, guys," said Alexander. "Any second now, Coach Gill will cut her way out of that hammock. We're surrounded by small angry tunnel fish, trapped inside the mouth of a giant tunnel fish, and about to be swallowed down into its stomach."

“好了，伙计们，”亚历山大说。 “吉尔教练随时都可能从吊床上钻出来。 我们被愤怒的隧道小鱼包围着，被困在一条巨大的隧道鱼嘴里，马上就要被吞进它的胃里了。”

"Then I say, let's go down fighting!" said Nikki. Rip, for once, smiled at Nikki. "Good," said Alexander, checking his pockets. "What do we have to defend ourselves with?" WHO HAS THE BEST WEAPON? Alexander: A yo-yo! Rip: A ski pole! Nikki: A giant feather! Answer: Nobody. These are all lousy ways to protect yourself from a fish monster attack.

“那我说，我们下去战斗吧！”尼基说。 瑞普终于对妮基笑了笑。 “很好，”亚历山大说，一边检查自己的口袋。 “我们用什么来保护自己呢？”谁的武器最好？ 亚历山大：溜溜球！瑞普：滑雪杖！尼基：一根巨大的羽毛！答案是:没有人。 这些都是保护自己免受鱼怪攻击的糟糕方法。

"ENOUGH!" Coach Gill gurgled. She sprung up to the roof, leveling her sword at Alexander. "You've ruined everything! After all these years, I was about to destroy the S.S.M.P.!" "The railroad?" asked Rip. "No, shrimp brain! S.S.M.P. stands for Super Secret Monster Patrol!" "So that's what it stands for!" said Alexander. Coach Gill groaned. "And now that I'm stuck in a stupid fish's mouth, I'll never get Hoarsely!" She removed her mask and cut away her armor.

“够了!”吉尔教练咯咯地笑了。 她跳上屋顶，用剑对准亚历山大。 “你把一切都毁了！”这么多年过去了，我都要毁掉S.S.M.P.了！”“铁路？”瑞普问。 “不，虾脑！”S.S.M.P. 代表超级秘密怪物巡逻队！”“原来这就是它的意思！”亚历山大说。 吉尔教练呻吟着。“现在我被困在一条愚蠢的鱼嘴里了，我再也不会得到沙哑了！”她摘下面具，剪掉盔甲。