3 DIAL H FOR HOARSELY

CHAPTER 3 DIAL H FOR HOARSELY SWISH? The Emergency Room doors opened as Alexander and Rip entered the old hospital building, which was now their school. A tall man with tall hair was leaning on the front desk. He was putting on a pair of sneakers. "Mr. Hoarsely!" Alexander called. "Worm monsters are attacking Stermont!" "Maybe," Rip added. "SHHH!!" Mr. Hoarsely said, looking around.

第三章拨h代表嘶哑的嗖嗖声？ 急救室的门打开了，亚历山大和里普走进了旧医院大楼，那里现在是他们的学校。 一个头发高高的高个子男人靠在前台。 他正在穿一双运动鞋。 “嘶哑地先生!”亚历山大。 “虫怪正在攻击斯特蒙！”“也许吧，”瑞普补充道。 “嘘! !”郝沙利先生环顾四周说。

"I know there are monsters here, but the worms—" "Right the worms!" said Alexander. He gave Rip an I-told-you-so look. "I'm sorry," Mr. Hoarsely said. "I need to make an announcement." He picked up a microphone. "Testing..." he said. The speaker on the wall was silent. He flipped the switch to INSIDE. "Good morning, students." His voice sounded shaky. "Since it's such a rainy and, uh, wormy day, we'll be having gym indoors."

“我知道这里有怪物，可是这些虫子——”“对，是虫子！”亚历山大说。 他给里普一个“我早告诉过你”的表情。 “对不起，”沙哑先生说。 “我要宣布一件事。” 他拿起麦克风。 “测试……”他说。墙上的扬声器沉默了。 他把开关转到INSIDE。 “早上好，同学们。”他的声音听起来有些颤抖。 “既然今天下这么多雨，又有虫子，我们就在室内做健身房。”

"Okay, Mr. Hoarsely," said Alexander, "what about these megaworms? If we don't stop them before the sun comes out, they'll—" "Look," Mr. Hoarsely said, putting a whistle around his neck, "I'll see you in gym class. I really need to—" "Eep!" Mr. Hoarsely jumped. He picked up the phone. "Stermont Elementary, no longer Stermont General Hospital. May I help you?" Alexander whispered to Rip, "Gym class? Wait isn't Mr. Hoarsely the school secretary?" "Yeah," Rip said, "but he's also the gym teacher, the nurse, and a bus driver. The school is saving money by—"

“好吧，沙哑先生，”亚历山大说，“这些巨型蠕虫怎么办？ 如果我们不在太阳出来之前阻止他们，他们就会——”“听着，”沙哑先生说着，把一个哨子挂在脖子上，“我们体育课见。 我真的需要——”“嘘！”沙哑先生跳了起来。 他拿起电话。"斯特蒙特小学，不再是斯特蒙特综合医院。 我能为您效劳吗？”亚历山大小声对里普说：“体育课？ 等等，沙哑先生不是学校的秘书吗？”“是的，”里普说，“但他也是体育老师、护士和公共汽车司机。 学校通过——”

"WHAT?! NO!" Mr. Hoarsely screamed into the phone. "I'm not going to fight you!" Alexander glanced at Rip. Rip shrugged. "NO!" Mr. Hoarsely lowered his voice. "Um, could you hold?" He pressed the HOLD button. "Boys," Mr. Hoarsely said, staring dead ahead, "get to class." He hunched over the phone and returned to his call. "But if sunlight hits those worms, Stermont is toast!" said Alexander. Rip shook his head and dragged Alexander toward the elevator. The sky outside was still cloudy. For now.

“什么? !不!”沙哑先生对着电话尖叫。 “我不会跟你打！”亚历山大瞥了瑞普一眼。 Rip耸耸肩。“不!”沙哑的先生压低了声音。 “嗯，你能等一下吗？”他按了HOLD键。 “孩子们，”沙哑先生盯着正前方说，“快去上课。” 他弯下腰去接电话，然后继续打电话。 亚历山大说：“但是如果阳光照到那些虫子，斯特蒙就完蛋了。” 瑞普摇了摇头，拖着亚历山大走向电梯。 外面的天空仍然多云。 现在。