4 RETURN TO SENDER

CHAPTER 4 RETURN TO SENDER WORMS! Alexander and Rip walked into their underground classroom, which used to be the hospital morgue. Now instead of being a place for storing dead bodies, it was a place for storing bored students. "If it isn't the Tardy Boys!" said a short man wearing three kinds of plaid.

第四章返回寄件人蠕虫！亚历山大和瑞普走进他们的地下教室，这里曾经是医院的停尸房。 现在，这里不再是存放尸体的地方，而是用来存放无聊学生的地方。 “这不是拖拖拉拉的孩子吗？”一个穿着三种格子衣服的矮个子男人说。

"Morning, Mr. Plunkett," Alexander said to his teacher. He found a seat in the back, next to a girl in a hoodie. She was the only kid who had been nice to him on his first day of school. "Um, hi," Alexander said. She was busy reading a book and didn't seem to hear him. Alexander took out his monster notebook and flipped to the megaworm pages. How can I stop them? he thought. The hoodie girl turned her head a little. Is she peeking? worried Alexander. He quickly turned to a different page to hide the megaworm pages.

“早上好，普伦基特先生，”亚历山大对老师说。 他在后座找了个座位，旁边是一个穿卫衣的女孩。 她是唯一一个在他上学的第一天对他很好的孩子。 “嗯，嗨，”亚历山大说。她正忙着看书，似乎没有听见他的话。 亚历山大拿出他的怪物笔记本，翻到巨型蠕虫的那几页。 我怎样才能阻止他们？他想。 戴帽衫的女孩把头转了一下。 她在偷看吗？担心亚历山大。 他很快翻到另一页来隐藏超级蠕虫的页面。

KOALA-WALLA- KANGA-WOMBA-DINGO Ears of a koala snout of a dingo Claws of a wombat Pouch of a Kangaroo Tail of a wallaby HABITAT These monsters are found beneath the bathroom sink. Or below the couch cushions. Any place that's down under.

考拉-沃拉-袋鼠-袋熊-澳洲野狗考拉的耳朵澳洲野狗的鼻子袋熊的爪子袋鼠的育儿袋小袋鼠的尾巴栖息地这些怪物在浴室的水槽下面被发现。 或者在沙发垫下面。 澳大利亚的任何地方都可以。

FLOOSH! Toilets flush counterclockwise When K.W.K.W. D.s are nearby. DIET Boomerang-shaped food: bananas, croissants, squash, etc. BEHAVIOR Koala-walla-Kanga-womba- dingoes love to cuddle. WARNING! It's a trap. As soon as you touch a koala-walla-kanga-womba-dingo, a joey will pop out of her pouch and nip your nose. Anyone bitten by a joey instantly becomes Australian.

FLOOSH !当K.W.K.W.时，马桶逆时针冲水 医生就在附近。减肥：回旋镖形状的食物：香蕉、牛角面包、南瓜等。 考拉-沃拉-袋鼠-袋熊-澳洲野狗喜欢拥抱。 警告!这是个陷阱。只要你一碰到考拉-沃拉-袋鼠-袋熊-澳洲野狗，一只小袋鼠就会从育儿袋里跳出来，咬住你的鼻子。 任何被袋鼠咬伤的人都会立即成为澳大利亚人。

Alexander closed the notebook. Too bad we're not under attack by cuddly koala-kanga-whasits, he thought. I'd take those over megaworms any day. "Students," said Mr. Plunkett," today's lesson will be entirely about worms." The hoodie girl was opening her science book. Alexander jotted a note on a scrap of paper, folded it, and handed it to the hoodie girl. "Pass this to Rip," he whispered. She nodded and sent the note along. After a few passes back and forth, their conversation filled the page. We've got to stop these monster worms before the sun comes out! -Alexander THEY'RE PROBABLY NOT EVEN MONSTERS! -RIP What if I'm right, though? I need to make a loud screeching noise to make the worms shrivel up. I can do it-with Mr. Hoarselu's help. But I have to do it now! -Alexander

亚历山大合上笔记本。 太糟糕了，我们没有受到可爱的考拉-袋鼠-什么的的攻击，他想。 比起巨型蠕虫，我更喜欢它们。 “同学们，”普伦基特先生说，“今天的课将完全是关于蠕虫的。” 连帽衫女孩正在打开她的科学书。 亚历山大在一张小纸片上草草写了一张纸条，折叠起来，递给了那个穿连帽衫的女孩。 “把这个递给里普，”他低声说。 她点了点头，把纸条送了过去。 来回几次之后，他们的谈话写满了整页。 我们必须在太阳出来之前阻止这些怪物！他们可能根本就不是怪物！-安息吧，如果我是对的呢？ 我需要发出巨大的尖叫声才能让虫子枯萎。 我能做到——在霍尔塞鲁先生的帮助下。 但我必须现在就做！亚历山大

SO DO IT ALREADY! -RIP But how do I get out of class? -Alexander Just ask for a bathroom pass! -Nikki STAY OUT OF THIS. NIKKI! Salamander, just ask for a bathroom pass. -RIP Alexander sat upright. "Nikki?" he said aloud. The girl next to him tugged on her hoodie strings. "Excuse me, Alexander," said Mr. Plunkett. Everyone turned to look. "Do you have something to say?" "Um, I, yes-" Alexander glanced at Nikki and Rip. "I've got to go to the bathroom. It's an emergency!" Mr. Plunkett scratched his mustache. "Okay. Come get a hall pass. You've got five minutes!" Alexander took the hall pass and ran. He knew just what he had to do....

所以现在就去做吧！-愿你安息，但我怎么才能离开教室呢？ 要个厕所通行证就行！-妮基别插手。 尼基!蝾螈，要个厕所通行证就行了。 安息吧，亚历山大坐直了。 “妮基？”他大声说。他旁边的女孩扯着她的连帽衫的线。 “对不起，亚历山大，”普伦基特先生说。 大家都转过头去看。“你有什么要说的吗？”“嗯，我，是的——”亚历山大瞥了妮基和里普一眼。 “我得去趟洗手间。 这是紧急情况！”普伦基特搔了搔胡子。 “好吧。来拿张通行证吧。 给你五分钟！”亚历山大拿着通行证跑了。 他知道他必须做什么....