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CHAPTER 9 FISHING FOR ANSWERS Despite the night crawlers' weird warning, Alexander, Rip, and Nikki all had to get home for dinner. Alexander dropped his backpack as he came in the door.

尽管夜行动物发出奇怪的警告，亚历山大、瑞普和妮基都必须回家吃晚饭。 亚历山大进门时扔下了背包。

"Son?" said his dad. "Have you been battling fearsome enemies?" "Dad I can explain! Those balloon goons were "Balloons?" His dad chuckled. "I was thinking pirates or musketeers!" He pointed to Alexander's backpack. Alexander exhaled. "Oh, that!" He yanked out his practice foil. "That's just homework." He bounded up the stairs. "Call me when dinner's ready!"

“儿子？”爸爸说。“你和可怕的敌人打过仗吗？”“爸爸，我可以解释！”那些气球暴徒是“气球？”他爸爸咯咯地笑了。 “我在想海盗或火枪手！”他指着亚历山大的背包。 亚历山大呼出。“哦,那!”他猛地拿出练习用的花剑。 “那只是家庭作业。”他跳上楼梯。 “晚饭准备好了给我打电话！”

Alexander sat down at his desk and made a list of questions and clues. 1. WHERE IS MR. HOARSELY? -He got a scary phone call. -He left in a hurry. 2. WHAT DOES S.S.M.P. STAND FOR? 3. WHO IS COACH GILL REALLY? -She got mad when I mentioned Mr. Hoarsely. -She won't take off her mask. 4. HOW COULD WORMS WRITE A MESSAGE? 5. WHAT DOES "THE FISH ARE COMING" MEAN?

亚历山大坐在书桌前，列了一张问题和线索的清单。 1. 沙哑先生在哪里？-他接到一个可怕的电话。 -他走得很匆忙。2. 什么是S.S.M.P. 代表什么?3. 吉尔教练到底是谁？ -我一提到沙哑先生她就生气了。 -她不肯摘下面具。 4. 蠕虫是怎么写信息的？ 5. “鱼来了”是什么意思？

The fish... thought Alexander. Wasn't there something about fish in the notebook? He turned past the mostly ripped-out first page and began thumbing through the book. He stopped at a page filled with fish. This is it! he thought.

鱼……认为亚历山大。 笔记本上不是提到了鱼吗？ 他翻过几乎被撕掉的第一页，开始翻阅这本书。 他停在一页满是鱼的地方。 就是这样！他想。

TUNNEL FISH A creature that can "swim" underground it drools A LOT, which loosens the dirt, making it easy to dig. SIDE EFFECT Tunnel-fish slobber makes night crawers super smart, allowing them to read and write.

隧道鱼是一种可以在地下“游泳”的生物，它会流口水，这会使泥土松动，使其更容易挖掘。 隧道鱼的口水使夜行动物超级聪明，使它们能够读写。

TEE-HEE! Tunnel fish have ticklish tongues. HABITAT Dirt, soil, mud. Not cement. DIET Anything smaller than itself. When tunnel fish are near, worms flee to the sidewalks for safety. Tunnel fish will sleep for 99 years after a big meal. WARNING! Don't get tunnel fish drool on you- It's super-gross!

鳄鱼!隧道鱼的舌头很痒。 栖息地泥土、泥土、泥浆。没有水泥。 任何比自己小的东西。 当隧道鱼靠近时，蠕虫会逃到人行道上寻求安全。 隧道鱼在饱餐一顿后可以沉睡99年。 警告!不要把隧道鱼的口水弄到你身上——那太恶心了！