12 GOPHER DAY!

CHAPTER 12 GOPHER DAY! Derwood Park was packed with balloons, snacks, and people. "Wow! Gopher Day is a big deal," said Alexander.

第十二章地鼠日！德伍德公园里挤满了气球、小吃和人。 “哇!“地鼠日是一件大事，”亚历山大说。

"I know," Rip said. "The whole town shuts down for this thing. If you ask me He looked back at Alexander, who had stopped in the middle of the crowd. "What?" he asked. "Look," Alexander said, nodding toward the sidewalk. Rip looked down. The people walking by were casting strange shadows. Some had horns, some had wings, some had tentacles. But none of the shadows looked human.

“我知道，”瑞普说。“整个小镇都因为这件事停工了。 如果你问我的话，他回头看了看停在人群中间的亚历山大。 “什么？”他问。“看，”亚历山大说，朝人行道点了点头。 里普低下头。路过的人投下奇怪的影子。 有的长角，有的长翅膀，有的长触须。 但是没有一个影子看起来像人类。

"It's crazy how nobody seems upset by their weird shadows," said Alexander. "But wait! Look over there!" said Rip. "That kid with the camel shadow is going nuts!" The boy was trying to point out a shadow smasher to his mom. She didn't seem interested, even when the camel shadow did a handstand. Just then, two shoes stepped into view with no shadow. "Nikki!" said Alexander, looking up. He glanced at Rip, who glared back. "I'm glad I found you guys," said Nikki.

亚历山大说：“没有人对他们奇怪的影子感到不安，这太疯狂了。” “但等等!看那边！”瑞普说。 “那个驼色阴影的孩子疯了！”那个男孩正试图向他妈妈指出一个影子粉碎器。 她似乎不感兴趣，甚至当骆驼影子做倒立的时候。 就在这时，两只鞋子没有影子地走了进来。 “妮基！”亚历山大抬起头说。 他瞥了瑞普一眼，瑞普也瞪了他一眼。 “我很高兴找到你们，”妮基说。

"Not now!" Rip shouted. "One monster at a time! We'll handle the shadow smashers, and then we'll kick you out I mean we'll talk mean... um... Salamander?" Nikki looked at Alexander. "What's he talking about?" Alexander sighed. "Nikki, we feel awful about this, but as members of the Super Secret Monster Patrol, we have, I guess, a duty to... That is..." "Wait!" Nikki laughed. "Are you kicking me out of the S.S.M.P.?" "Um," said Alexander. "I, uh..." "Well, that's just perfect," said Nikki. "Because I actually came by to tell you I QUIT!" The boys' mouths fell open. "Oh, please!" said Nikki. "The S.S.M.P. fights monsters! Monsters like, oh, I don't know... ME! I don't want to be in your stupid monster-hating club anyway!"

“不是现在!”Rip喊道。“一次一个怪物！”我们会对付那些影子粉碎者，然后我们会把你们赶出去我是说我们会刻薄地…… 嗯…火蜥蜴?”尼基看着亚历山大。 “他在说什么？”亚历山大叹了口气。 “尼基，我们对此感到很难过，但作为超级秘密怪物巡逻队的成员，我想我们有责任…… 这是……”“等等!”尼基笑了。 “你是要把我踢出S.S.M.P.吗？”“嗯，”亚历山大说。 “我,呃……”“嗯，这太完美了，”妮基说。 “因为我是来告诉你我不干了！”男孩们张大了嘴。 “哦，拜托！”尼基说。“S.S.M.P. 战斗的怪物!怪物就像，哦，我不知道… 我!反正我也不想加入你那讨厌怪物的俱乐部！”

Alexander frowned. "But "Yeah, yeah," Rip said. "It's a real stake through the heart. Now let's go, Salamander!" "Well, good!" said Nikki. She spun on her heels and disappeared into the crowd. Before Alexander could say anything, he felt a jerk at his arm. "It's almost noon," said Rip, "and I think I know where the shadow smashers will strike!"

亚历山大皱起了眉头。但是“是的，是的，”里普说。 “这真的是一根刺穿心脏的木桩。 现在我们走吧，蝾螈！”“嗯，很好！”尼基说。 她一转身，消失在人群中。 亚历山大还没来得及说什么，就感到手臂被猛拉了一下。 “快到中午了，”里普说，“我想我知道影子粉碎者会袭击哪里！”