3 PHOTO NO-NO

CHAPTER 3 PHOTO NO-NO Alexander fiddled with his tie as he hurried to the old hospital. Actually, it wasn't a hospital. It was where he went to school while the new Stermont Elementary building was being built. But today, as he stepped inside, he saw that it wasn't a hospital or a school. It was a cornfield. A fake cornfield. There was a fake wooden fence, a fake wagon wheel, and a row of fake corn with a beautiful fake sunset.

第三章拍照禁忌亚历山大匆匆向旧医院走去，一边摆弄着领带。 事实上，那不是医院。 在新的斯特蒙特小学大楼正在建造时，他就在那里上学。 但是今天，当他走进去的时候，他看到那不是医院也不是学校。 那是一片玉米地。一个假的玉米地。 有一个假的木栅栏，一个假的马车轮子，一排假的玉米，还有美丽的假日落。

There was even a fake scarecrow behind the camera. Wait. It wasn't a scarecrow: It was Mr. Hoarsely. To most kids, he was the school secretary, but Alexander, Rip, and Nikki knew him as a member of the original S.S.M.P. "Alexander, you're late!" said Mr. Hoarsely. Alexander's classmates were lined up behind the wagon wheel. Alexander wondered how long they'd been holding their poses. "Uh, sorry," Alexander said. He took a spot between Rip and Nikki. "About time, Salamander!" said Rip. He wore a clip-on tie, and it looked like someone had even tried to comb his hair this morning. "Quiet down, please!" said Mr. Hoarsely.

摄像机后面甚至还有一个假稻草人。 等待。那不是稻草人，是沙哑先生。 对大多数孩子来说，他是学校的秘书，但亚历山大、里普和尼基知道他是最初的S.S.M.P.成员 “亚历山大，你迟到了！”沙哑先生说。 亚历山大的同学们站在马车轮后面。 亚历山大想知道他们保持姿势多久了。 “呃，对不起，”亚历山大说。 他在里普和妮基之间找了个位置。 “来得正是时候，蝾螈！” 他系着一条别在头上的领带，看起来好像今天早上有人想给他梳头。 “请安静！”沙哑先生说。

"Guys," Alexander whispered, "I saw a monster yesterday!" "Really? Cool!" said Rip. "Oh," said Nikki. She hadn't dressed up for picture day. "Um, Nikki?" said Alexander. "Is something wrong?" Nikki pulled her hood down to her eyebrows. "I'm just not big on photos," she said. "I hear you," said Rip. "It must be hard to be in a picture with a good-looking guy like me." Nikki groaned.

“伙计们，”亚历山大低声说，“我昨天看到了一个怪物！”“真的吗? 太酷了！”瑞普说。“哦，”妮基说。 她没有为拍照日盛装打扮。 “嗯，尼基？”亚历山大说。 “出什么事了吗？”妮基把兜帽拉到眉毛处。 “我只是不太喜欢拍照，”她说。 “我听到了，”瑞普说。“和我这样的帅哥合照一定很不容易吧。” 尼基呻吟着。

"Smile, everyone," said Mr. Hoarsely. Everyone smiled. Actually, not quite everyone. "You, too, Nikki," said Mr. Hoarsely. Nikki didn't smile. Mr. Hoarsely sighed. "Maybe you could eep!" He tripped on his tripod as a mean-looking woman pushed her way through the corn. It was Principal Vanderpants. "Nikki," she said. "Would you be so kind as to smile for one hundredth of a second, so Mr. Hoarsely can photograph your class?" Nikki tightened her lips. She looked like she had swallowed a bug.

“大家笑一笑。”沙哑先生说。 每个人都笑了。事实上，并不是所有人。 “你也是，尼基，”沙哑先生说。 妮基没有笑。沙哑地叹了口气。 “也许你可以睡！”他被他的三脚架绊倒了，一个看起来很刻薄的女人从玉米地里挤过去。 是范德帕斯校长打来的。 “妮基，”她说。“你能不能微笑百分之一秒，好让沙哑先生给你们班拍照？”尼基抿紧了嘴唇。 她看起来像吞了一只虫子。

"No good," said Ms. Vanderpants, shaking her head. "Smile, Nikki!" Nikki bared her teeth. Her smile was wide and bright. But two of her teeth were extra long. And pointy. A second later, she snapped her mouth shut. CLICK! Alexander blinked.

“不行，”范德帕茨摇着头说。 “微笑,尼基!”妮基露出了牙齿。 她的笑容灿烂灿烂。 但她有两颗牙齿特别长。 和尖尖的。一秒钟后，她啪地一声闭上了嘴。 点击!亚历山大眨了眨眼睛。