5 OPEN WIDE

CHAPTER 5 OPEN WIDE During math class, Alexander checked the monster notebook. He found nothing about creepy animal-shaped shadows. BRINNGGG! As the final bell rang, Alexander hurried over to Rip's desk. "What's up, Salamander?" Rip asked. "Does Nikki have tentacles now?" "No!" said Alexander. "It's your shadow! It's turned into some kind of reindeer creature." "What?" Rip said. He glanced at the wall. Rip's shadow was back to normal: no antlers.

数学课上，亚历山大检查了那本怪物笔记本。 他没有发现任何令人毛骨悚然的动物形状的阴影。 BRINNGGG !最后的铃声响了，亚历山大急忙走到瑞普的书桌前。 “怎么了，蝾螈？”Rip问道。 “妮基现在有触角了吗？”“不！”亚历山大说。 “是你的影子！”它变成了某种驯鹿生物。” “什么?”Rip说。他瞥了一眼墙。 里普的影子恢复了正常：没有鹿角。

He looked back at Alexander and cleared his throat. "Ahem." "I don't understand!" said Alexander. "Your shadow was all wonky at lunch!" Rip laughed. "Hey, Nikki!" he called. "Help me talk some sense into Oh. She's gone already." Alexander slouched. "Never mind, Rip. I should go, too. I'm meeting Dad at his office." "All right," Rip said. "Watch for reindeer!" Alexander's dad's office was only a few blocks from school, but the walk there felt like 100 miles.

他回头看了看亚历山大，清了清嗓子。 “嗯哼。”“我不明白！”亚历山大说。 “午餐时你的影子都摇摇晃晃的！”把笑了。 “嘿，妮基！”"帮我讲点道理。 她已经走了。”亚历山大懒散。 “没关系，瑞普。我也该走了。 我要去爸爸的办公室见他。” “好吧，”瑞普说。“小心驯鹿！”亚历山大爸爸的办公室离学校只有几个街区，但走到那里感觉像走了100英里。

I've only made two friends since moving here, thought Alexander, and now they've got fangs and antlers! Am I going bananas? "Hello, kiddo," called a voice. Alexander stopped at a sign reading BOPP DENTISTRY. His dad was kneeling behind the sign. "My poor tulips," he said. "It's like they're not getting enough sunlight." "Maybe they're being blocked by Alexander shuddered. A chill crept up his back. He saw his father's shadow stretch across the lawn. It was shaped like a T. rex.

“搬到这里后，我只交了两个朋友，”亚历山大想，“现在他们都长了尖牙和鹿角！”我疯了吗？ “你好，孩子。”一个声音喊道。 亚历山大在一块写着BOPP牙科的牌子前停了下来。 他爸爸跪在牌子后面。 “我可怜的郁金香，”他说。 “就好像他们没有得到足够的阳光。” “也许他们被亚历山大挡住了。” 一阵寒意袭上了他的背。 他看见父亲的影子在草坪上伸展开来。 它的形状像霸王龙。

"Dad! Your shadow!" Alexander yelled. "It's a dinosaur!" As Alexander's dad stood up, his dino shadow twisted back into a regular people shadow. "Oh, AI," he said. "It's just the light. Haven't you seen a shadow puppet before?" He wove his fingers together. "Look! A birdie!" "I don't know, Dad," said Alexander. "Your shadow looked—" His eyes grew huge. "Nikki? What are you doing here?" Nikki came up the walk. "Oh, hi, Salamander," she said. "I'm here to see your dad." "Howdy!" said Alexander's dad.

“爸爸!你的影子!”亚历山大喊道。 “是恐龙！”当亚历山大的爸爸站起来时，他的恐龙影子又扭曲成了普通人的影子。 “哦，AI，”他说。“这只是光线。 你以前没看过皮影吗？”他把手指搓在一起。 “看!小鸟!”“我不知道，爸爸，”亚历山大说。 “你的影子看上去——”他的眼睛瞪得大大的。 “妮可?你在这里做什么？”妮基沿着人行道走过来。 “哦，嗨，蝾螈，”她说。 “我是来见你爸爸的。” “你好！”亚历山大的爸爸说。

Nikki swallowed. "Uh, hi, Mr. Bopp. I was hoping you could help me with" she shot Alexander a glance "my teeth." "Anything for a pal of AI's!" said Alexander's dad. "What exactly is the problem?" Nikki closed her eyes and then opened her mouth wide. Alexander's dad leaned in for a look. "Those are some serious choppers!" he said. He turned back to Alexander. "Son, why don't you run home and start on your homework?" "Ugh," said Alexander. "Meanwhile, Nikki and I will head inside and see what we can do about her overbite." He said "overbite," and not "fangs"! Maybe Nikki is normal after all, thought Alexander. Not like that dino shadow!

尼基吞下。“呃，嗨，波普先生。 我希望你能帮我“她瞥了亚历山大一眼”我的牙齿。" “为了AI的朋友，什么都可以做！”亚历山大的爸爸说。 “到底是什么问题？”妮基闭上眼睛，然后张大了嘴巴。 亚历山大的爸爸凑过来看了看。 他说：“那些直升机可真厉害！” 他转身面对亚历山大。 “儿子，你为什么不跑回家开始做作业呢？”“啊，”亚历山大说。 “与此同时，尼基和我将进去看看我们能做些什么来处理她的过度咬合。” 他说的是“overbite”，而不是“fangs”！也许妮基还是正常的，亚历山大想。 不像那个恐龙的影子！