1 RACK ATTACK!

CHAPTER 1 RACK ATTACK! Are you ready for a surprise?" asked Alexander's dad, putting on an apron. Alexander watched his dad chop a stalk of celery. "That depends," said Alexander. "Does it involve vegetables?"

第一章机架攻击！你准备好迎接惊喜了吗？”亚历山大的爸爸问，一边系上围裙。 亚历山大看着他爸爸切芹菜梗。 “那得看情况。”亚历山大说。 “它和蔬菜有关吗？”

"Sort of... said his dad. "You've been saying how strange the food is at school, so I decided we could start making your lunches at home." Alexander thought about the weird meals they served at Stermont Elementary. CHICKEN KNUCKLES One star CHEF'S CHOICE Zero stars TACO SURPRISE Negative two stars Alexander smiled. "Thanks, Dad." "Now, why don't you clear off the breakfast table while I finish up here?" said his dad.

“有点…他爸爸说。“你一直在说学校的食物有多奇怪，所以我决定我们可以开始在家里给你做午餐。” 亚历山大想到了他们在斯特蒙特小学提供的奇怪的饭菜。 鸡关节一星厨师的选择零星墨西哥卷饼惊喜负二星亚历山大笑了。 “谢谢,爸爸。”“现在，你为什么不把早餐桌上的东西收拾干净呢？我来收拾这里。”爸爸说。

As Alexander was putting the milk away, he noticed a flyer stuck to the refrigerator door. CHOW DOWN at the STERMONT ELEMENTARY CHILLI SUPPER! WHERE Your NEW school! (still under construction.) WHY To raise money so we can finish the job. WHEN Friday night Kids are the waiters! They serve the adults!

当亚历山大把牛奶放好时，他注意到冰箱门上贴着一张传单。 来斯特蒙特小学的辣椒晚餐吧！你的新学校在哪里？（仍在建设中。）为什么要筹集资金，这样我们才能完成这项工作。 当周五晚上孩子是服务员！他们为成年人服务！

"Hey, neat," said Alexander. "This Chili Supper sounds He paused. Something suddenly felt... wrong. He looked around the kitchen. The coatrack! he thought. It definitely wasn't here yesterday! It seemed to loom over his father.

“嘿，整洁，”亚历山大说。 “这个辣椒晚餐听起来不错。”他停顿了一下。 突然有什么感觉…… 错了。他环顾了一下厨房。 衣帽架!他想。它昨天肯定不在这里！它似乎在逼近他的父亲。

Some people may see a new coatrack and think nothing of it. But not Alexander Bopp. After moving to Stermont, he had learned two things: 1. His new town was full of monsters. 2. Everyday items— like coatracks!— could turn out to be monsters. Alexander tiptoed up to the coatrack.... Coats and hats? A perfect disguise! thought Alexander. But wait! Just to be sure, I'll look in the notebook! Alexander pulled an old notebook out of his backpack. He had found it on his first day in Stermont. It was filled with monster drawings. He flipped it open.

有些人可能会看到一个新的衣架，并没有想到它。 但亚历山大·波普不是。搬到斯特蒙特后，他学到了两件事： 他的新城镇到处都是怪物。 2. 日常用品——比如衣架！-可能会变成怪物。 亚历山大踮着脚尖走到衣架.... 外套和帽子？完美的伪装！认为亚历山大。 但是等等!为了万无一失，我要查一下笔记本！亚历山大从背包里拿出一本旧笔记本。 他在斯特蒙特的第一天就找到了它。 里面全是怪物的画。 他把它打开。