11 BIG, ORANGE, AND HUNGRY

CHAPTER 11 BIG, ORANGE, AND HUNGRY Alexander ran through the woods behind his house. He couldn't wait to tell his friends about what Ms. Vanderpants had said and about the onion peel. The S.S.M.P. headquarters an old caboose was hidden in the woods. Nikki was already there, drawing in the dirt with a stick.

第十一章又大又橙又饿的亚历山大跑过房子后面的树林。 他迫不及待地想告诉朋友们。 凡德帕斯说过洋葱皮的事。 党总部的一辆旧车尾藏在树林里。 妮基已经在那儿了，正在用一根棍子把泥土吸进去。

"Where's Rip?" asked Alexander. "Not here yet," said Nikki. "I hope he's okay." "Nurse Brock probably sent him home," said Alexander. "So... how was your meeting with Principal Vanderpants?" asked Nikki. "You'll never believe this," said Alexander. "I'm not in trouble. In fact, she made me Head Student Chef for tomorrow's Chili Supper." "Whoa!" Nikki said. "Speaking of 'chef'... That's what I needed to tell you I saw who turned out the lights in gym class. It was our new chef the one who changed the menu!" Alexander frowned. "Hmm, I found something weird, too." He showed Nikki the big onion peel. "This was in the air conditioner! And the dial was set to DOUBLE ANTARCTICA!" Nikki drew a line in the dirt. "Okay, let's make a list of what we know."

“里普在哪儿？”亚历山大问。 “还没到，”妮基说。 “我希望他没事。”“布罗克护士可能把他送回家了，”亚历山大说。 “所以……你和范德培斯校长的会面怎么样？”尼基问。 “你绝对不会相信的，”亚历山大说。 “我没有麻烦。事实上，她任命我为明天的辣椒晚餐的学生主厨。” “哇!”尼基说。“说到‘厨师’…… 这就是我要告诉你的我看到谁在体育课上关灯了。 是我们的新厨师改了菜单！”亚历山大皱起了眉头。 “嗯，我也发现了一些奇怪的事情。” 他给妮基看大洋葱皮。 “这是在空调里！”表盘上的刻度是双倍南极洲！”妮基在土里画了条线。 “好吧，让我们把我们知道的列个清单。”

-WEIRD CHEF -DESSERT FOR LUNCH -COLD SCHOOL -GIANT ONION -FLYING GREEN BALL MONSTERS Alexander looked at Nikki's list. She had drawn three circles in a row. He gasped when he saw the circles. "Nikki! That's it! Pass me your stick!"

-奇怪的厨师-午餐甜点-冷学校-巨大的洋葱-飞绿球怪物亚历山大看着尼基的清单。 她一连画了三个圆。 当他看到那些圆圈时，他倒吸了一口气。 “妮可!这是它!把你的棍子递给我！”

Alexander drew two arcs around the circles. "Those balls were peas! Giant peas!" yelled Alexander. "And... the onion with a skin this size must be HUGE!" Nikki narrowed her eyes. "You think we're up against vegetable monsters?" "Yes!" said Alexander. "Veggie monsters must have lowered the temperature to turn Stermont Elementary into one big vegetable drawer! Like in a refrigerator!" He smacked his forehead. "Oh! Remember that round-looking repair guy? He must be an onion! That was his peel in the air conditioner!" Nikki nodded. "That explains everything except for the crazy lunches. Why is ice cream suddenly on the menu?"

亚历山大在圆圈周围画了两条弧。 “那些球是豌豆！”巨大的豌豆！”亚历山大喊道。 “和…有这么大皮的洋葱一定很大！”妮基眯起眼睛。 “你以为我们要对付的是蔬菜怪物吗？”“是的！”亚历山大说。 “一定是蔬菜怪物降低了温度，把斯特蒙特小学变成了一个大蔬菜抽屉！”就像在冰箱里一样！”他拍了拍额头。 “哦!还记得那个圆圆的修理工吗？ 他一定是个洋葱！那是他在空调里的皮！”尼基点点头。 “这解释了一切，除了疯狂的午餐。 为什么冰淇淋突然出现在菜单上了？”

"To fatten you up!" growled a voice. Alexander and Nikki jumped back. The new chef stepped into the light. He yanked off his hat. Green leaves sprung up. "You're a carrot?!" asked Alexander. "Yes!" said the carrot. "And I'm hungry! We plan to eat everyone at tomorrow's feast. But your tender friend said you'd try to stop us... so I felt like having a little pre-dinner snack!" The monster tromped forward, flashing its pointy teeth.

“为了把你养肥！”一个声音咆哮道。 亚历山大和尼基跳了回去。 新来的厨师走到灯光下。 他猛地摘下帽子。绿叶冒了出来。 “你是胡萝卜？！”亚历山大问。 “是的！”胡萝卜说。“我饿了！”我们计划在明天的宴会上吃掉所有人。 但你温柔的朋友说你会阻止我们… 所以我想在餐前吃点零食！”怪物大步向前，露出尖尖的牙齿。

Alexander threw his stick at the carrot. The carrot laughed. "You can't hurt me with a stick! We don't feel pain— we're vegetables!" Suddenly, the carrot froze in place. It began to tremble. SHISSII-SHISSH. A white rabbit peeped out from some nearby weeds. The rabbit sniffed the air, then hopped toward the carrot.

亚历山大向胡萝卜投掷大棒。 胡萝卜笑了。“你不能用棍子伤害我！”我们感觉不到疼痛——我们是蔬菜！”突然，胡萝卜僵住了。 它开始颤抖。SHISSII-SHISSH。 一只白兔从附近的草丛中探出头来。 兔子嗅了嗅空气，然后跳向胡萝卜。