2 A SNACK FOR STELLA

CHAPTER 2 A SNACK FOR STELLA Alexander hopped down his front steps. A girl in a hoodie waved to him from the sidewalk. "Hey there, Salamander!" she called. "Salamander" was Alexander's nickname. His teacher had called him that on his first day of school, and it stuck. "Hi, Nikki!" said Alexander. He walked over to her, swinging his new lunch box.

第二章给斯特拉的点心亚历山大跳下门前的台阶。 一个穿着连帽衫的女孩在人行道上向他招手。 “嘿，蝾螈！”她喊道。 “蝾螈”是亚历山大的昵称。 他的老师在他上学的第一天就这么叫他，而且一直这么叫。 “嗨，尼基！”亚历山大说。 他向她走来，摇晃着他的新午餐盒。

Nikki leaned in. "Any S.S.M.P. news to report?" she whispered. S.S.M.P. stood for "Super Secret Monster Patrol." The S.S.M.P. was a group of kids sworn to protect Stermont from monsters. Alexander and Nikki were two of the group's three members. "Nope," Alexander said. "I thought there was a monster in my kitchen, but it was just a coatrack." Nikki nodded. "Well, you never know when a big, ugly creature could show up." "Hey, weenies!" barked a voice. "Wait up!" A spiky-haired kid ran through somebody's flower bed to catch up with Alexander and Nikki. It was Rip Bonkowski, the third member of the S.S.M.P.

妮基靠过去。“任何S.S.M.P. 有新闻要报道吗？”她低声说。 S.S.M.P.代表“超级秘密怪物巡逻队”。 S.S.M.P.是一群发誓保护斯特蒙不受怪物伤害的孩子。 亚历山大和尼基是三人组中的两人。 “不，”亚历山大说。“我以为我的厨房里有怪物，但那只是一个衣架。” 尼基点点头。“嗯，你永远不知道什么时候会出现一个又大又丑的生物。” “嘿，小家伙们！”一个声音吼道。 “等一下!”一个满头钉子的孩子跑过别人的花坛去追亚历山大和妮基。 这是利普·邦科夫斯基（Rip Bonkowski），社会党的第三位成员

"Guys," said Rip. "Look what happened!" He held up a broken skateboard. All four wheels had been mashed flat. "Did you throw it off a building?" asked Nikki. "Huh? No!" said Rip. "Something superheavy must've mashed it into the sidewalk. But I'd only stopped for a second to feed her!" Alexander raised an eyebrow. "Feed who, Rip?" Rip pulled a radish from his pocket. It was covered with nibble marks. "Stermont Stella," he mumbled.

“伙计们，”里普说。“看看发生了什么！”他举起一块破滑板。 四个轮子都被碾扁了。 “你把它从楼上扔下去了吗？”尼基问。 “嗯?不！”瑞普说。“一定是什么超重的东西把它撞到了人行道上。 但我只停了一秒钟喂她！”亚历山大扬起眉毛。 “喂谁，里普？”里普从口袋里掏出一个萝卜。 上面满是咬痕。 “斯特蒙特·斯特拉，”他咕哝着。

"The gopher?" asked Alexander. "The one who dove into her hole to hide when those shadow smashers came to Stermont?" "Yeah," said Rip. His cheeks turned redder than the radish. "Those shadow smashers really scared her! I've been stopping by Derwood Park every morning to bring her a snack. She needed a, um..." "A friend?" said Nikki. She grinned. The sun sparkled on her braces. "Rip, did you actually do something nice for someone?" "What?! No! Stella's just a gopher!" Rip threw his radish at Nikki. "And anyway, what about my smooshed skateboard! Who would do something so mean?" "Maybe someone who doesn't like gophers," said Alexander, laughing. "Now, let's get to school."

“地鼠？”亚历山大问。 “就是那个在那些阴影粉碎者来到斯特蒙特后躲进洞里的人？”“是的，”瑞普说。 他的脸颊变得比萝卜还红。 “那些影子粉碎者真的把她吓坏了！”我每天早上都会去德伍德公园给她带点零食。 她需要一个，嗯……”“朋友？”妮基说。 她咧嘴一笑。太阳在她的牙套上闪闪发光。 “里普，你真的为别人做过好事吗？”“什么? !不!斯特拉只是一只地鼠！”里普把萝卜扔向尼基。 “不管怎样，我的滑板怎么了！”谁会做这么卑鄙的事？”“也许是不喜欢地鼠的人，”亚历山大笑着说。 “现在，我们去上学吧。”