5 JUST DESSERT

CHAPTER 5 JUST DESSERT Yes! Lunchtime!" Alexander called back to Rip and Nikki. He dashed out of the elevator and into the freezing cafeteria. Rip dabbed his eyes with his panda mitten. "What's the rush, Salamander? There'll just be something yucky on the menu." "I came prepared!" said Alexander, jiggling his lunch box. "Good thinking," added Nikki. They stepped up to the menu.

第五章只是甜点是的！午餐时间!”亚历山大又打电话给里普和妮基。 他冲出电梯，冲进冰冷的自助餐厅。 里普用他的熊猫连指手套擦了擦眼睛。 “急什么呢，蝾螈？” 菜单上肯定有难吃的东西。” “我是有备而来的！”亚历山大摇晃着他的午餐盒说。 “好主意，”妮基补充道。 他们走近菜单。

"Ooh. Sorry, guys," said Alexander. "Hope you can choke down your re-re-re-refried beans while I'm eating a de-de-de-delicious, homemade lunch!" The kitchen door swung open. A tall chef with short legs came out, carrying a wet sponge. "Who's that?" asked Alexander. "He's not one of the regular cooks." "How can you tell when he's all bundled up?" said Nikki. Alexander shrugged.

“哦。对不起，伙计们。”亚历山大说。 “希望你能咽下你的炒豆，而我正在吃一顿非常非常美味的自制午餐！”厨房的门开了。 一个腿短的高个子厨师走了出来，手里拿着一块湿海绵。 “那是谁？”亚历山大问。 “他不是一般的厨师。” “他裹得严严的，你怎么能看出来？”妮基说。 亚历山大耸耸肩。

The chef wiped the menu clean. Then he wrote: SUNDAY BAR. Alexander's jaw dropped. Sure enough, there were several buckets of ice cream and dozens of toppings, beneath a sign that said SERVE YOURSELF! ROCKY ROAD LEMON FUDGE RIPPLE

厨师把菜单擦干净了。 然后他写道：周日酒吧。 亚历山大的下巴掉了下来。果然，有几桶冰淇淋和几十种配料，在一个写着“自取”的牌子下面！岩石路柠檬软糖波纹

"YES!" yelled Rip. He gave Nikki a high ten. "Find us a table, Salamander. Nikki and I have some lunch to scoop." Alexander shuffled over to a table and flipped open his lunch box. Behind the note was a peanut butter, carrot, and celery sandwich. It looked like a bunny.

“是的！”瑞普喊道。他跟妮基击掌。 “给我们找张桌子，蝾螈。 妮基和我有午餐要挖。” 亚历山大拖着脚步走到一张桌子前，打开他的午餐盒。 纸条后面是花生酱、胡萝卜和芹菜三明治。 它看起来像一只兔子。

Alexander chomped a carrot. Then he shivered, but not because of the cold. The tall chef was glaring at him. Alexander swallowed. The chef ducked behind a counter as a lunch lady stepped into view. she read the new menu, shrugged, and refilled the chocolate sprinkles. BOOM! The table shook as Rip slammed down his mountain of ice cream. Rip held his spoon high. "Never again," he said, "will lunch be this good." Then he dug in. Nikki sat down with a sundae of her own. "Something's not right," said Alexander, "I mean, the super-cold school? That oniony smell? A new chef? And now ice cream for lunch?"

亚历山大咬了一根胡萝卜。 然后他打了个寒颤，但不是因为冷。 高个子厨师瞪着他。 亚历山大吞下。当一位卖午餐的女士出现时，厨师躲到柜台后面。 她看了看新菜单，耸了耸肩，又添上了巧克力屑。 繁荣!瑞普把堆积如山的冰淇淋摔了下来，整个桌子都震动了。 瑞普高高举起勺子。“再也不会，”他说，“午餐这么好吃了。” 然后他开始吃。妮基拿着自己的圣代坐了下来。 “有点不对劲，”亚历山大说，“我是说，超级冷的学校？ 洋葱的味道？新厨师？ 现在午餐吃冰淇淋了？”

"You're just mad you brought your lunch on the one day they serve ice cream," said Nikki. GROM! GROM! She scarfed down her sundae, splashing strawberry sauce everywhere. "Nice table manners, you monster!" said Rip. Rip wasn't joking. Nikki actually was a monster called a jampire. Jampires have fangs. They can see in the dark. They eat anything red and juicy. They sunburn easily. Alexander and Rip had been surprised to learn that Nikki was a monster. But really, Nikki was more or less a regular girl. She gave Alexander a big, drippy grin. "How are your veggies?" she asked. "Fine," said Alexander. He snapped his celery in half. CRUNCH.

妮基说：“你真是疯了，他们有冰淇淋，你偏偏在这天带午餐来。” GROM !GROM !她狼吞虎咽地吃圣代，把草莓酱洒得到处都是。 “餐桌礼仪好，你这个怪物！”瑞普说。 里普不是在开玩笑。妮基其实是个叫jampire的怪物。 jampire有尖牙。他们能在黑暗中看见东西。 他们吃任何红色多汁的东西。 他们很容易晒伤。亚历山大和里普得知妮基是个怪物时感到很惊讶。 但实际上，妮基或多或少是个普通女孩。 她对亚历山大微微一笑。 “你的蔬菜怎么样？”她问。 “很好，”亚历山大说。他把芹菜啪地一声掰成两半。 危机。