8 LIGHTS OUT!

CHAPTER 8 LIGHTS OUT! Rip shook Alexander's hand all the way to gym class. "Salamander, you're my hero," he said. "A pie?! Right in Vanderpants's face?!" "It was an accident!" said Alexander, pulling his hand free. "And I'm in huge trouble!" "What will she do to you?" asked Nikki. Alexander shook his head. "Whatever it is, it won't be good." The friends filed into their school gym, which had been the old hospital's laundry room.

第八章熄灯！去体育课的路上，里普一直和亚历山大握手。 “火蜥蜴，你是我的英雄，”他说。 “一个馅饼? !就在范德帕斯的脸上？！”“这是个意外！”亚历山大说着，把手抽出来。 “我有大麻烦了！”“她会对你做什么？”尼基问。 亚历山大摇了摇头。“不管是什么，都不会是好事。” 朋友们鱼贯进入学校的体育馆，这里曾经是旧医院的洗衣房。

"I can't wait for our new school to be finished," said Rip. "Just imagine having gym in an actual gym. Instead of in this dump." Mr. Hoarsely stood near a clothes dryer, trying to untangle the cord on his whistle.

“我等不及我们的新学校完工了，”里普说。 “想象一下在真正的健身房健身。 而不是在这个垃圾堆里。”沙哑先生站在一个干衣机旁边，试图解开他的哨子上的绳子。

"Um, well, students," Mr. Hoarsely said. "Since the school's so cold, we won't change into our gym clothes today." "Can we play dodgeball?" asked Rip. "No way!" said Mr. Hoarsely. "It's dangerous to throw balls at other students! Let's play something safe, like tag." Nikki snapped an icicle off a leaky pipe. "I think he means freeze tag," she mumbled. Mr. Hoarsely checked his clipboard. "So I guess, when I blow my whistle, just... play tag." The students began chasing one another. However, no one was "it." So they more or less ran in circles until CLUNK! The lights went off. The room went dark. Students crashed into one another.

“嗯，学生们，”霍尔沙利先生说。 “因为学校很冷，我们今天不换运动服了。” “我们能玩躲避球吗？”里普问。 “不可能！”沙哑先生说。 “向其他学生扔球是很危险的！”我们玩些安全的游戏吧，比如捉人游戏。” 妮基从漏水的管道上折断了一根冰柱。 “我想他说的是‘冷冻标签’，”她咕哝着说。 沙哑先生检查了一下他的剪贴板。 “所以我想，当我吹口哨的时候，只是…… 玩捉人游戏。”学生们开始互相追逐。 然而，没有人是“它”。所以他们或多或少地绕着圈子跑，直到哐当！灯灭了。 房间里一片漆黑。学生们撞在一起。

"Nikki!" said Alexander. "What's happening?" "You can see in the dark, right, Nikki?" added Rip. "Yes!" she shouted. "Come toward my voice!" WHOOSH! Something flew past Alexander's head. "What was that?" he cried. "It looked like... some sort of volleyball," said Nikki. "Watch out! Here come more!" Alexander heard more balls whiz by. "Dodgeball in the dark!?" Rip yelled. "This is awesome!" He ran off.

“尼基！”亚历山大说。“发生了什么?”“你在黑暗中也能看见，对吧，尼基？”瑞普补充道。 “是的！”她喊道。“向我的声音走过来！”嗖!有什么东西从亚历山大的头上飞过。 “那是什么？”他叫道。 “看起来……某种排球，”尼基说。 “小心!又来了！”亚历山大听到更多的球呼啸而过。 “在黑暗中躲避球！？”Rip喊道。 “这太棒了！”他跑掉了。

SPLAT! One of the balls hit a nearby kid. "Gross!" she said. "This ball's smooshy!" "Salamander, jump left!" said Nikki. "Now, right!" Alexander followed her directions. "Now, catch!" called Nikki. "Huh?" Alexander opened his arms and FLOMP! caught one of the balls. It was heavier than a volleyball. And slimy. And... moving! Alexander dropped it and felt it roll across his shoe. "They're alive!" he shouted. "Just get down!" said Nikki. "I'll go find the light switch."

长条木板!其中一个球击中了附近的一个孩子。 “恶心！”她说。“这个球太滑了！”“蝾螈，往左跳！”尼基说。 “现在,没错!”亚历山大听从了她的指示。 “现在，抓！”妮基喊道。 “嗯?”亚历山大张开双臂，扑通一声！接住了一个球。 它比排球还重。 和虚伪的。和…移动!亚历山大把它掉在地上，感觉它滚过了他的鞋子。 “他们还活着！” “快下来！”妮基说。 “我去找电灯开关。”

Alexander dropped to the floor. He heard dozens of balls whooshing overhead. BONK! BLAP! SPLAT! Then, silence. CLICK! The lights went on. There was no sign of the whizzing balls. "Eep!" Mr. Hoarsely peeked out of the dryer. All of the students had dropped to the floor, except one. Rip wobbled in the middle of the room, covered in greenish goo. Then he fell down.

亚历山大倒在地板上。 他听到头顶上有几十个球嗖嗖作响。 笨蛋！废话！砰！然后，沉默。 点击!灯亮了。 没有球的嗖嗖声。 “燃灯!”沙哑先生从烘干机里往外偷看。 除了一个学生外，所有的学生都倒在了地板上。 里普在房间中央摇摇晃晃，浑身都是绿色的粘稠物。 然后他摔倒了。