3 SWEPT UP

CHAPTER 3 SWEPT UP That footprint was as big as a kiddie pool!" said Alexander. He lagged behind Rip and Nikki as they walked up the hill toward school. His nose was buried in the notebook. "What could have made such a supersized footprint?" asked Rip. It had to be a monster," Alexander said. He flipped to a page with sticky purple thumbprints along one side. "Listen to this, guys."

第三章被清扫那个脚印就像一个儿童游泳池那么大！”亚历山大说。 在瑞普和尼基上山上学的路上，他落在了他们后面。 他埋头看笔记本。 “是什么留下了这么大的脚印？”瑞普问。 它必须是一个怪物，”亚历山大说。 他翻到一页，扉页上有黏糊糊的紫色拇指印。 “听着，伙计们。”

TRAMPLE HAMSTER Cute little critter with ENORMOUS feet! HABITAT That strip of grass between the sidewalk and the street.

可爱的小动物与巨大的脚！【栖居地】人行道和街道之间的草地

SHOE-IN! Trample hamsters wear a size 340. DIET Anything flat and round. Pancakes, tortillas, baloney slices. BEHAVIOR Trample hamsters love stomping things hat with their perfectly round elephant feet. WARNING! Trample hamsters dislike geese. waddle around honking to avoid getting flattened.

一任董事长!践踏仓鼠穿340码。 任何扁平和圆形的食物。 煎饼，玉米饼，熏肠片。 仓鼠喜欢用它们像大象一样圆润的脚跺东西。 警告!践踏仓鼠不喜欢鹅。 摇摇摆摆地鸣笛以避免被压扁。

Alexander closed the notebook. "Hmm... I'm not sure if our footprint maker was a trample hamster." "Let's ask the oldest member of the S.S.M.P.," said Rip, pointing. "Him?" said Nikki. "He never wants to help." They watched a tall, shaky, white-haired man push a tall, shaky, white-haired broom in front of their school.

亚历山大合上笔记本。 “嗯……我不确定我们的脚印制造者是否是一只践踏仓鼠。” “我们去问问S.S.M.P最老的成员吧，”里普指着说。 “他？”妮基说。“他从来不想帮忙。” 他们看见一个高大、摇摇晃晃、满头白发的男人推着一把高大、摇摇晃晃、满头白发的扫帚走在校门前。

"Hi, Mr. Hoarsely," said Alexander. Mr. Hoarsely was the school secretary. He was also the bus driver, the nurse, the gym coach, and today: a janitor. "Oh, hi," said Mr. Hoarsely. "Ugh! Kids can be so messy! Someone spilled candy on the sidewalk!"

“嗨，沙哑先生，”亚历山大说。 霍尔塞利先生是学校的秘书。 他还当过公共汽车司机、护士、健身房教练，今天又当了看门人。 “哦，你好。”沙哑先生说。 “哎!孩子们太乱了！有人把糖果洒在人行道上了！”

"Candy?" said Alexander. He and Nikki gave each other a look. "Don't mind if I do!" said Rip. He jumped in front of Mr. Hoarsely's broom to snatch a piece of bubble gum. "So, Mr. Hoarsely," said Alexander. "We, uh, stumbled across a huge footprint on the way to school. Do you think there could be a trample hamster in town?" "Well, trample hamsters do have big feet," said Mr. Hoarsely. "They make round footprints, and— HEY! We had a deal! You run the S.S.M.P. now! My monster-fighting days are over!"

“糖果？”亚历山大说。他和妮基对视了一下。 “别介意！”瑞普说。 他跳到沙嘶利先生的扫帚前，抓起一块泡泡糖。 “那么，沙哑先生，”亚历山大说。 “我们，嗯，在去学校的路上偶然发现了一个巨大的脚印。 你觉得镇上会有一只践踏的仓鼠吗？”“嗯，践踏仓鼠确实有大脚，”沙哑先生说。 “它们留下圆圆的脚印，而且——嘿！我们说好的！你来管理S.S.M.P. 现在!我对抗怪物的日子结束了！”