11 DON'T LET YOURGUARD DOWN

CHAPTER 11 DON'T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN Alexander sprinted up the steps and into the lobby. His dad and Mr. Plunkett were laying out the sleeping bags. Rip and Nikki saw Alexander. They ran over. "Salamander!" said Nikki. "Where did you go?" "You totally missed the gift shop!" said Rip, holding a toy gopher. "Check it out! A Stermont Stella bobblehead!" Alexander grabbed his friends' shoulders.

第十一章不要放松警惕亚历山大冲上台阶，进入大厅。 他爸爸和普伦基特先生在铺睡袋。 里普和妮基看到亚历山大了。 他们跑了过来。“蝾螈！”尼基说。 “你去哪儿了？”“你完全错过了礼品店！”里普说，手里拿着一个玩具地鼠。 “快看！”斯特蒙特·斯特拉摇头娃娃！”亚历山大抓住他朋友的肩膀。

"Guys," he said, "I don't care about the gift shop! Listen to me. I was right! The Bumpy Mummy is alive! Rip and Nikki looked at each other. "The mummy is not in its case! Mr. Hoarsely is down there right now," said Alexander. "Ask him!" Rip, Nikki, and the bobblehead nodded. "IT'S BUMPY-MUMMY TIME, STUDENTS!" shouted Mr. Plunkett. "Gather around to hear about Stermont's most famous mummy! Then we'll head downstairs to the mummy's chamber,"

“伙计们，”他说，“我才不管礼品店呢！听我说。 我是对的！颠簸的木乃伊还活着！里普和尼基面面相觑。 “木乃伊不在箱子里！”沙哑先生现在就在下面。”亚历山大说。 “问他!”里普、妮基和摇头娃娃点了点头。 “同学们，现在是玩磕磕碰碰的时间！”普朗克特先生喊道。 “来听听斯特蒙特最著名的木乃伊的故事吧！”然后我们下楼去木乃伊的房间。”

Alexander, Rip, and Nikki joined the rest of their class. "Some people say the Bumpy Mummy was an old circus dummy created to sell tickets," said Mr. Plunkett. "Others say it was a near sighted cowboy who sat on a cactus, and had to be covered in bandages. Or even worse: a wart-covered toad-person!" Alexander's dad munched a handful of popcorn. "So scary," he whispered. "And," continued Mr. Plunkett, "the Bumpy Mummy will come back to life if The Ruby Scorpion has been stolen!" Everyone gasped. Ms. Sargent stomped into the lobby, swinging her flashlight.

亚历山大、里普和尼基也加入了他们的班级。 “有人说，颠簸的木乃伊是一个古老的马戏团假人，是用来卖票的，”普伦基特说。 还有人说，这是一个近视的牛仔坐在仙人掌上，身上缠着绷带。 或者更糟：一个长满疣子的癞蛤蟆！”亚历山大的爸爸嚼了一把爆米花。 “太可怕了。”他低声说。“还有，”普伦基特先生继续说，“如果红宝石蝎子被偷了，颠簸的木乃伊就会复活！”每个人都气喘吁吁地说。 萨金特女士大步走进大厅，挥舞着手电筒。

"Someone got past my lasers!" said the guard. She shined her light in Mr. Plunkett's eyes. "I've been working here for years with zero funny business, But on the night your class arrives, our greatest treasure goes missing!?" Ms. Sargent swept her light across the students' faces. "You toddlers stay put while I search the museum. If so much as one toe leaves a sleeping bag. I'll lock you up!" Her footsteps echoed across the stone floor as she marched away. "Whoa," whispered Nikki. "she's so— "Awesome!" said Rip. Alexander grabbed Rip's elbow. "Look!" He pointed up to the balcony. A grayish-white figure, covered in strange little bumps, stood at the railing. It was staring at Alexander.

“有人越过了我的激光！”卫兵说。 她用她的光芒照着普伦基特先生的眼睛。 “我在这儿干了这么多年，从来没干过什么好玩的事，可就在你们这班人来的那天晚上，我们最珍贵的东西不见了！”Ms。 萨金特用灯光扫过学生们的脸。 “你们这些蹒跚学步的孩子待在原地，我去搜博物馆。 哪怕一个脚趾离开睡袋。 我要把你锁起来！”她大步走开时，脚步声在石头地板上回响。 “哇，”妮基低声说。“太棒了！”瑞普说。 亚历山大抓住瑞普的胳膊肘。 “看!”他指着楼上的阳台。 一个灰白色的人影站在栏杆旁，身上长满了奇怪的小疙瘩。 它盯着亚历山大。