3 LAST CLASS

CHAPTER 3 LAST CLASS Alexander grabbed the cold. metal handle of the cold, metal door to his cold, metal classroom. Then he paused. "You guys," he said. "Today is our last day in the morgue!" "Finally!" said Rip. "Our last day in the room where they used to freeze dead people." "Next fall, we'll go to an actual school," said Nikki, "instead of an old hospital." Alexander smiled as he yanked open the door one last time.

亚历山大感冒了。 金属的拉手冷，金属的门冷，金属的教室。 然后他停顿了一下。“你们这些家伙，”他说。 “今天是我们在停尸房的最后一天了！”“终于！”瑞普说。 “我们在那个用来冷冻死人的房间里的最后一天。” “明年秋天，我们将去一所真正的学校，”尼基说，“而不是去一家旧医院。” 亚历山大笑了笑，最后一次猛地打开门。

The room was full of half-packed boxes. In the middle of the boxes sat Mr. Plunkett, a teacher with rainbow suspenders and a bushy mustache. "Grab a seat, students," said Mr. Plunkett. "If you can find one." Alexander, Rip, and Nikki sat among the boxes. Mr. Plunkett stood on a box so he could see everyone. "Our museum sleepover is tomorrow night," he said. "So today's lesson will be about our town's greatest treasure: the Ruby Scorpion!" Alexander watched his classmates' faces light up.

房间里满是半包装的箱子。 坐在包厢中间的是普伦基特老师，他穿着彩虹背带裤，留着浓密的小胡子。 “同学们，请坐，”普伦基特说。 “如果你能找到的话。”亚历山大、里普和尼基坐在盒子中间。 普伦基特先生站在一个箱子上，这样他就能看到每个人。 他说：“我们在博物馆过夜的时间是明天晚上。” “所以今天的课程将是关于我们镇上最大的宝藏：红宝石蝎子！”亚历山大看到同学们的脸都亮了起来。

He raised his hand. "Uh, Mr. Plunkett? What's a Ruby Scorpion?" "Oh, right! You're kind of new to Stermont!" said Mr. Plunkett, hopping down from the box. "I've got a super-cool filmstrip about the Ruby Scorpion... I'll just unpack my projector and show you!" He opened a large, wooden crate. "Huh?" said Mr. Plunkett. He dug into the crate, tossing aside some bubble wrap. "My projector is gone." Mr. Plunkett scratched his mustache. "Oh, well," he said. "I'll draw the Ruby Scorpion for you."

他举起了手。“呃，普伦基特先生？” 什么是红宝石蝎子？”“哦,对了!你对斯特蒙特有点陌生！”普伦基特先生说着，从包厢里跳了下来。 “我有一个关于红宝石蝎子的超级酷的短片…… 我就打开我的投影仪给你看！”他打开一个大木箱。 “嗯？”普伦基特先生说。他往板条箱里挖，把一些气泡纸扔到一边。 “我的投影仪不见了。”普伦基特搔了搔胡子。 “哦，好吧，”他说。“我给你画红宝石蝎子。”

Mr. Plunkelt drew a mean-looking creat ure on the whiteboard. It had sharp claws and an even sharper tail. "It's a red gem that looks like this," he said. Nikki raised her hand. "How much is it worth?" she asked. Gazillions of dollars!" said Mr. Plunkett. PIP-PIP-POP! "Okay, very funny." Mr. Plunked turned back to the class. "Who's playing with my bubble wrap?" Alexander looked around. The bubble wrap was nowhere to be seen. "My projector and the bubble wrap are both gone?" said Mr. Plunkett.

普朗克特先生在白板上画了一个看起来很凶的怪物。 它有锋利的爪子和更锋利的尾巴。 “它是一颗红色的宝石，看起来像这样，”他说。 妮基举起了手。“它值多少钱？”她问。 数百万美元！”普伦基特说。 PIP-PIP-POP !“好吧，很有趣。” 普朗克先生转过身来面对同学们。 “谁在玩我的气泡纸？”亚历山大环顾四周。 气泡纸不见了。 “我的投影仪和气泡膜都没了？”普伦基特说。

He looked at Rip. "What!?" said Rip. "Why does everyone look at me when stuff happens?" "Well, those things didn't just walk away!" said Mr. Plunkett. He capped his marker. "Fine. Let's move on to math." Alexander wrote a quick note. He slid it over to Rip and Nikki. My dad's fancy miror disappeared this morning-just like Mr. Phinket's projector... MISSING STUFF WEIRD STRIPED BOXES MONSTER? Rip shook his head as he scribbled on the note. He passed it back. SALAMANDER CRAZY x 10!

他看着瑞普。“什么？”瑞普说。 “为什么出事的时候每个人都看着我？”“嗯，那些东西不会就这么走了！”普伦基特说。 他给马克笔盖上盖子。“很好。 让我们来看看数学。”亚历山大写了一个简短的便条。 他把它交给了里普和妮基。 我爸爸的漂亮镜子今天早上不见了——就像普吉特先生的投影仪一样…… 丢东西奇怪的条纹盒子怪物？ 瑞普一边摇着头，一边在纸条上草草地写着。 他把它传了回去。火蜥蜴疯狂x 10！