10 SNOW DAY

CHAPTER 10 SNOW DAY Alexander heard a new sound when he awoke. The sound of his teeth chattering. The cabin was freezing! "Rip? Leo?" he said, sitting up. "Did you— He looked around. Rip and Leo were gone. "AAARGHH!!" Someone was shouting outside. Alexander tried to look out a window, but it was frosted over. He hopped out of bed. He hadn't packed any warm clothes, so he threw on some shorts and a shirt over his pj's.

第十章雪天亚历山大醒来时听到一种新的声音。 他牙齿打颤的声音。 船舱冷死了！“把? 利奥？”他说着坐了起来。 “你——”他环顾四周。 里普和里奥不见了。“AAARGHH ! !”有人在外面大喊大叫。 亚历山大试图向窗外望去，但窗外结了一层霜。 他跳下床。他没有带任何保暖的衣服，所以他在睡衣外面套了几条短裤和一件衬衫。

Then he opened the cabin door, and gasped. The entire camp was covered in a deep layer of snow. The other campers were running every- which-way, laughing and throwing snowballs. Nikki and Rip tromped over, waving. Nikki had tied her yellow floppy hat down over her ears. "Salamander!" said Rip. "While you were hibernating, I told Nikki all about the snombies." "It's crazy," said Nikki. "Did they make this super-fun blizzard?"

然后他打开舱门，倒吸了一口气。 整个营地被一层厚厚的雪覆盖着。 其他的露营者到处乱跑，笑着扔雪球。 尼基和里普大步走过来，挥手。 妮基把她的黄色软帽系在耳朵上。 “火蜥蜴！”瑞普说。“你冬眠的时候，我跟妮基说了所有关于侏儒的事” “这太疯狂了，”妮基说。“他们制作了这个超级有趣的暴风雪吗？”

"I don't know," said Alexander. "The notebook says they're made from snow, but it doesn't say anything about snombies making snow." BLAAAAAAAAARP! Ranger Harry marched out, still wearing shorts and sandals. "This snow is terrific!" he said. "Now we can learn winter survival skills." The ranger handed everyone a shovel. Rip groaned.

“我不知道，”亚历山大说。 “笔记本上说它们是雪做的，但没说什么侏儒造雪。” BLAAAAAAAAARP !护林员哈里走了出来，仍然穿着短裤和凉鞋。 “这场雪太可怕了！”他说。 “现在我们可以学习冬季生存技能了。” 护林员递给每个人一把铲子。 Rip呻吟着。

"Camp Rule #19: Work to stay warm!" said Ranger Harry. "You'll all clear different paths around camp." He brought out his clipboard. Dottie raised her hand. "What's salt duty?" she asked. "You'll be spreading salt on the snow to help it melt," Ranger Harry explained. "Just like my dad salts our driveway in the winter!" Alexander said. "Yup! And when everyone's finished," Ranger Harry said, "head to the campfire circle. We're going to cook s'lesses!"

“营地规则第19条：工作要保暖！”护林员哈里说。 “你们要在营地周围走不同的路。” 他拿出他的剪贴板。 多蒂举起了手。“什么是盐税？”她问。 “你要在雪地上撒盐，帮助它融化，”护林员哈里解释说。 “就像我爸爸冬天在车道上撒盐一样！”亚历山大说。 “是的!“等大家都吃完，”护林员哈利说，“到营火圈去。 我们要做s'less !”

"What are s'lesses?" asked Anna. "They're like s'mores— said Ranger Harry. "Yay!" cheered the campers. "But without the chocolate and the graham crackers," Ranger Harry continued. "And instead of marshmallows, I use dandelion patties." "Booooo!" said the campers. "Get busy, gophers," said Ranger Harry. "I'm going to find firewood." He headed to the trees. Everyone began clearing their trails. "Watch where you shovel!" said Dottie. "My bunny trap is somewhere under this snow." Alexander and Rip dug a circle around the cabins. Nikki plowed her way over a hill.

“s'less是什么？”安娜问。 “它们就像s'mores，”护林员哈利说。 “耶！”营员们欢呼起来。 “但是没有巧克力和全麦饼干，”护林员哈利继续说。 “我用蒲公英馅饼代替棉花糖。” “呜呜！”营员们说。 “快行动起来，地鼠们。”护林员哈利说。 “我要去找柴火。” 他朝树林走去。每个人都开始清理他们的踪迹。 “铲地要小心！”多蒂说。 “我的兔子陷阱在雪下的某个地方。” 亚历山大和里普在小屋周围挖了一个圈。 妮基翻越了一座小山。

After a few minutes, Alexander stopped shoveling. "Rip," he whispered. "Did you hear something?" CLINK-CLINK! "It's coming from over by the rope bridge!" Rip said. "Nikki!" said Alexander. They threw down their shovels and followed Nikki's footprints. A round, snowy figure stood on the bridge. "Is that the snombie from last night?" said Rip, squinting. "It doesn't look the same..." said Alexander. This one had no arms and no face. And it was wearing a floppy yellow sunhat.

几分钟后，亚历山大停止了铲土。 “里普，”他低声说。“你听到什么声音了吗？”CLINK-CLINK !“是从绳桥那边传来的！”Rip说。 “尼基！”亚历山大说。他们扔下铁锹，跟着妮基的脚印走。 一个圆圆的、雪白的身影站在桥上。 “那是昨晚的那个人吗？”瑞普眯着眼睛说。 “看起来不一样了……” 亚历山大说。这个人没有胳膊，也没有脸。 它戴着一顶松软的黄色遮阳帽。