14 DON'T FLIP OUT

CHAPTER 14 DON'T FLIP OUT Watch out for that tree!" Alexander shouted. "Gimme a break!" said Nikki. "I've never canoed on land before!" They rocketed down the mountain, catching air on corners as Nikki tried to steer with her paddle. FWOOSSSSHHH! The ice-crusher sped closer. Alexander could feel its frosty breath on the back of his neck. "It's gaining on us!" he shouted.

第十四章小心那棵树！”亚历山大喊道。 “饶了我吧！”尼基说。 “我从来没有在陆地上划过独木舟！”他们飞快地下山，妮基试着用桨掌舵时，他们在拐弯处喘着气。 FWOOSSSSHHH !破冰船驶近了。 亚历山大可以感觉到它冰冷的气息吹在他的脖子后面。 “它在追我们！”他喊道。

SNAP! The monster chomped off the end of Nikki's oar, and spat out the splinters. Nikki jammed her oar into the ground. The canoe banked to the right and tipped over, spilling Nikki and Alexander to the ground. The ice-crusher smacked into the canoe. The monster flipped end-over-end. It came down hard, wedging itself between two trees.

中计了!怪物咬掉了妮基的桨尾，吐出了碎片。 妮基把船桨插进了地面。 独木舟向右倾斜，翻了，把尼基和亚历山大打翻在地。 破冰机撞上了独木舟。 怪物翻了个底朝天。 它重重地落了下来，卡在两棵树之间。

"Awesome, Nikki! It's stuck!" said Alexander. The ice-crusher roared. It pounded at the trees. "Not for long!" said Nikki. "Let's move!" They jumped back into the canoe and flew down the rest of the mountain. They crash-landed into the huge salt pile near the campfire circle. Alexander and Nikki tumbled out, dizzy but unhurt. They got to their feet. The bonfire was much larger now. Rip stood nearby, warming his hands.

“棒极了,妮可!它卡住了！”亚历山大说。 破冰机轰鸣着。它猛烈地撞击着树木。 “不会太久的！”尼基说。 “让我们动起来!”他们跳回独木舟，飞下了山的其余部分。 他们迫降在营火圈附近的一个巨大的盐堆上。 亚历山大和尼基摔倒了，头晕但没有受伤。 他们站了起来。篝火现在更大了。 瑞普站在旁边，温暖着双手。

"Fire-safety Tip #9," said Rip. "Keep your bonfires small—except when snombies attack!" "Nice work, Rip!" said Alexander. "But where are the other campers?" "Did the snombies get them?" asked Nikki. "No. They freaked out, so I sent them to the cabins," said Rip. "What happened to the snombies?!" asked Alexander. "Those weenies?" said Rip, smiling. "The first few fell to pieces after I knocked off their heads." He brushed snow from his sleeve. "That made the others mad, so they rushed at me. I just stayed by the fire while they melted into puddles."

“防火安全提示#9，”瑞普说。 “把你的篝火烧小点——除非有侏儒来袭！”“干得好，里普！”亚历山大说。 “但是其他的露营者呢？”“侏儒们收到了吗？”妮基问。 “没有。他们吓坏了，所以我把他们送到小木屋，”瑞普说。 亚历山大问道：“那些侏儒怎么了？！” “那些小东西？”瑞普笑着说。 “头几个在我敲掉它们的头后就碎了。” 他拂去衣袖上的雪。 “这让其他人很生气，所以他们向我冲来。 他们融化成水坑的时候，我就站在火旁。”

"Great!" said Alexander, looking over his shoulder. "I'm hoping that we can melt the ice-crusher, too! It's the monster that's been making all the clinks." "TIM-BERRRRRRR!" A voice echoed through the trees. Up the mountain, two giant pine trees came crashing to the ground. "Quick! Throw another log on the fire!" yelled Nikki. "We're about to have company."

“太好了！”亚历山大回过头说。 “我希望我们也能把破冰机融化！”这是一直在制造叮当声的怪物。” “TIM-BERRRRRRR !”一个声音在树林中回响。 在山上，两棵巨大的松树倒在地上。 “快!再往火里扔一根木头！”尼基喊道。 “我们要有人来了。”