3 STRANGE RANGER

CHAPTER 3 STRANGE RANGER Howdy! I'm Ranger Harry!" said the man at the gate. He looked like a cross between a bear and a lumberjack. In sandals. "Oh, hi!" said Alexander's dad. "Glad to see a friendly face!"

第三章奇怪的游侠你好！我是护林员哈利！”门口的人说。 他看起来像熊和伐木工人的结合体。 在凉鞋。“哦，嗨！”亚历山大的爸爸说。 “很高兴看到一张友好的脸！”

Ranger Harry knelt down by Alexander. He had a bushy ponytail, a shaggy beard, and the hairiest arms Alexander had ever seen. "You must be Alexander Bopp," he said. "You're the last chipmunk to arrive." "Uh, yeah," said Alexander. He couldn't stop staring at the ranger's hairy feet. Even his toes were shaggy. Ranger Harry opened the gate. "Say bye to your dad and go on ahead to the campfire circle!" he said. Alexander grabbed his things from the car. "Happy camping, AI!" said his dad, giving him a tight squeeze.

护林员哈利跪在亚历山大身边。 他梳着浓密的马尾辫，留着蓬乱的胡子，手臂上的毛是亚历山大所见过的最多的。 “你一定是亚历山大·波普吧，”他说。 “你是最后一个到的花栗鼠。” “嗯，是的，”亚历山大说。 他目不转睛地盯着护林员毛茸茸的脚。 就连他的脚趾头都是毛茸茸的。 护林员哈利打开了大门。 “跟你爸爸说再见，然后继续到营火圈去！”他说。 亚历山大从车里抓起他的东西。 “野营快乐，AI!”爸爸说着紧紧地抱住了他。

"See you in a week, Dad," said Alexander. He headed into the woods, and stopped when the path forked in different directions. Great, thought Alexander. There's no sign for campfire circle. I've been at camp for two minutes, and I'm already lost.

“一周后见，爸爸。”亚历山大说。 他走进树林，当小路分岔到不同的方向时，他停了下来。 太好了，亚历山大想。没有篝火圈的标志。 我到营地才两分钟，就已经迷路了。

"Salamander!" shouted a voice. "Where have you been, Salamander?" shouted another voice. Alexander grinned. Only two people called him Salamander: the other two members of the S.S.M.P. "Rip! Nikki!" he shouted. He turned to see his friends running down the trail. They were both soaked with sweat. Instead of her usual hoodie, Nikki wore a floppy yellow sunhat.

“火蜥蜴！”一个声音喊道。 “你去哪儿了，蝾螈？”另一个声音喊道。 亚历山大咧嘴一笑。只有两个人叫他“火蜥蜴”：社会党的另外两个成员 “把!尼基！”他喊道。他转过身来，看见他的朋友们沿着小路跑着。 他们俩都被汗水湿透了。 尼基没有穿平常的连帽衫，而是戴了一顶松软的黄色遮阳帽。

"What a hat!" said Alexander. "Hat?!" said Rip. "It looks like a glob of pizza dough landed on her head!" Nikki rolled her eyes. "This big hat keeps me shaded," she said. "It works better than sunblock." Nikki was secretly a monster called a jampire. A good monster. Sees in the dark MUST AVOID SUNLIGHT! likes red juicy food Alexander wiped the sweat from his brow. "So, guys," he said. "Which way should we go?" "Beats me!" said Rip. "Ranger Scary sent us out on our own, too."

“好一顶帽子！”亚历山大说。 “帽子？！”瑞普说。“看起来像一团披萨面团落在了她的头上！”妮基翻了个白眼。 “这顶大帽子能让我遮阳，”她说。 “它比防晒霜更有效。” 妮基其实是个叫jampire的怪物。 一个好怪物。在黑暗中看东西一定要避开阳光！亚历山大擦去额头上的汗水。 “所以，伙计们，”他说。“我们该走哪条路？”“难倒我了！” “恐怖护林员也让我们自己出去了。”

They tried a few trails, and finally found the campfire circle. Three other kids stood near an empty fire pit. Behind the pit was a hill of white grainy stuff that looked like sand. Ranger Harry stood on the hill. "Hello, possums!" he shouted. "Welcome to Camp Gloamy!" He tugged at his beard. "Hmm... I thought there'd be more of you," he said. "Oh, well. Tell us who you are and why you're here."

他们试了几条路，终于找到了篝火圈。 另外三个孩子站在一个空火坑旁边。 在坑的后面是一座白色颗粒状的小山，看起来像沙子。 护林员哈里站在小山上。 “喂，负鼠们！” “欢迎来到格洛米营！”他扯了扯胡子。 “嗯……我还以为会有更多的你呢，”他说。 “哦,好。告诉我们你是谁，为什么来这里。”