10 GREEN LIGHTNING

CHAPTER 10 GREEN LIGHTNING The next morning, everything seemed to be back-to-normal. Alexander met Rip and Nikki in the school lobby. The lights were working, the escalators were working, and Mr. Hoarsely was working. "Maybe we were wrong, guys," said Nikki, as they rode up the escalator.

第十章绿色的闪电第二天早晨，一切似乎都恢复了正常。 亚历山大在学校大厅遇见了里普和尼基。 灯光正常，自动扶梯正常，豪斯利先生也正常。 “也许我们错了，伙计们，”妮基说，他们坐上了自动扶梯。

"Yeah," said Rip. "Maybe the screwy stuff yesterday was just plain old electric problems." "You're right," said Alexander. "Everything seems normal. But how could stuff all over town just fix itself overnight? And besides, what about those messages we saw? A monster must be to blame!" Rip and Nikki shrugged as they headed into class. "Hello, dearies," said Dr. Tallow. "Take your seats." As Alexander sat down, he heard a rumble of thunder. Everyone turned to look outside. The sky was perfectly blue. And cloudless.

“是的，”瑞普说。“也许昨天那些奇怪的东西只是普通的电气故障。” “你说得对，”亚历山大说。 “一切似乎都很正常。但城里到处都是东西，怎么可能一夜之间就好了呢？ 另外，我们看到的那些信息是怎么回事？ 一定是怪物干的！”里普和妮基走进教室时耸了耸肩。 “你们好，亲爱的。” 脂。“请坐。” 亚历山大刚坐下，就听到隆隆的雷声。 每个人都转身向外看。 天空一片蔚蓝。 万里无云的。

Then— FLASH! —a streak of green lightning filled the sky. The students sat up straighter. Green lightning? thought Alexander. "Well, that's odd," said Dr. Tallow. There was another flash. The boy next to Alexander jumped. "There, there," said Dr. Tallow. "Don't be scared," She opened a cabinet and pulled out a poster. "I'll teach you how to stay safe from lightning." She tacked the poster to the wall.

然后——闪光!一道绿色的闪电布满了天空。 学生们坐直了。 绿色闪电?认为亚历山大。 “嗯，这很奇怪。” 脂。又闪了一下。 亚历山大旁边的男孩跳了起来。 “好了，好了，”塔洛医生说。 “别害怕，”她打开一个柜子，拿出一张海报。 “我来教你如何躲避闪电。” 她把海报钉在墙上。

LIGHTNING IS FRIGHTENING! STAY INDOORS when you see lightning! HEAD FOR SHELTER when you hear thunder! NEVER TAKE A BATH during a thunderstorm! Take it from me, Linda the Lightning Rod! "What's a lightning rod?" Alexander asked. "It's a metal pole that attracts lightning," said Dr. Tallow. "Benjamin Franklin invented it! Lightning strikes the rod instead of striking the house. Then the electricity flows safely through the rod, down to the ground." There was another rumble of thunder. But still, no clouds.

闪电是可怕的！当你看到闪电时，呆在室内！当你听到雷声时，找个地方躲起来！千万不要在雷雨天洗澡！听我的，琳达避雷针！“避雷针是什么？”亚历山大问。 “这是一根吸引闪电的金属杆子。” 脂。“本杰明·富兰克林发明了它！”闪电击中了棒子而不是房子。 然后电流安全地流过电棒，到达地面。” 又响起了隆隆的雷声。 但是，仍然没有云。

"Lighting rods protect houses. But do you know what can protect you from electricity?" Dr. Tallow continued. "Rubber! Here, feel it!" She passed around a pair of rubber gloves. "Rubber blocks the flow of electricity." "Maybe they should just build rubber houses," said Rip as green lightning filled the sky. BZZZT! The lights in the room flickered. Dr. Tallow looked at the clock. "Let's head up to the planetarium. I really want you to see the Star Show, and I'm worried we may have more electrical problems heading our way." More electrical problems? thought Alexander. He looked around. Then he stuffed the rubber gloves into his backpack.

“避雷针保护房屋。 但是你知道什么可以保护你不受电的伤害吗？”博士。 脂继续说。“橡胶!来，感受一下！”她传阅了一副橡胶手套。 橡胶阻碍了电流的流动。 “也许他们应该建橡胶房子，”瑞普说，绿色的闪电布满了天空。 BZZZT !房间里的灯闪烁着。 塔洛医生看了看钟。 “我们去天文馆吧。 我真的很想让你去看明星秀，我担心我们可能会遇到更多的电力问题。” 还有电气问题吗？认为亚历山大。 他环顾四周。然后他把橡胶手套塞进背包。