11 WRITTEN IN THE STARS

CHAPTER 11 WRITTEN IN THE STARS The big lights overhead kept flickering as Alexander's class headed into the hall. "Huh?!" said Rip, stopping at the escalators. The escalators were running, but they were all going down. One by one, the students leaped onto the escalator, and ran up as fast as they could against the falling steps. "It's like... a treadmill," said Nikki, between breaths.

第十一章写在星星上当亚历山大的学生们走进大厅时，头顶上的大灯不停地闪烁。 “啊？！”里普说着，停在了自动扶梯前。 自动扶梯在运行，但它们都在下降。 学生们一个接一个地跳上自动扶梯，尽可能快地顶着落下的台阶跑上去。 “这就像……跑步机，”妮基喘着气说。

"This star show..." said Rip, "...had better be... awesome." "No... kidding," Alexander huffed. Finally, the panting students finished their climb. They were in a glass-walled room full of plants: the greenhouse. "Hey!" said Nikki. "This is where we fought the veogie monsters!" Alexander hunched over, gasping for breath. He was seeing stars! No, wait. Another lightning bug? He reached out to catch it and— BZZZT!— a tiny spark shot out, jolting his hand.

“这个明星秀……”里普说，“……最好是…… 太棒了。”“不…开玩笑，”亚历山大生气地说。 最后，气喘吁吁的学生们完成了他们的攀登。 他们在一个满是植物的玻璃墙房间里：温室。 “嘿！”妮基说。“这就是我们和素食怪物战斗的地方！”亚历山大弯下腰，喘着气。 他看到了星星！不,等等。 另一个闪电虫？他伸手去接，然后——砰！——一个小小的火花冒了出来，震动了他的手。

"OW!" Alexander yelped. "Did you see that?!" "Huh?" said Rip, "I just got zapped by that lightning bug!" said Alexander. He looked around, but the bug had flown off. "Very funny, weenie," said Rip. "Lightning bugs don't zap people." "Maybe not regular lightning bugs," said Alexander. "Come on, guys," said Nikki. "The planetarium is this way."

“噢!”亚历山大叫喊起来。“你看到了吗？！”“嗯？”里普说。“我刚刚被那只闪电虫击中了！”亚历山大说。 他环顾四周，但虫子已经飞走了。 “很有趣，小家伙，”瑞普说。 “闪电虫不会击中人。” “也许不是普通的闪电虫，”亚历山大说。 “来吧，伙计们，”妮基说。 “天文馆在这边。”

They followed their classmates up a twisty staircase. It led to a bubble-shaped room with recliner chairs along the walls. "Oh!" said Rip. "We're inside that little dome on top of our school!" Mr. Hoarsely sat at the control panel, turning knobs and pressing buttons. "Welcome to the Star Show," he said. "Have a seat. And don't be scared, even if it gets really"— he gulped— "dark!"

他们跟着同学上了弯弯曲曲的楼梯。 这条路通向一个气泡状的房间，房间里沿墙摆放着躺椅。 “哦！”瑞普说。“我们在学校顶上的那个小圆顶里面！”沙哑坐在控制面板前，转动旋钮，按下按钮。 “欢迎来到《明星秀》，”他说。 “请坐。不要害怕，即使天真的——”他咽了口气，“很黑！”

The lights dimmed. And hundreds of stars covered the ceiling. "Oooooh!" said everyone, They all stargazed in silence. But then, with a low hum, the stars began to move. They danced across the ceiling, forming pictures— like a giant dot-to-dot puzzle, "A winged horse!" said Nikki. "A crab!" said Rip. "A bear!" said Alexander. He leaned over to Mr. Hoarsely. "These stars are so cool!" "But I haven't turned on the star machine yet!" said Mr. Hoarsely, flipping switches.

灯光暗了下来。数以百计的星星布满了天花板。 “哦哦！”大家都说，他们都默默地凝视着星星。 但是，随着低沉的嗡嗡声，星星开始移动了。 他们在天花板上跳舞，形成图案——就像一个巨大的点对点拼图。“一匹飞马！”尼基说。 “一只螃蟹！”瑞普说。“一只熊！”亚历山大说。 他向沙哑先生俯下身来。 “这些星星太酷了！”“可我还没打开星机呢！”沙哑先生一边说一边拨动开关。

BZZZT! The stars flickered, and began glowing neon green. "Huh?!" said Rip. "Green stars?!" whispered Nikki. Alexander sat boll upright. "They're not stars!" he said. "They're lightning bugs!" "Those guys really get around!" said Rip. The bugs flew every-which-way. Then they came together to spell a message. "Those bugs..." said Nikki, "they must be monsters!" The bugs vanished. The room went dark.

BZZZT !星星闪烁着，开始发出霓虹绿色的光。 “啊？！”瑞普说。“绿星星？！”妮基小声说。 亚历山大笔直地坐着。 “他们不是明星！”他说。 “它们是闪电虫！”“那些家伙真是到处乱跑！”里普说。 虫子到处飞。 然后他们聚在一起拼出一条信息。 “那些虫子……”妮基说，“它们一定是怪物！”虫子消失了。 房间里一片漆黑。