3 ZERO O'CLOCK

CHAPTER 3 ZERO O'CLOCK The next morning, Alexander woke up feeling groggy. The lightning bugs were all gone. He yawned as he glanced over at his new alarm clock.

第三章零点钟第二天早上，亚历山大醒来时感到昏昏沉沉。 闪电虫都不见了。 他看了一眼新买的闹钟，打了个哈欠。

Alexander rubbed his eyes. Zero o'clock? he thought. That's impossible! The clock's screen blinked. Then it displayed a strange symbol. Alexander set up. Huh? The clock's screen went dim. Alexander hit a few buttons, but the clock stayed dark. Greul, he thought. My brand-new alarm clock is already broken. What time is it? He got up, and shuffled out of his bedroom. He could hear his dad snoring. There was a grandfather clock in the hallway.

亚历山大揉了揉眼睛。 0点?他想。那是不可能的!时钟的屏幕闪烁着。 然后它显示了一个奇怪的符号。 亚历山大站了起来。嗯?时钟的屏幕变暗了。 亚历山大按了几个按钮，但时钟仍然是暗的。 好极了，他想。我的新闹钟已经坏了。 现在几点了？他站起身来，拖着脚走出了卧室。 他能听到爸爸的鼾声。 走廊里有一个落地钟。

Little hand points halfway between 10 and 11. It doesn't really matter where the big hand is pointing. Alexander is late! "DAD! Wake up!" Alexander screamed. "We overslept!" TNIINK! Alexander's dad fell out of bed. He staggered into the hallway. "Hey, AI." he said. He yawned wide, like a lion. "My alarm clock seems to be dead." "Yours, too?" said Alexander. "That's— "Holly overbite!" shouted Alexander's dad, pointing to the grandfather clock. "It's after ten thirty! We overslept! We have to go NOW!" Alexander raced to his room to get dressed. He dashed downstairs. His dad was already there, brushing his teeth in the kitchen sink.

小手指向10和11的中间。 大手指向哪里并不重要。 亚历山大迟到了！“爸爸!醒醒!”亚历山大尖叫。 “我们睡过头了!”TNIINK !亚历山大的爸爸从床上摔了下来。 他摇摇晃晃地走进走廊。 “嘿，AI，”他说。他像狮子一样打了个大哈欠。 “我的闹钟好像坏了。” “你的也是吗？”亚历山大说。 “那是——”霍莉overbite!“亚历山大的爸爸指着落地式座钟喊道。 “已经十点半多了！”我们睡过头了!我们现在就得走！”亚历山大跑回自己的房间穿衣服。 他冲下楼。他的爸爸已经在那里，在厨房的水槽里刷牙。

"Grab a banana for breakfast, AI!" he said. "And you'll have to buy lunch today!" He ran to the door. "Meet me at the car. Go, go, go!" Alexander tried to tie his shoes with one hand and eat a banana with the other. Then he headed outside. His dad ran over to him, wearing a helmet. "Change of plans!" he yelled. "We're taking our bikes! The car won't start— the battery must be dead!" "That's too bad," said Alexander. They jumped on their bikes and pedaled down the driveway. "Good luck, kiddo!" said Alexander's dad. "See you after school!" said Alexander. They rode off in opposite directions.

“吃根香蕉当早餐，AI!”他说。 “你今天得自己买午饭！”他跑到门口。 “在车上等我。走，走，走！”亚历山大试着一只手系鞋带，另一只手吃香蕉。 然后他走了出去。他爸爸戴着头盔跑向他。 “计划有变！”他喊道。 “我们要骑自行车！”汽车发动不起来了——一定是电池没电了！”“那太糟糕了，”亚历山大说。 他们跳上自行车，沿着车道骑行。 “祝你好运，孩子！”亚历山大的爸爸说。 “放学后见！”亚历山大说。 他们骑马朝相反的方向走了。