4 FALLING UP

CHAPTER 4 FALLING UP Alexander coasted to a stop at a shiny, new bike rack near his shiny, new school.

亚历山大滑行着在他那锃亮的新学校附近的一个锃亮的新自行车架上停了下来。

Windmill Uses wind to make electricity. Dome on top What's it for? Greenhouse For growing plants. Solar panels Use sunlight to make electricity. Top part metal and glass, like a skyscraper. Bottom part Made of stone, like a castle. STERMONT ELEMENTARY

风车利用风发电。 圆顶在上面它是做什么用的？ 温室用于种植植物。 太阳能电池板利用太阳光发电。 顶部是金属和玻璃，像摩天大楼。 底部由石头制成，像一座城堡。 STERMONT小学

Alexander ran inside. The lobby was fourteen stories tall, with fourteen-story windows letting in fourteen-stories' worth of sunlight. The back wall was lined with escalators. There was a desk in the middle of the lobby. Alexander read the nameplate on the desk. MR. HOARSELY SECRETARY

亚历山大跑了进去。大厅有14层楼高，有14层楼高的窗户，可以照进14层楼高的阳光。 后墙排列着自动扶梯。 大厅中央有一张桌子。 亚历山大读着桌子上的铭牌。 沙哑秘书先生

Alexander did not see anyone, so he rang the bell. "Eep!" Mr. Hoarsely jumped up from beneath the desk. "Why were you hiding?" asked Alexander. Mr. Hoarsely pointed to the ceiling. "Because I have to sit under this!" he said.

亚历山大没有看到任何人，所以他按了门铃。 “燃灯!”沙哑先生从桌子下面跳了起来。 “你为什么要躲起来？”亚历山大问。 沙哑地指着天花板。 “因为我必须坐在这下面！”他说。

Alexander looked up. A huge sculpture hung over the desk, sort of like a mobile hanging over a crib. Except instead of little clouds and rainbows, this mobile was a bunch of spiky cement balls. Alexander frowned. "That sculpture is more ugly than scary," he said. Mr. Hoarsely gulped, loudly. It was hard to believe that he was once a member of the S.S.M.P. "So, anyway," said Alexander, "can you tell me where my classroom is?"

亚历山大抬起头来。一个巨大的雕塑挂在桌子上，有点像挂在婴儿床上的手机。 只不过这个移动装置不是云和彩虹，而是一堆尖刺的水泥球。 亚历山大皱起了眉头。“那座雕塑与其说是吓人，不如说是丑陋，”他说。 沙哑的先生大声咽了口气。 很难相信他曾经是社会党成员 “那么，不管怎样，”亚历山大说，“你能告诉我我的教室在哪里吗？”

Mr. Hoarsely checked the time his eyebrows shot up. "Oh, my! You're so, so late! It's almost lunchtime!" He grabbed his clipboard. "Let's see, sixth graders are on the ground floor... kindergarteners are on the eleventh floor. And the thirteenth floor is off limits, of course. Ah! Here you are ninth floor! Dr. Tallow's class." CLICK! The desk lamp suddenly switched off. Mr. Hoarsely gave Alexander a worried look. He turned the lamp back on. "Okay, thanks!" said Alexander He ran to the escalator, but stopped at the bottom. The metal steps were whirring up fast. Too fast!

沙哑先生看了看眉毛往上翘的时间。 “哦,我的天!你来得太迟了！快到午餐时间了！”他抓起他的剪贴板。 “让我看看，六年级的学生在一楼…… 幼儿园的小朋友在11楼。 当然，13楼是禁止入内的。 啊!你到了九楼！博士。 脂类。”点击!台灯突然熄灭了。 沙哑先生忧虑地看了亚历山大一眼。 他又把灯打开了。 “好的，谢谢！”亚历山大说。他跑向自动扶梯，但在底部停了下来。 金属台阶快速地旋转起来。 太快了!